The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-13

OF Jurors in special venire cases by re-
turn postal cards was passed finally under
SUSPENSION of the rules.
Decker's house bill validating and quiet
ing titles to public free schools, university
and asylum lands sold prior to January /,
1899, to provide for patents and to prescribe
Limitation for bringing suits for the re-
ccvery of such land, passed finally
Johnson secured the consideration of
his bill on third reading approprlating
$1,000 for the construction of an orphans
home at Corscana for oolored children.
Davidson offered an amendment to strike
out the enacting clause Lost; ayes to
II noes, The bill passed finally.
Lloyd secured final passage az his bill
to grant leave to G. w. Burkltt of Ander-
son county, Texas, to bring suit against
tho State to redeem from forfeiture and
re- sale a section of school land in Harde-
man county.
Sebastian secured the final passage OF
his bill correcting the statute relating to
commissioners courts appointing health Of
flcers for unincorporated towns.
Cough secured consideration of the
Grubbs' Industrial school bill.
Davidson moved call OF the senate on
the passage of the bill to a third reading.
but the absentees were excused, and the
bill passed to a third reading by a vote o:
l6 TO 6.
On motion OF Miller the senate accepted
an invitation from President Klein Of st.
Edwards college to attend an entertain
ment to be given by the students OF that
institution on Sunday night,
Stafford secured the final passage OF his
bill adding 'parlor cars to the separate
coach law.
During this part OF the session Patter.
son made two Intellectual attempts 10 g..
up the anti free pass bill,
The special order was laid before The
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Where there are no banking facilities IN a
county a sworn certificate Of deposit in
reputable bank in another county shall 90
accepted as cash by the commissioners
court.
Davidson secured the adoption OF an
amendment providing that when the
money OF said county Is on deposit n
another county that the commissioners
court shall delegate 10 one of their
number, commencing with the COM
missioner of precinct No. l and then
2, 3, 4, successfully. who shall go TO
the place where moneys OF said county
are on deposit and count in person the
said money and make oath in writing
10 the facts as found by him with lcf-
erence to said money.
Atlee secured he adoptian of an amend
mept preventing county treasurers from
securing temporary loans to tide them over
during the examinations required by Jaw
to be made; providing that such depu5t
must not be Withdrawn unless in payment
OF county warrants,
The bill passed finally under suspcn.
sion OF the rules.
The senate next considered Schlaters
house bill to quiet titles to lands located
and surveyed by virtue OF land certificates
granted under the Confederate script act.
Goss secured the adoption OF an amend
ment providing that the act shall not be
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same conflict with other valid locations
either prior or subsequent to said locattcLs
herein sought to be validated. nor where
such location conflicts with any homestead
donation or pre- emption which would haze
been valid but for the decision of the court
in the case OF Hague VS.. Baker.
! Alice secured the adoption Of an amend
ment adding to the above amendment. nor
| in any case where such locations have been
made on lands granted by any valid Span
| ish or Mexican grant, or any lands which
at the time was appropriated and reserved
from locations by the constitution"
| The bill passed finally under suspen-
sion OF the rules.
| Potter secured consideration OF Bolin's
house bill appropriating and setting apart
to the public free school fund OF the State
OF Texas, all the unappropriated public do
main of the State OF Texas.
Potter and Turney offered substitute
which provides for the leasing OF such
lards to the present occupants until the
investigation Is completed to ascertain
what belongs 10 the school fund.
| The substitute was adopted.
The bill as substituted then passed final
| ly under a suspension OF the rules.
| On motion OF Patterson. the senate con-
Cured in house amendments to his bill
providing for condemnation proceedings In
construction Of sewers.
Finance committee reported favorably
the bill providing for the erection OF a
monument to Generals Sam Houston and
Albert Sidney Johnston
Constitutional amendments committee
reported favorably house joint resolution
amending the constitution BY adding an
additional section providing for the or
ganization OF irrigation districts and for
the leyying and collecting Of tax for
construction of reservoirs, dams and
canals.
A favorable majority and adverse minor
ity report were received from the constitu-
tional amendments committee on Grim
mans Joint resolution amending the con-
stituticn providing that all rights, prlyi'
leges and franchises granted TO railroads
may be altered. amended. revoked or re-