The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-11
mendment Offered to Appropriation Bill
Providing for Its Payment.
rHooL TRUSTEE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
R<eysd Permits Retention Of without
p.,road Attorneys Drawing Up New Consolidation Bi
Two Bills Signed by the Governor
The Post Bureau,
Austin, Texas. April 10,

The Post Bureau,
| Austin, Texas, April 10.
~ sor,sB TOOK A SECOND wHAck at
ny ns '.r., appropriation bill this morn
I. IA proceeded with it peacefully enough
~ hours and was about to quit tho
.,,on thereof (which relates to the
u" ~. depsrtmenD without having
49, single figure therein, when. Ne.
-, offered an amendment providing
y 4 appropriation of $4,000 to pay CLAIMS
Y .rrn,es furnished the volunteers who
.a.,,d Tor the war with Spain, the amount
y, ~ the state IN taking care of said
T,-. 10 he subsequently, recovered from
\ I. r.aeral government under the terms Of
,,esut act Of congress. The amendment
\. y. subjecscd 10 a hot fire OF points II.
III and temporarily withdrawn, but only
s . nike way for a more exciting PROPOSE
i, IN the shape OF an amendment b.
ph,Iips Of Lampasas and Kennedy appro-
rating an amount sufficient to pay the
nsalled Hogg fee.
tpts BROUGHT Smith of Collin to his feet
N hurry. He objected to considering the
.u,udrpent In committee OF whole because
n wanted everybody on record with re-
md to the fee in question. Whenever the
,smmittee rose and tho ayes and noes could
demanded he would be ready to help
MING the matter to the front. Mr.. Oliver
,Icuaht II about time to get rid of the sub
,,et ono way or another. as, to use mis-
own expression, some of the members Of
IN house took the "jimmies" every time
vas mentioned. and 1t would soon be
cone necessary to dose them with chloral
/, keep them quiet IL something was not
done with It. But the boys would not have
MI that way, and they promptly adjourned
sth the troublesome amendment pending
u plague them again tomorrow.
LsKED TONIGHT II they proposed to press
h. the authors thereof said that it was their
Unless the house agreed to set for some
tjecfsd day the Kittrell bill, covering the
sane ground.
N ANSWER TO A QUERY from Rcpresen.
tatlye Lillard. the attorney generals de-
psrtnent this evening rendered an opinion
70 The effect that school trustee is a
public officer within the meaning of the
urs'itntion. and therefore 10 man enloy-
tg the emoluments of any other public Of
We can serve as school trustee where
nue is pay attached to such service. This
'Nnlon, although not rendered for such a
ripcse particularly, can be used to at
litk The constitutionality of the law passed
rev days ago to bring about Uniformity
. The election of school trustees and which
m to date caused no end Of confusion. The
lau that said law provides that school
evs'ees shall serve without salary does
w relieve 1t OF the faint of unconstitu-
a'nality, as the salary is a mere incident
v 'ns Office. The trouble Is that it legis-
nHs number OF public officers into Of
l''s ior longer term than they are en-
''ieo TO- as 1t provides that a certain class
!" trustees elected two years ago shall con-
s-ss 70 onice two years without re-elec-
w. 4 MS is forbidden by the constitution,
rNa says that no man shall be elected TO
,4'e LOT longer term than two years up-
Y, V'uerwlse provided for in the constitu
w No constitutional provision having
~ mace Tor a longer than a two-year
4. W school trustees, they cannot, there.
Xxx oe continued In office by statute or
,,s. su LOT more than two years. and all
trustees who have by virtue of
'' statutes been elected for n longer
t,,., 'lan TWO years. as well as those con-
~. NY ~ onice by the act which went into
N. ~. ou' ten days ago, are holding their
II '''nout constitutional warrant
nh nn,,r.
y \. GOVERNOR this evening s,,nsa ,,a I'm
Nj. 49, 'ne nsh and oyster law Of the defects
,,,,.,' sut therein by the court of criminal
,,,.s' 'as' winter and also affixed his sig.
soa' 70 the bill changing the time NJ
M 10y. court In the First judicial district
j,,n.. aver measure makes no change for
r,ov,s. rewien and Orange counties. bat
th,s, .uat ryle- shall follow Orange with
~ 'eeas OF court. the balance o, tho
II, ~ 10 TO Jefferson. The governor would
n, sssn'ns have signed Sc lator Lewis
Z. p'OViding that all propos. ID municinsl
h, y bond Issues must be approved
n, :. aotity Of the qualified voters OF any
M soan'y before being ordered had It
r,ss I. '0r several fatal clerical errors
M !, me enrolment Of said bill. which
'drisctioa. ~ u'n TO the senate Tor
~ lion , BELT PEOPLE have prepared
h, W. ~, providing for the absorption OF
d in,,.. southeastern. which they propose
II ,. in place OF the vetoed mels.
I, Il. .ase on their hands. 1t provides
ss,s,n turing Of the stock of the South
sd,s,., ana the assumption of It's bonded |
'rs.s without increasing same.
le,.s0 more more the mortgage covering the |
1 q. sn Is not to be stretched to take
e.s,,o, southeastern and the competitive
n ns' IVA raised by the governor is 70 be |
= A. ~ Tor the courts to determine upon
,hm.s Ct the State. Provision is also |
"a, ~ Is ior charter amendments author.
s,s,a 0uiidinE of branches by the South
H, .NS THE EXAMPLE of III. Cotton
AZ. sa.ss the Katy represent,tivss |
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