The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-23
PROCEEDINGS.


Austin, Texas. March 22-Thc senate
met this morning With quorum present.
House bill by Shropshire relating to
marriage in cases of seduction was passed
finally
House bill by Crawford to require the
owner, owners or lessee of coal mines
within this State to provide for the safety
and health of their employees, and reaulr-
Ing them TO construct sufficient means OF
egress and ingress, SO as to- compel each
mine to have two shafts and to be located
within 100 feet of each other. was con-
sidered.
pibrell spoke in opposition to the bill.
as did Sebastian Alice and Grinan.
Terrell favored the bill on motion of
Gfinnan further consideration OF the bill
was deferred until next Thursday
The chair appointed Turney, Goss. Pot
ter Sebastian and Davidson as free con-
terence committee on Turney's bill appro-
priating and setting apart TO the perma-
nent school fund all lands heretofore or
hereafter recovered from railroad com
panles and others.
House bill by Barrett providing that a
system of humane treatment of animals be
taught in the public schools of Texas was
next considered.
Davidson offered an amendment striking
out the enacting clause of the bill, which
was tabled by vote of ~ to 49,
Davidson moved TO indefinitely postpone
the bill which motion prevailed by vote
of 10 to 10.
The vote was reconsidered and an
amendment by Dibrell was adopted pro-
viding that the school children shall never
be compelled TO purchase a book for use
in the study of humane treatment to ami
mails.
The senate lost about an hour and thirty
minutes in firing humorous amendments nc
this bill. One by Lewis to exempt pralrie
dogs WAS lost, as was one by Greer on
the same subject. and funny one by
fantis was lost as was another by Pot
ter.
odell moved to adjourn until tomorrow;
lost.
A call of the senate was ordered and
motion to excuse absentees was lost.
House bill by Ayers to require railroad
companies TO charge the amount OF freight
as shown on the face of the bills of ladng
was next considered.
Burns offered amendment providing that
the bill shall not apply-to interstate ship
ments.
The Galveston city democratic execu-
tive committees action in proposing to
have nothing but democrats appointed no.
taries public was brought to notice of the
senate by Burns (republican) Offering a
resolution providing that twelve wards in
the Southwestern insane asylum be set
apart for the democratic executive com
mittee of Galveston After an exchange OF
a few words between Burns aud Linn
the chair ruled the resolution out OF or
der.
James (democrat) entertained the same
opinion toward the Galveston committee
as Burns.
With house bills by Barrett and Ayres
pending, an adjournment until tomorrow
was had.
Senate committees today reported bills
as follows:
Judiciary No. / Favorably on Hangers
bill to regulate the purchase, sale and
transfer OF stocks, goods, wares and mer-
chandise in bulk; favorably on house bill
by Shannon and Robertson creating more
efficient road system for Bell county.
Judiciary No. 2: Adversely with favora-
BILE minority report on bill by Yantis pro-
hibiting railroads from Issuing free trans
portation; adversely on Lloyds bill i'm
posing a tax of $1,000 or ten pin alleys,
for the reason that all revenue measures
must originate In the house; adversely on
Odells bill regulating the practice of bar
bers; adversely on bill by Yantls to pre-
vent the manufacture and sale oil adul-
terated candy favorably on house bill by
Schluter amending the fish and game law.
so as to exempt seNeral Counties lhNoTdp4y
on Odells bill prohibiting minors from
engaging In the game of ten pins and to
prevent such persons from remaining In or
about the premises where such game or
games are carried on.
County boundaries; Favorably on Sebas-
tian's bill abollshing the unorganlzed couns
ties of Loving and Winkler and incorporat-
ing their territory In Ward county.
Finance: Favorably on Johnson's bill
granting to Mary E. Bachelor. widow of
James w. Bachelor. land certificate and
paying her pension; adversely with fa'
vorahle minority report on Atlee's bill APP
propriating $4,000 TO pay for services
rendered the state at the instance. OF the
governor. which NAV have haen authorized
by the constitution and laws OF ms slatt.
bill by Hamilton diminishing the civil and
criminal jurisdiction OF the county court of
Shabby county.