The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-24

in June. State affairs committee repor,s I'd
ii favorably.
Stafford introduced a bill To nroh,b,,
towns and cities from issuing gold tonds
and 1t was Immediately reported fayora
bly, by committee on State affairs.
The governor sent in an additional lisi
OF notaries; a motion to 20 into ,xecu.
tive session was lost.
House bill by Parrish prohibiting the
working Of convlcts in coal mines was
killed by adopting adverse majority com.
mittee report
The cali for the senate on the previou.
question on the Grubbs Industrial schoo
bill was withdrawn and the previous
question voted down.
Davidson moved to postpone ths bin
until June 3, which is equivalent m IN.
definite postponement, upon which motor
the friends of the bill moved a call of tbt
senate. The absentees were excused nv
vote of II to 7, and Cough commenced
to talk In support of the bill. The change
OF the senate was surprise and when
several days ago the enmies of the hill
were tying UP the senate on a call 70
prevent its passage, the same parties 70.
day moved to excuse absentees on caII
ordered by the friends of the bill to saws
it from defeat
With bill pending adjourned until 2
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate was without quorum and
adjourned for forty-fve minutes. DURING
the intermission Representative Grubbs.
by invitation, addressed the senate ON
his industrial school bill.
Scurry's house bill prescribing penaltie.
nltttilntfno oh
public records passed finally.
Smiths (of Grayson) house bill fx'ne
the penalties in the antitrust State stst-
ute the same as that prescribed IL the
bill just passed was passed finally.
Greer secured the final passage OF his
bill amending the drainage laws by pro-
viding that the drainage tax shall b. paid
in five annual installments.
McKellar's house bill making 1t yio-
lation of the law to take UP or use stock
passed finally.
Pfeuffer's house bill requiring manufac.
tuners or dealers in cereal products TO
mark upon each pacake, its contents and
net weight was passed finally
Princes house bill fixing the salary o.
the superintendent of the orphans home
at $1,000 and the salary of the industrial
manager at $500 was next considered.
Amendment by Dibbrell was adopted re.
ducing the latter salary to $500, The bill
then passed finally.
Little's house bill authorizing commits
sioners courts to change boundaries o
school districts passed finally.
House bill by Robertson of Bell maxim;
the burglary of a private residence an Of
Tense punishable by confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than Ave year
was finally passed.
Committee on labor reported favc<abl.
Child's house bill to protect workingmel
in their right of organization.
Finance committee reported bills as fol
lows: Favorably on house bill appro
priations of $3.50 to pay interest on Stat
bonds that matured on April 81, 1899, AM
also provides a $4,000 sinking fund tc
pay for bonds held by private individuals
Adversely on Miller's bill requiring tn,
commissioner of insurance to be a compe
tent actuary. Adverse majority with ia
vorable minority report on house bill I'm
posing $3.50 tax on ten pin alleys.
| Adjourned until 10 o'clock.