The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
The Post Bureau.
Austin, Texas. May II.

. SENATE this evening disposed u
80 nj it's finance committee on
..,.s general Appropriation t'll.
"A report recommended the sues'itu-
with slight change, of the SENATE
y a. averything below tho enactlf 8
~. The report was adopted and the
.,,,,,uis bill passed under suspen-
4. !, the rules and seat over to the
vi. Tonight it was considered BY the
or,e finance committee, which. with but
M. DISCUSSION, decided TO report mat
l, senate amendments be not cor
fured in and that a conference commit
se be requested.
lar SAID COMMITTEE will Lave
r,oty time OF It may be safely predicted
mo house continues in its present
,,rrer as little If any disposition Is
Manifested in the direction of a compro
ci.e Several members OF the house,
,mopr them the chairman of the finance
,oumittee. Mr. Henderson. express the
,rinon that It will be almost impossible
tor the two houses to 81; together at all
II the matter. The disagreement does
! mi originate in any great difference 10
he aggregate amounts carried by the
txo bills IL is over the manner in which
aid aggregates are disposed that thcro
n, contention The house bill gives
large amounts TO the eleenosynarv lnsu
tutlons for permanent improvements.
while the senate bill is somewhat lii erai
10 the matter of salaries and makes bet
ter provision for the university. In other
words the policy of the two bills is ;ad
ically different, hence the divergence OF
opinion with regard thereto. The senate
blll approprlates s5,o2S. sal for the two
years ending February 2S. 1901 while
the house bill appropcla'es $4,gSi,So2.
FHE SENATE today refused to concur iii
the house amendments to the anti trust
bill and requested n free conference
committee thereon. The request was
granted and the committee met tonight
In the attorney generals office. 1t ad-
dressed Itself to the proposition OF per-
fecting the bill so as to make II court
proof. The provision exempting live
stock and agricultural products in the
bands Of the producer or raiser. as we'll
as labor organizations malntalnad for
The purpose Of fixing a standard Of
wages, from Its operation was stricken
cut The reason for this is that the
present bill. being cumulative of existing
acts, need not be encountered with a
provision OF doubtful constltutionality
Us said existing acts already contain IL.
all other house amendments were In the
nam adopted, save that by Mr.. Prince
'aklng away from the handlers Of trust
mace merchandise gooB their defense
u actions for debt as well as In actions
70 recover back any cash they may have
A'o for such goods. This was re-
s's0sou SO as 10 denounce transactions
involving dispositions OF trust uadc
sooos and to invalldate contracts entered
INTO with manufacturers OF such goods
VI 'neir agents for their purchase. That
p0rlion OF the bill relating to the COM
Fnsat'ons OF the district or county at
weheys IN prosecutions under the act
vas changed so as TO fix said compen-
'sl'h at ore-fourth Of the Judgment re"
wired The other changes that were
~sao 10 not change any provision of the
WI, and when the committee adjourned
: :, aia so with the feeling prevailing
~, = mad put the finishing touches on
'es' antitrust measure that ever
A'ppened' In addition to the above, It
,' decided 10 at on,e prepare and in
uoauee bill amending the existing
'uu,.rust law so as to make the penalty
..e'iaeu Tor therein comply with the
p'pai'y provided in the proposed law and
: ou' saving clause In the latter that
y protect pending suits brought under
we existing law.