The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-13

~. uascs OF supplies in cases OF tenn
porary exigency shall hrst be approved by
nc governor was adopted
The bill passed finally; ayes rs. noes "a
ne speaker laid before the house as a
SPECIAL order the senate bin to au-,orfze
,he Texas and New Orleans Railroad com
pany 70 purchase and operate the Sabine
ana East Texas railway and The Tcsas
Trunk railroad
An amendment by Mr.. Graham w.s
adopted fixing the route OF the road 10
be constructed so that II shall run by way
| of Athens - ""s
Mr.. shannon offered an amendment pro
Vidlng that the purchase or purchases
snail not be valid until each or the com
panies named in the act shall cancel ard
surrender to the railroad commission ali
! mortgages and bonds secured nv anv ,ian
on said railroad property and nrovia,ns
iurtner, that after they are surrendered
ana cancelled such company or Companies
| continuing in business may issue new
ponds under and subject to the laws NJ
tue state and the rules and regulations
Oh inc railroad commission OF the State
| ADOPTED
Mr.. Blount offered an amendme,, nro.
nipiting the Texas and New Orleans Rail
way company from demanding or reooIy
ing rom any county city or town through
| winch the railroad TO be constructed may
De constructed or from the citizens az any
sucn county, city or town any donation ar
bonus except right OF way. Adopted.
an amendment by Mr. Wooten was
adopted requiring that 100 miles Of me
ROAD TO be constructed shall be perfected
WITHIN two years from the passage Of The
act, hffy miles of which to be hull the
nrst YEAR and the entire connection with
In four years.
AN amendment by Mr.. Thomas of Fan
a arn was ADOPTED providing that the powers
snu rights granted by the bin shall be
,,orleiteo unless the Texas and New Or
after the dato becomes law nsys
to the American National harl pay
Dailas 10000 to be applied 10 thn ,ro
Iata payment OF certain claims rpluced
70 Judgment in the United States circni,
| court OF Dallas against the Texas Trunk
| Eallroad company, classified as fourth
eiuss claims in the decree entered IN The
suit OF me central Trust company OF New
YORK, complainant. against tha rayas
4 trunk Railway company. SAIL sam 20 30
iuli payment OF all OF said claims.
mr. Derden moved to strikN out tho en-
acting clause.
1 Messrs Kennedy and Derden spoke ir
opposition TO the bill. and Mcssrs South
erland and McKamy supported it,
Mr.. Derdens motion to strike out ths
enacting clause was ost--ayes f., noes ~
/
of the rules,
| On motion of Mr.. Meitzen tho order oil
business was suspended aud the senate bill
to authorize justices of the per,e II take
| complaints and issue warrants for the APP
4 prehension of lunatics, making the war
| rants rpturnaLle TO the county JUICE was
taken up and passed to thit reading
ayes &c, noes Z
The house then Adjourned to 80 O'Clock
tomorrow.
Reports were submitted by committees
as follows:
Judiciary No. i---Fsvorably house bill to
diminish the criminal jurisdiction Of the
county court of Titus county; favorablS
house bill to amend the law relating &c
fire insurance policies so as to provide that
if property insured Is not a total loss the
policy shall be held lquidated demand
} against the company subject to be credited
with the value of the property remaining
after the fire; favorahly senate bill tC
authorize the several counties in the STATE
to invest the permanent school fund be
longing to such counties in their OWL
bonds and to use the proceeds for genera
county purposes and to make the count!
liable for such investments, favorabl!
!, house bill to regulate and prescribe Thu
: manner of bringing tax suits by prohibit
| ing the duplication of suits; favorabl.
house bill TO provide for the incorporation
of distileres and breweries and to pro
vide for the organization of cotton ex
!, changes. chambers OF commerce ant
boards of trade: favorably senate bill L
validate Acknowledgements to all instru
ments constituting links in the chain o
title TO any lands in the State and t
quiet titles to the same; faYorably bill I
authorize NJ. w. johnson TO sue the Stat
; fer the sum of $3.50 claimed to be a balanc
7 due on salary as a supreme court bail!nf
favorably senate bill to create a commits
sion to be known as the Texas State his
= torical commission
Committee on Internal improvements. =
Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City Railwa
t company to purchase, own and operate tn
Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern rail
way; favorably house bill TO authorize tn
I Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway CON
pany to purchase or lease the railroad {
y the sherman, Shreveport and Sluther
q Railway company, with adverse minorit
= report, favorably house bill to suthori7
the ST. Louis Southwestern railway !
o purchase, own and operate the Tyl,
Southeastern railway, with adverse minol
ity report.
i Committee on Insurance, Statistics an
Internationally bill to make it unlav
full for any fire or fire marine insuran,
company licensed to do business in Il
g State, to place or write insurance exec
through legally authorized and licens,
. agents residents in the State.