The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30
PROCEEDINGS.

Austin. Texas. March 29--The senate
met tlis morning with a quorum preseut.
Committee on agricultural affairs re-
ported favorably Loyds bill amending
the estray law.
judiciary committee No. / Favorably on
bill by Lewis amending the statutes of
administrations favorably on house bill
by Jones putting into effect the last CON
stitutional amendment adopted in regard
to suffrage requiring intention to become
citizen six months before election: ia
vorably on house bill by Wright fixing tine
time of holding court il, the Fifty first and
Thirtythir Judicial districts, favorably
on bill by Burns fixing and defining the
limitation of time wherein suits for taxes
may be brought, and to declare that taxes
fer the recovery OF which suit is not
brought within such time shall b. COL
cit siyely presumed to lave been paid. and
TO forbid any action therefor
President Pro Ten. lord announced
that be had received letter from Lieu
tenant Governor Browning In which h.
stated members Of his family arc still
quite sick and he will be compelled 10 be
absent.
The following petitions were presented:
BY McGee-From citizens of Rusk coun-
-
ing the railroad consolidation bills.
BY Gough-From citizens OF Winsboro
praying for passage of Missouri, Kansas
and Texas and Sherman, Shreveport and
Southern railroad consolidation bill
over the governors veto.
House bill by Clements diminishing the
civil and criminal jurisdiction of the coun-
ty court of San Saba county passed finally.
House bill by Smith of Graysor fixing
the time Of holding court in the Fifteenth
judicial district passed finally.
House bill by Looney amending the
stock law so as to permit subdivisions in
courHs TO vote whether or not stock shall
run at large was next considered and ac-
tion deferred until tomorrow
House bill by Wheless creating another
district court in Galveston county was
next considered.
Linn recited the needs of an additional
/ court and presented petitions from the bar
and litigants of Galveston praying FOR this
court.
Burns also spoke in favor of the cstab-
I lishment Of an additional court.
THE hill was ordered engrossed and
passed finally under a suspension OF the
( House bill by Evans of Grayson extend
| ing the operations OF the text book law to
1 towns OF more than 10000 inhabitants WIZ
/ favorable majority and adverse minority
report. ,. .s..
Hanger. signer of the minority report
/ bpposed the bill on the grounds mat its
/ efficiency had not been tested suthelenI
/ length OF time TO extend its operations 10
I the larger cities -
Miller ~ oke In favor of the bill ana
stated he would offer an amendment 70
/ strike out the local option feature OF IL
after the question OF the adoption OF tne
committee reports Is disposed OF. he az
tackled the book trusts and classea tne
American Book company as one OF lle I.
which caused Cough to suggest our p"'-
ron saint says It is not trust.
Miller replied: LAS usual, our palr'h
saint is wrong. a.,
Greer opposed the bill on Aoout 'ne
same grounds as Hanger did
Yantts spoke against the minority re,
mort ana In favor OF the bill. He declared
that there are children at his home waco
who do not go TO school because the books
cost too much, and that the i9Dpyi ~
against this bill acknowledge tnat NV
present law Is a good one, because II az
plies only 10 tho country. ana ne iah.,sl
asked why is not his Law gooa ior M
children IN the cities II II is gooa ioF .n'
children in the countryg' He also W
nosed the local option feature o. the oill
rho bin was killed by the adoption o
The min>ritv BY the following vote;
AYEs--15
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Davidson. pipiei'