The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-19
The House.

tomorrow.
The House.
The house this morning resumed con-
sideration of the senate bill to authorize
the several counties to invest the uerma-
nent school fund belonging to such coun-
ties in their own bonds and to use the
proceeds thereof for general county pur-
poses. and to make the county liable for
such investment The bill provides that
any county having on hand money be-
longing to the permanent school fund of
such county which has not been invested
may invest the same in its own county
bonds and when such investment has been
made to use the proceeds OF such bonds for
general county purposes as may be deter
mined by the county commissioners court
the interest arising from such bonds to
D. used as part OF the available school
fund OF such county, as now provided by
law that no bond authorized by the bill
to be issued shall be issued except by the
unanimous vote Of the county con-
sioners court, and said bonds shall In all
things comply with and in the manner of
issuance be controlled as is provided in
title 20, chapter 2, Revised Civil Statutes;
that every county that issues bonds under
the provisions of the act shall be response.
biz TO Its permanent free school fund for
the money so invested and shall pay to its
permanent free school fund the amount
Of money SO invested with interest at the
rate provided in the bonds. regardless of
whether or not the said bonds shall com.
ply in all respects with the law authorizing
their issuance, and no county shall ever
deny liability for the money SO invested.
motion by Mr.. Grubbs to strike out
the enacting clause was defeated
hn ~.
ayes 90. noes At.
On motion of Mr.. Greenwood the senate
bill to validate acknowledgment to all
instruments constituting links in the chain
of title or affecting the title to any lands
in the State and to quiet title to the same
was taken up out of its regular order.
An amendment by Mr.. Dies to strike out
the enacung clause prevailed; ayes 49, noes
%. and thus the bill was killed.
On motion of Mr.. Nolan the order Of
business was suspended and the house took
up the bill for the promotion of medical
science by the distribution and use of I'M
claimed human bodies for scientific pur-
poses through a board created for that
purpose and to prevent unauthorized uses
and traffic in human bodies and to legalize
diIsections by authorized persons.
The bill was amended to provide that
bodies shall not be used for the purposes
/ set forth in the bill if it be known that the
deceased person, while living, desired or
requested that hk body be buried; also to
make it felony to engage in a traffic IN
human bodies to be used outside the State.
/ The bill was passed.
Mr. Henderson Of Lamar called up the
general appropriation bill and novel TO
non concur in the senate amendments and
! request the appointment of free confer
/ ence committee. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Kittrell the house took
up and passed the house bill TO place Har-
| ris Parker and Fayette counties under the
| provisions of the general road law.
The house then took recess TO 8 O'Clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the house met in afternoon ses-
| sion the order of business was suspended
on motion of Mr., Blount and the house
| took up and passed the senate bill 10 grant
! G. w. Burkitt leave to bring suit isainst
| the State to redeem from forfeiture and
resale a section Of land in Hardeman
| county.
The speaker laid before the house the
senate bill to make mortgages. deeds OF
trust contracts and other obligations in
writing whereby lands or real properly is
made security for the payment Of debts
to be land or real property for thu plul ose
of assessment and taxation, TO provide for
the assessment thereof for taxation and TO
provide for the sale thereof for taxes
An amendment by Mr.. Scalter was
adopted to change the title of the hill ia
read as follows AN act to require tax
assessors to assess for taxation all liens,
mortgages, bonds. notes and other evl-
dence of debt secured by deed OF trusIs
lien or mortgage, and to list he same 'oT
taxation and to provide the manner OF as
sessing and collecting taxes thereon.
The bill was then passed,
The speaker appointed Messrs. Herdef-
son of Lamar Stewart. Shropshire, COL
Inns and Willacy on the free conference
committee on the general appropriation
bill.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas OF Wise, the
order os business was suspended and the
house took up the senate bill to amend
subdivisions l and 2, chapter 2, title To-
article 1893, OF the Code of Criminal FRO
cedure relating to attached witnesses anu
providing fees for the came
On motion of Mr. Mcdowell, the enact
ing clause was stricken out, thus killing
the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, the order OF
business was suspended and the houie look
up and passed to a third reading the cen
ate bill to amend article 1868 OF the re-
vlsed Civil Statutes relating 20 eslrays'
The bill proposes to reduce nos tWeiNe
to fourteen months the length Al ume
within which hogs. sheep, goats or ca,He
other than work oxen shall be known AZ
estrays before they can be taken up under
the estray laws.
On motion of Mr. Boln, the house toot
up out of its regular order the senate bilI
to authorize the issuance OF patents 10
lands which, under the ruling OF the lanc
office and decisions of the courts. Oulont
to the public school fund and which maS
have been applied for and purchased a:
public domain under the provisions OF
title 81, chapter II, OF the Revised ClVl
Statutes, prior TO May %, 1895. and 10 pro
vide for the disposition of the proceeus
The bill passed.
The bill was passed-ayes VI, noes D.
The senate bill to amend the hsn ans
oyster law was. on motion OF Mr. WlllaeS
taken up out of its regular ofdr' ans
passed. to,,s,
on motion of Mr.. Shelburne' the hous'
took up out of it's regular order arn i.asae'
the senate bill to provide for the pete
preservation of the personal property Q
the State or of any of The departments o
/ institutions and to provide for The maj M
of lists and Inventories Of al such lsep
! erty and the registration tho 'eot, ana u
prescribe the duties of officers ana TT
sons having said property under their ecn
troll and TO fix the liability q such OF
ficers or persons, and 10 p-oyide IN
atty for failure to comply with tne AZ
The bill was passed. "a .,,,-,y
The house Adorned to ';So 'oruo'fo'