The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-10
Senate, With Several New Amendments.
Designed to Perfect the Measure.
JsE NEAR END OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL
av Through the Concluding Miscellaneous Items-Bi For
purchase of San Jacinto battle-ground Was Passed
Governor Signed Number of New Laws.
The Post Bureau,
Austin. Texas, May Q

ACTION was had on the ahti-trust
!. ,hs senate today; 1t was perfected
sveral particulars by its friends, al
,;ch an amendment in effect declar-
,he Associated Press and the papers
ne service a monopoly was offered
e. Hanger and adopted. Then the
SOS nassed finally under suspen-
OF the rules.
PROMOTION of Judge Williams OF
galveston court OF civil appeals to
s,rreme court has created another
nov. the filling Of which has excited
N MS much interest as was felt in
accustomed by the resignation of
az Denman. Already quite an array
names has been suggested, from
ing which Governor sayers is expect
"a select Judge Williams successor.
array includes Messrs. Kittrell,
nix. Hobby, Tharp, Reese and Ewing
Houston: A. r. Masterson OF Bra
la. w. G. Taliaferro of Bryan, ]. b.
lis OF Brownsville and l.. p. High
or of Liberty. In view of the fact
Palestine and Tyler are in the Gal
ton district it is predicted that the
will be materially increased before
appointment is made.
HOUSE held three sessions today, all
(which were devoted to the approprla-
b bill consideration Of the antitrust
having been suspended this evening
give it the right of way. The section
ating to the Agricultural and Mechan-
college was passed without change.
lib regard TO the Prairie View normal
col the amount set aside for the main
tance of students was increased from
600 TO $4,000 for each year with the
byiso that hereafter one student shall
appointed by each senator and one by
eh representative, said students TO de-
Nv one-third of the expense of their
bintenance in the school. The adjutant
neral's section was passed without
ange. except that the salary of his por-
was raised $50 for each year. an
bendment providing for increase In the
litia appropriation having been de-
bted. The appropriation for the Ran
rs went through without discussion.
be section setting aside certain amounts
pay for public printing was adopted
hout change. The section relating to
blic buildings and grounds was passed
Exchanged after the defeat of an amend
emit appropriating $4,000 to be spent
two years for the beautifiration of
e capitol grounds.
IS BROUGHT THE HOUSE to the last
ection of the bill. which sails under the
PIE of miscellaneous" and is sort of
#charity department, as it covers a null
n tude of claims which can find lodgment
bwhere else in the bill. An attempt
mas made to amend this section by add
rs $3.50 thereto for the purchase Of an
portrait of Ex-Governor Culberson, to
T. placed in the supreme court library
paid amendment was violently opposed
~ Mr.. Childers and defeated. Numerous
her amendments were offered seeking
Ppropriations to cover claims and ac-
punts of every description, many OF
hich had been rejected by previous
gislatures and a few of which were
dopted. Finally. at II o'clock tonight,
quorum was broken on an amendment
Wells to appropriate sufficient
mount to refund the occupation taxes
nconsttutionally collected from ped
iers under the occupation tax act oi
Sst, and the bill went over until Thurs
Jay evening.
NATOR BURNS this morning secured
M hnal passage in the senate of his bill
uthorizng the commissioners in charge
Inc San Jacinto battlefield park to use
NJ unexpended balance of the appropria-
ION made for the acquisition of said
NJ IN the purchase of 100 acres of LAND
fnoWn as the Magnus 7. Habermeh
homestead in the Arthur Mccormick
WeaEue.
= GOVERNOR signed the following bill.
nls evening: Bill defining the powers
va duties of the courts of civil appeal.
'aeA there is conflict of opinion on ;
question of law between said court il
ny cause pending before them and pre-
''loing the duties of the supreme cour
such cases, Bill authorizing the boar,
managers of the Southwest Texa
1Iaue asylum to lease the eulphu
''er moving from the artesian wells oil
grounds belonging to said asylum
iiAlng the time of holding court II
several counties of the Thirty mint
#us'clsi district. Bill amending the ac
the Twenty sixth legislature axin.
IL une of holding court in the severa
4 oSHties OF the Twenty-ninth judicia
Bill naming the several coun
'es OF the Fifty-drst and Thirty-thir
9oieial districts and fixing the time 70
V'p'ng court therein aud ATTACHING
s'cnef county to Menard county unit
ofSanization. Bill amending lunac
4 ~ as 10 permit justices of the pcac
II 'eeeive and file complaints and issu
.an9s' IN lunacy cases as well a
s Judges Bill amending the char
', Inc city Of Dallas Bill amendin
|rs smarter of the city of Fort Worth
- Dill creating more efficient roa
ms. Tor Navarro county was per