The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-10

The House.
The house was called to order this morn
Ing by Sneaker Sheriff..
A resolution by Mr.. Kennedy and others
10 suspend all pending business and make
the appropriation bill the continuing order
until finally passed was adopted.
The Appropriation bill was laid before
the house.
MIR. Mcdowell moved to reconsider the
vote BY which $4,000 for each year was
appropriated for a laboratory 10 be under
the management and control of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college for the
Investigation OF diseases OF animals. The
motion was spread on the journal
The pending amendment was one by Mr..
Terrell proposing to appropriate $4,000 to
establish and maintain an experimental
station at Jacksonville. Texas, and TO APP
propriate $500 for each year for its sup
port
Mr. Wooten offered an amendment TO tae
amendment 10 substitute Richardson, Da'-
las county, for jacksonville Lost.
The Terrell amendment was also lost.
Mr. Shelburne offered an amendment pro-
posing to strike out the appropriation Of
$500 for each year for an experimental
station at Beeville. Defeated, ayes 80,
noes CO.
An amendment by Mr. Little to strike
out the appropriation of $31 zoo for an agri-
cultural and horticultural building and
equipment $4,000 for dormitory and equip
ment, $4,000 for dwellings, aggregating
s6550o. was defeated.
Mr.. Morrow offered an amendment to
reduce from 0,400 to $4,000 for each
year the item for support and maintenance.
Lost; ayes H. noes SIS.
Mr.. Crawford proposed an amendment 10
provide for the erection of building and
support Of veterinary laboratory TO be
under the management and control of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college for
the investigation of diseases of animals and
apprcpriatlng $4,000 for each year Lost;
ayes 30 noes 81
Mr.. Childs offered an amendment to APP
propriate $4,000 for first year and $4,000 tor
second for the employment of state yete.
rinarian and for experiments in the dis
covery eff the causes and prevention Of
snenetic fever and other contagious dis
eases Of cattle and other live stock. Lost
Mr.. Willacy proposed an amendment to
appropriate $4,000 per wear tor sewerage
plant fer the College grounds.
Mr.. McCleland offered an amendment
proposing to appropriate all the money in
the treasury not otherwise Appropriated
for the use and benefit OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical college. Both the substi-
tute and amendment were lost, as also
was one by Mr.. Bailey to appropriate s1O,
COO for experimenting in the purchasing
and feeding of cattle. The items OF APP
Precipitation for the Agricultural and Me-
ohanloal college were then adopted as a
whole.
The Prairie View normal school being
next under consideration. Mr. Ayers Of
fered an amendment to appropriate $1,000
for physical and chemical apparatus and
equipments for the study of botany, geol-
cgy, physiology and zoology. Lost.
I Est.GI. 4l,.,.z 10.
reduce the appropriation for maintenance
of forty-six State students from $4,000
to $4,000 for each wear.
/ Mr. Tcmpkins offered a substitute, pro-
| posing to strike out the appropriation or
/ $4,000 fer each year for maintenance of
/ forty-six State students and insert In
/ place of the item the following: To de-
! Tray two-thirds of the expense Of main
/ tanning 159 State students, the other ONE
! third of said expense to be paid to be
| borne by the students said students to be
| appointed by the members of the legisla-
ture, as follows: One by each senator
and one by each representative; provided,
the students to be appointed shall super
sede the forty-siX State students provided
for in article 1886 of the Revised Statutes;
$4,000 for each year.
The substitute was adopted-ayes "a,
noes s.
The items relating to the Prairie View
| Normal schcol as amended were then
adopted as a whole.
The appropriations for the adjutant gen
erals Office were next considered.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Vaughan to increase the salary Of the por-
ter in that Office from $500 to 800.
An amendment by Mr.. Henderson Of La
mar to that of Mr.. Terrells, Increasing
the salary of the porter to 1850. was adopt
ed, and the amendment as amended was
adopted.
Mr. Parish offered an amendment to IN
crease from $4,000 to $4,000 Tor each year
for TIE payment OF the volunteer guard
when in actual service. inclucaS transpor-
tation and other military expenses. and
fer tteir equipment and reorganization.
MIR Oliver, as substitute, proposed To
strike out the entire appropriation for
the purpose stated. Lost
u Pending consideration OF the Parish
amendment, the house took recess TO
O'Clock.