The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-17
The House.

The pending business before the house
when 1t convened this morning was the
bill by Mr. Ellis to amend section g. chap
ter 149, Of the general laws of the Twenty
NTH legislature, so as to permit the kill
Ing or trapping of wild deer in the months
of August, September and October.
Mr.. Lillard offered an amendment to in
clude the month OF November.
Mr.. Mcdowell moved moved to postpone
31st instant. The motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Allen Of Hopkins the
order of business was suspended and his
bill to make 1t felony to offer to bride
school trustee or for a school trustee
to receive a bride was taken up.
Mr. Bailey moved to substitute for 1t the
senate bill relating to bribery. which ex-
tends the definition OF executive, legisa-
tive and judicial officers so as to include
judges Of the courts of civil appeals and
school trustees. The motion prevailed and
the senate bill was passed In lieu of the
house bill
Mr.. Monroe succeeded in having the
order Of business suspended and his bill
to prevent and punish unlawful marriages
was taken up and passed
On molten of Mr.. Prince the order OF
business was Suspended and his bill to
change the name of the State Orphan
home to "Orphon Home or Asylum and
10 provide for an industrial manager and
to fix the salary of the superintendent and
industrial manager was passed after being
amended on motion of Mr. Shropshire so
as to fix tae salary of superintendent at
$1,000 to conform TO eXs,ing statute.
On motion of Mr.. Dean the order OF
business was suspended and the house took
up and passed the house bill to make It u
penal offense for any person to alter
/ change, destroy or mutilate any public
record or document authorized. required
or permitted to be kept by any officer
within the State.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey the order OF
business was suspended and the house took
up and passed his bill TO amend section l
Of the act of April 5, 1897, to enable the
railr ad commission to make emergency
freight rates to prevent the evil effects OF
! Interstate rate wars uD5n the business
and interests Of the people and railroads.
| Thu amendment consists in permitting the
commissioner make emergency rates with
cut notice.
On motion of Mr.. Pfeuffer, his bill to re-
qulre all manufacturers or dealers in
manufactured wheat and corn products in
original packages and all manufactures Of
-four and meal and feed from the above
enumerated products when offering the
same for sale to mark contents and net
weight on each package and providing q
penalty for the violation OF the provisions
of the act, was taken up under a suspen-
sion of the order of the business. The
penalty provided is fine of not less than
S25 and not more than $1,000. The bill was
passed,
Mr. Calvin moved to suspend the order
of business and take up his bill to amend
article 1905, of the Revised Civil Statutes,
relating to the scholastic age. The bill
provides for the admission to the public
free sch Tuls of all children over Z and
under II years Of age. The motion to sus-
pend the order of business prevailed.
Mr.. Rochelle offered an amendment to
reduce the maximum limit as to age from
II TO 16 years If age. Tabled
Mr.. Culp offered an amendment to Tx
the age limit at from to 20. Tabled.
Mr. Lloyd offered an amendment to STRIKE
out the enacting clause
The amendment was defeated; ayes 40
noes 40.
The bill was then passed to engross-
ment.
Resolutions were adopted during the SEES
sion extending the courtesies Of the house
to Mavnr Hicks of San Antonio, Congress.
man Robert L, Henry and Senator Chill
ton.
Mr.. schluter moved that the house con
cur in the senate amendments TO the house
bill to quiet titles TO lands located undei
the Confederate certificate act pending
consideration of which the house took
recess to g o'clock