The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17

Messrs. Wheeles. Nolan ana hlttrell tnis
morning offered resolution paying tribute
TO the late Judge A. II. Willie. and it was
adopted by a rising vote.
The senate bill to compel railway COM
panies to supply cars for shipments OF
freight within reasonable time. which
was passed to a third reading yesterday,
was finally passed.
The senate bill amending the fee law as
relating to fees OF district clerks was
passed-ayes 81. noes IS.
Senator Miiler's bill to provide for the
creation OF level premium mutual lifo in
surance companies was laid before the
senate, and Mr. Bailey offered an amend
ment providing that its terms shall not
apply to fraternal benevolent societies.
Further consideration of the bill was
postponed to next wednesday.
On motion of Mr.. Willacy. the regular
order was suspended and the senate bill
requiring manufaG-~f ers or dealers In COM
merciai fertilizers. chemical or poison,
used In destroying the boil worm or other
pests. to have the same Analysed before
1t Is sold. was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Collins. the order OF
business was suspended, and the senate
bill TO exempt certain counties from tne
provisions of the fish law, passed by the
last legislature. except as TO the USE OF
dynamite or poison, was taken up
Numerous amendments wero offered
adding counties TO the exempted list, and
much confusion ensued.
MIR. Phillips of Camp county sought to
have Upshur county exempted, and Mr..
Dorroh OF Upshur county objected. Upshur
county was stricken from the list of ex-
emptions.
MIR. Palmer moved to have Hood and
Somerville counties stricken from the list
of EXEMPTED counties. Mr.. Derden insist
ed that they should not be exempted. They
| were stricken from the exempted list.
| After much wrangling. the consideration
OF the bill was postponed to o'clock.
| Subsequently Il was set for 3 O'Clock
| next Wednesday.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson OF Lamar
| the house adjourned to $50 O'Clock to-
morrow.
The house committee on constitutional
amendments this afternoon agreed to re-
port fayorably Mr. Dies Joint resolution
processing 10 amend the constitution so as
to abolish the courts of civil appeals and
increase the membership of the supreme
court TO ore chief justice and fourteen
associate justices.
The committee on education report ed
J favorably Mr.. Terrell's concurrent reso-
| luton relating TO State uniyer-
siiy for the colored race II re-
! fers to the pledge made In the demo
cratic platform in 1885 TO establish one
the act of the Twenty fifth Legislature
setting apart 100000 acres OF the public
| domain for that purpose having been nui.
| lile1 by the decision OF the supreme court
upon the ground that Texas had no public
domain unappropriated and declares thai
as soon as the commission appointed q
| ascertain the status OF the public domair
and the public free school lands report,
! TO the governor the amount OF such land,
| still belonging to the State. steps shall b,
taken 70 establish said university either b,
approDriatiug public domain. II there b,
any. or by appropriating lands regainet
from railway corporations that have failed
to connolly with their charters.
Judiciary committee No. reported fay
orably the bill TO amend former nc
passed at this session restoring the civil
and criminal jurisdiction of the count,
court Of Bexar county.
The cop,mittee on county government
and county finances reported fayorab;y ,
bill relating TO county. city and town hond
10 provide for refundlng, paying and ex
changing the same 10 issue new bond
FOR such purposes and TO regulate the sai.
or exchange thereof