The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27
bulss Have Been Adopted and Business
I'm Be Forced by the Majority.
~ RESOLUTION ON REVENUE STAMPS
Reported by Minority Of the Committee to
IN !, was Referred-Bill Taking Provision for En-
treIy New Land Law introduced
The Post bureau,
Austin. Texas, january rs.

5f1.N The POSI- BUREAU
Ar.tin. Texas, January rs.
ire Of A CHANGE in the
n I s,,,se so as to prevent loekups
,.sand time today by securing
whole Of the report OF the
y ,u,.s which recommends just
ant in the premises. SAD re-
tss.s that. "upon call Of the
s..~,.r two thirds of the members
II. .,itutional auorum) shall be
sbs call shall be considered sus-
ss..,.od Of ..whcnever all the menu
m, y present except those excused
~ - authority Of the house, the
", !. eopsidersd suspended" which
~ the language OF tho rule govern
s;1 n previous legislatures.
MORE. the report provides for the
80 Il members who shall absent
8. ~ the purpose Of impeding the
y N house. After the adoption OF
a NJ. Powell, the chairman OF the
M. q rules. introduced a resolution
~ mai It shall hereafter take forty
q 4, afteen seconds to a motion Tor
,,s,isps question to secure its enter
w, sald resolution Was referred to
|Ss.,Ii,as committee, and 1t Is under
M Il will be reported on favorably
lay,rr been amended 80 as to read
>. ,nyity instead OF forty of tho mem
,,..snt sbaAl second motions such 40
II rterred to before they can be put
e s,fOose Of cutting on debate. This
ssa ma in view the protection OF the
Al whose rights are. 1t is claimed BY
1svaded BY the abrogation Of the rule
sd 10 calls which has heretofore
~
" sgNArE TODAY. Mr.. Potter M
"a resolution, which was adopted,
ssils upon the commissioner OF the
~ Ihnd Office to, II he can, furnish
approximately reliable information
foeard to the acreage Of the public
tlat have been disposed Of. as we'll
u regard to what remains. II the
I'm from Cooke gets a. satisfactory
b his request, he will be the first
u succeed IN getting reliable tip
IL red house on the hill along the
Indicated. For some time past 1t
nie have been the policy Of the land
rsmsnt to claim everything in sight for
&AoN fund on the ground that It has
1efs&uded OF nome OF its land, when
dtsA about It Is that such is not the
Ii pursuance Of said policy. many
~ upsn the public domain have been
Il u the mercy Of Inscriptions specu-
4 Mo we're waiting to grab their lands
1om> hook or crook It could DO made
gpear that said lands belonged to the
-; ana now the legislature is con-
a With petitions from many home
~ Who sss asking for protection. and
- tbs reason that Mr.. Potter wants
nev ~ and 10 determined to find sou,
~ the Administration Of the general
slhcs has been one long series Of gal.
nau Or succession OF inexcusable
akes
AND NEW LAND LAW, provided fol
bll BY Messrs. Wright, Garner ant
ply, startled the house today. VERY
anything has so far been said a.
esson with regard to land legislation
~ me tripartite production for whici
ts0ucunen named are responsible cams
spctedly and occasioned much inauir.
= lp purpose, Its authors propose ;
yea o. the State into three lands dis
Emo. takes In all that portion o
Suse which lies north and east of III
TO river, wherein the price and term
school and other lands shall re-
No same as under existing acts. 4
which shall include the territory be
tse Colorado and the Pecos. Ian
v 500 In Quantities of not more tina
cuons and at 81 per acre. In No.
. saan consist Of the territory west q
ana shall be sold at 75 cents pc
eno the maximum amount which ca
eo''A by one purchaser shall be TWEEN
ssctlona. Another bill which affect
suolc lands was introduced by Decker
nsueated upon tho supposition thu
1ae Commissioner Bakers contentio
school fund has not received a
~ y Is entitled to is we'll gpounda
ves restitution at the expens
puo'lc domain and other lands reco,
= certain suits by the State.
~ MANY OTHER BILLS Introduce
.Mo by Smith Of Grayson are Of cor
~ Importance. The first provid.
.er city and county bonds .sha
Greater rate OF interest tina
and the second removes the r,
80 which have heretofore prevents
BOARD Of education from compe
- open market with bond buyeI
u euest OF securities In which to IL
permanent school fund.
WILLS BILL providing for Il
= new judicial district to
= Ellis county and the bill pr
* the erection of an asylum 4
y West Texas were among u
ssurn from the committee room
reported upon.
TINE was had this evening by ii
On Federal relations over Woo