The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-12
PROCEEDINGS.
The SENATE.

The Senate.
Austin, Texas, April 1.-THE senate met
this morning with quorum present.
Yeti presented petition of Burnet
county citizens praying for the passage of
the new Houston and Texas Central con-
solidation bill
Ross presented petition from insurance
agents of Paris, Texas, praying for pas
sage of McGees overhead insurance bill.
Bill by James to diminish the civil and
criminal Jurisdiction of the county court
Of Titus county was passed finally under
suspension of the rules.
Yeti secured consideration OF the house
bill by Caldwell and Maxwell donating to
the city of Austin for public free school
purposes a block of property situated in
the central eastern portion of the city. On
motion Il Atlee further consideration OF
the bill was postponed until tomorrow.
Davidson's bin authorizing the several
counties in this State to invest perma-
nent school fund belonging TO such coun-
ties in their own bonds and to use the
proceeds thereof for general purposes, aud
10 make the county liable for such invest
ment, was passed finally.
Bill by Burns TO fix and define the linz
tation of time wherein suits for taxes
may be brought, and to declare that taxes
for the recovery of which suit is nor
brought within such time 1.-TWO years.
shall be conclusively presumed to have
been paid and to forbid any action there
for.
The committee amendment making the
time limit four instead of two years was
adopted.
At1np 1t11r Nv adj al
viding that the provisions of this act shall
not affect the liability of any one for taxes
due prior TO the year 1899.
The bill was passed finally under sus-
pension of the rules.
Miller called up his motion to recon-
slider the vote on the engrossment of sub
stitute house bill giving the State board
OF education an option of ten days on
county bonds and on the bands of incor-
porated cities, and providing that whore
a premium is paid for bonds the board of
education shall refund the same. The mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was engrossed prevailed
Miller offered an amendment striking
out OF the bill all reference to the bonds
of incorporated cities.
Potter opposed the adoption of the
amendment, while Patterson and Goss
favored IT,
Dibrell offered substitute making
| bonds of incorporated cities having pop
nlation of more than 100000 inhabitants
come under the provisions OF the bill and
cxempting those with a less population.
Greer and Hanger opposed the substi
tute.
On motion of Davidson further consid-
Grafton of the bill and pending amend
ments were postponed until next Friday.
The following committee report was
made to the president of the senate:
| Your committee ON Federal relations TO
whom was referred senate concurrent reso-
luton No. 20. by Senator Wayland, set
ting forth the fact that the State OF Texas
has valid claim against the United States
government for the reimbursement o.
money expended by the State In protecting
the frontier from Indian incursions prior
to the war and requesting the governor to
examine into the facts and take such ac-
ton as will place the money in the State
treasury. beg leave TO make the following
| report: In their examination into the
facts recited in the preamble to the reso-
| luton your committee had before them a
volume OF evidence embracing official
copies, prepared In tue office Of the secre-
tary of war of the various letters. docu-
ments and ether papers filed in that de-
| partment in connection with the Texas
claim. giving comprehensive history Of
the same from the beginning, also state
ment In detail made by the secretary OF
war In 1872 giving his conclusions as TO
| the claim of Texas after examination Of
the vouchers filed by the State, all OF whico
papers were embraced in his report to
congress. From his official data your
committee find that the claim OF the State
of Texas was rec SCnized as just by con-
| gress and appropriations made in 1859 and
| 1860 to pay the same. the first adjustment
| Of which was interrupted by the breaking
out of the civil war. Before the close OF
the war these appropriations had, under a
| general statute. lapsed. and the amount
| was carried by the government TO the sur
| plus fund and by a provision OF the law,
was not available until reappropriated by
congress. II further appears from the re-
| port OF the secretary of war, giving ms
result OF the examination OF the claim OF
Texas that considerable sum is due the
State and your committee, believing that
/ the amount should be promptly paid by the
Federal government. recommend that the
reso q ion do PASS. Ross. Chairman
tn committee report was adopted. as
was an amendment by Hanger prohibiting
/ the payment q any foe for the cc'le,fio
OF the said sum (Which amounts to sl-S,T
S44.51l.
The resolution was then ad7pted.
House bill b. Childers placing some
| eight or ten counties under the provisions