The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-13
kS'LOCAL BILL
il. whole Time Of the Sen.
t,is Yesterday.
aARD FIGHT WAS MADE ON y
mr. Pleaded that It Be Passed
Unchanged.
spuESTs WERE VOTED DOWN.
Ia the r. and n 0. Con
''s.tior BiIi-Huntinston
piu Up Today.
aIpp FIGHT WAS MADE ON u
,.upntsrs WERE VOTED DOWN
The Post Bureau,
Austin, Texas, April II.

u,oved to full house today
s sS.. charter bill had the boards ana
"a about fifty visitors on mana from
s !, tbe Trinity river navigation TO
~ ,.rourtesy' end OF the legisla-
~ =. They filled the lobby ana
I'M deep interest. taking notice
tiE y XIX, that was said and done and
sa' forth OF their money from the
called up without unnecessary
n, 4. consideration being preceded by a
ny !" .s,r, Senator Miller, wherein he an
!, nj for reasons (set forth in an
N.Y. .,,,r, he had decided not to inter
IN rs passage. The gentleman from
IA NO sooner ceased talking than
KIN. hsran. TO last all day. STAFFORD
' patterson, Aztec and Lewis as
e's IL bill in turn, but failed to change
N least. Finally that stage was
ss where there was no excuse for fur.
--,sdins lis progress, and Miller moved
4, ,,ss 10 third reading, The old
~. transferring tactics peculiar to OBJ
Texas legislative minorities were
-..,,,,y resorted to, and the majority
yrsnted from excusing the absentees
n,r ahead with the business in hand,
Z !, adjournment was finally had, with
7 ..,.,s,andIng that the absentees would
a,ssed tomorrow.
~ rpE HOUSE the Huntington grant
| n NOBLE failed to get their measure up
I, ,.,e sIdetracked until tomorrow even
I, Tse bill creating the office of State
..A,.lug agent for the asylums and SINH
| 4, I,sjtutions passed finally, as did also
!. T,,ss and New Orleans consolidation
| n mis- latter measure, which is the most
,r,us Of all the railroad bills introduced
shi, session, was vigorously opposed by
|r,g,. Derden and Kennedy, but 1t went
,ssurs on the plea that its passage is nee
NAV to enable Mr.. Huntington to give
81 Texas much needed railroad facilities,
Itsoush there is no occasion for permitting
| d, proposed consolidation on this ground,
| i aid facilities can Just as we'll he fur
|fit,d By extending the Sabine and East
|'a,s which requires no grant OF special
|rsorIty to acquire monopoly of the
|s,upoyation business In Southeast Texas
|anconplish.
kglyG THE PROGRESS Of the bill Mr..
| Ennon succeeded In lacking an amend
| Mt thereon which does not suit its back
d since reading and digesting it. Sam
treatment provides that none of the pur-
tns contemplated in the bill shall be
Ita unless all mortgages and bonds Sc
E'a BY lien on the property involved are
Incsi,d and surrendered to the railroad
|narisson. and that the company or COM
IEAs acquiring said property shall not
zss new bonds thereon except under the
versions Of the bond laws Of the State and
4rules Of the railroad commission.
BEAN this evening secured favorabl,
Iapct from house judiciary committee No
| IN bis bill regulating the issuance OF mer.
l'lhass checks in exchange for labor per
|krd
" uoYERNoR today signed the Bailey BIZ
Naflng railway companies to receive ant
N'9ort all freight coming to them from
nnsnlps' steamboats, and other watel
Wy ana vessels. without discrimination fol-
'ssnsi any other steamship line, steam
w lne owner or company, or the owne
s'lsrs OF any other water craft or YES
inns bill goes into effect ninety day,
IA 'as adjournment Of the legislature. HI
asned Senator Lewis bill requiring
-aasloners courts to submit propositions
~ issuance OF bonds to vote of tn,
v'aleo electors of the county.