The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-16
PROCEEDINGS.
The House.

Austin, Texas May 15.--The house was
called to order by the speaker at . o'clock
this morning, but quorum was not OBJ
tanned until $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Childs called up the motion offered
by Mr. Bailey some days ago 10 recon
slider the vote by which the senate bill no
define and punish unjust Determinations
by officers. agents, servants and employees
and receivers, their officers, servants
In this State was passed to third read
ing. The discussion Of the motion to re-
consider developed the fact that some
members favored eliminating the provision
which authorizes convictions under the act
upon the unsupported evidence of an ac-
complice or participant The motion to
reconsider was tabled on motion OF MIR.
Biount
Mir. Kittrel offered an amendment to
provide that any person receiving rebates
or drawbacks or receiving any preference
such as is forbidden by the act 10 be given
shall be held to be guilty of violating It's
provisions and shall be punished the same
as the person who allows such rebate,
On motion OF Mr.. shannon the amend
ment was tabled
The bill was then passed finally in the
exact form in which It came from the
senate.
a resolution was adopted extending the
courtesies of the house to Congressman Il,
/ G. DtGraffenred.
| On motion Of Mr. Radcliffe the order OF
business was suspended and the house
4 took up and passed without amendment
\ the senate bill to increase the occupation
+ tax on ten pin alleys from 800 TO $3.50
! On molten of Mr.. Morrow tho order Of
/ business was suspended and his bill to i'm
pose tax Of 2 per cent on incomes ex-
ceedng $4,000 was taken up.
An amendment by Mr.. Smith of Gray
son TO strike out the limitation of the
| incomes TO be taxed to sums over and
above $4,000 was tabled on motion of Mr..
Smith OF Collin.
An amendment by Mr. Phillips OF Lam
pasas to apply the tax to incomes of more
than $50 and a substitute by Mr., Craw-
ford to apply 1t to incomes of more than
$1,000, were tabled.
A motion by Mr.. Crawford to indef-
nitely postpone the bill was defeated;
ayes T. noes 70.
Mr.. Bridgers offered an amendment tc
apply the tax to incomes of more thar
$4,000 and MIR. Perry, as a substitute, pro.
pcsei to make the tax l per cent instead
OF per cent. Both were defeated.
The bill was ordered engrossed; ayes SO
noes 3,
Mr. Maxwell offered resolution to al.
lew the use of the representative hall fol
q reception by the university students dur.
ing the commencement exercises in June
The vote ON the resolution developed thu
absence of quorum and the house took {
recess to o'clock
When the house met after recess Mr.
Barbee called up the report of the confer
ence committee on the senate bill to repea
the portion OF the occupation tax Law
which imposes tax on physicians. TIL
report recommended that the house reced
from its amendment to the bill which pro
posed to also exempt lawyers from tn
tax.
Messrs. Shropshire and Grogan spok
against the adoption of the report, holdin
that there was no better reason for ex
empting physicians than exists for exempt
r ing lawyers. Messrs. Lloyd and Beatt
+, favored the adoption OF the report TIL
: report was adopted; ayes So nays II,
9 The house bill by Mr.. Little to amen
7 article 1888 of the Revised Civil Statute
J., relating to changes in the lines betwee
= school districts so as to divide more equal
) the distance between the two schools al
h fected by the change was laid before tn
e house as a special order. The bill passe
to engrossment.
, Mr.. Little moved to suspend the con
sttutional rule ruquiring bills to be rea
on three separate days and that the bi
. be placed on its third reading and fini
! passage
The vote on the motion to suspend II
! rule developed the absence Of a quorum
2 A call Of the house was ordered, but aftt
waiting for half an hour for the absentee
> to appear, the house. at 4;46 o'clock, az
q innrned To q O'clock fnn1nrnw morning