Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-04
Various Speeches We're Made on tho
Measure, but Little Progress
Understanding Business.
APPROPRIATION FOR
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The House Places the Sum at S35, 900
Per Year Other Measures Dis
posed Of by the Senate
and House.

Austin, May 3.-After preliminary
business was disposed Of in the senate
yesterday the chair laid before
the senate the pending business,
the antitrust bill, with amendment
aud substitute by Greer and Tnrney re-
spcctively, pending.
Greer's amendment provides that this
act shall be- construed 10 apply TO all
pools. trusts. agreements. combinations.
considerations or understandings.
whether made in or out Of Texas, II 10
be executed performed or applied in
whole or in part in Texas. but it Is not 70
be so construed as TO apply to such
above contracts, agreements and under
standings made elsewhere and TO be ex-
ecuted aud performed wholly outside Of
Texas and with respect 10 commodities
and property situated within this state.
Turney's substitute provides that the
provision Of this act shall not affect any
agreement concerning insurance nor in
surance rates made beyond the limits Of
this state and which are intended 10 af-
feet and operate upon property outside
Of this state and which was not made
concerning nor for the purpose Of affect
ing. controlling nor operating upon any
insurance nor insurance rates in this
state. nor which could In fact affect nor
be constituted as affecting nor in any
wise operating upon any insurace or In
surance rate within this state, provided
such agreement was and is lawful IN
states, territories and countries when
entered into or intended 10 be put into
effect or actually put into effect and op.
erative
Mr.. Turney and Mr.. Grinnan then
made speeches on the bin and the de-
bate rested until in the afternoon.
Mr.. Cough called up the privileged
motion and moved 10 concur in house
to his Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway consolidation bill
The motion to concur prevailed by a
vote Of % too
Mr.. Stafford secure postponcment Of
Pending business and consideration Of his
bill providing for the organization Of cor
porations for the purpose Of storage and
and purchase and sale Of
oil and gas. The bill finally passed
The senate also concurred In the house
to the Houston city charter
bill.
The senate resumed consideration Of
the antitrust bill at the beginning Of
the afternoon session.
Mr. Greer withdrew his amendment
and asked that the Turney substitute
DO adopted
The substitute was lost by vote Of
! 10 II.
Mr.. Linn offered an amendment which |
ras the effect Of providing that combi-
nations, pools, etc. shall not be subject |
10 this law. unless they are organized |
ior the purpose Of regulating and con-
rolling the prices Of commodities etc, |
within this state.
Mr.. Atlee offered substitute for /
Inns amendment. having It's same pur.
pose, but being more explicit aud COW
ring the ground better.
The substitute was lost by vote of |
20 IL
Linns amendment was lost by a vote
4 . 20 Is
Mr.. Davidson offered an amendment
,roviding that the refusal to make oath
n answer to an inquiry, or on failure 10
10 so within 30 days from the melting.
hall be prima facie proof that such in
company is transacting bust
less in the state Of Texas, and has yio-
ated the provisions Of this act every
lay after the expiration Of 30 days from
he mailing Of said letter Of inquiry.
Burns offered an amendment 10 the
striking ont 30 days and in
erting 60 days. Lost by vote Of 10 TO
1:
Dayidson's amendment was adopted
y a viva yoce vote.
The house devoted the morning session
o the general appropriation bill and the
mount for tho University Of Texas was
laced at $50. 900 annually
The house bill 10 authorize the Hous-
on aud Texas Central railroad to pur.
base and operate the Central Texas and
northwestern, the Fort Worth and Z
lew Orleans. the Lancaster tap thef
Austin aud Northwestern and tho CRANE
70 Mountain and Marble Falls railroads II
las passed after the adoption Of several
amendments.
Several other bills were DISPOSED Of.