The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-21

a. 'nis punt senator Miller moved that
tne sergenat at arms be instructed to wire
absentees to report to the senate al once
his motion prevailed.
several attempts to recess and adjourn
the senate for dinner and a motion TO eY-
cuse absentees on the Dallas charter were
all voted down
House bill placing San Patricio county
under the provisions of the general stock
law was passed finally.
House bill fixing time for holding court
In the Thirty-ninth judicial district passed
| finally. f'SN
House bill prohibiting the working OF
state convicts in coal mines was laid be-
lore senate accompanied by an unfayor-
able majority and favorable minority
report.
After some discussion the bill was re-
lerred to the committee on penitentiaries
for further action.
motion to adjourn until n. m was
lost by vote of 10 to 16.
Senator Yantis moved to excuse ahsen
tees on Dallas charter. Lost by vote of
II to 8.
House bill carrying into effect the con-
stitutional amendment adopted at the last
election to pension Confederate veterans
and their widows was laid before the sem
ate Pending action on bill senate went
at ease for thirty minutes to permit the
senators to eat dinner.
Upon reconvening al 3 o'clock Senator
Miller moved to excuse the absentees on
the Dallas charter. Lost by vote of IA
to IL
Consideration OF the Confederate pension
bill was then resumed, but after careful
discussion further action on the bill was
deferred Until next Wednesday.
House bill providing that all persons
engaged in peddling shall pay an occupa-
hofn +bp
Senator Miller offered an amendment
providing that the provisions OF the bill
should not apply to dealers In goods man
afactured in this State. After some OPP
posing discussion by Senator'S odell, DI-
brell and Patterson the amendment was
lost by a vote Of to 10. The bill was
then passed finally under suspension OF
the rules.
Senator Potter moved to excuse the alb
sentees. Lost by vote of is to IL.
Senator Cough moved to excuse absen-
tees on house bill relating to the course
of studies to be taught In the public
schools (known as the humane bill) Lost
by vote of IA to 10.
| House bill giving Montague, Wichita
and Red River counties better road sys-
tenn failed to pass to a third reading
Senator Yantis moved TO excuse absen-
tees on the Dallas charter. Lost by vite
of II to 10.
! Senator Potter moved to reconsider the
vote and spread on the journal the vote
by which the senate declined to pass the
Montague, Wichita and Red River counties
road bill above mentioned.
Senator Morris offered resolution look
| ing to the appointment of a committee of
three to investigate who was paying for
| kilograms members were receiving relative
to the antitrust bill, the committee to be
| uncovered m swear witnesses
Senator Turpey stated that he saw no
reason why the resolution should be
adopted. rs t was generally known that
the insurance companies were paying the
tolls, and while he did not know positively
that the insurance people were paying the
tolls he would charge 1t,
Senator Alice stated that he thought
the members OF the senate ought to pay
more attention to the matter Of the tele-
grams than to who was paying the tolls;
| that the people of Texas had a right to
petition the Legislature b. wire as well as
nv mail and there would be quite as much
reason in asking who paid for the postage
stamps to send the petitions by mail
senator Davidson favored the investlgs-
ton while Senator Greer opposed 1t as
being child's play. The resolution was
| lost by a vote OF TO 10.
Senator Linn moved to adjourn until 10
| clock Monday, Lost-tt to II.
! Senator Miller moved to excuse the abb
sentees on Dallas charter. Lost by vote
of Is to II.
Senator Cough moved to excuse the alb
! seutees on the humane instruction bill.
Lost by vote of Is TO 10
| Senator Garner called up the motion 10
reconsider the vote by which the house
| bill giving Montague, Wichita and Red
4 River counties road law had been de.
! feated The vote was reconsidered and
bill passed to third reading.
| House bill to restore the civil and Grim
/ inal jurisdiction to the county. court OF
| Bexar county was passed finally under a
suspension of the rules.
Senator Yantis moved to excuse the an
sentees on the Dallas charter bill. Lost
! by vote Of il to IL
/ Senator Kerr moved to adjourn until 10
o'clock Monday Lost-11 to II.
! Senator Cough moved to excuse absen-
tees on the humane bill. Lost by vote
OF Is to 10
House bill to diminish the civil and
criminal jurisdiction of the county court
of Coke county was passed to third read
ing.
At 4S0 the senate went at ease fol
thirty minutes in order that opponents
Of Dallas charter bill might confer
Upon Teconvening the senate bill pro
viding for the punishment of persons who
shall sell spirituous, vinous or malt
liquor or medicated bitters unlawfully was
passed finally under suspension OF the
rules without any reference being made
to the supposed compromise on Dallas
charter.
/ Senator Yantis moved TO excuse aosen-
tees on the Dallas charter. Lost by vote
OF II to IL
Senator Cough moved to excuse the alb
sentees en- the humane bill. Lost by a
vote of 16 to ~.
Senator Greer at once moved TO excuse
absentees on Dallas charter. Lost again
/ BY vote OF 16 to 70.
Senate bill extending for period OF
! twenty years the time in which the pay
ment of the principal of the purchase
money for lands purchased under special
F, legislative enactment OF 1879 may be made
was engrossed and under suspension OF
the rules passed finally.
! Senate bill granting sewerage companies
the right to condemn property tbeing In
! the nature of local bill for Temple) was
engrossed under suspension Of the rules
and passed finally.
Senator Potter moved to excuse the sd-
sentees on the Dallas charter. Lost by
vote OF II TO II.
Senate bill requiring county commits