The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-15
Recommend the Payment Of the s559S
Earned in Collecting the'CIaim.
Re NO SESSION OF EITHER HOUSE.
v.mbers Are Bound for Galveston to Break Quorum
e-,,tee Recommend Extension Of the Text Book Law
=" senate Committee Agreed on Libel Law.
The Post Bureau,
Austin, Texas, February Il.

The Post Bureau,
nustin. Texas, February IA.
= SESSION Of the legislature was
n both houses except during
~ ..,or which in the west wing pre-
IN. r.ssaee TO cngrossment of the
4. n M providing FOR the redemption OF
.o,d under execution. Some OF
-. .,...n who are backing this piii
s,.., IA make use of the expression
..,s influence" and to say a great
.sut tho .aownTodden poor man =, IN
~ INC arguments Of those who dld
lin favor upon their pet, ana TINS
w.,srs shelburne and Masterson,
~ n the other side. to comment
W. ..rolv upon the habit which sew
MA Of the house have contracted
.,,s the motives of those who diner
M, m any question that comes up.
,,rvnrRs0N OF Lamar. chairman OF
..mmIttcc on finance. did not as ex-
\, ,,ll IN the house deficiency bill to-
~ sr,us decided to let the house pro-
a ,,t,s farther with the regular order
..,o,ue IN Herewith, as a hot fight,
4, iii most likely consume no little
Z. !, anticipated over some OF the items
latxs-
SENATE adjourned until Friday when
r..,,ed today, but the house, by vote
,sms refused to suspend operations to
IN 10 Galveston to take look at the
'ss.sJo Texas. 1t is understood, how
q Al eighty or more passes were this
nm issued upon applications OF house
,,ssrs good for a ride on the excursion
M which leaves Austin for Galveston in
1 r.ruinr 50 that the prediction of no
,,ru for tomorrow is more than certain
ptfcation.
4 HOUSE COMMITTEE on claims and
rsu.e heard; from ex-State Treasurer
trttsm and Judge Reagan this evening
4 ftrsrd to the claim against the Fed
hi suytrnment for the collection of bal
IN Il which a fec is due the firm of IIogg
7rssilson by virtue OF contract en-
yN into with them by ex-GoTerncr Gull
irga. M Workman stated that he had
traln general way Of the existence of
III claim for twenty -fve years. but that hts
81 knowledge OF the effort made to collect
ths YER came when Mr.. Culberson hand
I ti1 The chick issued for its payment by
e, fstisl government which check he had
aGtlm and the proceeds of which nad
Ia llsssd in the general revenue fund.
rs !slH clerk had told him that si5, 900
sde than tas State WAS entitled to had
laa collected, but he had replied that that
~ r'aa Of his business. as it was not his
NY 70 audit the account, and as no one
nVukd upon him to refund it he had
w % money in tho treasury. Judge Rea-
y rated that he had once, while in con
~ mace All attempt to collect the bal
~ 10 question and had had bill favor
n fpcrted providing for Its return tn
y aale, but did not remember what be-
~ y or why 1t had not been pushed.
.aH la'ing from the above gentlemen.
y ~nmltee decided to report adversely
NJ as f'i's resolution providing for the
! Of committee to Investigate
as.!si' Is well as upon the Prince bin
Ythess q Robertson permission Ia suc
4, y 'aA' and recommend the passage nj
!, ~. WI making an appropriation to
Il. ROBERTSON the Zee promised
II. - y Ex-Governor Culbarson for the col
ss1 mo money in question, amended
h. % M said fee at s55ss 50, this figure
"A. s''i'eo az by taking 10 per cent Of
.IOunl remaining after deductjng from
4. ssnai amount the s45, 900 p,id ont bv
n, 'eual government to iouidnto tho
\. ~ asln and sl25 to liquidatc the Ham
ls !. a'' INC vote by which the Kittrell
~, 'enued was approved was 8 TO 4.
|Jsr.n aus mo being Prince, Howard.
ins. NV aao Henderson of Lamar, who. 1t
i. .s'eod' will, when the bill comes Nh
HAassor. ~ SUBSTITUTE the Prince
IL II, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE NO
|x naa s decided to report a substitute
aa,s.,. libel bill; passed up the tax
|rss,~ PHI for future discussion and
| Il rs,. y unlavorable report on tho house
|hrr - statutory standing to the at
se1erai's three assistants. House
|lls,,s 'paimlttee No, made a favorable
h, j, ~ NV an unfavorable minority re.
|hr,,,, O'l giving the Chambers heirs
X 49,, % sue the State for the nurnose
|sssr !, any claim they may have
~ !. : ior land appropriated and con-
~ m, Ae i'epublic of Texas for public
htt ~, svusc committee Oh education.
~. nning In session several hours
ks.s,D report fayorably upon Evans fof
sex Z" extending the text book law
h,Irs. uole than 10000 inhabitants aud
Iaa.l Z sllhin its provisions all books
u 10 the course in which ann,ic.nts
'sae!snt 'sS are REQUIRED to
b MUSE this morning Mr. Brtdpers
MI. treated slight breeze by intro
ta ,,,.I lssolution (which was referred
n m 'ee on Federal relations) call
psnns protest against contemplated
tss ~ OF several Western counties
|>Ae 4, ,'e. In explanation of his reso-
k4ns y hridgsrs states that there Is an
y d ns made to create a new State
y no., sv'uon Of New Mexico and taat
NJ q. ~ o. the scheme propose to OBJ
<Hl,s,sss st'on Of Ell Paso and seyerai
I u NM NM counties. which are to BIO added
~ y. apiaied commonwealth. A rezo-
Askl,u,. -'saay passed the New Mexican
y AnIs, 70 Gays. approving the scheme
Is4s ~ spou the Texas legislature to do
sgslle -, appoint certain number OF
~ i s i to assist in the work Of
y head on. = 'A'S '0p0s''''n