The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-21
THE GOVERNOR lSSILENT
Delegation Of Legislators Asked Him to Call
. Second Session.
BELIEVED THAT he WILL DECLINE TO DO II
An Effort VIII he Made to Secure q
Vote ON the Bill Today and Cause
Further Time to BE Granted.
Austin, Texas. February 20.

Austin, Texas, February 20.
THE HOUSE this morning concurred in
the senate amendments to Coles bill
providing a uniform method Of electing
school trustees In the Independent dis
tricts and passed the senate bill provid-
ing for An accounting to the school
fund of the lands given 1t by the consti-
tuition OF 1876. This business disposed
OF. motion to indefinitely postpone
consideration of the tax bill was de-
feated as was a motion to return to
consideration thereof chapter by chap
ter and Mr.. Livesey called up his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which
Morrow's amendment to chapter 6 was
adopted last week. Said amendment
provides that debts may be subtracted
from credits rendered for taxation. ex-
cept such debts as are secured by lions
on real estate. in the case OF which 1t
is required that they pay their proper
ton of the tax borne by the security.
Messrs. Liysey and Wooten spoke in
favor of reconsideration and Mr.. Morrow
10 the contrary and the motion TO re-
consider carried by a vote Of 60 to IS.
SUBSEQUENTLY, the amendment was
stricken from the bin and chapter Vi.
restored to the condition in which 1t
was submitted by the tax commission
and On motion Of Mr.. Ratcliff further
consideration Of the tax bill was sus-
peaded to take ZIP the deficiency appro-
priaton bill. The entire afternoon was
thereof. and It was finally passed after
having been saddled with number OF
minor amendments.
IKE SENATE this evening refuged to
corcur in the house amendments to the
bill accounting TO the school fund for
It's share Of the public domain and
asked for free conference committee.
TIE request was granted and the com
Dlltee met tonight and came to an un-
Outstanding and will report in the
morning
DURING THE DAY the governor was
visited by delegations from both
branches Of the legislature. which urged
him 70 call another session and promis-
ed 70 push the tax bill to a finish II
given further time. but his excellency
declined to indicate his purpose In the
matter to all who called upon him witt
regard thereto. Tonight 1t is asserted
that an attempt viii be made tomorrow
TO bring the house up to the rack on tbs
bill and that the result will be suct
that the governor will be forced to rec
ognize tho Significance of tho vote ant
give the legislature another chance a
the bill. The prevailing opinion, sup
ported by many significant indication
is. however that when the Legislature
adiourns sine die tomorrow It will sta
adjourned in so far as the governor /
concerned.
GOVERNOR SAVERS today signed tn
anti-double header bill; also the bill
providing an appropriation OF $4,000
TO complete the work on the Ablon
epileptlc asylum; also the concurren
resolution torb!ddng the C7nfederat,
veteran monument to be erected in from
OF the capital gate, as is now in con
temptation.
THE DALLAS CHARTER AMENDMENT
was sent to the secretary of States OF
fce TO become law without the gov,
ernor's signature.