The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
PROCEEDINGS


emit. WIN Quorum \.
herr presented petition 49,.
VI favette county protest,rs " a'''es
heavy tax on bowling alleys 's'''s y
yeti introduced a bill don.,,.
city OF Austin the north hal, !. Y y
upon which the charred ruins ], 4 \. = \
temporary capitol now stapa ~
block to be used as site y, ~ y
library. ~ . pss.
Greer secured the adoption !,
ZION amending and correc.i,. .N''
resolution introduced by him VI, ' Il
ence 10 the route of the Proposes \. "
channel from deep water a, sas,.S Y
to the Neches and Sabine river. - =
Miller secured the suspension !, -.
business and consideration If y y y'nal'i
amending the Dallas city chArte, ~ 81
Amendment by Miller was ado,,.,
Vldlng that nothing in the bin XII "
hlblt the city of Dallas from issp,as ', ~
as follows: For the erection n ~. va
tory not more than sl5.O0o n ,s usaaI
streets not more than $4,000 and r. ~,
~ ssh A 49, i'silt ana water plant not mo-,
.nan S'V'VVV' me Dill was ordered NJ
crossed and passed finally under sns, =
sion of the rules. '-'p'''|
The senate next considered po.,sr. ~
nesuiatlns 'ne saie OF Isolated and deasAaI
sections Oh scnooi lands Potter sscgrNl
lhe ADOPTION Oh amendments giving III
nano commissioner discretion In cllsslh.l
rug sucp ianos ana prescribing the .e,rt'
SoV', Oh tnelr SAFE, also requiring tints'
lands TO pc SOLO Tor cash.
me blil was ordered engrossed NJ
passed hnally under suspension Of M
rules
nv penolnB business tAtlees bill ttf
lining libel as basis for civil action "
aSlnages) was next considered and AtA
onered an amendment to add another 81
ton reading as follows:
me defendant in civil action icr
damages, founded on libel as defna
IN section l OF TINS act shall be llahl'
!9r al, dptusi usnlases oucssionea
the libel be malicious, exemplary q
puhltory damages may aiso DC FeCosea'
ana IA every case NANCE sDa'i % ~.
sulilso ~ tre uelenuanl iaiis y VIZ.
S sacttnn . o'e ~ th,s 49, 10 p's''s'-
sectlon . OF ms aet' .,.v . /.
! VIZ Atiee' duuie'slns uimss ~. =
ehen t4 IN, spone ~ nv ~, s se,,sS,s "
Jus. NJ 20" w. a,o S s,.,s INA ,nsr,s
po ,, psS ~ ,n ro, nd h a,,S !; Slys' Il
nas,ed and tound IN he defective Il Ill
ba 1880 rrsi .te az me neyt regular yss;It
rr,,e ,,,snS,ne,t was adonted.
Davidson offered an amendment ~
vidinr that owners or part OWEN q
printing presses and typesetting machsA
Shall be held part responsible where dis
ages are aaiudeed as a result Of pass
cation of said press and macalhA
Adopted.
Burns secured the adoption OF an amfls
ment inserting the running Of Yrep1t
ton" of a person as basis for dans.,s
Morriss secured adoption VI ah 49, 4. Z
ment providing that damases Vau =, !,
cured whether The publication y wv \
not, If it affects the chastity Oh sN' !
male No. a, n
14swis offered as suustsuse ~ Is.
pending bill the measure arawl ~,
ator Dlbrell last session ana Will IA I. 4,
the senate, but was not acteu upVn \
house. XII,
In speaking to his substitute, seD ~
Lewis thought it better than the p,'' r.. 4,
ing, and dwelt on tine aDssnse ssoaIa h
libel law which he declared sno.'. (,
enacted for the responsive pf''s Z n
State. ,,otj,u II
The senate voted down the mou. 's. \
Yantis No nostpone further cons delsa Y,
OF the bill and substitute uhlil f' r,srr.
in order to give the senators ~ I'll
tunity to read the substitute 49, M.
be printed in the journal toln'. p,iir,.
Their consideration, on motion a,,lat
son, was postponed until IN we ~ n.
In connection with the supsnsus, X Z
Dibrell called attention OF tne hsr,;bl,
the original bill, which has been n', III.
mutilated by dnterlineatlons o. az ~
until, he declared, cert1heo s,,is
game could not be made ana sa az. !, b.
shame that such a record is on ne J, 4, 4,
archives Of the state, ana ieS " ,hsa /,
appointment of a commil'es
investigate the mater, aossr vas "
The next bill on the caienas. arsp-
Lewis and odell, known ~ ~. ~ ruuuiss
header bill. which prohiolts W. ID
of more than one working .,.0 ssyurisls
train in this State, win ,,",',T n
majority report and adverse m'pV''T =
port signed by Dibrell. .,,r,,ls,
Dibrell moved to substitute the NJ ~ d
for the majority report; lost: y -
10 noes. .,,aot ID To
Greer offered an amenom .ss trl n
shape of a substitute f9f sns possr 4
giving the railroad commiss,, ss Il douhls-
regulate or prohibit the runnS gty TO b
headers and making II tae,. ..,ss sheasi
vestigate the question anu u ,r, ss,arisr'
or not II is dangerous OF ear. ,h.tjute pre-
and to what extent. Inc su ~ slslsia'
scrlbes the same penaitles
OF the commissions order Nj. cree
In support Of his substitute ,b,o'utsll
conterded that it is not Jus. Sin, y lccari',
prohibit the use OF two "o's sa,r and ln''
tives, but that the emlnently a. anr,S,ioa 4
tbt,r, e., A ie 70 reieg1te tuls W.. ,t<tis1