The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13

AS a SUBSTITUTE, neTucn anu Ratcfu o.
| fered a new article. making the tax 5000
per annutn. II is as follows.
| From every person OF corporation, tela-
graph, telephone or railroad company or
corporation doing business In this State
that shall use or permit to be used their
! lines or wires for, or shall operate or
carry on what is known as the leased wire
brokerage business, or office or piars
where the dealing IN futures Is engaged
in. or lease or permit the use Of their
\ lines or wires or either OF them. $4,000 per
nnnum fer each office or place where such
business liz carried on. Aud from each
I person, firm or corporation or associa-
| ton OF persons selling in this state any
message, news or information relative to
7 price or market price Of any article.
| thing or commodity which Is net the
message, news or information or market
4 price OF an actual article, thing or COM
I modify but which information, message
or news Is the market price or contcln-
plated future market price OF articles and
( commodities not for actual bona hde sale
and delivery. the said annual occupation
J tax OF $4,000 per annum for each office or
( place where such sales are made or where
said business Is carried on or placed for
inspection or for the benefit OF their Gus
+ toners or the public. hut nothing herein
/ shall be so construed as rsnealing any
| law prohibiting dealing in futures, and the
Il
Y not be construed rs licensing the business
1 for which such lines or wires are leased,
or which may be aided o. carried on by
means or aid of such telegraph telephone
or railroad companies or BY any othar
method
Powell moved to postpone until Thurs
dav ats clock. Chambers moved to post
none indefinitely, and Derdsn moved to
table. The motion to table (Powell's) was
4 first put, and prevailed. The motion then
I required on the motion 10 table indehnite-
ily. Loot, 81 to 10. The substitute was
( then adopted
SAMSON moved TO amend by striking out
the words "or shall operate or carry on,
also striking out the words ''or office or
place where the dealing IN futures is en-
gagged in" and insert the words TO any
person. Arm or corporation engaged in
dealing In futures" On motion OF Suther-
land the amendment was tabled aud the
Derben substitute becoming his original
amendment, II was adopted,
! Wheles' amendment reducing the taN
/ on sewing machine peddlers to $40 was
4 placed before the house aud the ayes ana
noes were demanded. and the amendment
was adopted, ayes 81, noes 80. aN lt
Phillips OF Camp moved TO amend by
adding organs. Lost ,at.t
peery offered 10 amend by making tho
tax $50 Ruled out OF order, and the sub
Subdivision a. taxing state agents for
real estate loan and Investment companies
$50, was adopted.
Substitute 80, taxing credit agents $500,
4 payable TO the comptroller, was adopted,
Substitute SO. taxing skating Kinks $40
4 was adopted,
I substtute AZ. taxing baseball parks in
towns OF 5000 or more inhabitants $40. vas
taken up. 14ivsey moved to amend so the
section would read In "or near CITY,
etc. This ne changed TO read or "wlthiD
Two miles of, Teagic moved 10 fRelf
Lost pe3
strike ont lin or within Two miles oil city
Teage moved 20 table, and II pre-
vailed
4 Liyseys amendment was adopted ano
the subdivision as amended vas adopted.
SUBDIVISION As, taxing steam laundries
SO was tplseu up, 2 I'd ..s
Neff moved 10 strike out Steam SO as
to include the Chinese laundrles
Brldgers moved as substitute that tue
fentire subdivision be stricken out
Neif moved to table tho substitute and
II was tabled.
ruent BY making he law apply only IN
cities OF 5000 er more.
4 The chair placed Nen's amendments be-
fore TIM mouse. anu ~ Nia eNt'PNtN'
Rochelle moved to table. Lost.
McClellans amendment was lost
Kennedy and Pitts moved TO amend by
reducing the LAX from $40 to IS. Lest"
savage moved to amend so that the sub
division would not apply 20 women Who ut
their place Of residence did washing tor
pay.
nut inc section so tsat the subdivision
would read steam or Chinese iaundries'
Tabled.
shannon moved to strike out the subdl-
vision AS amended.
Savage withdrew his amendment aud
Shannon withdrew his substitute.
Robertson OF Bell moved to reconsider
The amendment OF Men. striking out the
word steam" which had been adopted.
Childs moved to table. Lost
The motion 10 reconsider provailed ana
Ned's amendment WIS defeated.
The vote recurring on the subdivision
, as recommended by The commission, The
ayes and poes were Demanded ana ln'
subdivision was adopted ayes 80 noes "a.
Bailey explained tt1t on Saturday "a
gave notice that he would move the preYi-
Gus question on all amendments pertain
ipg 10 the engrossment OF the TAX Dill
but az the chair had ruled thst IL would
require tso-thirds vote 70 reconsider
TIC order under which the hGuse wa
biz pertaining 10 libel and defining
privileged matter Introduced By Princej
was referred TO judiciary No. !. r
Thanks were rendered to Haqutn trbl
OF Red Men for an invitation to etteud the
celebration OF the i6sth birthday Of George
! Washington at Laredo.
Kennedy Introduced resolution, whici
he desired 20 lie on The table, that The
house adjourn sine die ~ noon on satnr
day
5 recess until p, m. was then taken
AFTERNOON SESSION
When the house met at o'clock Deeke
moved to suspend pending business an
take up senate land oil Jones move'
that the land bill be made the special orde
Tor 10 O'Clock Thursday morning. Lost
beckers motion 70 suspend pending bust
ness and take the bills up at once was ais
lost cup moved 10 suspend pendln
business and set senate Pill No. Tor TO
morrow nor1ine at 80 o'clock. Lost.
Wooten offered a resolution TO create
new section. 4s ca. taxing all retail 70
dealers s. regardless OF tho population G
the town. Lost
Subdivision is, taxing dealers In 0
manufacturers OF Ice, WAS taken up. Woot
, en- MAYED 20 strike out dealers so as