The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-25

appropriate to the school fund out az tht
general revenue 500 900; and also tha
patents issue on all legal files made in tho
general land office prior to the Hogus
decision against Land Commissions,
Baker by the supreme court. Referred 10
committee on public lands.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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The House.
AT $3.50 the house was called to order
by Speaker Sheriff..
Rev. J. w. Gatlin. chaplain, offered
the invocation.
Journal of yesterdays proceedings APP
proved without reading
Chairman Henderson of the finance com =
mittee submitted favorable reports on
house bills providing $4,000 for the per
diem and mileage OF members and $40, 900
Tor contingent expenses. These bills are
known as house bills and 4
message from the governor given
elsewhere) was received aud read.
Referred to the finance committed
The reports Of the finance committee
were adopted.
On motion OF Henderson the rules we're
suspended in order to place bill No 2
on its second reading and ordered to en-
grossment.
VI lliptiOh vi tltuutISO0 tue OIL was,
under suspension OF the rules, passed
On motion of Henderson The rules were
suspended and house bill No. 3, providing
appropriation of $4,000 for contingent eA-
penses was passed
Childs OF Bexar introduced resolution
expressing sympathy with the Doors in
their war with Englsnd and urging our
senator's and representatives In congress-
TO vote for the adoption Of the Mason and
Sulz r resolutions, Offering mediation
Garner said he had no doubt but that
the adoption of the resolution by this
house would settle the scrap in South
Africa, so he moved reference OF the reso-
luton to the committee on Federal rela-
lions.
childs took the floor to speak to his
resolution.
Bailey interrupted to ask II this resolu,
ton would not stir UP discussion OH
the Philippine question and the Bailey
Clifton senatorial race.
Childs assured him not.
Tarver called attention to the fact that
not man had been killed In the South
African Republics, all the slaughter having
taken place on British soil.
Chambers raised the point of order that
the speech was out of order as the sub
ject. was not embodied in the governors
call.
continued his address.
Chlders notified Chlds that it was
useless for him to hope for the passage
of the resolution, because should II be
passed he (Childers) would certainly veto
It.
At the conclusion of Childs' remarks
Lloyd addressed the house, taking the
ground that the house should not waste
time considering subjects which it had
nothing TO do with. He said the house
had plenty TO do attending to its own busi-
ness
Peery moved the previous queston--ref-
erence OF the resolution to the committee
on Federal relations. 1t was referred;
ayes 70, noes 80.
Hon. n. T. Simmons. a prominent citi-
zen OF Wise county. was invited to a seat
within the bar OF the house.
Savage introduced a resolution that the
State printer be ordered to print 600 copies
extra of the daily proceedings of the
house.
shropshire said that he opposed the res
olution because the committee on contin-
gent expenses had cut down the appro-
priation for postage to IS per member,
which would cost each member $40 II he
sent the journal to his constituents.
Henderson of Lamar introduced by
unanimous consent house bill No s APP
propriating $i97 90 for deficiencies for
the two years beginning March /, 1893,
and ending February IS, 1900.
The committe on contingent expenses
reported adversely on the resolution in
troduced yesterday providing for the post
age allowance for members, of $40 each.
cutting the amount down to IS each.
Adopted.
Teagle moved to amend by striking out
SO and substituting $40.
Calvin moved to table the amendment.
Under a question or personal privilege
Conoly said that he thought 81 was sufh-
cient for postage during the Session.
The motion to table was lost and the
amendment was adopted, members being
allowed SO each and the chief clerk and
other officers OF the house 81 each.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted; ayes 70, noes 49,
oliver introduced resolution providing
that each member be allowed four copies
of daily paper publishing the proceed
ings, the same to be paid for out of coa-
tingent expenses
Terrell moved to table, but a motion
to adjourn until $3.50 took precedence and
the house adjourned until that hour