The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-14
NO MORE TIME ASKED.
The House Tabled Mr.. Masterson'S Second
Session Resolution.
PITTS ATTACKED BILL AND COMMISSION
from HiiI-House VIII Hold Night
Sessions to Consider otbcr bills.

Austin, Texas, February 49,
THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUN aud lois
OF talk in the house today Masterson's
resolution providing for the appointment
of committee to wait on the governor
for the purpose of inducing him to call
another session 10 give time for dispo-
siion Of the tax bill was pending ard
furnished the predicate for quite dis
ploy OF oratorical fireworks. Mr. pitts led
the assault on the resolution and took
advantage of the opportunity to attack
the tax bill as a whole. The last dem
ocratic convention, in his opinion, had
toyed with something that was loaded
when II adopted the plank providing for
such commission as was created at the
regular session to prepare a tax bill:
The governor and the other State ofh-
GERS who served on that commission
acted In defiance OF the legislature, as
he understood 1t, when they undertook
10 perform the work of revising the tlN
lnws-usurped the functions of tho leg
islative branch of the government-and
now the legislature was face to face
with the proposition Of enactiug laws
formulated by agencies unknown to the
organic law The Masterson resolution
was tabled and Messrs. Savage and Sta
pies undertook to make the house so on
record AS being of the opinion that the
governor knows his business in so far
as calling another session is concerned,
but their resolution to that effect was
ruled out Of order by the chair,
SUBSEQUENTLY, MR.. GARNER GOT \
CHANCE to reply 10 Mr. Pitts. 1t was
in discussing a motion offered by Mr..
Calvin to make the Potter land bill the
special order for tomorrow under the
euise of supporting motion by Mr..
Wright to refer said bill to committee
Of Eve lawyers to settle the question of
law. involved therein that the gentle
man from Uvalde got in his work. lie
paid his respects to those whom he was
pleased to call obstructionists. aud served
notice that he proposed to get action
on the tax bill before lending his aid to
other legislation. it was useless, in his
opinion, to covertly knife the tax bill
under the pretense of solicitude for the
fato OF other pending measures. The
Wright motion was adopted and chapter
III OF the tax bill relating to county ad
valorem taxes and county and city oc-
cupation taxes, was taken up. a little
later, in Difference TO the wishes of
those who want to dispose of pending
bills, even though the tax bill should
fail of passage, resolution by Mr..
Wright providing for night sessions be-
Cunning tomorrow, for the consideration
of such bills. was adopted
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION Mr. Gar
ner came to the front again with mo-
tion 30 quit considering the tax bill Sec
ton by section that 1t might be from
now on disposed Of chapter by chapter.
In support thereof he explained that
there was no disposition on his part 70
cut off debate or abrldge any members
privilege to object 10 such features Of the
bill as might seem Objectionable to him.
He simply wanted the house to do some
thing and thought 1t about time to mani
fest "A disposition to seriously deal with
the business on hand. Mr.. Teagle APP
proved the proposed change in the
method Of procedure and frankly admit
ted that if certain features of the bill
were enacted into law he would vote
against It as whole. For this he was
ready to answer 10 his constituents and
asked no one to help him bear the re-
sponsibility Tor such steps ms he might
take in the matter. Mr., shannon, an
avowed friend OF the bill, opposed the
Garner motion He saw no good reason
for changing horses at this stage OF the
proceedings and was not satisfied that
the transaction OF business would be
fastened; haste in the premises might
be followed by repentance at leisure.
Mr.. Childers did not want the bill
rushed through. II was too important
proposition TO hurry over. His people
had sent him here TO exercise discre
ton and move prudently in the matter
OF legislation and he proposed to act ae-
cordiugly.