The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-21

again with the members. He thanked
the members for kindness toward him and
expressed good will for all his colleagues.
| Jones offered resolution providing for
| chapter.
Shropshire made the point Of order that
when the house yesterday reconsidered its
action whereby 1t was considering the tax
| bill BY chapter the effect was to indef-
nately postpone further consideration OF
the bill. The chair overruled the point
and declared the bill to be pending busi-
ness.
Powell moved to suspend pending bust
ness and take UP the land bill. Adopted:
Ayes g.. noes a.
Palmer offered an amendment provld-
Ing that the commissioner of the land Of
| fee shall issue patents to all persons
act and their assigns. who have complied
with the provisions OF the laws of 1890.
Shropshire offered a substitute as fol-
lows:
Section Sa. The provisions OF this
bill shall not be construed 40 as to
authorize the sale Of any land to other
than actual settlers. and the provisions
OF this bill shall not be so construed
as to authorize the commissioner OF
the land office TO issue any patent
whatever to any person, vendee or
lessee. who has not resided upon
said land sought to be purchased or
patented under the provisions OF this
act for period of three consecutive
| years.
The previous question was ordered on
the pending amendments and passage Of
the bill
| The Shropshire substitute was voted
down; ayes 81. noes g..
| The Palmer amendment was defeated:
81 ayes 81 noes
III q
| layers. Caldwell and Smith OF Collin.
The school trustee bill was taken up
and Cole moved to concur In senate
| amendments. The motion prevailed:
! Ayes as. noes 2. elements and Deanl.
| Henderson OF Lamar moved TO suspend
! pending business and take up the de-
! fcieney appropriation bill. The ayes and
noes were demanded and the motion was
! lost Ayes 90. noes 40. Not the neces-
sary two-thirdsl.
Pending business (the tax billy was
| then taken up and Jones' motion to take
/ up The bill by chapter was placed before
the house.
Terrell and Smith OF Collin offered the
] following as a substitute.
Resolved That this house resume
consideration OF the tax bill on chap
ter g. and continue It's consideration
chapter by chapter.
Resolved further That thirty min
utes shall be the limit allowed for tho
consideration OF any chaaser and
that vote shon be taken upon tho
passage OF the bill at 10 o'clock a. M,
Wednesday, February 81. 1900.
In order to allow every member to so
on record, Henderson of Lamar moved
to indefinitely postpone the tax bill and
( ayes and noes were demanded. The mo-
ton was lost; Ayes o. noes IA
Terrell withdrew the portion OF his sub-
Al a Il
chapter TO thirty minutes and Jones ac-
cepied the substitute for his resolution.
The resolution was lost: Ayes Ga. noes
40, (Nnt the necessary thlrds).
The speaker laid before the house a
letter from J, s. Myrlck. president. and
William G. Bell, vice president OF the
board Of trustees OF the blind institute
urging the necessity of the house includ-
Ing in the appropriation for deficiencies
the sum Of 81 900 for the purpose OF pur-
chasing two washing machines, as the
, clothes of the pupils can not be washed
, in proper time, which Will necessitate d
closing OF the school II this washers are
not secured.
' Livsey called up his motion, which hat
. been spread upon the Journal. to recon,
slider the vote by which the Morrow
amendment" had been adopted Morrow
made the point Of order that the hous,
i having adopted the chapter, as amended
[ Vt could not reconsider the amendment
without fret reconslderlng the entlr,
chapter. and this would require a day
s notice. CMr Schluter had presided al
o morning after business beganl
y The speaker ruled that the point wa
not Well taken. From this Morrow ap
pealed. and prince in the chair) the vot
on shall the chair be sustaineci" re
suited ayes So, noes IL
e on resumlng the chair Mr.. schluter wa
II warmly applauded by the house. Judg
Morrow took tho decision with good grac
and wanted the vote made unanimous.
o The vote to reconsider the vote b
t which the Morrow amendment, allowin
the deduction Of debts from credits 4
:. listing Of propertv for taxation and re
II curing that the holder OF notes secure
r. by real estate shall pay an equity pro
portion of the taxes resulted: Ayes 6
noes 80.
r The, speaker signed the bill amendln
; the charter OF the city OF San Antonio
and the house took recess until O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the house reconvened at 2 O'Clock
the Morrow amendment being pending
business, shannon. Grogan, Monroe ant
schluter offered as substitute for sec