The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-24
Austin. Texas. January q

Austin. Texas, January q.
mr. EXTRA SESSION Of the Twenty-sixth
,..,.I,ture started off peacenbly today. The
800 nronlptly disposed OF the prelimina
=, and adjourned until tomorrow The
,,n.s began operations in business like
~ and got along without hitch until
~ shank Of the evening. when its old
s.hs n talking to no purpose ard of work
~ aself up over nothing got the best OF
II.
srypLE RESOLUTION introduced by
~ Smith providing for .he extension Of
y invitation to the senate to send one of
4. eommlttees over to sit with the COM
,rlt,es on revenue and taxation during the
.ensideratlon of the tax bill was what caused
smbedying the method of procedure to save
TINA agreed upon last night between Speak
az sherrl. Lieutenant Governor Brown
Irr and Tax Commissioner Colautt, it be-
Ins anticipated by them that after having.
n conjunction with the house committee
heard all the arguments to be advanced
,raipm the bill the senate committee would
rot care to hear repetition thereof after
,hs bill reaches the senate. at the cost
o. additional time
In WAS MADE EVIDENT. however, that
,hs interests which most earnestly desire
ne defeat OF any kind of tax legislation
want delay above anything else. hoping to
wear the legislature out and to ultimately
bully It into a submissive rtate. Shrop-
shire OF Parker opposed the Smith resolu-
tion alleging that il was too radical de-
psrure from established precedent to be
disposed OF offhand and moved its reference
10 the committee on rules. This occa-
sioned lengthy discussion which ended
10 the adoption OF the Shropshire motion,
Which signifies delay of at least forty
hours at the very beginning of the session.
But 1t Is not to be deduced from this that
smaiorty of the house is inclined to be
dlatory in the matter or that 1t is OPP
posed to the proposed legislation
IN THE MEANTIME. the lesson to be-
harmed from today's proceedings is that
there is an active minority on hand ready
TO take advantage of every opportunity to
FN'fHA HiihA az NAbI anu thhN ~ - utNtuu
Inc In large measure upon its ability to
causs talk and consume time for success.
On the whole there are very few mem
hers who approve the hill in Its entirety.
Most Of them have an amendment or two
that they propose to offer. vet the crowd
shch really homes for the defeat Of the
Dill or wants TO see IT deprived of its most
prominent features is small II is a smart.
active and pugnacous crowd. however. and
soint TO fRht from the Jump. taking ad
vantage OF every parliamentary subterfuge
to carry its point
MASTER SON Of Brazo-
ria county called on the governor this even
lur and urged him TO recommend that tho
people Of the counties affected bv tho
nissoF river overflow last year be exempted
nom tnat on for the present year lie
vas promised that the matter would re-
fslve executive attention as soon as the
business Of the session had progressed far
enough to rsrmit OF an ostimate of the
amount Of time il any that would be LEFT
ior the consideration of other subjects than
'l0'e embraced in tho call.
AMONG THE ARRIVALS this morning was
nou' John I. Browne from Harris county.
~ received almost an ovation from his col
NaSnes as MIR. Browne is one of the most
p'puiar and at the same time most influ-
spusl members in either house. Mr.. Browne
N's moi won bubble reputation by speech
Ashins but on the contrary by his hard
WIN IN committees and nmoug the men,
v'ts' AS one of the members expressed
Browne knows Just when TO speak
s1' lust how much TO say; for this reason
= IS regarded as safe. conservative leg
spr' one who always weighs his sub
~ u an impartial manner and is therefore
!" vote intelligently," 1t is need
~ 70 say that II his colleagues in the
.s''a'ure had the privilege Mr.. Browne
suo De unanimously elected mayor Of
'"us'on' As representative of the greatest
'u'nerelal and railroad city in Texas MIR.
2. '0Nne has carefully studied tho tax bill
~ Appfeciates the fact that great inter
s@ y Houston are vitality interested in
~ pending bill and will look after the
~'''es4 OF all classes of his constituency.