The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-25
Austin. Texas. January "a.


FEATURE Of today's session Of thu
,,.sture was the meeting of the house
.r,,tse on revenue and taxation
IN met this evening for the purpose
.,rIvips at method of procedure In
Icing Of the tax bill. A PROPOSE.
IA increase the membership of the
rul,tee was defeated. after which
smith of Grayson suggested thai
nassage OF the proposed bill NIGH
fastened by introducing each OF It's
rsny-two chapters as separate bill
4 dlsposing OF them one at time
n suggestion was rejected after CON
aorah,e discussion and the committee
a,ourued until tomorrow evening
M motion by Mr.. Smith pending tc
effect that the committee return the
N IA the house at once with favorable
,nort with a view of having 1t consId-
"a BY the committee of the whole TO.
u purpose of avoiding the loss of time
hlcb must necessarily follow the open
= Of a discussion thereof before the
mmI,tee ON revenue and taxation.
q HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES
As taken no action on the resolution
sferea to It yesterday providing fol-
h invitation to the senate to send one
Its committees to sit with the COM
tittee on revenue and taxation and hear
BE- arguments to be made against the
5Sill by representatives. of interests af-
ected thereby, and it is more than
fobable that said resolution will never
heard Of again, as the committee on
s,enres and taxation has itself tackled
De question OF procedure and is con-
jeded to be competent to dispose thereof,
h SENATE today laid out some work
tiih which to occupy itself while the
house is considering the tax bill. Sen
|tor Potter introduced a bill providing
br an accounting to the school fund
the lands given 1t by the constitution
1876. Said bill provides for a settle
bent on the first basis of the three
ubmittee in the report OF Land Com
bssioner Rogan upon the findings of
be special commission appointed under
be act Of March 2, 1899. On this basis
here would be shortage Of but 29,340
ces after transferring the 4,444. 1875
cfes OF public land on hand to the
Ehocl fund, II no account is taken OF
be s,2oS6ll acres given to the several
ounties for the benefit OF their free
chools under the acts of 1889. 1875 and
~ said gift being in fact supplement
any 10 the permanent school fund
iNAT0R PoTTER'S BILL was consid-
Pred by the land committee this evening
Put action thereon was deferred to give
Inc for Investigation of authorities on
/ DO question of whether the supplement
FRY fund referred to should not be
Fnsrsed up to the permanent school
und and subtracted from the aggregate
h which 1t is entitled under the divi-
700 OF the unappropriated public do
pam on hand in 1876 provided for in
Fne constitution.
nv FEW MEMBERS of the house who
'e under different guises, committed to
ne absolute blocking of the tax bill
NJ 'his evening making much of the
Peiest Of the proposition to print several
A'usand copies of the governors mes
sr' They called 1t first blood" and
sucked sleefully. but failed to salts
[-*fhy explain wherein there was any
[s1i0't lot them in the houses action.
y message has been given ample cir
~'ion Dy the press and is contained in
HI legislative journals and Just now
Il disqualification of 5000 extrt copies
.-s'e" can affect the question in hand is
-u' apparent.
4 housE COMMITTEE ON privileges
Il, s,ss.lons this evening took up the
" representative Tarver of Webb.
4 i AaS' 1t is alleged. vacated his seat
'p'ins the office of county super
-uen' OF education since the regular
r..s After some discussion Mr..
.,s.s -. was given until next Tuesday to
' statement in the matter.