The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-17
PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.


Austin, Texas, February l6.-The senate
met this morning with quorum present.
The First business was bill by Morriss
ming the salaries of superintendent Of
ine insane asylums at $4,000 each per an
nun. The bill was killed by the follow
ing vote on final PASSAGE
pbrell, Goss
feer, James,
a MCGEE, Norriss
soueF' Sebastian,
Stafford. Turney.
i Wayland,
Noes--t2.
auee, Burns,
\ Grlnnan. Hanger
a Johnson, Kerr
4 Lloyd Neal
Patterson, stone
/ Terrell Wants
n ORDER to finally dispose OF the bill,
iefreil moved to reconsider and table the
wy SHOWN above. This motion WAS lost
vote OF II ayes to IL noes, Senator
SWINE voting with the friends of the bill
W tns motion. The bill is in statu quo.
message from the governor was read
which an amendment Is proposed to
srlcie as. Revised Statutes, relating u
pmes delegated to city councils in pro-
na,hs water supply for any city or
Iarney secured suspension OF above
esualng business and consideration of
meel Dill authorizing the land COM
s ~ TO sell school lands to railroads
lor terminal facilities only. the commits
, ,,yaer 10 nave discretion in terms and
se Under section of the bill rail
p ssa Is permitted to purchase GAO acres;
Cha Cha secured adoption OF an amendment
/. s,sng this to the land actually needed
~ ISN'T OF way, depot and terminal facili-
az Terrell secured adoption of an
eassu providing that where railroads
MI 70 use the land purchased under this
Nm TOT the purposes named therein. it
go revert lack to the State. The bill
,rs,,.t nen ordered engrossed and passed
Fis unoer suspension OF the rules
VIZ Hanee committee reported favorably
dns, amendment house substitute bill re-
posss au yalorem tax for general pur-
asss rom ~ to Is cents; the amendment
= 'ne rate at i6 2-3 cents on the 500
= - commended by the governor.
,ba ne Atlee libel bill came up next with
Ia, LEWIS substitute pending. which was
NJ, " vote of ayes TO 20 noes. Hanger
~ Il. sseu the substitute above; last, Yam
Tspohe against any libel law.
MAJ. vi secured adoption of an amend
ars striking out of the bill the words
hsra publication is excused when II Is
ma made, in the belief OF its truth
ia, upon reasonable grounds for this be-
a. aha consists OF mere comments upon
n onuuct OF person in respect to pub
nrls, afs' or upon a thing which the pro-
public.r oners OF explains 10 'ns
;, n4hser secured adoption OF an amend
. sIna striking out "or excuse" in section
peng to Justification for libel.
- ot,ers amendment was adopted, adding
Il. n. lllaiion" to the list OF libel quail
~ Jus as was amendment by Goss add
- feelings" to reputation. busin SIS or
,nhIiatlon where injured by a llbelvus
.i,u amendment by MCGEE was PROMPTLY
's"su and motion nude by him 10 indefi-
az postpone was defeated by vote OF
rss 10 Is noes.
49, nlh was ordered engross2d and
49,, 49, finally lnder suspension of the
~ McGee was the only senator CASTING
ssailye tote in both Instances.
III "a ina introduced a bill amending al
~ ~ Revised Statutes. so as 20 submit
,b,.s vote OF The eltizens OF town
AN = ~ not the-muuiripai yster works
ord ssii be Leased. ThisS esf n ar
IA 80 Win the message receiftl from
~ toNernor this morning Towns ami
Ir operations reported same favor
a, persll secured confederation of hous.
s1ucirs ths ad rslorem tax for gen