The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26
The HOuse.


The house was called to order at 10
o'clock by Speaker Sheriff.
The members were feeling in good
humor and started out by demand that
the journal of yesterdays proceedings be
read.
Before the clerk had proceeded beyond
the roll motion was made to suspend
further reading and motion to taD.e
followed. The ayes and noes we're called
for; ayes "a, noes so.
The question then required to the mo-
ton to suspend the reading of the journal .
ayes and noes We're again demanded and
the reading was suspended; ayes 81,
noes ..
Chairman Schluter, chairman of the
committee on revenue and taxation, moved
that the committee be excused during the
remainder of the morning session; adopted,
Chairman Henderson OF the finance con-
mittee moved mat Tolbert of Grayson be
added to his committee; adopted
Kennedy moved to reconsider the reso-
luton adopted yesterday providing for
the postage allowance of members and
officers of the house during the session.
Shropshire moved to table, but with
drew the motion, by request, and the mo-
tion was debated and afterward the mo
ton to reconsider was adopted without
opposition.
By Brdgers-Resolution to order the
public printer TO print 700 extra copies
of the Journal, beginning with the first
/ day, the three copies at present allowed
to each member not being sufficient Ter
rell moved to table; lost
| Terrell then moved to refer to commit
! tee on contingent expenses, which was
/ opposed by Savage, chairman of that COM
mittee. The motion to refer to commit
tee on contingent expenses was lost.
Motions TO adjourn were made by sew
eral members, but Mr.. Neff, who was in
the chair, ruled the motions out of order
Speaker Sheriff., who was on the floog
suggested that the house should remain
in session until the mileage and per diem
expense bill had been signed.
The chair then put motion to adjourn
and 1t was lost.
Ayes and noes were called for on the
resolution to order 700 extra copies OF the
journal without reference to the commit
tee on contingent expenses; adopted; ayes
IS, noes IS.
BY Grubbs-That sergeant at arms be
authorized to order printed 1000 copies OF
the proceedings of the house on the 23d
and oath, provided the cost did not exceed
$25.
By Bridgers-To amend by striking out
1000 and substituting 1000, Motion 70 re-
fer was lost
Message from the governor was received
and read. The message recommended tht
adoption of the request of the penitsntiary
board asking the sum of $4,000 for an ice
plant at the Gatesville reformatory; re-
! feTred to finance committee.
/ Amendment providing for printing o.
1000 extra copies of house journal for ths
2Sd and Gath came up. Motion to tabl:
was voted down.
The question required ID original mot. or
to order 5000 copies printed. Ayes ant
noes were called for and the resolution
was adopted ayes 81, noes SO.
] CELLS in the chair.)
i BY Sutherland-To amend the rules 81
as to increase the committee on revenu-
and taxation by increasing the member
ship TO 12s members during the first called
session of the legislature; referred t,
committee on rules.
BY GIubbs--To reconsider and lay OF
the table the resolution providing for thu
printing of 1000 extra copies of proceed
ings OF the first two days of the session
adopted.
Message was received from the senat
announcing that that body had passei
house bill No, 2. the bill making the ap
preparation TOT mileage duu per ulSm-
Chairman Schluter of the committee oil
revenue and taxation. submitted the re
port of his committee. which is as fol
lows:
l. That house bill No. / be consideret
section by section in committee unit
/. disposed Of.
2. That the chairman of this commit
tee give notice 10 all parties who deslr
to be heard in reference to said bill t
make known such desire and the amour
81 time the desire and the feature OF tn
, bill that they desire to discuss.
8. That this committee hold open meet
tngs in the main hall Of the house, begin
ming at 10 a. m. January 26. and hear al
arguments in reference TO said bill
T. That the number OF arguments an
time be fixed by the committee.
5. That when the argument is hear
the committee will go into executive ses
sion and act on the bill. Adopted.
! The speaker signed house bill No
, the presence of the house.
BY Wella--Petition from citizens Q
a Denison protesting against the taxauo
/ of building and loan associations as pro
posed in the tax bill.
q Message was received from the senat
announcing the passage by that body Q
house bill No. 3, appropriation for con
I tingent expenses,
Adjourned until $3.50 tomorrow.
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