The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20

take a vote thereon. Mr.. Brldgers re-
marked that 1t seemed TO him 70 be q
question Of who's afraid to vote on
the tax bill. AS far as he was concerned,
he was ready to vote now, but thought
that the subject was one Of such mag
nitude as to require careful considera-
ton before being fully disposed OF. He
wanted to go ahead with the bill and
consider 1t honestly. II the governor
did not call another session It was
his business and not the legislatures.
N ANSWER TO A QUESTION by Mr..
Garner, Mr.. Smith of Grayson admitted
that he would not vote for the bill
whether or not his and the Bailey
the chapters heretofore passed tax farm
property to its full limit and let city
and corporate property escape, he de-
clared, IN disregard of the constitutional
requirement that taxation shall be uni
form. Mr.. Monroe moved to table the
Smith amendment and 1t was tabled by
vote of SO to "a Mr.. Phillips OF Lam
pasas moved to table the Bailey amend
ment and Mr.. Henderson of Lamar arose
and claimed partnership therein and
spoke in Its support He insisted that
the tax bill was a campaign issue and
that the calling Of an extra session to
consider it was mistake. In his opin-
ion 1t was proper matter for the next
legislature to consider after the people
had had time TO intelligently discuss 1t
and instruct their representatives. as
to what they wanted in the premises.
He was willing TO vote "aye'' on such
portions of the bill as has been passed
but would vote mo" on the remaining
chapters IL they were submitted without
discussion. He denied that the legisla-
ture was in any way responsible for
the tax bill 1t was the governors own
pet hobby and out Of Difference to his
wishes commission has been convened
to prepare the measure but when the
legislature had been convened and the
work of that commission had been sub.
mitted to the committee on revenue and
taxation Difference was no longer IN
order. Then it was that 1t became the
duty of the legislature to perform it's
sworn duty regardless Of any mans
hobby. He was In favor of tax reform
but did not propose to swallow 1t in
unbroken doses. The Bailey amend
ment was tabled by vote of 81 to 90
ON MOTION OF MIR. COLE, the bill pro-
viding for a uniform method of electlng
school trustees was taken up for the
purpose of concurring in senate amond-
ments thereto, pending consideration OF
which the house adjourned until tomor-
row morning with the understanding
that said amendment will be printed in
the Journal and that the Cole motion will
be privileged tomorrow.
BEFORE ADJOURNMENT. Mr.. Livsey
gave notice that he would tomorrow
move to reconsider the vote by which
the Morrow amendment to chapter Q
of the tax bill was adopted.
ALL SORTS OF RUMORS are afioat with
regard to the probable calling of an
other session, it being apparent now that
there is not enough time left for the
senate to dispose of the tax bill even
II the house should finally pass 1t to-
morrow. Some wiseacres assert that O
test vote will be had on the bill within
the next twenty-four hours and that II
the roll call develops working MAORI
ty on the affirmative side there will be
another session. while others claim to
know that X the bill accounting to the
school fund for its lands and the bill
providing a uniform method of elect
ing school trustees pass finally the gov
nor will let the legislature go home
when it breaks up Wednesday at The
expiration of its constitutional exis-
tence. Neither prediction is justified BY
any sort of executive expression, how
ever, as his excellency tonight stated
to The Post correspondent that the stu
alton is unchanged in so far as he Ii
concerned and that he is not ready Just
yet to disclose his intention in tbs
premises.