The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-22

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providing form OF government for the
schools in the place of the statute re-
Gently declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court, thus providing for the
continuous progress and advancement Of
our splendid system of public education;
these measures without taking into ac-
count other laws that have been passed
within my judgment entirely justify the
present session of the legislature before
the bar of public opinion.
Joseph D. Sayers, Governor.
received in the midst OF discussion -of a
resolution offered by Mr.. Vaughan to the
effect that the tax bill could be passed II
more time were given for its consideration.
Mr.. Staples had just explained that he
and others had gone to the governor and
asked him II he would call a second ses
sion should they be able to get seventy
five members Of the house to agree to pass
the bill in eight or ten days and that his
excellsncy had replied in the affirmative.
of signatures to the proposed agreement
had failed, however, declared the gentle
man from Bastrop, and the1nore no re-
sponsibillty could attach to the governor
for the defeat of the bill because of a re-
fusal on his part to reconvene the legisls
ture without positive assurance that an
other session would bear better fruit thar
the one which was about to expire. Mr.
Staples was followed on the floor by Mr.
Prince, who was arguing that a desire fol
tax reform was not necessarily desire fol
the passage OF the bill submitted by the
tax commission, when he was interrupted
by Mr.. Beatty, who had grown furious over
the tenor OF the governors message. Pale
with anger and trembling with em4tion,
the gentleman from Caldwell fairly shout
ed at the gentleman from Navarro that
he dared him to hume the influences which
, had blocked the progress OF legislation
for the past thirty days Mr.. Prince re-
piled that he knew of the exertion of no
undue influence in the direction Indicated
and suggested that ii Mr., Beatty hal any
information on the subject it was in order
for him to disclose it in justice to himself
and his fellow members.
why was it," came the retoit, thai
II the hand OF the corporations has not
been at work here that their representa-
tives knew before we did that there was to
be no second session and left here yester-
day, content to abandon the field with the
advance assurance that they had won?"
Il know nothing about that" answered
Mr.. Prince. 81 don't believe that your in
situations are grounded on facts"
At this point the gentleman from Cald-
well grew frantic. Purple with rage and
and with clenched fists elevated. he
strobe menacingly up the alsles toward
Mr.. Prince shouting at the top of his
voice: II wish 10 God jim Hogg was gov
Iernor to drive these corporation hirelings
away from here that we might pass this
bill. The corporations are running this
State now and the people en't in 1t with
the administration" This was greeted
with grams, and the sergeant at arms
took charge Of Mr.. Beatty and escorted
him back to his seat. When the resultant
tumult had subsidized, Mr.. Prince calmly
remarked that If Hogg were governor he
would shake hands with the gentleman
from Caldwell and he was Jim Hogy
man. but was a Sayers man also and be-
lieved that Savers had acted periodically
aud conscien iously in every particular.
Mr. Bea ty shouted that he was for Say
ers no longer; but Mr.. Prince proceeded
without noticing the interruption and con.
cluded with an expression OF the opinion
that the session had not been fruitless.
even though the tax bill had not been
passed as 1t had furnished the predicate
Tor an~exte1ded study of the tax reform
question which would surely lead to safe
and effective legislation in the premises
and the incident closed without the talk
ing OF vote on the Vaughan resolution.
which was sidetracked by motion to take
a recess until o'clock. which carried.
IN OTHER PARTICULARS. todav,s SEES.
sion was fairly harmonious. There was
quite debate over the reports Of the free
conference committees appointed to set
tie the differences between the house and
senate over the land and doa ,iency appro-
pr.stion bills but both reports were hnaI-
" adopted and the bills passed. with re-
gard to the appropriation bill. the strug-
gle was over an item OF $4,000 for the live
stock quarantine department. which APP
preparation was finally agreed to by the
house As to the land bill, the troubls
was over an amendment to permit certain
purchasers of land in the lower portion of
olock 81 who has been knocked out by
the decision in the Bacon and Graves
case to repurchase from the State at 81
per acre aud over another amendment
giving persons who have enclosed und,s.
covered unsuryeyed public domain pref
sFenee right 10 purchase. The minority
report recommending that these amend
ments be not adopted was defeated BY the
following vote. which cleared the way for
the passage OF the bill:
Ayes-ss.
Barb, aa.n