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

On motion OF Senator Turnsv ~.
ate refused to concur in house arnepsu.r,,
10 the senate general deficiency and ass.
tional appropriation bill, and se,.,.,
Dibrell. Turney. Davidson, waylana 81
Hanger were appointed on behalf n 4,
senate at free conference committ..
The report OF the free conference oom.
mittee on the Potter land bill was rsc.y.l
read and adopted.
Inc free conference COMMITTEES an N.
general deficiency bill reported that AZ,
could not agree. The contention risAs ~,
| the house amendment striking out ,lia
Tor deficiency in the quarantine dt,sr
ment' The house committee REFUSE, i,
recede from the amendment and tina -.
ate contingent refused to concur IA
The following resolution was pre,eiId
by Senator's Potter and Turney ana ltt &
the table subject 10 call: efT-f
Whereas, This is the last day oftb
present called session OF the Twenty. IA
legislature, and,
Whereas. There has been Introduce 4
the senate during said session twentox
DIS besides large number of simpliri
concurrent resolutions. or the twzt
one senate bills introduced, fifteenl Nh
been passed by the senate and all dG
others have been considered, and,
Whereas. The serate has received 10
the house during the present sessions
mouse bills, all of which have been q
sidered and passed by the senatt, an
Whereas Under the provision OH
constitution of the State of Texas, oil
to raise revenue, commonly called Ak
bill, can not originate in the senateSa
can only be passed by this body aftens'
irg been passed by the house, and. s
Whereas, The bill known as the tltl
introduced in the house early IN tisser
sion has not reached the senate diu
The session, although the house hsiia'
gently considered the same. therfc y
1t
Resolved l. That the senate haleG
ready and willing from the beginns
the session to faithfully and fullycos
slider the tax bill.
Resolved 2. That II is the sense uss
senate that taxation In the State Of ean
should be equalized and that all thnA'
den wealth OF this Slate that haSesp
avoiding taxation and has not paid Pr (
rata part thereof should be reach ~
taxation, including the property
corporations and individuals that fe@-
fore have avoided taxation or not p y
proportiorate and proper share ols4e
and all rights and privileges grantedf sas
State that has not paid their porn y
taxation should be reached and calS'Fa
by law to be rendered for taxation.
Resolved 8. That II Is also theens,
Of the senate that the landed lnteHs 9 Y
this State have long paid the great rs Z
OF the burden of the tax assessed -.
government, which burden has iaii si
most heavily upon the homes ancmss
lalded estates, and that sucn ~.
should never be increased unless aha..'
" required by the needs Of the 'e'n z
ment. .-,,oa
Senator Davidson secured the 49, .s,
OF A substitute for the three resAMss
PRESCRIBED yesterday with references ..t.n
employment of offers after the sa''
The following officers will be rels uooI
finish up the work: Secretary !. s,srt
Journal Clerk w. B. O'Qu!nn' N
Journal Clerk Thos. Fl. Napier, .s.s
DAYS; Mrs. Pauline Evans. posuri.s
for FIVE DAYS, and Sergeant
H. Allen for two days. rdaeR
Senator Potter called up Tue s,rp-
given above in reference TO MAJ soca-
ment. He spoke at some length 49, ba!
cy of the adoption OF the resoaa sss,.ss
said he did not want
called. =, h,,otiu1
Senator Hanger, in suppoN OF pseutisa
10 indeAnitely postpone the rsoud
said that to adopt these resol,u nsn,prisls
be unjustihlab,e and also !, iuruf
for the reason that It smacKs o..f,e,-
expressing himself on q case .,surr;
words being en- a jury and coh 1sss5g ~
that the commission was sppo 70 s,u,snt
lest LEGISLATURES in response u lat 70
In the democratic platform. p,I,suttsd
sensible or thoughtful man wouasrds
for one mlnuse that that n. Iislshrt
compulsory on the part 81 "a ,sh ,ht
10 mass any and all bills wnioaa Ia
raw nv that commission. anu as 81
demanded that the legisiatuls, ey,nsr
r. Commended the erst duty q a. ,,isoes
her OF this legisllSsure Is 20 ni sje1A'n 4
and his judgment Contln,s he put
Hanger said that when the tals r. s,p-
form demanding tho appoih.s,nns lie so'-
mission II was 10 be conpos,ss vk a{sss
ernor, comptroller and sts'e liz 2
sna mai they appointed "a vhpts
annointment wa MT dsFanuea n
plated by that platform.
Asia,rned until $3.50.