The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-22
PROCEEDINGS.


Austin. Texas. January 2L--The commit
tee appointed to accompany the remains Of
too late Representative Riding to their last
resting place at Bonham reported that they
hal performed their sad duty.
The committee appointed to arrange for
the election OF United States senator re-
poried their recommendations as tolilws:
First. that the senate AMI the house IN Iner
respective mails, proeeed 20 the election OF
a Uniteu states senator a. 1880 Il. NJ to-
morrow ana thai on "Wednesday the senate
meet IN JCint session IN the ntuse AZ l.
noon for the purp Sc OF declaring the result
OF the previous bal.'A.ng.
Cha rm4n heaurick OF the Bailey inves-
tigatng committee submitted the report and
documentary evidence ana gave notice that
he would cali Il IN for considerable at -
a. IN. tomorrow Mr. Hendrlck matted that
he DID MT cali IT up to1ay because CT tue
large number Of absentees, and would give
the members an opportunity 10 read the re-
port today.
Evans secured adoption OF a resolution pro
viding for the appointment o. committee
to arrange for the holding Of suitable memo
raj services Tor the late Representative W..
W. Riding
The SPECIAL order bill bv Cchuter making
the State appropriation year conform TO tho
dscal year and requiring state officers to
close their reports al UNIFORM date was
passed
II use concurrent resolution bv Lane pro-
yding fer the appointment 81 a committee
10 investigate and report the condition OF
storm sufferers In Galveston, Brazoria, Fort
Bend. Harris. Waller and other counties
came up as pending business.
Moran secured the adoption Of an amend
ment requiring the committee TO ascertain
VIVA: disposition was made OF the RELIEF fund,
Parish offered an amendment providing
for The inves dgation OF the destitute In the
Brazos valley occasicued by the floods OF
1893 and 1900 Mcknight aadeG 'Co5oraaS
valley" 10 the amendment. The Parish
amendment Is amended vas then lost by a
vote Of 50 ayes, II noes.
The original resolution was adopted: 50
The original resolution was adopted 81
ayes. SO noes
Resolution signed bv Bullock. Greer Glenn.
Houts and Russell WIS offered, providing
for the printing OF 5000 copies Of the re-
port of the Bailey investigating COMMITTEES,
said pamphlet to contain the action OF the
house on the report.
Briagers offered substitute 10 have 2eo5
extra copies Of the Journal which contained
the report OF the committee printed.
Little advocated printing $500 copies Tor
distribution,
ton and the substitute. taking the position
that the Galy press had given fun ana sat
is actory reports OF the committee oeIp-
eraticns. Motion was lost BY, viva, vQee VOC
The substitute was adopted ana tho reso-
luton as substituted. profiding for tho
printing Of 2O0J copies Of the journal, was
adopted Nv a vote of 81 = 50.
The report OF ne committee uu tOllttilh ~ :
% penses on resolution nrovi9ing for tne
aIpointment Of two additional typewrters
and stenoeraphers. Favorable majority anu
adverse minor " renort
CALVIN. sigue: OF the minority report
moved is substitution for that OF the ms
ierity. Hawkins moved 10 table the motion.
The motion TO tab was lost me majority
rencrt prevailed. killing the resoiui on;
INC char laid before the louse cofniAlt Nc
suhgti ute for bin by Fears Increasing tnS
fees of district clerks On motion o. Ihvt-
mcnd the bill was placed on the ;aois suo-
The house finally passed. committee suos.l,
,uto MI making h an ohense TO het monsI
- .,vrhfnr or value on a gahle OF ed'u7
riaved IN private house. -,
Nexi was house bill by hogianl an -
Gin 6y,nr the scholastic age N IeSas lro-n
~ q, ~ years. with adverse majority repo5s
and favorable minority report. Win am nv
a.. exlng IL a. 10 II years oil age rus
,,rssent law Is from 8 TO l6 years OF sgs'
tn minority report was snbsttuleu i'i
NO n,aiority report and aeoptei. 80.
An amendment was offered signse ~ No n.
~ c,,ny and Gray ~ Eastlana chans nv, ~
h;,rons : 10 II 10 70 10 years q age Inc
p, rno,iou Of Chairman Wan Sickle o. tos
~ 'ia,ss c-p1nnt'-re - Napier oil Woou
rno aaded to that committee. -
-As;ourrei until O'Clock tomoTro" nioiA-