The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-02
The House.

The House.
when the house convened at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, consideration of the reso-
tuition by Mr. Kennedy uimestone) d.
recting the comptroller not to pay Confed'
crate pensions to others than the original
pensioners was resumed.
Question required on the motion of Mr..
Neral to refer to the committee on State
affairs. The motion was tabled. Inc res
olution VIA then adopted.
to print house bill No. % with an unfav-
orable majority report me o,il pr9ViioeS
that county printing sneil ne Gn ,iSson na,S
court shall advertise for bids. The house
granted the request. .,. A.
The bill by Mr.. Bean, prohioltlng tne
are negotiable only Mt company stores, was
laid before the house as special order NJ
Mr.. Palmer offered an amendment which
he said was intended to prevent specuia-
ton in time checks by. providing that they
should be payable only TO the person 10
whom they are given for wages.
The amendment was defeated.
Mr. Palmer offered another amendment
providing that advances Of money or sup,
Plies by the company to the employc shall
be worked out before the empoVe QUITS
work, penalty was PROVIDED. me
amendment was tabled The previous ques-
tlon was ordered on the bill and IL was
advanced to engrossmeht.
Heslep moved to take from the taole tne
n,ircraiIcd
ponaetIon REQUIRED on n substitute offered
by awels a9p and The original bill The
urslen substitute puts upon the State the
9TpensS; %, XII males each county liable
for the expense. Heslep discussed his
sumnsti,nle AZ Ivns No house took recess
until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
when the house reconvened at 3 o'clock
Palmer rose to question OF personal PRIV
ilege.
Clements secured unanimous consent TO
,ra EN- ~ ~ nstbe miieare and pcr diem
~ ~ inotors Tho Hi, nnssed 10 third read.
Ing.
s 1v,n'J u o Jn Wiiiiamson( arguing for
] his emendment Jones Bridgers and pier.
son argued for the Heslep substitute; :,
/ hill the amendment and the substitute to
imaciarv rnmmittee Nc 1. Calvin moved
| ~ tails The motion. A division showed
| |roSointinn NV Satterwhite and Brldgers
cxtendIn~ The sympathy OF the house to
! Representative Henderson u.amarl, whose
| motion nv lively 10 adjourn over I'M
Ri Monday, tomorrow being Independence
day, was defeated.
! II sion substitu e an the Rober on
| amendment TO the quarantine bill.
! THE Heslep substitute was adopted; ayes
II noes H.
| The house adjourned until $3.50 O'CLOCK
Monday morning
HOUSE BILLS.
,a,,o,-t,c hills wore introduced in the
foiio"i"s ''''
hclse:
BY Aldrich--To amend articles 313, 3lf
375 and 3T6, of the Penal Code, relatin4
| TO lotteries and raffes and the sale OF iot
terry tickets aud the exhibit of signs "a
vertisInC the sale of lottery tickets, OF
the taking of orders for same, and PRO
vidinr punishment therefor. This bill
amends the law so as to prevent the sale
of lottery tickets and prohibit the estap
lishment of agencies for the sale OF sucf
tickets or for taking orders for same, ant
TO prevent raf1es In real estate OF persona
property The bill prescribes the same
penalties as are now prescribed by law
BY Cailan--To regulate the hours of TN
daily service Of laborers, worlimen anf
mechanics employed upon the public WORKS
of or work done for the state of Texas
and providing contract stipulations there
for and fixing the penalties Tor VOCATION
I Of the provisions OF this act. ms illl
limits aid restricts the hours Of the DAN
service of laborc- doing work for IN
State of Texas whether said work be don
by contract or otherwise, to eight nOur
zach calendar day, except in cases o
cxtroordinary emergency caused by fire
Hood or damage to life or property. IN
bill makes violation of its provisions
nlislpmcanor, punishable by hne or i'm, ris
onment. or both, at the discretion OF IN
Imprisonment not to exceed six months;
| Nv Perry-To amend article 1864 of tn
| Revised Civil Statutes, 1929 as amende
by the Twenty nth legislature is ana pre-