The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-05
AFTER The PENALTIES.
Sc a.or Crinnan Is Now al Work on an In
poflanl Measure.
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al The Opera House-Ncmbers OF
Entertainment Comnittee.

Austin, Texas. February 4.-senator
Grnnan has ia course Of preparation u
bill designed to secure the collection of
the penalties prayed for in the district
court OF McLennan county against the
dissolved W ters- Pierce oil company for
violations Of the anti-trus. law, as well
as to provide against the escaping of such
penalties in the future by corporations
Ending themselves in predicament sinli-
lar TO the one which olused the d.ssolu-
ton OF said company.
The senate finance committee this even
ing decided to report tavorably upon the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the erection
Of dormitory for girls at the Agrioultu-
raj and Mechanical college. The purpose
Of this bill Is TO open the college to fe-
male students. The committee also made
some progress with the general appro-
prlation bill. scaling it in several partcu-
lars.
Congressional districts have reported to
Speaker Prince the following as members
of the committee to accompany the dele
sociatlon as provided for in Mr. Llttle's
resolution: First, Baldwin Rice OF Hous-
/ tom Second, 7. VI. Campbell of Palestine;
I Third, w. A. wilkins OF Greeuville;
Fourth W. C.. Hlrgrove OF Pittsburg;
Fifth. j. NJ. Pierson OF Mckinney; Eighth,
Or. George f, Perry of Hamilton; Ninth,
Louis j Workman OF Austin Lee J. Roun-
tree OF Georgetown alternate; Tenth, W.
W. Hoskins OF Velasco; Eleventh, Robert
J. Kleberg OF Corpus Christi; Twelfth.
G@wiu f. Chamberlain Of Ssn Antonio;
Thirteenth j. a. Kemp OF Wichita Falls
The Sixth and Seventh districts will Sc
lect their representatives. tomorrow. and
an effort Is being made to substitute b.
3, Paddock for Perry from the Eighth
district
The following letter was received in the
house this evening:
w J. shannon. Chairman OF the House
/ committee on Constitutional Amend
ments
Dear Sir: The cordiallty of the invita-
ltion extended to me by the house COM
mittee on constitutional amendments
through you by favor of February /, I
very much appreciate and although | h d
intended to speak tomorrow night at the
opera house on the subject OF the So
called Hogg constitutional amendments, I
shall c-nccl the appointment and make
the speech at 4 p. m tomorrow evening.
as requested, before the com nittee at
such place as may suit their own con
yenience. With sincere regard TO your
self and each member of the committee
I am respectfully, j. S Hogg.
The house devoted another hllf hour
this morning to the Gary Aldrich resolI-
ZION, invited Ex-Governor Hogg TO open
ms amendment campaign in represen.a IA
! tive hall tomorrow night. instead OF at
the opera house. 4 motion TO Die the
resolution, with pending amendments by
Garner and Boyd. was defeated and the
Garner amendment was finally adopted by
a vote lof SO to IS. Said amendment pro-
vldes that the invitation shall be to APP
pear before the committee on constitu-
tional amendments tomorrow evening, in
stead OF the delivery OF an address In the
hall at night
Inc house committee on revenue and
taxation this afternoon reported favor
ably bill by Mr.. Napier Wood TO tax
oil refining companies per cent of
their gross receipts. with an amendment
reducing the tax 10 ! per cent The bill
caused a prolonged discussion and the
favorable report was warmly contested
by a considerable minority of the COM
mlttee.
Judge W. ]. Mackey and J. S. Cuilinan
Of Corsicana were before the committee
representing the only oil refinery in Texas
in opposition to the bill. Judge Mackey
made the argument. He based his oppo-
| sltlon to the bill on the grounds that
there was only one concern OF the kind
In Texas; that it should be considered
an infant industry to be fostered and
that the State could not afford to dis
courage capital
In answer 10 questions by Mr.. Napier
ana others, he said the refinery purchased
practically all the product of the Cor
sicana field; and that II sold practically
Iall It's refined oil to the Waters Pierce
Oil company
Mr.. Napier supported the bill and pre-
faced his remarks by making the decla-
ration mat the refinery concern repre-
sented the standard o.! company and the
Waters-Plerce oil company was the dis
tributing agent in Texas and surround
Ing States for the Standard Oil company.
Attempts were made by Messrs Lively
! tpallas) and Moore (Travls) to reduce
the tax to 4 and u of l per cent, but
tney failed An amendment reducing
the tax TO ! per cent offered by Mr..
Beatty (CaldwelI was adopted. The COM
mittee by vote OF to 4 then adopted
the motion to report favorably.
The committee on town and city
corporations mel this afternoon but ad-
1onrned until tomorrow at 3 O'Clock he
cause the proposed Galveston city charter
had not been delivered by the printers.
Chairman Travis Henderson received a
telegram from the city charter commit
! tee Of the Galveston council asking a
4 posiponement for week. He replied that
the committee would so ahead and they
would have chance to be heard when
they were ready.
Tho railroad commission committee
killed the bill by Mr. Lane (Fayette) pro.
IViding that no railroad receive as its
proportion Of interstate rate a greater
or less proportion of the through rate
than its mileage OF the haul
judiciary No / reported fayorably on
tho bill by Terrell (McLennan) to con-
slrue the fee bill so that the clerk hire
shall be deducted from the excess COM
pensation Of county officers. over the
maximum OF $500 n wear allowed