The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27


The house, when it met this morning,
took up the appropriation bill on its Gnal
passage
| Hill, Mulkey and others sent up reso-
luton providing that the girls dormitory
to be erected at the university shall be
known as Oran NJ Roberts memorial ha !.
Schluter, as chairman Of the finance com
mittee, accepted the amendment.
Mulkey and Kyle advocated its adoption,
as the hall would thus be a, fitting monu-
ment to a great and patriotic Texan.
Adopted by unanimous consent,
Beatty moved to strike out the appropria
| ton of $4,000 for the erection of a monu
ment 10 Albert Sidney Johnston, arguing
that the State had no right to appropriate
money for such purposes and that he would
not only go on record on the subject bat
wanted the house 70 go on record The
amendment was defeated-ayes "A, noes %.
Phillips offered an amendm. Mt to pay b.
F. Gholson Of Lampas9s county SljJi j. W.
Benson S225 and W. NJ. Vaughn so" ior
| services rendered as state Rangers De
| tween April l., 1888 and April, lSnl
Dean moved TO table, and 1t was tabled
Morrow moved TO strike out two items
Of SO each claimed by "A. /, smith NTH c 90.
| roneously inserted by the finance commit
! tee according to an opinion by the att"ru,y
| general The items were stricken out WIN
| out division. ~
| DOYLE offered an amendment asking for
an appropriation of $4,000 out ot gen u
| revenue Tor the erection of school houses
rural districts, the sum to be equally az
vided. Kennedy tlAmestoncl moved u
| table, and it was tabled-aycs 40; noes ~
| The main question on the hnal pass &c
| of the bill was ordered ana IL was paSSeu-
| ayes IS; noes 81.
Decker moved that the minority report
| recommending the adoption Of senate Int
| resolution calling for a general inyts lsu-
| tion Of all State departments during leceSS'
| be taken up and adopted. ,...,,o
| Looney moved to substitute the mouse
| resolution for the senate's.
! The speaker ruled that neither mouon
was in order, as the committee mad R'hed
| the bill However, If the house saw NJ,
! it could take the resolutions up ana aEI
upon them. The bill had been pIlnteu VI ~
| ont sanction of the house, which was r.
The house then voted ayes so; noes 4ol to
| take up the resolutions ana raLlnc9 w
| printing of the bill ont of order. The Deck
| rr and Looney resolutions were renewed.
Palmer offered resolution p3stpon'ns
| consideration until p m. At lhaL ulhe
/ inc spen kcr TO be called upon to name inc
! committees and further consideration De
/ postponed and made the special order l9r
/ tom6rrow morning lie said the whole
! thing depended on the personnel OF tue
'V The sneaker called Satterwhte TO the
| chair and took the floor. lie Said ne ~
WAYS made 1t his duty to meet az IesPon'
! Letting the committee was q disagr ,7i Pie
| one nj hest If the resolution should oe
defeated those not named would hatuIu"!
crltlcise the speaker n :. o,ld not
Shaw interrupted TO ask II II """4u w.
oe The sneaker said that amy man IN the
| hOuse In his opinion. could selecl w
| committee than could he elected. MtI
wonid he elected on account Of popularii
| and moi dtness. He asked SHAW II az
was in favor OF the resolution In its pres.
ent shape to which N Sh n any pgff form. '
Shaw said he could name the comml tee
! from half n dozen favorltes OF the speaAV.
Speaker Prince said the remark eLa, ,g.rIiIo an
SSble man. was prejudlced and often m su ,i,
| charges which were not correct "u'
emanatcd from his prejudice mos
| lie said the postlon Of the speaker wa wa,
+rring one with i2s men from rs many on &
tricts to govern and please, ahd mo- AL nni
/ shaw had been elected and served as spJ IIad
er could he know the hh I1,sa bis dnty n,
by the position He had done MS uuy ~
best he knew how. should he select ,nS
committee In advance, u "q9 3n eaSe 2ea
the members OF II 10 attack. II ss often
| sons for recognizing some menu u IN ~,
sons aui a,bers because of their being con
! nacted with important committees 'ra,,,er',
Mcknight raised the point tha1 as tb'
amendment was not wei ti hhgd FOR con
SoGnpntly there was no committee to ap
point. , -. ,notfon
rhluiT e,,astion then required on the motioI
% ! s ny git The majority for the minority
report, la, - Savore1 M
amendment providing ih 1,ed I" Ne opposed
ItbeseS SMELLING committees" They , hns
been investigating and t2hnu .sslS,ic.
wrong. The adoption Cd tne sssV's"V'