The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-23

! committee or any individual member OF
either -
scnatoP Paulus proHaNed against the
segregation of counties of the old Tenth
disuict all Of which had common interests.
Senator Turner said there were conditions
In tho southern part of the State winch
corl1 not be well understood by those who
hid not been there. He protested on the
part o. his constituency against Nueces
| County being placed In the same district
with Bexar county. Their interests were
ny no means the same His country was
Y best on Garth, regular delta of the
Nile as 1t We're.
lover Rio Grapde country had not always
hacl in favor of a railroad TO San An
tonic, and Senator Harris (Bexarl wanted
to hgoS u the people 9f san Antonio were were
a read. Senator Turner replied In answer
TO the latter that they probably were, hut
TINT II was because OF their own selfish
desires and not because they, wished 20
erl, the people he represented. He paid
his respects 10 both the senators who cues
timed that he had wanted the old Eleventh
district left as nearly Intact as possible
Tie bill was then finally passed by the
Ay,s: Beatty, Davidson cpe Vito.
bangor, Harris (Bexarl, Harris tHunp,
James, Lipscomh, Lloyd Miller, Neal,
Q Deli Potter, Savage. Stafford, Turney,
WAylund. Wilson and Yeti.
Noes, 9-Goss Johnson, Patterson, Pan
lnS, Sebastian, Staples Swami, Turner,
Wheeler.
The lin had been engrossed and went
Immediately to the house.
The bill, by Hanger, permitting owners
Of reel estate sold to the state Of Texas
fo3 taxes to redeem the same was taken
un. Senator Hanger spoke In support OF
the Hill, which was finally passed under
suspension Of the rules after having been
nmcnder by Davidson de VITO, Grnnan
aud Turner. Davldsons amendment pro
vidcd for the payment of all costs and in
tercst now required by law In addition 70
twice, the, amount of taxes; Grlnnan
the word penalty wherever II oecuiTedi
Turner amendment provided that IN cases
vhcrn lands have been heretofore sold 10
tne State for taxes under order OF the court
ard two years have already expired since
such sale, the owner of such land shall
have the right to redeem said land within
tNn Netrs after the passage OF the act on
payment of all costs and interest and
double the amount of the delinquent tax.
An amendment ~ Staples. seeking 70 give
dlyduals as well as from the State, was
iofr.
finally passed under SUSPENSION Of the rules;
The senate then took a recess until
3 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Galveston debt funding bill was
taken nm. senator Turner moved 10 amend
by striking ont the words 'and not later
than elghteen mouths from the date Of
the storm or other disaster In the nrst
part " article $50 Adopted The bill AZ
amended was finally passed under sus-
pension OF the rules.
Senator Paulus sent tup and had read
a telegram from ]. r. Wolters chairman
OF the Fayette county democratic execu-
tive committee, asking on the part of
1.-THE fghtlng democrats OF Fhyette
that Austin. Fayeite, Lavaca. Colorado
and Gonzales counties be allowed 10 re-
main IN the same district. Also tele-
gram from Flatonia, signed nv Arplm
coekrell Kaiser Tutwler, Sloma. Nc
Comman and Bunting and others, and pro
testing aginst the separation Of the coun
ties named.
poses only the Incorporation Of the town
or Childress was taken mp and, after he.
ing slightly amended. was finally passed
under suspensis, of the rules
The finance committee reported a sub
stitute appropriation bill for that offered
By Senator Turney,