The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-15
PROGRESS BEING MADE
a. the Comm tees Having Charge Of
the Uedistricting of the State.
st,l1t BILL PRESENTS A NEW SCHEME
4,.v Different from Any Others Pre-
e''s ..,ed-L etter from Attorney Cen
eraI Which Is Important.
Austin. Texas, August IA.

Austin, Texas, August a..
.,v,s SESSION Of the legislature was
Fereid OF special features. Both houses
,r,,e ir session during the morning, but
,hcr transacted only small amount Of
,'n,,ness and brought out nothing of
s.,ncular interest beyond the passage
,bs house Of the concurrent resolution
v,dlng for contract for the water
i,,,nly of the Southwestern Insane
ssrlnm at san Antonio.
r,s:, COMMITTEE MEETINGS were rrtn.
!, more interesting. The senate sub
,,umlttee on congressional districts sub
rI,tcs Its report this afternoon and con,
s,da,atIon thereof will be commenced to.
,,,,ow morning by the full committee
Tho report is different from all Other
s,raneements so far suggested with ref
c,epcc 10 the First, or Houston district
IN that II places Brnzora county in thar
N.tr;rt. walker county the home Of
c1neressman Ball is also included. The
cp,s, line is SO divided as to give each
MARI all possible representation and each
~ the sixteen districts Is shown To he
safely democratic The report as whole
~ teen very favorably commented on
rms CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE in
mo house is working on the arrange
me,, first agreed on by the subcomnlit-
,ee and is making what might be termed
favorable progress. A number of other
committees were in session but none
developed any interesting features with
rht exception of the one which Is In
yeNlgating the bank matter A letter
received by this committee from Attor-
ney General Bell Is given elsewhere
TIE treasury committee is still hard at
wcfk counting cash and the doors Of the
treasury department remain closed.
FitE GOVERNOR sent his second message
70 the houses today, 1t had reference
60 the Eplleptc asylum to be built at
Abilene
THE FEATURE or THE HOUSE SEES
SION today was the adoption of the con
current resolution allowing the board of
managers Of the Southwestern insane
asylum Of San Antonio to enter into n
ten years contract vic the water works
company 70 furnish water to the asylum
Under the terms of the contract the
water works company will lay a 10-inch
water main Two and half miles long
10 the institution This will furnish an
abundant water supply and give first
class fire protection TO the institution.
The company will furnish water ut the
rate Of 62.3 cents per 1000 gallons If
i5eOoo gallons are consumed daily, and
all over that amount used will cost 9
annfc
at the asylum were deplorable aud the
Institution had to have water.
n sIDENT PRO TEN NEAL of the 5, n.
ate and Speaker Prince of the house
today signed the concurrent resolution
relative to the Endorsement of Major
Luther R. Hare of the Twelfth cavalry,
4 U. s. A. Cor brlgadier generalshlp.
4 Later the resolution went. to the governor
4 and was appr9Yed and signed by him.
4 Copies will be sent to the Texas delega-
4 ton at Washington, to the president, to
4 General Miles and the secretary of war.
1NR. MFALL did not call up his steel
q strike resolution today There is some
talk of 1t being defeated when it is
& called up and the substitute offered by
3 Nj Lane adopted instead. However, the
resolution is by no means without
friends
Following Is the substitute resolution Of
,qfefed by Lane this morning to take the
place OF the one sympathizing with the
Fee strikers, presented yesterday by Nc
NFaI:
BE It resolved by the house OF representa-
'l}lyes Of the State of Texas
N inat trusts, mouopolies and combinations
"a ts0 SSsspltal which control the prices OF com
tpNMs are contrary to the spirit aud
n W. o. individual rights and liberty, ami
| eaiculated to and do impoverish the
IA f pa,, and enrich the few.
b ossAeYlng as we do that the United
nles Steel corporation and organization
MN ssahtc trust, we denounce the meta
Isl y ~ such combination as hurtful and de-
I'M OF the rights of the people. and
"A neneve thar such combinations and
sse rob the people of their honest earn
"a X ~ successfully as does tn, highway
N{her q, inc point of the pistol and that
III STTht are oppressive to the laborer.
|,iAi,as ~. We heartily and sincerely sympa
|.fbeir WIN the laborer and consumer in all
FL ,r mNpIal ana civil efforts to destroy
ia MISS ana combines, hut we denounce
T. ffkas HttaWiul destructive and criminal
sebsss lnstieated and brought on by an
< adessS ana political and designing labor
Isd ,I which ar q disgrace to civilization
winch are destructive of the best in
|tf,ss Of the labOriug people who are
Creatures.
topDd see 4 such strikes the breeding
tked OF National revolution ana blood
ia Fnsgguual TO- that Of the ancient nations
/, tays npe We realize that such strikes
va FUSED more financial loss and physi.
&nsnmetlu 70 the lahoring people and the
4 tred - OF this nation than can ever b.
b.fsnds ~ oe repaid, even should the de-
I'll thesso i me agltators he granted. Some
+ Ia 49, losses may he enumerated taking
q follows, az uasis'
. an n ~, nundred thousand lnborer. thrown
+ Nght mnati, lo@ meni for the term OF six or
|H to- issiu9' whose wages would amount
n 9f s6000. 900 "'''ioii IN SIX months To
4 "a ~ GAS, classes Of steel and Iron goods
cotton e people Of this country fnelud.
81 COTTON ues' TO he used in the ballng
fimaed nave greatly Increased In price.
+ 5Ne araI, many millions of dollars
MA npatils uesfe 10 express ogr deepest
& lshorer tue unfortunate ami misguid
hands VINO must innoeently suffer al
& *iition hi both Of the curses az civ
\ a ltihn ~ ,elptore mentioned in this res.
q i've eenu we here pledge our moral auI
&# yoke ~ III an attempt 10 throw OF
:. trusts monopolles. comblnes.
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