The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-08
A FATAL ERROR FOUND
Ia the jefferson County Separate
District Court Bill.
THIRTY DAY SESSION IS TALKED OF
Generally Believed There Viii Be Further
Matters Submitted for Considera-
ton by the Governor.

Austin, Texas, September IA mistake
was discovered today in the emergency
clause OF the Jefferson county court Dill
which has been signed by the governor
The clause was intended to read;
.cwhereas, the important legislation now
pending before the extra session. etc. Ana
the clerk in copying the clause makes it
read 'lltlgation" instead Of Legislation
This may be vital to the Immediate effect
OF the law.
Many members of the house are OF the
opinion that the second special~sesslon OF
the legislature will last for thirty days.
Others are Of the same opinion, as they
think that the governor intends TO submit
some additional subjects to them for legis-
lation.
Judge Perkins Of the Cotton Belt Hon.
Frank Andrews Of the Sunset-Central lines
and Colonel L. J. Polk OF the Santa re
were here yesterday and were buslly en-
gagged in conversation last night at the
Drisklll hotel They refused to give out
anything as 10 what they We're talking
about, but it is believed that they were
saying something about the doub.e-heIder
question being placed before the law
makers for action thereon II is wei
over the state are pressing the chic, 3execu-
tive to submit the question and ne may
Pq The contention is made in some quarters
that he c0n not submit anything except
that which Is embraced in his call but
the constitutional provision cn the subject
Is wide open and gives the governor the
option IL Is as follows:
THE governor may. on extraordinary oc
casions convene the leEis iturc at the seat
OF government, or ut a different place iu
case that should be in possession Of the
public enemy, or in case " the prevalence
ala ma Cd HN.HH
for shall state specihcauy the purpose Tor
which the Legislature Is convened,
The constitutional provision Eoyernlni
under the head Of "Legisiaive,' reads Us
follows: When rhr legislature shall bC
convened IA special session there shall be
those designated in the proclamation of
the governor calling such session. nr pre-
scented to them by the governor. and no
session shaA be Of longer duration than
The drsr provision does not say that
the governor shall NOT submit additional
subjects while the second one reads after
o comma, "or presented go them by tue
governor" Under this last clIusr, lawyeis
say that the governor can send III any
thing he wants to and m'mpers Of both
houses are Of the opinion hat he will
Some Of the oil mon say that he viii
submit the oil tax question agniu, and
several members who voted against it at
the first session say that they will support
1t this time should the governor submit it..
They give as a reason that II the measure
fails this time it win be impossible to
get 1t In In the future II such a thing
as an oil tax is to be imposed, and the
legislature thinks It necessary it can be
paFHe2 we'll in the future as at the
present called session.
The determination 10 stay In session Tor
the full thirty days IS well Hxed In the
minds of many members, notwithstanding
the fact that the governor Is more than
anxious for them to shut w shop and "a
home. II is his desire that they push the
work on the appropriation bin as rap dly
as possible. Whether or not he wants IA
submit some additional subjects is not
known. George Mendel