The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
RESUME OF THE WEEK.
Considerable Accomplished, but Another
Session Can Not Be Avoided.
be consumed BY tha committee IN its 70.
consideration uf the matter.

he consumed by the committee In its &c.
consideration VI the matter
The resolution providing for tho appoint
mont Of the governor, attorney general
and comptroller as q board 20 represent
tho states interests In the matter OF the
Reorganization of the First National hank.
was passed by both houses during tho
week. and, with tho governors signature
attached. will become law next week.
IL Is confidently expected that the whole
matter WIN be arranged quickly and with
satisfaction to all parties at interest Ihe
cost nnd red tape which would he entalleu
by q permanent receiver for the bank win
no doubt pc 0hylated, and, WIN the new
money which ~ Is expected to be put be-
hind the Institution, II L. expected that
doaositors VIII eventually be paid 10 tull
ana thqs the STATE VIII receive AZ tn t,
agency for the State treasurer
In this connection IL should be said that
statlng most emphatcally thar the amend
uent 10 the appropriation bill offered by
him on Thursday and defeated by vote OF
10 to was not aimed az Iirg,a5surer RCD Eh
amendment in question was as follows:
Amend by adding at the end Of sec
officer or agent of this State, or en-
pioye Of any department Of the govern
from this state any salary, allowance
or sum OF money due to or claimed by
such person while such officer agent
or empioYe Is IN arrears with the State
State any sum whatsoever But they
sun so due or owing TO such officer,
MS account With The state, ana he
shall only receive the balance due him
after such account due by him 10 the
state IS paid and it shah be unlawful
for any such officer, agent or empioye
TO accept or receive from the State any
Of the moneys aforesaid under the con.
violating this provision shall, ~ an
agent or employe, be discharged, and
If an officer, snail be subject TO be re
moved from o6ice IN the manner pro-
vidod by law, and It Is hereby made
the duty of the attorney general to in
sttute and prosecute proceedings for
senator Potter states that his only pur-
pose was to provide for possible contln-
gehcles and that he does not believe that
the omendment, 4 adopted, would have
forced Treasurer Robbins resignation. The
senator had, an amendment along. similar
lines passed by the Twenty.sixth 1egls-
lature, aud this amendment became null
ana void when the appropriation Dill
passed by that legislature expired. BY the
amendment introduced Thursday he sought
to reinforce the present statue; which
prohibits the comptroller from issuing war
rants for salqrEeto any one inown by him
State. Senator Potter says that with him
i Is matter OF principle and not Of par
ties or policy.
The senate passed a representative redis-
trlctng bill on Friday. The bin was the
house bill with several amendments tackled
on. The house refused TO concur and the
matter went dnally 60 a free conference
committee, which has begun It's work.
The senate also passed q senatorial re.
apportiaa ment bill. which, IN the main. left
the present districts undlsturhed. Thera
Is not great deal OF difference between
this bill and the bin passed b. the house.