The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-28

instructing the secretary Of state TO can
Gel It's permit to do business In the State.
As this is something that can not be
done without judicia! ascertainment. 1t
is suspected that the honorable gentle.
man has gone into the grandstand bust
ness again and is simply trying to create
another opportunity for himself to shake
up the oil people. Until the purpose for
which the Waters-Pierce oil company
was Incorporated is declared unlawful by
legislative enactment the gentleman from
Travis will have a hard time securing a
revocation of its permit.
MIR. SHAW. BY A MAJORITY OF ONE.
secured the adoption by the house today
Of his resolution calling for light on the
prize fight recently held in Galveston.
The purpose of the gentleman from Dal-
las is to find out why 1t is that no eff
fort is made by the Galveston county
and city authorities to prevent pugs from
operating within their jurisdiction.
MIR. PHILLIPS RESOLUTION Inviting
Mrs Carrie Nation to visit Austin and
address the legislature has gone over for
another day. Its author expects it to be
tabled.
THE SENATE APPoRTIONMENT COM
MITTEE met this afternoon and appoint
ed a subcommittee consisting OF David
son tDe Witt, Wheeler, Wilson and
Turney to begin the preliminary work of
redistricting the congressional districts
of Texas The subcommittee was in
structed to commence work Immediately
and to report at the earliest possible
moment. The sub committee was author
lied to, employ an expert clerk it assist
in securing and compiling statistics and
data necessary to redistricting Ad-
journed subject to call
MALLS BILL.
The following is n copy of the bill In
PRODUCED by McFall In the house this morn
Ing to revoke the permit of the Waters
Fierce OH company to do business in the
State:
An act revoking the permission hereto
fore granted on the 31st day of May, 1900,
to the Waters-Pierce Oil company TO do
business In this State and directing the
secretary of state to- cancel the permit Is
sued to said company on. said date in &c.
cordance with the provisions of this act.
Whereas, On the 18th day Of June, 1891,
there was entered in the district court of
Travis county in a certain case therein
pending, styled the State of Texas versus
the Waters Pierce Oil Company, judg-
hltnl peIpeluuily euJolHiup tue Sdlu WAT
ers-Pierce Oil company from doing bust
ness in this State because of certain vic.
latlons of the antitrust statutes OF Texas
by said company, which judgment was af.
frmed by the court of civil appeals and
supreme court of this State as well as by
the. supreme court of the United States;
and,
Whereas, The officers and stockholders
of said Watcrs-Pierce Oil company, for
the purpose of evading and avoiding the
force and effect of said judgment afore-
10 -AIx sold oil
company on May %, 1900, and rencor.
porate under the same name on the day
following, and on May 81, 1900, ap
piled for and We're granted a permit TO dc
business in this State under and by virtue
OF the Incorporation act of May 20, 1900
and.
Whereas, The acts of said officers and
| stockholders aforesaid constituted a fraud
upon our laws and our courts and were
violative of that spirit of friendship and
comfy under and by virtue of which alone
foreign corporations are permitted to do
business in this State therefore,
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Texas, That the permission here
tofore granted on May 81 1900. to the
| Watcrs-Pierce oil company to do business
In Texas is hereby revoked and the per
nit Issued on the said 31st day of Nav
1900. by the secretary of state to the said
Waters Pierce Oil company is hereby can.
| celled, annulled and held for naught and
| to enter said cancellation in accordance
with the provisions of this act; provided
nothing herein shall be construed to limit
or curtal the right of the said Waters
| Pierce Oil company to engage in inter
state commerce in this State.