The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-07
PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.

The Senate.
hpscomb secured consideration of housc
Din extending two years the time within
which interest aud principal must be paid
on school lands in Wharton county.
Mpscomb had adopted an amendment
aiding Brzoria, Fort Bcnd. Waller Harris
and M@tagordl The bill then passed hnal
" under suspension of ihc rules.
Potter secured consideration of house
Dlii placing on the market for sale all IN.
surveyed public lands, regardless Of the
county in which they are situated.
Turner had adopted an amendment pro.
Nldlng that the detached or Isolated soc
lions or fraction of sections be sold on
forty Sears' time. As amended. the nil.
passed anally under suspension of the
rules.
Harris qIunO moved that the senate
take up aud consider qhe house ~, provii.
ing FOR the establishment of girls indus.
trial school
Davidson de WILD objected to a consld.
Grafton of the bill, and made The polnt OF
order that thc resolution adoptcd YESTERDAY
prohibited the consideration of honse hills
On other days than Tuesday. excep. locll
aud road bills, and by unanimous consent.
LNIlas thunt contended that the resoIu-
tol simply changed q rule Of she senate
and that a two-thlrds vote of fhe senate
could suspend st.
The chair held that the resolution is the
inSt expression OF the senate and that
therefore the former provision that a rule
gould be suspended by Il two-thirJs vote
mas been superseded, and IN consequence a
house bin could not he considered where
there is shiertion.
After further discussion Of fhc parlla
meMary points at issue IN which motion
was made and withdrawn to appeal from
the ruling Of 'the chair, Miller moved 10 re-
consider the vote by which The resolution
was adopted.
Another discussion ensued over a further
point or order by Davidson DcWliO. to
uhe effect that the motion TO reconsider
Ihe vote by which tue resolution was
adopted could not be considered today, he
cause II repeats or changes ,'hc rules, anu
one days notice must be given OF any at
tempt to change the rules.
The chair ovcrrulcd the point saying that
any resolution couh be recOnSldcred, n tne
motion is made within the proper time,
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was adopted pre-
/ vailed, and the question required on the
! adoption or rejection of the resolution.
Hanger moved 70 postpone consideration
of the resolution for TWENTY-FIVE minuTes.
Davidson lDe Wtl did NOT believe the
/ resolution should he used 10 make ducks Of
/ one bill and brakes of another; In other
/ words, to he used to kill one hill and pass
3 dlninfF. lie hflPNtHl II SnnNil ne Nllkf ~
all and as It is not applied thut way he
/ WAS against the resolution.
The motion to postpone was lost, and
the resolution was defeated by n vote OF
- 10 l.
Odell moved to reconsider and table the
| vote by which the resolution was defeated;
! lost-ayes s. noes 49,
| The question next REQUIRED on tho mo
| ton to reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was host The motion failed. !
ayes, II noes. and thus the resolution was
killed
Hnrrls nIunt) then secured consideration
I of the girls industrial school bill
Davidson de Vito offered m amend
mcnt striking out the appropriation 81 s60'-
! 600 and inserting 5000 10 be used in de
4 fiayng the expenses Of the commission to
lac selected 10 locate a site for the school
! lost The bill then passed finally under a
suspension of the rules
House bill creating more efficient roam
system for Van Zandt county passed
Johnson had considered house bill provid-
ing for the appointment Of public welghers'
Miller had amendment at%ptrd ma
the giving of false weights miSdemeanor
Harris iBexarl had amendment adopted
! Inserting knowingly give false weights
The bill was passed finally under sus
On motion Of Miller the senate refused IN
I grant thc request OF the house for FREQ
Conference committee on the Dallas charter
Harris niunD made a successful motion
10 have conference committee Appointed q
his hill providing for the printing OF mi
form election tickets. ana INC 70 ,to~lh "
Bexar. Staples Wheeler and PauluS
Turner secured final passacp OF tue pun
lie warehouse bill. 49,,
Monday AT 1880 o'clock was set for IN
executive session to consider notary up
Free Free conference committee report on IN
| onarantine hin was adopted. which maze
| counties pay One.third and tnc STATE TWO
| thirds of the cost Of maintaining quaran
M. c.l had finally passed his bill establish
ing the merit system IN the paymeh.
under officers ana eulPi"9es AZ t"S 90"
panlus had finally passed house Mll prr
,iding that any town or Villages organize
into an Independent Scno2i .Is' n'r,,ors J
| 49, or moro Counties Is hereby declared
aid intsorporation for free school purpose
from fbe date Of ITS Incorporation -
crinnnn secured final passage Z" nous
! IN a,,tt,,,-i zing commissioners courts I
appoint health officers Tor uh'hoofpol'l'
Beatty secured inal passage Of .a Rogse e p
! creating a more efncient roau ssS''" ~
N1noriHSon ne Witt had finally passp
house bill creating bettT f"an ss'en
10y I,dNd hsd considered committee suhsti
int for house bin providing for the en-
largernent and extension on inc IRON PIP
industry al Rusk penitennary, A.,
..,,drcent w,as adopted striking out IN
wards thereby instructed" and Simply ~
thorizing the experiments e De slaa &C. !
ihe matter Of using ,lg.l,r s.s,,.,ny nr,f IN,
.crIsicn .sdlreciing' the peniei var
basrd "a extend and ealsrsr ne ssa
~ the. iron pipe mannfac;nry ana ieaN'Ns
diserctionlry .,,n,,f sav.nx
,rouId XIII the I'LL ,,.-s,, 81
Davidson me VIII, or,..1yay station I