The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-24

get no relief. His constituents h.a
sought Tor relief. Cattlemen We're vain
3ut grass and unless the commIs.Ine wlth-
ne c c,s rules II would he cheaper 10 shon,
IL Sathc tnan 70 move them north vroyd'
Tie said the law creating the cn vs,nMAr1.
Mas Unconstitutional and the annrarris ~ IN
snt9gia be stricken out. "pp'Op''a''0n
a arYl. aud said the line was nroni
continued. should be
BBridgors defended the commission
FARMER took the position thai The cor,
mission was undemocrafIr nnd Wy COM
he Ieie ab 4I only certain class and sbonId
BRYAN Bryan argued against the amendment,
continued. suouln be
:, Gray tEastland) held that the ousron,t,.
i ,,nv WIS not correctly drawn ana aiscrirn
less W No"'inissloh was use
Snaw advocated the retention OF the ron,
~ ~, y; as Its adjustment would reSni,
oral go neAas neing .guarantined by the Fed
II noes to % ayes. was lost
umpnc printing was next taken m No
IN 1ha"iy ana Greenwood moved to strike ONT
we appropriation for printing The renorts
9 1t the higher courts, amounting Ia sod 0o1
tue amendment was adopted without Az
cI nlo,n. me contract had already been let
Iunhc buildings and grounds Alfred az
fered an amendment to reduce from 80 o 9s
70 SlV'uVo the appropriation for Iirbt moi
n nnnH contingencies. He Contended thar stn
S oI Was ample. The amendment was adopt.
-, stollenwerck offered nm amendment fixing
.. salaries OF watchmen and firemen in.
stead or voting n lump sum. 'u
,Schluter argued In favor Of LETTING ,ho
plll alone. He called attention 10 tho In
eohslstencies OF the house In having added
MOI to the bill and. having wasted time
anu money In discussing amendments II
was time the house acted Tho bouse
should pass the bill. and II the governor
E Es,t the biz L would be his RESPONSE.
~ cor, t me Dill created deficiency, let
y come The unfortunate people of the
state should he taken care OF and the Mi
should be passed. '''' O''i
81 Henderson damar) took schluter to task
Ior having not remained at his post md
then returning to lecture the hoge re
was, opposed TO bulk appropriations. rs
heaas OF departments could discriminate
IN which the money had been misanniied
He wanted the house 10 specify what each
employe should receive The amendment
was adopted-47 ia % ~
The committee then rose and the house
took n recess until 230
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house when 1t reconvened this after
noon passed over the item Of public bulld-
lngs and grounds and the cplleptlc asylum
Sidney Johnston, Robertson Williamson.
When the section was reached appro.
printing $4,000 for a monument to Albert
at Abilene without amendment.
offered an amendment providing that $1,000
be appropriated for the erection of
monument to o. NJ Roberts. Lost
Cole offered an mendmcnt striking out
the entire Item He argued that 1t was a
disgrace to the people of Texas that no
monument had been erected to Albert Sid
ney Johnston. 1t was the duty of the
people and not the State TO raise the
money.
the appropriation and the amendment was
killed
Niece and Boyd offered an amendment to
appropriate $4,000, to erect a monument
the second governor Of Texas Lost
Hemphill offered an amendment lu"rons
Ing the amount for the Albert Sidney
JJohnstoa monument from $1,000 to SO
Grlccs offered an amendment approprint
Ing $4,000 for the fencing in Of the san
Jacnto battle ground. the appointment Of
a custodian for the ground and the pur
chase of such extra ground as Is necessary
for the building Of n landing and the ap-
pointment Of commission to take con
tribute to the Daughters Of the Republic
and urged the legislature to pass the
amendment, Pyle followed with an In
dorscment Of GriGcs views. while Cole
the public. The amendment was lost, 80
to SO
Brigders succeeded in having adopted an
amendment apprOprlatng $1,000 to pay the
county surveyor of I'll Paso county for
surveying 100000 acres of school land.
a communication from the comptroller,
attorney general and Governor for the
board appointed to settle with the First
National bank was read. (The report is
given in full elsewhere.)
The house consumed considerable time
To-, 4 49,. It sole 1lnvn A.NtNu
items of the bill. These items are chiefly
to pay sherlfs for summoning attached
witnesses etc
sntterwhite moved that the committee
rise and report the bill as amended with
the recommendation that 1t do pass. This
was voted down by large majority.
Mcknight offered an amendment to pay
James Stephen Hogg 10 per cent Of S45W0
which he collected for the State from the
National government. Lost 30 to 81. a
second vote was taken and again voted
down, 81 TO 81.
Dean moved to amend the bill further
by striking ont all .c-,s which provided
for the payment Of sheriIfs. The vote was
announced, ayee. =, noes 81. Stouenwerck
asked for n verihcatlon Of the vote. The
house refused, 3S to 81. to order another
vote. The item providing for the pay
ment Of S99T11 to Clark & Courts for
printing court reports was stricken ont,
Tarpey moved thai the committee rise
and report progress.
Satterwhite moved that the committee
rise and report the bill back 10 the house
as amended by the committee Of the whole.
Alfred moved that the committee report
the bill, with the recommendation that 1t
do pass.
The committee then rose, reported the
bill back to the house with pending amend
ments.
Kennedy Of Limestone introduced a ESQ
luton that when the bill Is taken up TWEEN
ty-hve minutes he allowed fGA discussion of
each item and that two hours he allowed
for discussion Of the hill on Its passage
, to engrossment. 1t went over.
The house then adjourned until 0 o'clock
tomorrow morningn.
He IS NOT AT ALL AFRAID