The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-04
THE GALVESTON TAX BILL
Was Engrossed In the House, but II
Is Limited to Two Years.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE BEING WORKED
Fertile yellow Correspondents Worked
Up the AauinaIdoFunsto Resoiu-
tons and Got Them Discussed.

Austin, Texas. April 3.--1'he house this
evening engrossed the bill donating State
taxes collected In Galveston TO the munich
panty to be applied TO raising the site Of
the city above overflow, said donation to
last for two instead OF fifteen years, as
provided BY the senate The amendment
extending the application Of the donation
10 all storm stricken counties was ruled
out OF order by the speaker ON the ground
that The bill was of local or special nature
and the notice by publication required 10
be given OF an Intention to ask for the
passage OF such bills had not been served
by the counties referred 20.
The speaker did not. however, undertake
TO pass upon the snffcency OF the notice
given In regard 10 the bill itself. ques'
ton about which has been raised.
The house today wasted some more time
upon without dlsposing of the resolnuoa
condemning the capture OF Agulnaldo and
the substitute praising Funston for such
capture without disposing Of either.
TO use plain English. the house IS allow,
Ing Itself to be worked In this case.
Both the resolution and the substitute
originated In the fertile brains OF CORE
spondents OF certain Northern yellow jour
nails" who secured their instruction TO get
up row that would furnish them some
thing sensational to write about and tue
house Is simply playing into their hands
By continuing 10 consume valuable time
over them, as can be oscer,alned by pc
rusing copies of the papers which the
aforesaid correspondents represent
Tho house has adopted a resolution pro-
yldlng for the creation OF three commis'
slons OF thirty one members each to tackle
tho redistrlctlng proposition, each sona-
torlal district 10 be represented on eaeh
committee.
The governor sent the following bills "a
the secretary Of states office today WIN
To % proyide a more efficient road system
for Montgomery county; also FOR Houston
county. Fayette comfy, kusk ana BraAo'
counties, Hll, Grimes. Cooke, Hunt, Jack
ton, bee aud Victoria counties. also Mata
rorda county aud Rainea county.
ALSO senate bill repeating the law provid
Ing for the incorporation Of the town ol
gan Particle,
The governor today signed the, concur
rent resolution inviting President Mckinley
70 visit Austin durlnG his sojourn II
Texas.
The house committee on Judiciary No.
has recommended as substitute Tor th'
senate bill by Grinnan aimed at the waters
Pierce on company the hill by Mr. Sea
bury making general provisions as to cor
norntlons which may dissolve and reincor
porate for the purpose of entering Tho
state.
The house tonight finally passed the hi
nyoyilne for tho creation of an industrial
school for girls, also the bill providing toI
tho establishment OF an asylum for IDIOT
and lmbcciles.
Tho senate tonight passed the six month";
house Hill on the same subject In that !
Hpproprlatcs more thnn the latter for IN
maintenance Of clccmoEynary institution
md cnrrlcs appropriations for certain build
ings which the latter does not. The hous
refned TO concur In the senate amendment
and called for free conference committee