The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-19

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| pointed TO Investigate the statements that
| department clerks are being compeIied ~
Sohtslnute 10 per cent OF their salaries
! - tleit respective chiefs, was snbiniftsd
by Boyd. Perkins, Murrei and S3rotbee
| a minority report was submitted by smith
Az motion the two reports and the evil
| ughco IN t1e case went over In order taat
! an might be printed in tomorrow's ioutnnl
| leleH ttherokeel offered resolution
| Rr9lii lung that sessions o, the house he
| night until the appropriation bin Il nasse1
! me resolution Went over until tomorrow
Inc house resolved itself into committee
/ appropriation hIll
KENNEDY Limestone offered an amend.
nieh' niahlns me item for maintenance "
/ tue SAN Houston normal 10000 eneh
year Instead Of $3.50. and providing
I slGyo eacn year Tor scholarships
Cole offered substitute making the
| maintenance item $4,000 for the SECOND
! year instead Of $4,000 and cutting out
! l9C2 1903 '"' 'N''
Speaking in favor of his substitute Cols
1 Deen established al San Marcos and, Den
/ zen anu ne thought that the sam Hons.
/ ton normal's demands should not he So
| great rs before lie said that de donbted
| 7 normal schools did more good tian
| hatm Ihey were Chiefly important to tne
! towns n watch they were luciFtd furnish
| ing those towns high schools ana not
very good high schools ut that. He claimci
! that the EiadGaJes OF these schools coud
! NV tNeh Shter tne freshman class Of Il
! Sol4ese anu hau to beg for positions as
/ teachers.
I'm defended the normal schools and
| education in general
| The usual long argument resulted Cole
/ IN tep{ing 70 Hill made some statements
/ which brought Adair twho lives Mt Hunts
MIX Lane a Sto ~ 5ne sam Houston nor,
! their feet to ask questions. The discus
SION between Cole and Adair at one time
! SlcW quite, warm;
st un,N , lotnmeq 'oie and brought several
/ suons arguments to bear against the NJ.
iaShS On tne notmais. Cole asked him
! MlN the sam Houston normal was
su a an eYcei ent institution, II had been
Pert Aenr 10 get them to remain there.
Glenn replied ny saving that The normal
mat were It not for the seh9arShips,
many OF those who mad attended the school
IN ne past ana were now attending it
stand the expense. lie cited himself as as an IN
example OF me former class. He said
,, nni ne peleEeu inc sam h0uSton normal ;
ou9hs showed a iurger ehrolilnenl OF farm
ets sons than any other school In the
otile. &c.,,
nenuerSoh Lamar spoke IN favor OF the
substitute.
most earnest manner, after making some
reference 10 tut amount OF pressure reg
Gods sake let's cut Off this unnecessary
taib, get down TO work, pass TINS appro-
prlation hlll and go home"
Inc Cole substitute was defeated.
me am ument being then the matter
| at issue, Its author Kennedy thnestonel.
explained that his purpose was simply TO
separate the malntenance item from the
scholarship item. The amendment was
adopted by vote Of 90 to Al.
Aired ohered m amendment striking
out th0t part OF the sam Houston norm A.
item which provides that mo pupil sla
nave the benctt Of scholarship In slid
Institute, as elsewhere provided, whose
home residence Is within a radius of three
Adair favored the amendment Schluter
explained that the Scholarships, we're part.
" for the payment Of boar! ana that
those whose homes were within three
miles did not have TO pay hoard lie
thought no, one should be prevented from
aid not have to pay their board should
rot t, nave an amount covering inc cost
"a c etv'i nota" p1 PIN ~ Inv oondrnant
crisb.,,,, f',to,.e,I f. 10 sTi tSat H., mo
,iaion v,bicb tbo o11nndmcnt sov@ht r.
t. ia o"t u', IN, ra,iltt rioco - cIos.
Icriiorion % Ny @ on,Lo,,rtored
Sinrnn onnoseS fhe a,nendnent Piersor
Fovored II GrIggs oailpd attentIon 10 tht
: fact fhat the proTislon in the biii affected
three counties and said. in sarcastic man
nor thot n was Of grave inheritance ant
that he ala not feel like voting on II mti
it was thoroughly discussed The poIn
may be readily seen when IL is stated shat
the matter had then been,, discussed To-
an hour or So.
The evident desire of the house was e
vote but Alfred again took the floor ana
made another speech explaining his amend
ment
Cole favored the amendment Doyle in
sisted on vote. The amendment wa
adopted by vote of "A to 3S a simillI
amendment was adopted with reference u
the North Texas State normal at Denton
Farmer offered an amendment 10 th'
stare penltentlary item ptGNlulug mat
record of absences Of employees, etc, h
Included In the regular reports OF th'
officers. Adopled.
the committee Of the whole arose an.
chairman Satterwhlte reported progress,
me speaker appointed MclhnlS, MOOT
ana AldHch a cnmmitee 10 H9uy w
| rlnrrleS al the invitation TO lbll SefNlte