The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-12
COMMISSION WAS hit.
House Adopted an Amendment;
VIII oh Was Loaded.
DpMEPs AND RETRENcHERS ARE INIT
Took Up Most Of the Time OF
the House in Arguing Over
Small Points.
AustIn. Texas. septemb r II.

Il Austin. Texas. Septemb H.
n prTRENCHERS AND TIE RE.
6RMERs made several base hits in the
4 81 today. The first hour and half
n tho session was devoted TO a discus
a Of resolution condemnlng the at
n pted assassination of President Nc
"a ley but after that the appropriation
II alone was the source of oratory and
EMERGENCY. The "retrcnch"rs' made
IN eght all along the line, but 1t was
!. mill that portion of the bill relating
n tbc railroad commission was reached
a, tho feature Of the day developed.
A,ruE ACKNOWLEDGED SURPRISE
Il Is author and with practically no op
,&idon in evidence, the house adop ell
II amendment offered by Rerr s'ntatiye
"A which reduced the railroad com
"a sion appropriation $500 for the two
Il III The original bill contained an
IN of $4,000 annually for the pay Of
,tcrts etc. and for printing. The
a ndment adopted fixes the salaries Of
I1 auditor. rare clti "A anu t"St ~
\, ench and provides for only S2200
81 prInting, including maps. pm h'ets
uf rulings and for contingent expenses
misc ahollshcs one Of the expert deli
,Ibs
0rHER AMENDMENT by Shaw, pro-
hfng that the railroad commission make
'specifc statement with reference TO the
III done by It's experts and also as ia
81 relationship, If any. existing between
|t,nhers Of the commission ard employees
'Hhe commission or of the various rail
,o1s Of the State was adopted. A sim
ii amendment was adopted by the SEN
"a at the first called session ana Is
IA Of the new hill passed by the upper
tse Yesterday Its authors gave as
,Mr reason for Introducing such an
ttndment the alleged fact that at least
ii men employed by the commission or
+ he railroads are related by ties of af-
IN or consnnguinity to a mi mber or
SDbers Of the commission.
Az SPOKE very vigorously In support
shls amendment Among other thi; -
Hkad that If he had his way he Mo1
|6lIsh tho entire appropriation. except
81 providing for the salaries Of the
iffe commissioners. 1t Is likely that
ID more than ten or twelve members
IA against the amendment Tonlgh
IA Of the representatives ale IT Ing a
z4aln that they do not realize What
N amendment was: in other words
al they did not know it WIS loaded
M amendTcnt was read twice and Mr..
INV speech occupied about fifteen
dartes Consequently there was no rea-
>B for not understanding the matter
1Noughly Furthermore. the point
liKrt be made that If they dld not
nv what they We're voting on they
wa not have voted at all
SEDIMENTS WERE ADOPTED during
NJ day sealing salaries in the cduca-
@qnl department to the totnl extent of
pMt SLIGO annually, Thus 1t is that
Ftfr passiHg ten departments the hous,
Nj decreased the total of The bill by
~ S't1h for the two years. The State
'Wersity Is the next department to lie
~ ldered and the several ittm ms in the
1Nopriotlon for It will he vigorously
'fgh by the 'rcucnchcrs who, a night
r8wo ago, are said to have organized
p that very purpose.
4 PERFORMERS" got In their work
'the shape Of resolution providing for
Nhnd investigation" of everything AMI
Ff&hody connected with the state gov
'nhent. If pissed the resolution will
Ppside easy bcrths during vacation ,ot
REPRESENTATIVES, and four senators and
WI no doubt result in as much good as
AN all Of the similar Investigations"
Nc past The resolution in fun is
NR elsewhere.
NJ SENATE had nothing to do today and
a ~ The morning session was o.
almost exclusively by the election
III temporary president pro rem. white
~ AFTERNOON meeting was Devoted en-
Wy 10 discussion as to. whether or
committee should he sent to the
'1 Renor to inform him that the senate
3''nhiShed its work and awaited his fur
e pleasure. Some thought that this
1'' lead the executive TO believe that
'sehate wanted some additional sub
W submitted for legislation, so an
e,Ff ument making clear that such was
NJ, me cnse was offered. During the
337't sslon Senator Turner said he had
..fn TO believe that the governor was
fr'hs to submit some additional sub
M NO action was taken in the prem