The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

and that six others were adopted and be-
came effective, but we're not signed.
Swami said his conscience would not hurt
him to vote for the resolution. lie had no
doubt az to It's constitutlonallty lie did
not believe that the committee cOntem-
Mated would do any withdrawing.
senator Grinnan spoke In favor Of the
resolution, believing it would have
wholesome effect on the Institutions Of The
State
Turner spokct Of the necessity for the
passage Of the resolution and the good
effect TO be had.
Lipscomb hesitated in favoring the reso-
utlon in violation of the constitution, de-
claring that had II come up this morniug
he would have favored It. but since read
Ing the opinion OF the attorney general 1t
had changed his mind and he could not
override the constitution and therefore Or
posed It,
In reply to question he stated that the
reason he voted for other concurrent reSo.
buttons was because the question had not
been raised, and Davidson Galveston &c
clared that they were more In the nature
Of memorials.
The house amendments were concurred
In ny n viva voce vote
4 motion that the senate 60 into execu-
tive session after the morning call pre-
vailed and on motion the senate took
recess until $50 a. m tomorrow after
being In session until o'clock.
The House.
On tho opening Of the house this morn.
ing Perkins called attention to the fact
that the public printer had omitted a ma
| terla part of the testimony which was
taken by the special committee which In
| vestgated the charge that heads of de-
partments were levying assessments on
clerks from the Journal. The omitted mat
ter will be printed In the journal Of to-
morrow.
Terrell McLcnnan) called up his resolu-
tion calling for statement as to what
arrangement the representatives Of the
State had made to settle with the First
National bank. Adopted.
Terrell Cherokee then called up his reso-
! luton calling for night sessions, but it was
Mulkey offered a resolution requesting
the railroads to give free transportation ia
the inmates of the Confederate home "a
Dallas to attend the Confederate reunion
TO be held there In 1902.
There was considerable discussion and
W the exception of the author of the
resolution, all who spoke took the ground
that the Legislature should not ask favors
from railroads or other corporations
The resolution was tabled,
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the appropriation bill the
pending question being the amendment OF
Evans (Fanuinl to strike out of the Agri
cultural and Mechanical appropriation tht
clause making provision for the entomolog
j
Henderson Qdmap said that he was al
authority on bugology, having written
book on the subject and having, rs
farmer. had experience with boil worms aln!t
! other insects which destroy crops. El'
said he had been to California with th'
intention of investing and had found tina
the entomologist work there had been
failure and the fruit farmers had gon,
back to old methods, He criticised Prof
Mally's Idea of picking IN the fallen holl
and squares, as 1t would he very costly.
shannon took the position that the item
should not he stricken from the bill, a
the department was necessary, but II thu
! present State cntnmnlogist was not compe
. tent or worthy he should he removed ant
: a capable man employed in his place.
Heslep advocated the retention Of thu
item in the bill, arguing that In order t
successfully raise crops something shoul'
t be doue 10 destroy the pests which worked
destruction. He defended Prof Mally
saying he wa louumble, capable ant
p scientific gentleman who had been en-
. ployed by the United States and who has
70 done grand work in California as an ento
/ mologlst.
The committee rose and reported prog
ross. and the house then stood adjourne'
Z until 0:3O tomorrow.