The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-06
PROCEEDINGS.

austin, Texas, February 5.-AMemorials
were received from numerous Woman
Christian Temperance Unions asking for
amendment to local option law.
Neal presented a petition from the bar
of Walker county requesting the removal
OF the court of civil appeals of the First
supreme Judicial district from Galveston
to Houston. 4 communication was re-
ceived from the State directors OF the
for the passage of a just libel law. and
declaring the Staples bill to be a just
measure.
Miller presented petition from teach
ers of Rockwali county praying for pas
sage of law eXemptiug from examlna-
ton teachers who have lleld certificates
for fifteen years.
Lipscomb p4,sented petitions from bars
of h4cnmo nd, Orange aud Woodyiile pay.
ing for the removal ol court OF evil APP
peas from Gal, eston to Houston.
A message Was IeCelyed from the gov
ernor 40 nGnating a board OF directors Tor
TIE Asrlcui ural and Mechanical college.
E&ecu57a session viii be Aelu rhI Say
20 lons. Ter he NOMINATIONS.
BlI .. paSld-ol Of Dc Wax requiring
h+4NtNA ~aAA' az - ~ a. N1sSF f~S bHSsHN 70
to cnEroe sucut.
Turner secured lie eng smenL o. his
bill proyidins Tor TIE punishment Ut pei
sons who 'blackmail ,hild party through
a relative. 1he bill was slightly but not
materially amended
On motion Of Hanger the senate CON
CURED in house amendments TO his m
terurban bill.
1ne special order was laid before the
senate, Pot er's bill validating tile 10
lands in Hutchinson, Carson and Italian
counties. The land sought TO be validated
is thought to he effected by the error OF
an enrolling clerk in the Legislature
which placed The count es in the reserva-
tion, mispelling the name Hutchinson.
''Hutchins'' and Carson "Decordova.'
Savage offered an amendment providing
that all locations made by virtue of said
land certificates on lands situated in the
counties Of Hutchinson, Carson and Dali
lam counties previous to the official
opinion of the attorney general rendered
August IL 1880, are hereby declared void
and 0ais act shall never be construed To
| in any way validate said locations or
patents issued thereon.
Senator Potter opposed the adoption
OF the amendment and a difference o,
opinion developed as to the facts IN.
volyed in the locations aud the dates in
connection therewitn. After further dis
cussion the bill was laid on the table
subject to call on motion OF Potter.
| Patterson secured final passage of his
bill authorizing school corporations to
donate or sell school trustees property
to be used for school purposes.
A letter from David B. Hill was road
in which he expressed bis regrets at moi
| being able to accept the Invitation "a
address the Texas legislature.
Harris tHunD presented memorial
| rom citizens Of Celeste. praying that
he local option law be amended so as
20 declare violation where express
companies bring whisky into local op'
ion districts.
Finance committee reported fayorablI
Waylaud's bill appropria Ing $4,000 u
| BUILD a girls dormitory at the Agricul'
ursl and Mechanical college.
The libel bill came up as a special or
leg. but having been displaced by a pre-
y!ous special order 1t was nearly ad
ljourning time.
Savage offered a substitute striking on
the retraction clause and substituting
provision requiring that the defendan
show the publication was the truth ant
that malice did not exist.
on account of the lateness OF the hour
adjournment was had until fomorroV
morning.