The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-10
P0GRESS WAS MADE
i. House Subcommittee on New
Congressional Districts.
GIVEN THE BAcKsRAT
~. Not Pleased at lnsinuatlons
's'V statements Refleetino on Their
'R.o,.,..,os--elGs Bill Not Unpopular.
AnstIn. TOXINS. August Q.


&c HEEN A QUIET DAY IN reg
! ne a,rcles. The senate convened as
law morning, but transacted prac-
pei ing ,as,ncss. and after short SEES
eans S,,rned until Tuesday. The only
e 'S Sone during the day was that OF
4 committees. ,r -on.o
/. uotisE SUBCOMMITTEE on repre-
4 hvu a,str,ots finished It's lahors, the
|n'aps !, representatives heing fixed at
|np, .nhcommlttee on senatorial DIS
~ - an the first half Of the Mo
=, N, with some few minor exceptions,
,be subcommittee on congressional
,.,s Anew M a rough draft on when.
'su'e'r .t,on with the Ellis bill. 1t VIII
Mi, decision Is arrived at so
r. a,nte,v nothing definite has been
n1ppESsION which has apparently
created in some quarters to the Ell
~, the Ellis bill is unpopular is
orroneous on the contrary, the
,,owed with favor which might be
4n,5 almost general, in view of the
H.nons protosts which have been maze
q ~, some of the other proposed ap-
q ,.n,rts The discussions whlcS
Z ..rsn plnce in committee have been
a 1t NJ propositions made as the
= II ororrcsscd, and not OF the pro
.,s az the measure framed by MT
<rs Another Ease impr' sSion that mas
"A ,sooted is that the senate, or "a
s. ,,s,n roterIe of senator's" will attempt
III ,,ovent the redistricting Of the state,
bere ia no good reason why such a
81 ,,sment should have been printed In
,,s papers, and the members of the
"a III bonse do not look with favor on
statement in question. The gentle
j. comnosing the senate subcommittee
congressional districts are not pleased
&fher with the insinuation of Local
sorning paper to the effect that the com
Ajuee is holding executive sessions In
/. 6der 10 promote private interests. The
n good and sufficient reasons of thu
!. kmmlttee for acting as 1t did in the
ssnlses have already been fully ex
Named in The Post.
|IsE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE on sena
Mai districts Is now wrestling with tn,
/ Sixteenth district as proposed by thu
b Moran bin The proposition to distrlc
Montgomery with Harris is being yigor
RNsT opposed by Morris of the forme
( 3unty.
l<N0W APPEARS thar there Is good ren
ID 10 believe that the redisttictng mat
ID will have precedence over the mat
& Of appropriations. The committee
~ appropriations have made little rea
Ncgess.
l0RR0W will he very quiet day
ny Of the legislators have gone bonn
N only two or three committees wi
8naln In session.
CONGRESSMEN IN TOWN.
WnresSman sheppard arrived in tow
4y for the purpose of getting som
Eals o. The redlsuicting bills now befol
~ legislature. Congressman Henry
nj here, and Congressman Slaydcn
EHsented In the person Of his priya
tary, Mr.. WIN Cowan Of Llano.
T V. G. REPRESENTATIVES,.
committee composed of the followir
1 Prs of the Volunteer Guard were he
E Generals Opcnhcimer, Scurr
pHg and Wozcncnlt, Colonies A. Faul
WQ' c. Guessaz. W. A. Chdldress, Jof
XeI and Eugene Green, Majors r. '
E#en, A. B. Kennedy, G. NJ. Duncan,
&feeior and Roger Rotterdam and Ca
< Dave Harrell, John II. Bonner, C.
4 TN and W Il. Craddock.
El object in being here is to urge Il
= 5ture to recognize the militia In