The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-04


ingress or eEress is grqnted, SUCH lands
shall be condemned nY provided for In
chapter s, title o. Of the Revised statues
Davidson de WHO attncked the bill.
saying II would prevent the sale OF school
land and thar persons You'd be digging 70
mems farms. pastures. orchards and back
yards. lie was very much opposed TO tie
Dlbrell dad amendment adopted strlk,
ing out Of tho bin the provision relating
10 school lands, thus leaving the Pill ap.
ply only to asylum lands. The bill ~
amended was iually passed
Turner had passed house bill prohibit.
Ing the killing Of 'Iackdaws because they
are an insect destroying bird.
James had passed 10 third reading
house bill creating q more efficient road
system for Raipes county,
Towns and city corporations committee
reported fayorably with amendirsz The
Austin city charter bill. The bill was
recomUdtted on motion OF Yeti
Davidson DE WHO, Hanger, Odeil MI
| Ter and Davidson tsalvestonD were appoint
ed on the free conference committee on
| house bill authorizing the Investment ot
! the school fund III the bonds of independ'
ent school districts.
McCee, Savage. Dibrcll, Goss and Tur.
ney were appointed on the free confer
ence COMMITTEES 10 consider the country
quarantine bill.
odeil called No blll TO authorize regularly
| chartered railroads 10 make eNtens ons
aud Issue bonds thereon 10 the tnll value
/ of The new property ana providing ihat
I the Hen created shall hc entirely on the
extension or newly constructed iinr. The
| bill passed hnally under suspension "t
the rules.
Hanger called no and had finally passed
under suspension OF thc rules his bill au.
thorizlng the Northern Texas Construction
company to build ats lIne from Fort Worth
Mctsec had finally passed his bill fixing
| the tlme OF holding conrt In lhe Fourth
Turner secured anal passage Of his bill
| permitting the sale on forty years time an
! isontad section or fraction OF section OF
McC;cc had finally passed bill creating
more efficient road systems for Pano'a
and Lldno counties.
| Recessed until 3 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Beatty secured the final passage OF HI,
bill authorizing the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa re halfway company 10 purchase
and operate the properties OF the Gun
| beaumont and Kansas CITY ana me Gni'
! beaumont and Great Northern railways =.
| Turner hRd engrossed his bill leaving u
| discretionary With the supreme court w w
| tltue wIits OF error shall PC retufnaDic,
| Turner had passed TO ihird reading q
| house bill companion to his blll.
Dibrcl secured consideration OF the mouse
| Hill making emergency appropriations ioi
| the support OF the State government foi
/ the six months ending August 81. MINER
| ons committee amendments were adopted
| 'rhey Increased the bill go MS IN make u
| senate Bcaty had $3.50 inserted to pas
/ claims against the Republic n Texas
| Savage had an amendment adopted to re-
/ fund $tl.40 to Mrs. ~. q Gates OF Deca
/ tur. being amount Of n'kg wron6fuEs pl
| lcctcd Davidson Galveston offered m
amendment Increasing from $4,000 70 $50,
| 4Su the appropriation for nWiGutlnl
plant Including fumignting ships NJ
! Galveston; adopted. Miller had adopt
cd m amendment increasing TO-
ut North Texas insane asylum from Sl.0f
Ito $1,000 annually adopted. same action was
! taken MS TO the other two insane lsyiums
| Davidson Galveston chert d amendment
Increasing from 5000 to 5000 the amount
for building an iron residence for quuran
tinO officer az Galveston, cost
Swami offered amendment inserting Sl1W
to Give the inmates OF the Confederate home
81 Dcr month Senator Swami mpdc plea
| for tho adoption of the amendment. as did
| Senator ilpscomb Savage, Dlhreli and
Davidson DE Vito opposed the amend
ment The amendment was lest on TIC
| vote
creaRing amount for lctternents at Tho
Southwestern insane hsylum about Slo.ooo
adopted.
Davidson GALVESTON moved TO rcconside
the vote Ivy which the senate defeated IN
| amendment 10y Swami Inserting SlaW {,
my Inmates of the Confederate home y
per month; the motion prevailed l6,aNes
I noes The original amendment was thel
adopted by a vote Of ~ ayes. II noes
Towns and city corporations committee
| reported fhvorNhly tho Austin Charter. am
public lands favorably on house genera
Recessed until 3 tonight.
Beatty occurred the cngrossmont nf hi
bill giving trnmroads h0ulng logs right q
way over cutOycr school land,
The SIX months b appr a3gGn,c en anS wn
mcnt reducing from $500 10 $1,000 the MP
nroprrntion for fencing the san Jacihto bat
Turner hnd adopted nm amendment chang
tug Tic Vcrbiugc Tor the appropriation 70
the land Office SO ~ to require the Spnusl
translator TO translate into the feror'
hooks all Spanish documents, ana attes
| the English transcribed
Savage offered an amendment INSERTING
$500 To purchase the painting of Genera
Lorenzo dc ZpynllU frat vice president o
the republic Of Texas, adopted.
About twenty amendments OF minor I'M
portnnce were offered most OF which wcr
adopted.
suspension of the rules.
Yeti had considered his hul prohihitin
the snle Of adutcratcd cigorcttrs nnd d'
rlArlng cigarettes are Ndultcrnted Whc
composed Of Ingredients other thnn Tobacco
nancr and water. Turner Ind adopted ~
amendment permitting the manufacture Q
"shnrE' cigarette rms wus men hassc
Thc house reported TINT Il refused t
concur In senate amendment and nske
! Tor n free conference committee on hous
Hill providing for the retention In ihc nam
OF the state Of all minerals coal and al
found on school, university aud ASYLUM
lands. the senate practically Killed tA
hill amending Il SO us to apply only {
asylum lands and the giving control of III
university mineral lands TO the board g
/ regents
Dhrell opposed granting the request an
4 moved that the house hc pOtihed thnt sen
nte adhcres 90 iis amendments; lost, IN
request was granted and adjournment wa
had until tomorrow.
The House.
when the house convened this morning
Mr. Cuny offered resolution providing 70
the exhibition OF Agulualdo as freak b.
the Uuited States in order to rcimburs
the government for the Seo,oOoo0o tt pai
for the Philippine islands. II was rule,
out Of order.
Mr. Parish called up his resolution prais
ing General Funston for his capture o
Aguinaldo, Mr. Brldgers offered an amend
ment striking out the word rebel" AS mn