The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-02
[yITATION TO HOGG
L,,ht 10 in the House ald 10 The
Committee
i WAS POSTPONED BY SENATE
| w.ntcd an Opportunity 10
,ne MutiIations--Biils
E-ned by the Governor.

Austin, Texas, February l..
,y-.LpRIcH RESOLUTION pro-
~, ex-governor Hogg be invited
Il representative hall instead Of
sc.ra house next Tuesday night was
,seussed in the house this morning,
.e,,on was had thereon. Messrs.
apd satterwh.;e having consumed
allowed under the rules for its
n before a vote could be had.
x,rr mad the Staples libel bill up
.ssratlon again this morning. and
u, OH action thereon uatil next
an m,tion Of MIR. Miller of Dallas,
inca that 4 had been amended and
% such an extent that some time
k.A.ssry 10 study the journal and
where the bill was at"
busE this morning flually passed
bill providing for the erection of
e,.ic asylum at Abilene and making
roDrla,lon Of 5000. 900 therefor.
49,
busE today finally passed the bill
us the fees OF district clerks in a
N instances. It Is understood tina,
+, is to be made 10 secure an m
of the fees of county attorneys.
of the peaee, sheriifs and consiables
ain,pg trials.
\
ker!ng on the "Ilogs amendments"
house committee on constitutional
MS was resumed this afternoon.
B. Lewr.ght. an attorney Of Cuero,
"a in favor Of the amendment. Be-
tssau bis argument ihere was some
i as 10 the bllne TO be allotted In
hsr debate.
rsham moved that after Mr.. Lee
bneivde the other side be given the
,ej0.a. lie saia ar. Le~r.slt mad
known his desire TO address the
K uise.i sne U.Der sue Ael eAhcu
Ks Gne and cuncIuuea Is argu-
last evening lie taOuglt ia.rness
u inat tae other side ne pern.t1ed
ggs said in the beginning the ar
eide had been gwen IA SppOt-
b express desire 10 egnear anu no
pfess.On nld Jecn reocisGA ~ me
e. NJ Griggs moved 10 amend Mt.
5 motion Dy glN.ns tae o.Aer side
the time Tor reJOlndcr.
gnght sasd II MS presence was at
riass.ng TO the cOmm.wee he mad
TO press his intention 10 ADDRESS D..
EMeans gave notice that r. me con-
u Mr, LeTrlshts argument he would
defer further Gus. Iteration untl
dnesday because Of the pendency III
e Of the resolution 10 invite Gov
Pgg 70 address une eomm Gee.
Us tLmestone) replied that Governor
puld suit himself to the committee S
nee and not the committee SUIT it.
Governor Hogg's convenience. He
tliere abe committee should defer
ngs TO SUIT any man.
Perkins said II might devotion in
F.eNAs vi WV NAhEl GAdt lndl tlt anu
tgtes might give the committee ad =
lniormation He sad he wished 10
no debate or controversy with any
wished to say that after Mr.. Lee
nlshed his argument his side would
inclrate whether they had anything
10 say.
Fisgs pressed his motion. The vo;s
ana Chairman Shannon voted aye.
eSFishi then began his argument.
attention to the railroad commis-
ana railroad bond law espoused by
hogg, claiming that time had
helr wisdom; yet the railroad at
nag opposed them before their en-
lie did not believe that merely be-
amendments embodied n new idea
unTise. He said he would connne
70 Inc railroad side OF the cues
aen'ed that railroad bonds and
presented the cost of construction
va foors Manual as authority for
eMent that four-dleyenths OF the
heepedaess Of railroads IN the
a'es was wa'er, The object OF the
y. was TO 81 NJ nate that water. The
esnoh, he thought, was the propei
SNeaey. The railroads could NEE
y insolvency proposed in he amend
rendering their property tor taxa
alsn enough value and they coult
sa.n me privilege OF increaslne
sus; This was defect in the
a. ne thought. 1t left a way OF
'ns Jaw 20 the railroads. lie furtnel
sne amendment IN the manner O.
hns me action against lobbying,
IN. onense to be a suifc!ent caus,
we o. charter. He believed tht
,tee passes by railroads was wronf
r as oe'ng dlscrlm be.
eM ,soers o. the public. who are en-,
tas same consideration. He be.
legislature should decide any rea.
a9io, Of the validity OF the amend
s sesor OF the people by subms.t.ps
M. uMe7ns moved that the Commute,
rs sui tuesday afternoon at 1 O'clock
l. suggested that all persons wn,
,n oe heard on the affirmative be In
icy Nimestone) moved that Gov
IT, ~ 0e especially Invited.
NJ p2de motion 10 tie effec
Sess Dc Invited N person or nv lie,
sbec'al delivery stamp on If
-slOre the committee next Tues