The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-29
NIGHT SESSION

NIGHT SESSION.
austin, Texas. March 2S.--rhe house re
convened at o'clock. The following local
bllls were finally passed: ENempting Arnu.
sas county from operation OF hide aud aui
mai Inspection law. reorganising Twenty.
sssv,enn{h, Thirty third and Thlriy,hfth judi
IN districts; 70 build vault al La Grange
Tor remains of Mier prisoners; reorcaniziug
tortcih judicial district; providing more
cHlcient road system for Montgomery conn
~, hNlng time for holding court in rhirty
SKIN ana fhirty-elghth judicial districts
me Galveston charter bill was laid be-
Iofc the house nj $50 o'clock. MIR Me-
hhlsht moved the previous question, but
the chair ruled the motion out OF order IA
Il, the hill had been read.
Kennedy lLlmestonel called for the read
ing of the bill In full, hut after short
REQUEST temporarily. MIR. Nolan announced
that In order not 10 block legislation he
would consent TO passing the bill by viva
Noce vote only. If there would he no nil
Kennedy said he could keep the bill from
getting to vote until II O'Clock by Dc
handing Its reading in fun and Insisted
upon II, but in order not to block legiSla'
tion he was willing to withdraw his de.
nard, provided the bill should be passed
by viva Voce vote.
motion To reconsider laid on the tnfe.
The SENATE bill creating more efncicnt
road system for Harris county was passed
Bills providing n road system for Liberty.
l.lano and Pamela counties; rcorgani2ing the
Forty first judicial district granting Fort
Worth a new charter; providing road
system for Jefferson and Bee counties; To
prohibit killing Of wild ducks M night In
Harris Jefferson and Galveston countless
granting Austin 4 new charter, providing 4
road system for Lamar. Matagorda. Nacog'
dochcs Wise Milan and Red River coun-
ties; restoring civil and criminal jurisGic-
tlon 70 county courts Of Titus ana klng
counties; eXcmptlng jackson and Victoria
counties from pnprHtigu of the law reOui
ing report Of animals slaughtered. putting
Marion and Gonzales counties unoer the
road superintendent system; regulating NE
pay or county commissioners when acting
as road superintendents were passed.
The hill to close Sabine street In Aus
tin for the blind asylum was taken mp
Moore Of Travis opposed the measure and
moved to postpone consideration indefinite
ly. The bin was displaced 10y consent to
be takch up later.
Tho sherman charter amendment bill OK.
cmpting the city from damages for per
soual injury on account Of defects In
streets unless written notice Of such dc.
fccts has been served ON the mayor anu
aldermen came up. Fears and Green %.
posed the passage OF the bill on the ground
that people residing outside of sherman
were somewhat Interested In the question.
Tho bill was Killed.
Other bills passed were; Authorizing city
OF Bryan to sell certain propcrtN; rotating
TO the extension Of the city limits of Lam.
pasas. providing road system for Rusk aud
mpnt of taxes in storm stricken counties
till February /. 1902. relating 10 Twenty
second judicial district providing road
system for GraySOn county.
Senate bill excluding Calhoun and Aran-
sas counties from operation of tho WOO!
growing act, passed 10 third reading.
Lively and Strother succeeded ~ get
ting consent to take MP the senate hill ere
atng street Improvement districts in Dal-
las; passed to third reading
The Galveston grade raising bill wns laid
t...f. 10 ia
Hngsett objected TO taking II up tonight.
Several other members objected saving II
was growing too late TO enter into the dis
cussiOn Of IT, Mr. Nolan said II was a sur
prise to him that the bill had been reached
and he was willing for II To 90 over. MIR.
Scnhmy In the chair. said tho nil should
not have been on the local calendar. as II
Is not local bill
Following senate bills were passed 10
third reading Making separate land dis.
trict of King county; restoring civil and
criminal jurisdiction Of the county court
Of McCulloch county; fixing time for hold
ing court In Twenty fourth judicial district;
Incorporating the town Of San Patricio
Following house bills passed TO third
reading: Locating Blanco street nuthoriz-
ing managers Of Confederate home to make
rules for government of same: establishing
road system for Cherokee. Brazorin and
Madison counties; reorgnnizing First a"d
Second judicial districts and creating FIJI
teenth district: correcting typographical or.
rors in the Criminal Code, relating TO bot
Ting works.
The senate and house Dallas charter bills
We're reached In regular order, hut Mr..
Lively yielded to others who had bills. over
which there was no contest. and on his
motion the bills were laid on the table sub,
jeCt to call.
Phillips made an unsuccessful ofrort 10
get unanimous consent TO take mp hts wn't
scalp bill. Senate bill fixing time for hold
ing conrt In Fifty-fourth district passed ia
Adjourned at II O'Clock till 9:3o tomorrow