The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-03
The House.

When the ahouSc convened at " q cloch
Mr.. Kennedy nmestonel moved that the
vote by which the shcrln's fee bill was
cngrossed he reconSidered, saying he didn't
believe tho members understood the hill
whcI. they voted on 1t last night. Mr.
Napier moved TO table the motion. The
motion to table prevailed.
Mr.. McFall's concurrent resolution fixing
the date of sine die adjournment on May
6 and repeating the resolutio&, already
adopted, which fixes the date on April .,
was tabled.
A resolution to turn over TO the United
states S1I74 in counterfeit money in the
State treasury was offered.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Walker providing
that the present thirteen congressman ana
all aspirants for congress constitute com
mittee to formulate plan OF roapporiloh-
ment was ruled out of order.
A resolution by Mr. phillips extending
sympathy TO Agunaldo and condemntng
the methods OF deception and fraud by
which he was captured ny General runs.
ton, who is characterized as 1.-THE Kansas
fakir and swashbuckler was READ
substitute by MIR. Parish pralsing Funston
was read. The latter ruled out OF order
The original was referred To the committee
on Federal relations on division
Mr. Parish then offered his resolution
praisiug Funston, and MIR. shaw said the
house should adopt some such resolution
Consideration was cut of by the eNprd
ton of the resolution half-hour.
A bill by Mr. Clements correcting a typo
graphical error In the law so as TO permit
unincorporated towns and villages to en-
force sanitary regulations was passed,
The Dallas charter bill came up. Mr..
Lively moving that the adoption or the
favorable majority report and Mr.. Strother
moving the adoption Of the minority report.
W several amendments.
The special order. which was the Gal
weston grade raising bill. INTERVIEWED. ana
the Dallas bill went over. Mr., Moran
qured for local bills had been published
In this case. The speaker ruled that this
was II question for the courts to decide,
but that the house could inquire Into the
matter in order 10 decide whether 1t should
consider the bill.
cation referring to the bill. Mr.. Heslep
notice was sufficient. Speaker Prince de-
clInod TO rule, declaring II was ques-
ton of law and the house could pass upon
Mr.. Moran moved to substitute the un-
favorable minority for the favorable ma
jority report
MIR Seabury opened the debate in favor
of the hill He recalled that the governor
mad pledged to the world that the Statc
would aid Galveston. A convention had
been held at Fort Worth 10 consider Gal
vestOn's plight and this bill had been sug
gested and passed upon by the best law
| yers in Texas. The bill had passed the
senate. having been approved as legal
proposition by the attorney generals de-
partment Mr.. Seabury then explained the
measure, section by section. Taking up
the claim that 1t was a local measure, he
| al gued that such a contention was not
| well founded, citing many decisions or tue
| courts TO sustain his view, His chief
| pont was that lnasmuch as the whole
| State was interested in the revenue tina;
| would be diverted, the measure was gen
eral in its nature This bill was an appro-
/ priation Of the States money 10 Galveston.
| and therefore affected the entire state.
! He then took up the argument of the
| opposition that this bill Involved an eX'
emntion from taxation This was denied
The people Of Galveston would pay ms
| much taxes. the rate Of levy and assess
| ment would be the same and they would
| be relieved from no part OF the burden oi
| taxation The only real question Involved
was: "Is this public purpose to which
| Ii was proposed to appropriate the State's
| money" Mr.. seabury admitted that oil
! this polnt the authorities were not clear
But he quoted from Judge Cooley 20 show
| that the question involved was public one.
Mr.. Moran, in speaking OF the minority
report said II was curious competence
| that the three members VINO signed y were
! absent from the house during this debate.
! For this reason II was with great dinl-
! dence he assumed the task OF pFesentihE
/ the argument on thnt siue. it salu wy
measures OF thls kind In the past did not
| iustify the passage OF this measure. TWO
wrongs never made 2 right lie believed
| thIs iii was IN violation OF the constitution
snd the constitution must he supported
| " one v,onid deny that a deplorable state
Of airalrs existed at Galveston, hul thhhl
| W " ,hn iasislature could take money out OF
| III state treasury, directly or indirectly
and donate 10 ne city Of hlyes psa %
lnNI 4, was certainly Impractical Ny
tIesisn followed Mr.. Moran, also 10 opnn.,
len ~ the bill. He emphasized tne coz