The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-25
PROCEEDINGS

I,ir,. - " Nenneiy Qlmestone, a.,
.,Ins me TINE for debate on IN. orn. nui-
Ion Oil 10 twenty minutes In each ',sp''s'
o arent hno Two hours ON the bnrs na,sa.. =.
~ nsrOss l was taken up and was So. "
ayes 81, noes 40. was iost--
a. me appropriation hIu a.
then taken I'm U"i' as amended, was
ytrIt .se NV, y. offered an Amendments, ..
dorn,Itorns me S1O,OOO for buiidIng !
Kennedy GlmestoneI TeySst q.
duMvstiiuh on the amendment 'ne previous
amrnamaEy, opposed the adoption of .,h.
nna9ptl9n, holding that the 10 ,s,Eored Its
Sepas .knt 10 appropriate money fr ure nad
Sersitx revenue for buildings a, 't tba u tae
s, ON tfhe aye and no vote there wer. 40 :,
y.o TI sue The speaker nnnon1cSS ~ 70 on
nrono cHst a vote OF which no ro onat ne
pNunu lie voted no ne Nouiu be
henderson offered an an,,rd,
tinrs 10 strike out the entire ,nnr wI4ch
branch tne university except the ToYIs
Brldgers moved to table tho o,ro.s.,
len1nerson then Withdrew ,m rsn
M bnne91uInept the clause apnroprta I'm III MS
sfrnnIIfv 1Sne university dormltory so ne ~
Sarippii ais amendment His Te9Som "a, az 20
aatIlng the amendment WINS Ia, H I'm Ior OF
sn"a nor he taken from the poners money In,y
I'M TSo PUT from, the available fund d" rev
AYES 90, go .api sS Henderson's amendment
osNarpaleF' Bullock, McIsellund and wor..
ennrerr, an an amendment striking ont M M
NISSAN iu1r n Tor the FISH and oyster com.
sion. s'ocA sanitary commits
Decker moved to table. There wero 4,
aye. saving Ii :, notes o and the SPEAKER voted
u" one chalr TO pass the bill - ue'"iFeu
.bo oen oneTed an amendment SCALING aou-,
partmen af't 3r paid in the comptroliers Se,
Mcn stated that he singled ont r. per cent
n1snt because the clerks had Vnlrp,poa,,,
roEtrInpted 10 per cent OF their soIariss ~ y.
department ote made by the head Of the
sa MeT og Da,s an amendment scaling down
an sveroPp eid me e comptroller's depsrtment
jeeted to q PupSInPPe PER are cent 1T He vas sub
S onsn me. ms ground and said that tSe
NJ Sg gss ahd Retained clerks. norters and
9esBs ss wSH dId nothing The clerks in the
none Of them resigned when M tS., said' and
w we're cut Their action In contrlbutinq naTs
was reprefensIbis a to5 camp, fSamPaisn purposes
Decker moved 70 table and the op motior
prtgo 0ar 50, noes SO "''''Oh
annronnrI aRG Marsh offered an amendment
partment for the purpose ~ YS'T n,,r.h 5 ne.
BE Sers OF Weights and measures which sbonIS
o oe TIssrnlshed county Judges 50 that weISSts
Shaw offered an amendment to SILT. -.
the provision that both Of tba I,-ae ops
Of The eHd5oe tb stations be located vest
voted ~ ~ ii,'IHn me proposition was
rum and Furthermore they womb botbp ~,
ii ocstIo IN one county. Shaw said that tue
the board q, f tSo Sseii2nS should be left TO
ca college. as. provided BY law
LAWN and Morrow offered q substitute IN
rev sto oHt the 10000 appropriation for
~, Inv stdtlons. shaw moved the prevIons
question The house voted down nc Wnr
row suhstltute-nyes "a. nocE SO. The shaw
n me on was then adopted-ayes 81
Br9gers offered an amendment nrovrd.
rug that one Of the stations he ioca+ad
~ M'S t,p pI thG imth merIhlnn ami Shaw novel
passed the Bridrers amendment '""'e anu
iogsett offered an amendment red,.tr,
TIE appropriation for the medIcnl b rsnnS
e al tn mo nniyetSity $1,000 to $4,000 Mean
me house then took recess until 2:ao.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Hogsett was recognized and spoke for
the adoption of his amendment cutting tn.
appropriation for the medical college He
quoted from the late annual report Of the
comptroller showing the estimated income
of the college and arguing that s30ODO
would he ample, He contended that the
mouse should treat the blu seriously and
cut II down so as to come within the limit
fixed by the governor.
When the house adjourned at noon the
pending business was McAnally's motion
to table Hsgsett's amendment.
The motion to table was lost ayes 81,
noes 5s.
Tarpy defended the medical branch and
pointed out that Hogsett had voted $4,000
for a girls dormltory and now he wanted
TO cripple the institution In one of Its most
Important branches
Iarpy offered an amendment to the
nn making the appropriation 49,
was adopted, 40 to 81 Then the item
as amended was adopted, 90 to 30.
robertson Williamson offered an amend
ment 10 the railroad commission appro-
priation as follows: To pay salaries Of au-
ditor and clerks $3.50, to he distributed as
follows; Auditor S270O, chief rate clerk
slneer $3.50; to pay for printing maps,
pamphlets aud rulings and contingent ex-
penses $3.50
:. The amendment restores the amount as
liked by the committee on recommends
lion of the railroad commission and Kills
the amendment offered by Shaw in COM
mlttee Of the whole and adopted, which
scaled down the appropriation $500.
Robertson said that II the intention was
70 strike down the commission the house
should so ut II In the right way. He par
Ilcularly urged the expurgation OF the pro-
VlSo requiring the commission to report as
TO- the knship existing between any com
missioner and any employe OF the commits
sion or any railroad company.
Shaw said his efforts were for the pur-
pose of saving the commission and proyid
ng for an efficient commission, ad-
ministered with economy. He quoted from
Chairman Reagans letter, saying good rate
clerks could only be secured by paying
$1,000 a year. 44c agreed with that, bur
acid that If the rate clerks Of the commits
sion were capable they would be working
FOR railroads and not the commission. They
were men who had been taken from $500 |
and $1,000 positions and elevated by the
to $500 Jobs. They We're Sim
ply clerks and not rate makers, MS the com-
mi ssIonePs made the rates. The clerks |
we're not entitled to any more money than
he clerks In other departments, He then
promise made between the state and the
southern Pacific railroad. Had the COM
nlssioners done their duty they would have
prosecuted thirty other roads and collected |
,yer 5000. 600 for the State. The attoEncy
department was somewhat OF
axe Ii was notorious for filing suits ana
hen withdrawing them. For instance, the
uits against the Waters-Plercc OH com
,any He said the commission, because
I was not administered correctly. cost the
state Sl5,01D.00O a year. Texas under the
PRESENT commission paid double the rates
aid by Arkansas or other States II the
M xIrnilnl was paid the State could secure |
ne talent OF all the best traftic men In
nc state The engineer was the only man |
VINO earned his salary and yet II was ssouglf
O cut Ii down. Shaw said he DeneVsd, |
lthougb unable TO prove IT, tnat evLYy |
ATE on cotton 10 Galveston and Houston |
vas Sc 50 10 81 n bale aud from Memphis |
n NoU ORLEANS only Is cents, yet the |