The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-02
AFTERNOnN sESSInN

Nhen the house reconyened, consideration
OF the eight hour bill WAS resumed MIR
Ihurmonu offered substitute TO- the Shan
non amendment, placing the penalty upOn
the contractor instead OF tha employee
ed.
i bill by Mr.. Pickett permitting the inter
change OF cash for securities AMI securities
for cash by corporations In their deposits
in the state treasury, was passed.
Mi. Poole secured consideration of the
bill by Mr.. Terrell (McLennanl, prohibiting
the sale OF cocaine AMI morphine without
PHYSICIANS prescription. MIR. ilOutS
moved 70 strike out the Enactment clause.
Mr.. Poole defended the bill. Mr.. Bridges
attacked the bill on the ground that persons
who are addicted to the use or morphine
and cocaine can not live without II ana
that ip'would be cruelty TO deprive them
OF II. The lloutS amendment was de
feate6 An amendment by Mr.. Poole per
uniting the sale OF one-fourtn grain OF moc
piiuc and Oue-half grain cocaine without
prescription was adopted. An amendment
by Mr.. Cole providing that persons w,io
Will make affidavit that they are addicse
10 the use OF the drugs mas purchase thcil
without prescriptions, was adopted. An
amendment by Mr. Beatty prohibiting phJ
siciaus charging for prescriptions, was
adopted, Mr.. shannon asked Mr. Bridocfs
whether the bill in It's present form did not
morphine hends. Mr. Bridgers thought not,
believing at it was useless to legislate
against them.
The bill by this time, on account OF the
character of amendments had become ~
most 4 Joke, and Mr.. Nowiin moved tc
amenu SO hat the author would recognize
his bill" The hill was finally engrusstd.
The senate bill to permit the purchase OF
the Texas, Sabine Valley and Northwestern
Railway company, the Texas and Sabine
Valley Railway company, and the TimpSon
and Sabine Pass Railway company or eitn-
er or any two of them by amy railroad cor
poration 10 be chartered to build road
from Borcn to the Gulf OF Mexico or from
T.mpson m the gulf ana from LongvleW To
thC indian Territory line was cngrosse1.
Mr. Perkins bill to continue the iron in
dustry AT Busk penitentiary was taken N.
Mr. Shaw attacked II vigorously. Nr, All
red favored the bill Mr. Cradd1ck defeal-
ell the bill lie said The committee, when
visited the peuitentlary was satisfied thar
the industry should be continued. Mr.. VA,
pier also championed the bill. lie SAIL
the employment of convicts In the Iron Ia
dustry would take them out of compete on
with free labor Mr. Greenwood opposed
the bill. declarir the appropriation u
$4,000 would not carry on the Industry
in favor VI the bill. lie referred 10 the
unanimous favorable report OF the com
Inittee on the bin
The bill anally passed. 10 ayes. Is nays.
The bnl by Messrs. Fears and Picrson
making the shipment OF liquor into n local
option precinct a sale vas cngrossed
The senate oil bill by Beatty was taken
mn and the committee report recommend
ing substitute was adopted. The sub
sfitute provides that tanks shall be- pro
yided. but does not specify their charac-
Ter except that they must not he larger
than 100 feet in diameter. Speaker
Prince took the floor In favor OF the com,
mittee bill. saying II had been agreed
10 by ali persons Interested, An amend
mem by Mr. Robertson Williamson re-
ducing the tanks 10 hftv feet In diameter
was adopted and the bill was engrossed,
The bil by Phillips. Willlngham and
Cray CEastlandD providing bounty for
wolf and panther scalps 70 be paid by the
state was Killed by striking out the snne'-
"A resolution by Moore and Plerson ex-
tending the privileges of the house 10
Congressman DeGrarenried was adopted.
MIR Glenn secured eonsldefation OF -, ii,
ate biil relating 10 the assessment AMI
collection Of taxes in independent school
districts. r..ot,,,on nv
AR Mulkey and a large number 81 olnttss
rrovIdinc the house take recess until
! o'clock this evening for the purpose OF