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


providing that the speaker, upon the rec
ommendation q the members. appoint
.ommittse 81 thir nn gn,In TO 90 the
Mr. Brldgers moved To amend by pro-
vldng for three committees Of twenty one
members each Talbot moved Ia make the
/ congresslonai redistrietIng committees thir.
/ ty.0ne members Al the suggestion OF the
! speaker. MIR, Bridgers changed his amend
/ ment SO as to make each OF the commit
! tees consist OF thlrty.one members and Mr.
| Talbot Withdrew his amendment The
| iiridgers amendment was adopted. and the
resolution recommended by the committee,
MS amended, was adopted. The commit
| tees are not to meet until the special ses-
/ sion couvenes.
| The Galveston grade raising bill was
/ taken UP. the question recurring on the
amendment o. Mr. Parish aud others In
/ Guiding all the storm stricken counties In
! the relief offered by the bill Mr.. Walker
attacked the bill Oh constitutional grounds.
! Mr. Seabury made the point Of order thar
! tho Parish amendment was not germane
ana made M argument TO sustain his
view. The chair ruled that II the original
measure was local blu. the amendment
/ no advertisements in cases Of the counties.
but maj u !, was general Dill me amend,
n local bill. and therefore the amendment
| Was out OF order: he invited an appeal
Mr. iieslcp moved that since. the measure
| post nned on the ground that IL had not
/ Teen advertised as required by Law.
| MI. Henderson lIierdersonl moved to
! POSTPONE until Friday.
| Etcrrring 10 the speakers ruling SIR
| Schluter, In order % got Il decision from
the house, appealed from the decision %
| the chair. The matter went over until
| afternoon.
Recess until ? o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! When the house reconyened the question
REQUIRED Oh the appeal by Mr.. Schluter
from the chairs ruling. on the Parish
amendment TO the Galveston olli The
chair was sustained by viva yocc vote
! This had the effect OF ruling out OF order
| the Parish amendment. The previous quos.
| tion was ordered aud Mr. Nolan closed tlic
| debate In favor of the engrossmcnt of the
weston.
Mr. Moran then made the point Of order
! that the chair having ruled that II was
local bill, and the house having sustained
him, the honsc should not consider 1t be-
cause IL was not advertised according To
! law.
! The speaker ruled that the question was
one OF law and Mr. Moran appealed. The
chair was again sustained,
Air. Heslep Inquired whether two
| thirds vote was not required 10 engross 4
blu remlttug taxes. Tho chair declined TO
Mr. Garner inquired whether the bin
carried tn az appropriation ana 9glin me
! crossed, 02 iyes, ~ noes.
Inc report Of the free conference coin
mittec GU the bill providing that schools
proyot"d lI"nIy Iennt "" f., nhinh H.
! rfa.N'i~itn u IVY ut"d,c' ~ Wh'h MI
snIadaock pleaded FOR the holidays. Mr.
MI r. ~, 49, -, ~ SuPpott'u 'he report
| M 49, Mp ""ppsuu,
anne ailments to the house hill rcscrvlng 10
the state the minerals and oil that may lie
,n'l on s'hool, asy lum ana university
The Dallas charter hill by Shaw and
MEey was lhll before the house. Sirothcr
uskeu ING h"usc 70 adopt the minority re-
port ot the committee, which recommends
| We NenhIc =. Mr' Nicholson supported
| Wy uuJo'lS report MT. Shaw Sald II was
NOT trne mat the senate and honsc htlis
were ldHhlltAl win the exception of the
commission feature. Mr.. Moran seconded
,nn efforts on M strotner IN behalf Of the
minority report Mr. Wells OF Grayson
| also supported tho minority, Mr. Lively
tossed tue debate IN favor Of the majority
report and MIR, strother closed for thc
minority.
Tho minority report was rejected and The
malorlly report wns adopted
heccss until $50 o'clock.
when tho house reconccued Cor tho night
session; NJ Lively offered an amendment
to the Dallas charter hin submitting 10 tho
lGanhed voters the question whether they
WISH the commission continued. Mr. Stro-
thcr oHtred as substitute for the bill aud
the amendment the scnntc measure. The
Sneaker ruled Il ont Of order, MIR, llvcly's
pnehunlyht was adopted The bill wnS
engrosSe1
,Iho Ihnustrlal school hill was taken up.
nj ErauInck ouetcd ~ hncndment locai-
,hE the school ~ san Marcos, rho amend.
Meht was tabled The hill was pissed
''nlGgilF' ,,,
lhc tollowing hllls were pnesrd finally
lIchnIhg three wires ~ lawful fence in
ssnfk Conntles, ielurlng hunks to render
anIlr surplus u ano unuiVrueu prontS i2r TX.
NU"u' establishing an asylum for imheCicS
W ronnVctloh y, WIN tnC AnlIehr 'pnePtlc
%s r,,, pronlu,ng TOR ine Ifanstrr o. emit
URN IIom Que Schnol hlHtrlel 10 au"lhrr
Supplylhg an omission IN hrt ot Inc OK
ture' proSlmnlhS Tor the survey 3f nnsnr
n,fmnnnnt school fnnd. nr"yi,iln~ for ne
"nnrciintion ana Jrs,rurtinn or btt'n
mortrnSes nfter ak yr0rs. m,,i.Ir, Main
the present law To- nroNIdp thar of