The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-23

being Federal Institutions IN way vere
exempt; This plade the. law oct upon on
ago l can only believe Is brcause ariynte
banks have not presented sheir rights and
nave s gone ahead paying the tax as part
Again, the express companies nav 500
taN TO the State each year md this en-.
titles them TO establish IN onricc Tor the
safe OF exchange IN any Texas town. com
pct,ng with the banker who nays ST5 In
ench town In which he engages"
Representative pecler Of Travis county
has been requested by the Austin branch
o. the spanlsh.Amerlran War Veterans 60
Introduce hill IN the house prohibiting amy
one from wearing the button or roscttc OF
the order, except members OF the aSsocin.
ton They claim that measure OF this
kind is In line with the bill Introduced In
congress upon request of the National asso-
tiHuon,
The bill providing for textile depart
mont OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
col .cge VIII come mp IN the house for con.
Sideration next Wednesday
The quarantine bll passcd by the house Is
by no mems n law, IL must pass the sen.
ute and receive the approval Of the gov.
error Whethcr or NOT ii WIN pass the SEN
ate Is probcmntlcRl Protests against It's
passage are being received by senators
every dry one protest was received Friday
that was s1ld 10 DE signed by every man
IN Dear Smith county.
Representative GIlggs uf Harris county
u few days ago received ~ latter from a
constituent IN Houston saying: Ilt the
Onii-Sunlay baseball plpycl8 few hard
scks and | Will scnd YOU bunch OF forget.
mcsnots' In this connection II may be
noted that protcste have been received froa,
nlnH ID lac lttatie
senators ana representatives against the
phssuEe Of what is known as the ripraan
sunday baseball hlN,
Up TO date thc senate has passed fourteen
bills ana resolutions and the house sixteen.
total Of thirty Two OF them were for
the mileage and per diem pay Of the mem.
hcrs. OF the remaining twruty-clght six
teen were local mainly relating 10 amend
mcn,s to city charters time Of holding
terms Of district courts, ltnd RELIEF OF couu.
ties. or the remaining twelve. general iu
tDclr application. none s % any great I'm,
t1rinnce: The hl'l6 authorizing the pur
chase OF other lines uy the international
md Great Northern and the Missouri Kan.
sas and Texas railroads being ~ greatest
general interest.
Only few members OF either the senate
or house were In tho capitol cstcrdav or to.
day, These few employed themselves in
writing letters. work on bills. and reading
their papers almost every meinher that vis
tied the hall during tho day would stop IN
the door as he entered ana oyclaim, MY!
my isn't this q drcary dun looking placer
] Ras Jones OF Pamela comfy said TO The
Post correspondent today; II have served
several terms IN the house and upon nd
journnent ! usually come 30 the hall for a
or two to wind up my Affairs. And
[ want 10 tell YOU. after spending siNtv or
ninety days in mn exciting session 10 COME
here after the members have all returned 10
their homes, this Is the lonoliesi place on the
face Of the earth, b. the way,' Mr., Jones
continued "I have my Pauola county road
hin finished and viii Introduce It Monday or
Tuesday Everybody Is interested IN good
roads and I make no exemptions. II my
lin passes, ana lots Of the bows IN the house
have told me they would help mo OUT with
II. everybody IN Panic county except GRIN
pies will have 90 Zig up $40 or do ten days
work ON the public roads prea ohers doc
tors, laWEere hrrmen, militiu men, mill men
aud everybody else" Mr. Jones received
very severe injury Of thr knee about the
time the Legislature convened, from the Of
rcts of which he was a great sufferer and
II still on crutches, but manages 20 be In
hls place to attend TO business.