The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-17
PROCEEDINGS.
THE HOUSE.

Austin, Texas. February ie-The house
today met at $3.50 o'clock, Speaker Mem
presiding.
An invitation from the mayor and city
council Of Laredo for the legislators to
visit Laredo on February % aud participate
In the annual celebration OF the Yadul tribe
OF Red Men was read and, on motion OF
Sir, Peeler was accepted.
resolution WAS introduced by Messrs
Griggs, Love. Grisham and O'Qulnn 70 re.
quest the committee on State Affairs to
hold an open session in the hall OF repre-.
sehtqtVes next Wednesday afternoon and
evening to consider and discuss the bill
meKng an appropriation Of $500 zoo for IN
| eAhlnitloh OF Texas resources at the
Worlds Fair In 1904
The resolution caused consldera l,le dis.
custom and no action had been taken oil II
| when the hour arrived for consideration OF
the special order. Afterwards the resou-
/ ZION was taken up, amended by Mr. NAYS.
| by striking out the preamble. and adopted
| Ihe chair laid before the house the spe.
/ clai order for the day. house bill No 1853.
| ~ Mr. Bolin, requiring operators OF cotton
! gins and public and private weightrs OK
! cotton to report to the county Judge OF
! ihelr respective counties the number OF
| hales or cotton guned aud weighed by them
J every htteen DAYS, on It's second reading,
! NJ. Mulkey offered an amendment pro
! Vluing tuat hnes when collected for violn-
ton OF the act should go to the road aud
! ed. Adopted
The bin as amended was passed to he en-.
The chnlr laid before the house. as pend.
Ing business house bill No DAB bv Messrs
| RochellN Beatty, pontcn, Wooten, Glenn
ana Boin, opproprlatng $4,000 as n re-
ward 10 he paid Ia amy one discovering and
! furnishing n practical remedy for tho OK
termination of the cotton boil wcevil with
pending amendment by Mr.. Answorth pro
Nlding that each competitor submitting n
| proposition shall pay the expenses OF the
committee TO pass on It,
MT Beatty opposed the amendment on
out N the competition
Messrs Rochelle and Answorth spoke in
favor Of the amendment.
ne amendment was lost by a vote Of ~
The previous question was ordered and.
~ q viva voce vote the bill was passed IA
third reading.
Mr.. Bean secured unanimous consent Ia
takc UP house Dill No, Is by Mr. Bean an
act 10 prevent coercion or hlackllstipe oi
any employe or laborer on It's second read
Mr.. Bean called IN the committee amend
ments' ,whlch merely cleared the meaning
81 the bill where the wording was lnsuHi
clent The amendments were adopted
appointments excmntinc farm laborers and
ssaTnlIh.i5ng out the enacting clause were
Mr.. Bean smoke In favor Of the hill y.
aWelt especially upon tho evil OF cop1peij
lhs employees 10 trade at the comnauv store,
! or De deprived OF work. lie was caliet
upon 10 answer a number Of questions con
corning his personal knowledge Of the evil
complained OF In the bill
ar. Brelsford made an earnest speech Il
favor Of the bill.
Mr. Dun asked him a number Of cues
d Ions concerning the merits of the hill am
IoHqWed up MS questions by an nreumen
. against maintaining the violation OF the ac
! O mlsdemeanor rather than a felony.
c MI. helms sroke IN favor OF the bill
He said that he believed very few OF III
!umbermen we're guilty Of coercion
{ Mr.. Edwards opposed the bill 'on I'll
d ground that It impaired the right to con
tract
G Mr.. Harris favorel tho bill and said TIM
t. II preserves the right Of contract wlthou
n giving any advantage 10 either ot the PAT
tics. II II was slap at any umbernaI
u guilty Of such coercion, ha would aid 4
Y giving The slap as he would nj any citlze
Of Galveston county guilty ~ coercion.
"a ment Of the consideration Of the bill, o
vote OF 90 70 Q.
% The bill was passed to be engroesed by
10 vote OF 95 10 :.
A resolution was introduced ny Mr Har
cock and others instructng the sergean
% at alSns TO arrange for having the men
T. bors Of the house photographed and tn
~, photographs framed and hung IN the hnl
" II was referred to committee on continSeT
I, expenses.
4 motion to adjourn until 900 tomorro
morning was lost and the house took
IN recess until $50 o'clock