The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-18
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
A Large Number Of New Charters
Have Been Filed.
GAMBLING HOUSES RAVE SHUT DOORS
County Officials Also Gave Notice to the
Saloon Men That tho Sunday Law
Might Be Enforced.

Austin. Texas, January 1T.-charter. {
the following corporations were nled toda
In the secretary Of states department:
wester Savings aud Trust company q
San Antonio; capital stock 100000. Pu,
pose, the accumulation and loau OF none,
lncorporators: X. II. westcr, q. b. weste
and John ID. Cockrell.
Lomax Mercantile company OF Meridian
Texas capital stock $1,000. lncorporators
J. Il. Loman, %. T. Lumax aud John A
Lomax.
Palestine Traction company OF Palestine
capital stock $4,000. Purpose, 10 cor
sttuct, maintain aud operate street raj
ways, Incorporators: Il. ], Spencer, j.
Trttle NJ. c. Wade and X. W. Rodgers.
Palestine Light aud Power company
Palestine; capital stock 100000 Iucoi
porators: K. J. Spencer, j. b, Ttittie, N. I
Wade and K. w. Rodgers,
Carroll Commission company OF Beat
mont; capital stock $4,000 Insorporator,
O. NJ. Code. l.. 81. Crawford, ii, W. Fel
guson.
Roy e, RoCkwall county; capltai stoo
SzO,vO0 Incorporators A. c. murphy, /.
Ter.
China Springs Water company of chin
Springs, .dcLennan county; capital stoc
$3.50 Iucorporators; n Al. Roberta, W
G. Talbert and III. I. BettlA
Suburban Homestead company Of uou'
ton; capital stock $4,000 lncorporntors
II. Baldwin Rice, d. a. Hagermah, II. h
Fuller, Henry r. Lahourcade, A. \. La
than and ". s. Hunt.
Western Compress company Of Brown
wood; capital stock S50,00J. incorporates
Williams. T.. 1ultlg. BROOK
Smith aud W. j. Neale.
The Mutual Life association Of Pari
filed an amendment TO It's charter today I
the state department by changing its plac
of business to DALLAS, -, nm. 1900.
closed. -s OSe4i
Mr.. Richardson (Ala) moved TO strike
out the words "and labor In the title
commerce and labor" He ssid he wss not
INDIVIDUALITY opposed to the creation OF tha
department OF commerce, but Objected to
me incorporation into II and the subordi-
Ii was defeated 1890
Mr.. CorIiss CMioh) moved 10 str,ks ont
me provision making II the duty of the
i.ePar q 1il to foster promote and develop
States" 'eu
The motion preyailed--7o to g.
Dir. Cowherd (Mo) moved TO decrease
rom $6o0o to $4,000, but the amendment
vas lost
Mr.. sulser IN. " offered as an amend.
1 hent q comprehensive bill he had intro
iHeed TO create bureau OF corporations,
which would compel publicity OF matters
elating TO corporations
Mr.. Mann ull) designated Mr. Suffers
lnendment as crudely drawn section.
which the house could not accept
n. C.. Smith (Mich.) and Mr.. Thayer
Mass favored the amendment
Mr. splzer denied the bill be offered was
( l. |
p the greatrN wyers In the country |
nd was genera supported by labor or
The amendment wns defeated--75 to 90
motion by Mr.. Corllss (Michl TO strike |
ut the provision for the creation OF | I
ureau OF insurance led TO protracted dis !
Mr.. Gardner (N. ~ commended that the !
urpose of the section was TO bring insur- !
nee companies under the domination OF
ureau N Washington and allow them 70 :
soape State regulations. !
Mr.. Hepburn Iowal denied this most en- !
hatically, declaring sareastically that no [
Id not wonder at the gentleman from New
ersey seeking 10 defend the vile and In. !
lmous corporations" created bv his state {
he purpose Of the bureau he said, was 10 G
ollect and disseminate information regard. .
- the business ana solvenpy Of companies =
which the people OF the whole country .
ere interested. Q
,ction carried-98 to ST. I
The section relating TO thu buresu Of 3
operations created no comment II was y
nended without debate to make the chief .
the bureau an appointee of the presi- T.
Md to section 81, to allow the president u
his discretion to transfer by executive
der the interstate commerce commission -
the department Of commerce was !,
An amendment was adopted providing .
at the transfer Of the old hureaus TO the !,
.w department shall not take effect until ~
When the committee of the whole re- Il
'rted to amend the house substitute for
e senate measure. Mr.. Hepburn by
rliamentary naneuven succeeded In
lngtng the house to direct vote on the o.
Destitute, with the original sections reia- n
ye TO the bureau Of insurance Incor- -
rated In II. Instead Of moving the adop- tc
On Of the amended substitute, ne moved VI
e adoption of substitute which he OF .,
red and that substitute was the origina! y
Ith the insurance bureau sections re IN
authorizing the transfer OF the "
terstate commerce commission to the new Il
partment .. ~
ifr. Hepburn's motion was lost. ne
Mr.. Richardson (Ala,l moved TO recomnit y.
e bill as agreed on In committee Of tho "
lole, with instructions to report II back ol
tended 80 as to create two departments, va va
e OF commerce and one Of labor, and to 30
corporate Mr., sulzer's provision for a In
reau OF corporations In the former. So
On his motion the roll was called. Tho
ltlOn 10 feCoUHiL was IOSt--SO TO I'D, -
rty vote, with the exception Of Messrs an
pin (dich) and Tompkins (ohio), repub- to
ans, who voted ave, and Messrs How ~
I and Maddox tGa.), democrats, who u
ted no. to
rhe vote then required upon Mr.. Cor as
s. motion, and, on a roll call, the sub ga
tute was adopted and the bin passed tie
I 10 20. fo
me republicans voted sohdly for the ca
l. The following democrats voted with ow
sm: ne
lessrS Brantiey tGal. BresEeale Gowh), ml
nroy CMass) Feely (Ill.), Fleming GA, D..
'ss .Hg s.GQ5aas House and iT saloon IN An.
tin. This trio Of county officers Informed
the gamblers that their business was aeains
the law, which they were Determined +,
enforce rlgidly. BY 4 oclock eyerY nm