The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-05

theig neels, Il was deemed necessary 10
sslla committee 90 examine thesp farnis
s snS E nnd out ABOUT these things. To this
mlttee' VIII oIcr a resolution Ia the morn
ing providing for the appointment Of such
q committee
Senator Hnlc's bin providing FOR tho SO.
lection OF corps Of engineers by the COVER
nor lieutenant governor and attorney gen
erol 10 make survey OF the BRACES river
from Its mouth to Waco. with maps and
probes to ascertain the most feasible plan
to prevent overtows, was before the senate
committee on Internal improvements this
AFTERNOON. This bill Is IN compliance With
q request Of thc BraEos river convention
held 10 Houston. asking State aid Ia this
dlrcctiOn The htli carries IN augmentation
OF $4,000, therefore Il wns deemed beat
by tine committee 60 send Il 20 the hnaucc
committee Members ~ tic rcmmi,tse
seemed favorably disposed to the m,-Arufc
out not knowing what demands the state
would have 10 meet IN appropriations. pre-
fered mat the finance committee act upon
H. II seems that this bill. with some
amount Appropriated, VIII pass the senate
A subcommittee OF the senate educational
committee reported this afternoon sub
stitute for two bills by Senators Morris and
Hicks. 1t provides for the establishment
az sam Houston normal OF department
for manual training and the art Of teaching
same Also that in one district In each
county the educational board shall APP
propriate $500 90 assist In supporting
manual training department; for tac sam
Houston normal $1,000 is appropriated for
support of this department and 5000 for
apparatus TOT Two years ana Su,VVN IoI ths
support ot same in the districts ns nfore.
said for two years. The bill was ordcrel
reported favoraby
,,r,te
rcconsldered the resolution embracing the
HoEG amendments introduced by lsaacks,
to permit the author OF the bill TO speak
before the committee After making
short argument In favor Of tho resolution,
lSaGcks offered a substitute for the an
proval of the committee, stating that with
Il slight addition II was the same suhsti'
tutc which had been offered on the floor
Of the house two years ago Nv Judge Schlu'
ter The committee reported adversely on
the substitute by vote Of eight 10 three:
| These amendments have been thus killed
three times by the committee.
Senate committees today agreed to re
port bills as follows:
Labor -Tavoraby on bill by Hicks and
eirlpnan. introduced this morning, prohibit
Ing railways from working certain train em-
ploycs over sixteen hours without eight
hours rest
Internal improvements. Adversely a bill
| by Hicks and Martin, prohibiting the mrrg-
| ing OF corporations. Referred TO hhancc
/ committee Hale's bill appropriations S4O
/ COO for survey OF BRACES river ana It's pElh-
| uinal tributaries with view OF prevent
/ ing overtows. Favorably on house bill
validating bonds and stock issued 10y ioeal
/ suburban railroad companies over wnIyn
/ the Railroad commission has refused 10
! take jurisdiction. Referred TO committees
| ON education hill bv Paulus 1" tah
| scholastic census bi.enniolly Unsteady OF
U Ia La an ~
curing railroads to place switch hglts on
| all main line switches, to keep same lighted
/ from sunset TO sunrise and TO place derRl!
! Ing switches on all sidings connected win
| the main line Postponed action on bill
/ 10y PUulus reducing fare on slceplug cars
/ and also on stafford bin preventing rail-
roads from renewing offices machine shops
etc. under certain conditions.
/ Judiciary No Adversely on hill hv
| Paulus making mandatory that sheriu
/ shall require bond from their denulies
! Favoraby on bill by Paulus increasing from
/ S95 to 500 minimum hue for CARRYING con,
ccaled weapons. Fnvorabiy on Deckers eill
prohibiting the killing n autelopc. Favor
ably on bill by Hicks introduced t1ti III,
/ morning providing paw for subpocnaed Wit
{ ncsses. Favorablv on Hale's bill relating
10 fees In examining trials of inlsdcmcHnoE
charges, ,,,,, at,
Public Health. -FRvcrnhly on Hill's hill
( creating state embnming hoard TO exam
/ Inc and license emhallncrs, otc. FaVoroh!I
on Hale's bill providing that the Stat
Shall pay cost Of maintaining quarantine
| n counties and cities
Financial. Reconsdercd vcsterdaY,s &C.
ton and reported faNnrahiv wilson nll
making statutory an annual apnroprla nv
/ NJ 500 nOn for Confederate pensions Hna
/ onnrorriatlnr 500 Oo0 for nrst two years
Asvlums.- Favorahlv on Fsuhion's concur
ront resolution petitlonlng Tor ~ apnro
priation to establish m ASYLUM FOR bun,
adults Favornhlv on Faulk's hill provid
ing for the Introduction n manual anf
Industrial training AZ me Siat1 uIph.
home Tsvorahlv on NIL nv hlcks SSta ~
fishing Juvenile school for wnyward chil
drou Tnvorahlv on bill by Douglass an
panlus fixing enlarics ~ superintendent
and assistant phvsci'ns at the state insane
asvlums r.. 80,
STATE Affairs Fnvorablv on snvae''s M
recurring railroad companies - have waite
closets At passenger stations i,
popitentiarlpS Chairman Perkins was ~
roctcd tn Introduce IN the senate the FOL
lowing self explanatory resolution;
whereas A hill IS pending In the s,nat
and Is now before this committee. nroylolnnn
tbo Expenditure bv tho State of Sl.NOoW
for mo purchasc ~ now convict farms, nm
m, couinmcnt Of farms now owned ny IN
State and -,.,. j..
, ,ro,t jrnnnrtanco and concerning the merit
~ which tho senate Is without suthcion
information: therefore,
Resolved. Thnt the chairman OF the pen
+entiarv committee of the senate be lr
strrctcd 10 ofcr in the senate the fohowin
Rssolyed. Twt committee composed
, +he chairman II tho senate committee e
Observation-Disclosures ana two other mrmhew
said committee 10 be selected by said chni
, NAM he apDoiutcd by the senate Whn'
duty Il shall DO 70 visit mo INSECT tD
nv-nnd nv the State, together with IN
sugnr mil or mills now on the same an
. such other camps and prisons COW ow9e
or onernted by the state, or mon whic
gtote c"rvirts arc now employed, as the
dosr, rxpcdirnt and also. MS Tar ms prl