The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-19

young men should he assisted in the &C.
cC sls. 81 re MIX the COLLEGE,
Cobhs amendment voted down and the bill
corrected
Jones opposed the bill he said that Il
was being pushed BY politicians outside the
department ehould they meet II IN the road.
Cobbs temporarily withdrew his amend
ment 70 strike out the enscting clause aud
schluter offered snbsututs for the amend.
Withdrawn, providing that the secretary OF
agriculture shall have charge and control
OF all the state experimental stations ex.
established Al or In connection with the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Schlutcr SAID that he would oppose any
legislation Interfering with the Agricultural
and Mechanical college but he believed the
substitute would pour OIL on the troubled
waters
Mr; stewart said that he and the friends
Of the bill would accept the substitute
which was adopted by vote OF "a to ~.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment reduc.
ing the appropriation for printing and dis.
! tributing annual reports and bulletins Of
the department from ssoooo to 10000
Boyd offered sn amendment TO the amend
ment reducing such appropriation 20 sio,-
Tho Royd amendment was adopted on d..
vision by q vote Of Az TO As
Napier offered an amendment 70 mike the
! office Of secretary Of agriculture elective In
: ntt1u w dppoiHNlNs.
Hancock favored L.
Stewart said that the author Of the hili
Is had no political scheme IN mind In intro
70 seeing the hill and that there was no
We COP that he would he an applicant
Ncultars He mtd that Il III.
iuOn shcnld he offered 10 him no would
Ct It. lie believed the OFFICE should be
Jocksorely removed from politics and he,
rom Fc,i that was beet accomplished by max
l.'pue' pier said that the proposition that tina
."cuns g, u nppolnNlvc, would be removed
lrs Ma politics was an astounding PROPOSE
e e',n. o., answer to question by Harris, h'
our lol that he believed IL entirely constltu
q be entl for the legislature to make the Of.
nnuiied department Of agriculture with the nd
iareie m q the elective provisc,
fSonasS af be g To w 40 e ssn,s ana %
saip n 60 table lost by vote OF IS to 81
( entera roll call the amendment was moi
. the lrted. the vote being 81 ayes aud 81
i p tc.t 1870 o'clock the house adjourned unit
tnaticnorrow
'r Rnt COMMITTEE REPORTS.
,crierEouse committees this afternoon agreed
ln,eso report bills as follows;
l ar Military Affairs -Favorahly Kydes bill
IN making It a mlsdemeanor IN iniurc Of
destroy MILITARY clothing, arms accoutre
ments, etc.
= Pa1blic Lands and Land Office. -plscusse'
and referred TO subcommittee consisting Q
Schluter. chairman; Bryan, Thap, San
ford, Gray. Brelsford and Miller Of Howsr
y bin by Tharp abrogating AL leases OF put
lie free school and asylum lands ave year
y free school and asylum lands on the maj
Z. ket at expiration Of leases, and pin D,
al Bryan, Brelsfotd, Gibbs, ,Raglsnd. GRAY,
or abohehlng absolute lease line and provid
!, ing for sale OF public uree school and asl
~ lum lands
" JudicisTy No / -Favorably senate BIZ
t. rSSerchants. Fl, i. Dorsey y WaIahachi,
4, secretary Texas Grain Dealers association
t. and W. II Richardson of Austin appeare
before the committee advocating the pat
a, sage Of the bill =,
n. FAVORABLE report was made on senate b
to placing accident, DIRE aud marine lnsuFanr
~ companies under same provisions Of sta
al ute As life insurance companies with re-
~ ereuce Of payments on amount recovere
p e.sss q loss ana recovery ny suit an
or regulation Of mutual IRE Insurance con
~ paneA
ms Judiciary No 2.-F'aworably bill by Lo
ny (by reQuestl defining duties and liabiliut
~, Of telegraph companies; Inns bills rela
8 ing to change Of venue In felony cast
" and relating to custody aud commitmeI
" of accused In felony cases.
o. Committee reconsldercd senate bill b
bnl Psulus, approved yesterday, providing 4
pI3oi-ngistering and licensing BARRIERS. and r
Al.
up2t a nmittee penltentiares reports
retused ,rably senate bill by Perkins, Apr
schoolfating S1a0.0o0 for the iron industry
accoRusk penitentiaTy. l.. NJ. Openheime
throIhnirmaL penitentary board Of manager
low appeared before committee advocating u
courhti ne said that with N hfty-ton furnal
emit aud the proper men TO operate 1t the plsi
vac should DO made 10 pay at least $4,000
plH wear unless conditions change MATERIAL
bel Unless an appropriation of $4,000 can
made and new furnace installed the pio
had bettor be abandoned and the indust
l. closed UP, for the present twenty ,hye-t,
u, Members NJ the committee who former
"a, / opposed the bill now favor II and the
hi | port Is unanimous
~ Agricultural afairs committees report
'H' favurably strother's bill restricting So
,x+ and planting of Johnson grass seed al
aid SUE ~ Johnson grass anu Se'ie' oh' "
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IN, BILLS INTRODUCED.
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