The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11

ways.
morrow on stanoyds bill prohibiting the
removal OF the offices, shops and round.
houses OF railroads from places which nave
have been located hve years, etc. Attcr'
news Of several railroads appeared before
the committee IN opposition to the blll'
ritz HOUSE
the house today convened at oso o'clock
speaker Men presiding
Mr.. seabury, on behalf Of Mr.. Robert u.
Cuthertll Of Portsmouth, Va, presented |
speaker Neff with a sOyel carved out OF |
n piece Of wood from part of which the
steering wheels Of the battleship Texas had
been carved.
Speaker Men accepted the gsyel In the
name Of Texas. at the same time paying
n neat tribute to the sons of Texas who
have made the name Of the State glorious
ON many battleAelds. and to the sons OF
virginia, foremost in American history.
Mossrs Napier. Calvin aud Trice offered
resolution providing that as the demo-
cratic platform declares against the prac.
tlce OF displacing clerks and employees OF
the various departments 10 make room FOR
relatives or political adhCrcuts the heads
" all state department. cleemoSqnhry anu
penal institutions should be requested ~
furnish under OATH the number OF em-
ployes In their respective departments or
institutions related to them liy affinity or
consanguinity' Action on the resolution was
! deferred.
The speaker laid before the house a bill
| by Wooten providing for reward OF 500,
| 900 TO be paid to the person who should
! discover a practical and ctfcctual remedy
| for the boil weovil and boil worm.
An amendment by MIR, Terrell of McLeu-
nan to change the reward to SlOO,0u0 was
An amendment by MIR. Robertson Of Bell
! providing that the act should mol interlVle
with any OF the experiments h'ing con
Quoted by the state at its experimental
stations, Was adopted,
An amendment by Mr. Ainsworth proyid
ing that the expense of the committee 10
decide the competition should be 0Crne by
I the competitors, was pending whtn the
speaker announced that us the hour had ar
rived for the special order set for the day
| the bill would 70 over.
House bill No. %. ny Mr. Bryan the Spe-
cal order for 10 O'Clock, was laid before
the honse The bill makes peual the act
Of knowingly stopping live stock that have
crossed the quarantine line after Inspection
and Ia provide an oncn season from NONGm'
her Is to January 10 Of Gach year Ihi, me
Ing appropriations to he considered ~ the
house as Il committee of the whole
Accompanying the report OF ne m aita y
the hill, was n minority report signed by
Ware Timou, sanford, Brldgcrs, Roberts
and English opposed to the measure; I'm
the scction providing for an open season
A motion hy MIR Rice To table the amend
mont prevailed by vote Of 81 To- 20
Mr. Bryan. the author OF the hill, IN q
short speech, favored the passage of the
measure, He spoke, he said, In the inter
est OF one sixtccpth q thG Pe3plc OF IN,
below the line might tnttcn ON the sag
grass Of Montana and other Northern
States. He said the Federal ,goyernsme,inl
would respect the quarantine line OF th'
State, that the people OF bis section wU'
j. clamorous for an open season, aud he urged
thSS, poSNsage Of ihS act; ~, prvor md on
D posed the passage of the measure tie de
= MED the statement that tho state qunran
tine line would be respected ~ tne d lsG
j season aud cited the secretary OF agrleul
l. ture as authority. He said thni al IN
, school lands above the line had been soi
10 0ctrn settlers and that there was n
. issue between the ranchmen ana the SET
NIr. Ware said that the passage of III
net would cause quarantine against q
l. the cattle Of Texas and that this Woul
q he very disastrous to the cattle interes
n OF Northwest Texas for the rnnchmc
+ there could not ship their cattle to wheE
4, they could be f0ttcned, lie said the rnncl
l. men of Southern Texas could fatten thtl
J. cattle on cotton seea meal Wni n S",., Nv
=. THAT the state would he quarantine
prrirst should the bin pass, he SAID wa
Il Kansas Is continually clnmorihg again
u Asked tho attitude Of the i've stock san
ii TRY commission OF Texas upon the quo
II iicn Mr. Ware said that all three WEI
: onculv opposed 20 The passage or the ~
\. and that two members Of the commissiS
~ lived below the line. lie said mat u
y, rpp,I,t OF ticks getting over the line vi
20 to place the market IN "A chaotic condltlo
~ and that he had no knowledge OF tiei
m He lie said that the cattle below the Iii
" | always had the fever, and that WheneV'
IN the fever hppeared among cat''f uiI Nn
- ernl quarantine was immediately throw
N around the herd, and also about the pastu
~ from which they had come and the IRA
~ along which they had Travelled
~ For over half an hour Mr. Ware o
u, swered running FIRE OF questions relatl'
a TO ticks aud fever above and below u
r. line. the advantage Of the northern oy
the southern pastures, the attitude OF 9th
ae States against Texas cattle ana the pro
nngg able effect Of the passage OF me plii; Ma,
on ~ his answers were hlled Win salire al
caused much laughter. - ~ 4.
r. resolution offered by Mr.; Kyle, that z
Sc house assemble OF $3.50 O'Clock TINS ntt'
an FREDERICK D. Grant and his stntf, "
ID adopted, and at y o'clock. the house to-
a recess until 2:30 o'clock
or The house was raped 10 order by Speak
In Men at 2:3o o'clock. Consideration W
resumed Of the house bill by Bryan
Se provide an open quarantine season y
on said that We are today confronted with I
10 nlost gigantic trust-the cnttle monopoly
ever organized 10 influence legislation n
nc crush the small competitor. lie was n
IN ohnosed to corporations nor corporate
t., teresta. but this trust was antagonlsue
ne the little stocRman and the farmer
on Texas Speaking OF the TICK theory,
OF said he was not satisfied with Il; that
~ wears there had been no line and that ev
I Iie when the quarantine llnc was first ask
rcs fnr the advocates Of Il were Satisfied W
NY ak months open season, He declared n
y the measure passed In 1897 doing away vi
A. the open season was pushed through
ue, legislature by stealth under the guise
vi readiusting the line. lie denied that
~. Federal government would quarantine
rid State should there bn nm open season WI
~, out lnspection and rend part OF q let
from Secretary OF Agriculture wis
ina dated December rs ~ which the lat
ms said he did not wish To predict what cou
the Federal government would piiri
but should the proposed bill become law.
led Mr. Bridgers secured the hoor 70 opp
Tho measure lie said that he did not
~ LnowIedaa any differences between the
bui ana iitiie cnttjemcn, that he spoke for
iit. constituents aud the cnttle Industry
y Texas He denied the statement VII
uul he had heard on the floor that the chi
Interests were dominating cattle legislat
Nv. in congress md influencing the departm
~ on agriculture. Tho opponents OF the
,xi. we're neninst the open senEon only necn
thew aid not want the Federal quaranl
, Ilne vrithdrswn from the State. The J