The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
They Control Both Branches of the Twenty
eighth Legislature.
DON INDUSTRY WILL NOT BE ABANDo
there Will BE Fight, but Lanham' View Will pre-
vail-Effort to Be Made to Reduce PASSENGER
Fare-A Bill Effecting Criminal Trials

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yer mile Is the lowest fare that can ia
shsfsed compelled as the roads are 10 fur.
nlsh nrst.class travelling accommodation.
s az LOT the legislature 70 reduce the fare
rect that the passenger business must 50
transacted at a loss to the companies. IL
ene measure Is introduced, which is now
10y Prooaole, IL VIII occasion one or
the hottest lights Of the session
Another bill Will be introduced giving the
rhlroad commission control Of sleeping
eoaches run on Texas roads, with full au.
r rug5ty 70 regulate charges. Both these
pui gre expected to develop into full.nedeed
legislative propositions any day.
Representative Johnson Of Lee county.
VINO Is physician, is now at work on a
very Interesting Legislative measure which
VIII be reduced to the form of a Dill aud
introduced In the house In few days
Dr. Johnson is In consultation with Health
Officer Tabor and other prominent phys
claus In the State seeking their wisdom IN
the matter. His proposition, briefly out.
lined, is to have railroad companies fumi
SSte every ear crossing the border from
Mexico into Texas, whether from d bubonic
plague infected district or not Dis meet.
ants VIII be used also On passengers md
iber baggage coming into Texas from Mex.
~ Df' Johnson says toe process Of rum.
need not be expensive. dsagreeable In the
ltast, nor det1iu trains or passengers hut
rev minutes If this Is done. the danger
81 not only the bubonic plague, but every
Vther infections or contagious disease being
brought into Tsxas from Mexico II not pre-.
minimum.
Dr. johnson says this course Ia pursued
at all our seaports where vessels are from
country whore contagious disease pre-.
vans and the preventive applied TO in
terror points would BE- not near so 6xpeu-
sl'e aud just as effective This Ia new
proposition 10 come before the house
One Of the hreeziest discussions Of the
session came up In the house this morning
on the adoption OF the report Of the com.
mittec on rules.
Section n old rule No &c provides sub
stantlally thst no person shall be admitted
upon the floor Of the house except members
OF the senate, offlcers OF the general state
government, the heads Of departments, ex.
members Of tho legislature ana ladies' upon
imitation Of the members
During the session Of all previous lesls-
latures the rule has been practically dis,
regarded, and MI persons whomsoever were
admitted TO the lobby.
When the question Of the readoptl q Of
the old rule arose this morning Spe ker
Neff stated that he desired to give fur
notice that this rule, as well as al others
would be rlgidly enforced Under the strict
enforcement Of this rule 1t will be noticed
that all men would be excluded, the mem
hers Of the press not even excepted.
Representative Duft saw the breakers the
house was about to 60 UP against and
moved to amend the rule by Inserting the
words and gentlemen after the word
ladies
4 nutter Of anxiety arse immediately
upon the reading Of the Dun am ndment,
among the press gang prese t, who seemed
n hgf Al ~ 2 he rieht b n
seat even under the amendment 0ni 30
private request was made 10 Mr.. Duf TO
amend his amendment by adding the W rds
and members Of the press.
Mr., Callan Of BeIar addressed the house
on the subject, saying: This house and its
privileges were the property Of the people
Of Texas, and | hope the rule VIII be
Mr.. Dun. speaking to the amendment
snid that the amendment modified nv tho
proposed am ndnent; that h terms ladies
and gentlemen" were general ard uuques-
t0nably included the constituents OF the
gentleman from BeXar, and that he SYM
pathlzed with the members Of the press,
but was not ready to admit that any mem
Der of those honorable represent tives Of
the great newspapers Of Texas would
not be admitted TO the house under the
terms of the amendment, providing for the
admission Of 'ladles and gentlemen"
Mr.. Isaacks Of Bastrop moved to table the
amendment. This motion was lost and the
amendment adopted.
The bin introduced in the house yester-
day by Hon. Curtis Hancock is Of more
than passing Importance, especially to In
surance circles. The bill Is to authorize
the incorporation Of mutual assessment life
and accident insurance companies and for
their control and regulation Net less than
Eve persons can obtain charter There
shall be no capital stock and the business
must be transacted upon the assessment
plan and without lodges. The charter must
be presented to the state commissioners OF
insurance, accompanied by the amid Wis
OF the directors that they are residents Of
Texas and accompanied by bona hde appli-
cations of not less than 200 applications Tor
insurance In the company, ana lor not less
than 100000 and affidavit that each APP
plicant has deposited at least 50 cents on
each $1,000 insurance applied Tor. which
has been deposited In n solvent bank, 20
pany when organized. The commissioner
az Insurance shall Ale the charter II all re,
uuirements have been compiled with ana
give certificate to the fact ana authority
money by assessments donations and such
like WAYS and paying policies To- IT'S mem
bers from money so acquired are deciarea 70
be mutual assessment NE or accident ~,
surance companies. Such corporations shall
issue no certificate Of stock, declare no Nv
idends and pay no profits ard the laries
Of its officers shall be designated IN the
by-laws All books and papers shall DC
open for the inspection OF members and OF
the commissioner Of Insurance Such cor
poration shall make TO the insurance com,
missioner annual reports Of Its anairs ana
operations the commissioner 10 furnish
HANKS Every policy Issued bears the con-
difion Of paynent on assessments collected
Forfeiture of franchise IS the penaity LOT
NONCOMPLIANCE with the law. -
These are the salient features OF tne oill.
Mr. Hancock is very hopeful OF having u
enacted into a Jaw and will not only press
N before committee for favorable report,
hut in the house should he succeed IN com
mittee.
The measure OF principal moment intro
duced in the house today was a bill by
Messrs. Anthony and Chesley to abolish the
office OF purchasing agent Tor the state
eleemosynary institutions
Fifty-one gentlemen voted at the noon
hour Yesterday to adjourn until Monday
morning. but being defeated a vast number
TOOK n virtual holiday anyhow after roll
con tbis morning. for IN 2 very few minutes
there was almost a general scattering
A bill that is going 10 make very raoisai
but evidently satisfactory change In the
n,o6e OF procedure IN the trial Of cases. both
criminal and civil, and in both county and
1890. -.-.. &. nou. IN the hands Of the