The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-21

the bill Will now he sent to the senate. (
where It Is said a hard nght viii be made
to defeat it.
The committee on mining and minerals. to
whom was referred house bin NO. i01. sub (
mitted a favorable report This bin win
be called up next week and viii give rise
TO what promises TO be an interesting dis.
cussion on the subject Of the developed and
unfeyeioped mineral resources Of the State.
The bill has many friends IN the house
and from present Indications the legislation
VIII move in the matter upon O system Of
Development extending through years and
learn exactly what Texas possesses ,n The
way Of mineral products
Prohibitionists throughout the State seem
to be considerably wrought up over the
NlIlacy bill regulating local option elec.
tious. 1t wen, through the senate without
much discussion, but now that it has gone
to the house letters and kilograms are
coming I'm at lively rate and there is
pros ect Of u stiG night
The bin is designed 10 give the ants IN
local option districts a fair show. Under
the present law If a precinct or a county
defeats prohibition there can be another
election ordered at once upon petition 10
the commissioners court and notice Of thir.
ty days; whereas, If the precinct 81 county
votes for prohibition there can be no cleo
tlon for a period Of two years.
The effect is that a precinct may vote
against prohibition and within thirty days
be subject to another election for the same
territory or may be- included IN county
election within the same period.
The Wilacy bill provides that when
precinct determines the question either
way upon an election it shall not be sub
jected to another election within two years.
If a county election be ordered during
that period It shall not apply to that par
ticuNr precinct. Under the present law
precinct may 20 dry aud may then par
tlclpate IN county election, though II the
county 60 dry prohibition Will not apply
10 that precinct.
The ants strongly object to this inequah.
~ and many who are Indifferent 70 pro-
hibition see In the new bin an effective
prevention Of TOO numerous elections
Reduced to its anal effect, the Wllacy
bill viii practically put an end TO prohibi-
test Of nntl-prohbltlon precincts, and win
resolve the whole scheme into determiua-
ton by separate precincts, which is the
refinement of the principle OF local option.
Under this act precinct may FIX Its
,tatus and 1t can not be altered for two
wears. The county may meanwhile deter
mine otherwise, but the voters Of that pre-
cinct will not be permitted 10 participate
in The county election Thus prepondefat-
ing element in one precinct can not coeFce
difrerent minded element In another pre-
ciuct And the period for the original pre-
cipct having expired before the period for
the county it can re-establish its status and
Tins always escape action by other parts
of the county
The opposition of the prohipt'onists
crows out OF their unwillingness TO yle'u
their present advantage, but the pFopos"'
ia surh Il sauce -for-the-goo e'and'sauee'
for.the.gander plan that It will be hafa 10
hont with the legislator who is not alreauy
nsrsraded that all OF social ana polllCa'
-, H. comnosed IN the cause OF prohlol'
tlou
porresenta-iye ]. s, strother of Dallas
.opntv said today; Tho asueultureI OH,
r az the stewart bill, is not a!meu
p, crlnnle the Agricultural and MechaA'eu,
c,,lepe On the contrary II passed II wa,
,,ro ,bot institution Il lrmer basis anu "i'
e,r,a IN dlGerea tate It's school ana aee
4ar,ic duties from the pract! taliues Oh HsfI
onI,nrol anairs. II will give the farmer
truck IN ser. stockmen, lumbTmen ana run
,.o,,ers period!cal information such tAa'
thoy can rely on. 1t Will be the pest me
dunn for advertising Texas IN neF UouHu
Iess resources. The homeseeAefS WIZ NV
IN the reports provided for all the ihto'mN
tton desired. The growing importance U,
agriculture depends upon tue ptssase "
mo bil ana its enactment Will pc Vh'
dawnlng OF a brighter day Ior the s'eA'
state"
The house finance committee held an IN
teresting meeting, The subject OK Ooi
mitorv for the girls industrial seAoo' q
T,orton yras considered. Prof cree
work. president OF the school, appeared "
FOR tbe committee TO urge tine apptop-44
t,on for this purpose, Prof WORK SNOW.
no absolute necessity for the doFnitol'
ava stated that such buildings were Pa'
~ almost every well equipped school
Mr. Clarence ousley OF HousLp spos
~ 81 ,or me appropriation to build IN
gormltory. Mr. ousley remarked 'hat - !
cos being asserted that II the leS's'n'as
arrronrioted the money asked Tor py ~
r ,.tnstr,ol school and the Denton norma
:, n ,ori, no too much money going to peg
~ hut this should not be ennsilelVN y
ton, ~ h.couse the Industrial school wa
I'ousp' nenton by an accident, Is nor
local institution for Denton pu. S,n
institution and the only school ~ ~. sa