The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-18
TWO JUDGES NAMED
AlItreII for New Court at IOustou
Calhoun in FOrly.secOnd.
THE SENATE CONFIRMED BOTH
members Are Puzzled by invitations 70
galveston and to Mansion.
S-V.RAL BILLS UNDER DISCUSSION
erazora County Relief Measure Went
Through and Is Now Ready 70,
Governors Signature.
S-V,RAl BILLS UNDER DISCUSSION

w new hhTrls county district, but
TINS nice official plum has fallen to Juds,
Norman G k.ttrell Judge Kittren was
formerly district Judge IN East Texas
and member Of the Twenty.atth legisla.
ture:
To the Senate
respectfully request the advice and
consent Of the senate to the following an.
pointments;
II Calhoun of shackleford county TO
~ Juuge OF the Forty-sec0nd judicial dis
triet OF the State Of Texas.
r N4{.5d!ah = hittrell Of Harris county, 20
~ 1uage OF the SiXty-hlst judicial district
or the state Of Texas
a.; Il. Arnold Of Coryel county to be
district attorney Of the FifU second judi.
cal district Of the State of Texas
Mayor Thad Holt OF Houston LETT for Ills
nome today after spending two days in
town looking after the Houston city chlr.
ter He said a lard light was being made
on the charter, but thought from what he
learned and heard while here II would PASS
both houses with IN easy majority.
Representative soabury introduced three
very important corporation bills today.
One makes the permit fees OF foreign
corporations the same 0s domestic.
Another provides for an anuunl franchise
tax ana puts both foreign aud domestic
corporations on an equality. and ices are
graduated a6 to capital. placing 81 on 5000
UP to $4,000, aud 81 on each 5000 over
%loo,CcO ana UP to million This VIII
more than double the present receipts Of
the state department
The third bill, which is farreachin-, re.
Vlires all corporations to report annuaily
. the State their exact financial coudi,
don, together with receipts and disburse.
menJ5 Tor the year, assets, liabilities ana
tue amount paid on the capital stock. Also
names Of stockholders residing IN Texas
and how much OF the stock is owned by
he corporation.
Senator Grinnan arose TO a qucstlua Of
privilege today relating to drawing for
ong aad short terms By the senators. He
hurged that the Arst Investigation was
Unfair as senate officers were inundated,
and that the Hogg amendments had some
bling to do with 1t.
Senator Hicks replied that Senator Grin
uan was the only senator out OF thlrty.our
who was dissatisfied
At this point adjournment was had, but
The senate may go into the anair again,
Many members OF the legislature are IN
somewhat Of q cuGpdary, ow.ng to thu
taet that the governors mansion Will ten
Ter It's first official reception 10 the nem.
Aors OF the legislature Friday night Be
lore the cards for the reception were re.
celycd. both houses had accepted the Gal.
weston invitation, with the intention OF
eu,iug Friday afternoon for the Island
City. 1t Is stated that 1t was the original
dea at the mansion to tender the reception
TO the legislature ON Thursday night, out
tor SOME reason the date was changed,
without q thought of the Galveston ex'
curslon. Members Of both houses have
arranged 10 make the trip aud hardly
know what TO do regarding the governors
reception 1t is confidently believed that
the governor will change the date for his
reception, as he is being requested to dc
20 by nearly every representative and sen
Gto7.
Senators Paulus Hill, Mills, Perkins,
Hale, Decker, Lpscomb and Cain have
Just returned from a trip to the Prairie
View Normal, and the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, They state openly that
both institutions should have what they
nsk for and are greatly pleased with the
conditions as they found them at the Pra!
ric View school. Senator Paulus is espec.'
ally enthusiastic regarding the latter, and
without hesitation pronourccs 1t the best
college Of the kind in the South, lie
also says that 1t is a needfuI Institution
and should be maintained In its present
high standard
The committee on internal improvement
reported fayorably bill by Terrell Of Travis
recurring charter Of railroad company to
set forth the counties through which tue
road IS Intended to run and bin by shan
non pIcsalniug what must be SGT form ~
charter OF a domestic corporation. Inc
Iatter hin is one Of the three antitrust
measures recommended by the governor
Attorney General Bell appeared before me
committee and advocated its passage
IIarris gave notice II minority reports 10
hc submitted Oh both these his
Labor committee reported farornnly
Benn's bill forblddlng employer 70 inter
fore with empIoye in his right 10 select
his own fnmly physician blll by Love
uallan and Hancock requiring use BY eIee
trlc street railway companies OF cars WITH
ycstlbulcd platforms during winter months
and senate bill by Hicks and Grlnnan for
bidding employment by any railroad Of any
tralnman for more than sixteen eontlnu
GUS hours.
The Houston charter bill viii come ~
next Tuesday before the senate committee
Representative Potter returned to tp'
capltal todny after lengthy absence
shortly after the session convened ne Wa'
compelled to retlrn home on account o.
n large carbuncle on his neck.
Tre ssnats today passed the hill granting
reliaf TO the citizens n Bfazorla county y
me- way Of tax payments. The MI hai
now nassed both houses and Is ready t9'
tho governor,
mo ,eouest made by the worlds Fei'
.o'cm,ssioners for an Grafton from q Ter
,n ms exrltrd dri'e a good desl ~ com
.,.nt ~ both branches u shs leslsAtsrs
gua .eyesal usmes have been suggested y