The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-13


. Its contents are yet unknown. but 3
9 from reliable sources It Is learned II
9 will recommend that the iron indus. .
9 try be enlarged
8 The house subcommittee on peni. :
9 tentiaries returned today from .
Rusk. II reported 10 the committee =
Q recommending continuance and en- . /
Argement Of the iron works.
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one q the governors antitrust bills Al. |
seIselE on bill by Davidson Of De witt /
amending law relating to suits against /
nartles conGitionally liable adding a pro- |
vision that indcmnitors may be sued when |
StItaln OF their principals are sued. Favor. |
agly on Oil by Hicks authorizing the office |
q assistant attorney general to act in the |
apSence OF the attorney general. Favorably !
oh biii by Davidson of De witt directed I
against trusts, being that recommended by
the governor. Fayorahly on bill by Hi re.
storing civil and criminal Jurisdiction OF !
towards county Favorahly ON Harhison's |
pm permitting small corporations TO CHAR
Sel ier Two or more purposes. \ substitute
Ier Fausts bill abolishlng three days OF
stSce making lt apply only to papers pay
hotlce OF submitting an adverse minority
report. Adversely on Staford'e bill provld-
Ing tnnt all State suits against corpora.
lions for land shall be brought In the dis
tfict court Of Travis county
. Towns and city corporations: FavorRhly
tblll by Douglass 10 provide for the collec.
zion OF Judgment debts against cities and
towns with an amendment striking out the
provision that 10 per cent Of all funds
raised by taxation and inserting 10 per cent
20 apply TO such Judgments also bill by
Linscomb providing for the extending OF
( property Into the city limits on appica-
| tion Of three citizens; also hill by NILS
| regarding the registration Of voters ia cities
or more; also bill by Roaty amending the
charter o. the city Of Beaumont; also bill
/ by Beachned fixing boundaries Of cities
| and towns which have included too much
| territory.
! Public buildings and grounds appointed
| subcommittee consisting Of Senators
! Faubion and Douglass TO visit the state
! cemetery with View Of making an appro-
| prIatlon for It's improvement
THE HOUSE
The house today convened at $50 o'clock,
| Speaker Men presiding.
A resolution by Mcssrs. Brdgers, Wo1ten,
! standifer and Kubena, extending an invi.
tation to the members Of the Farmers CON
gress to attend the sessions Of the house
today and tomorrow, and suspendins for
the two days tho rule requiring invitations
to the floor. Was adopted.
resolution hy MIR Nowiin that when
the house adjourn today 1t do so in honor
Of the ninetyfourth anniversary Of the
birth OF Abraham Lincoln, was adopted.
A house concurrent resolution was intro
duced by Messrs. Cunningham and Row
land providing that the house adjourn sine
1ie at noon on Friday, March 10. and was
laid on the speakers table subject to call
Mr. Murrell obtained unanimous consent
70 take up senate bill No. Il, By Senator
I'M, extending time in which railroads
construction of their roads and branches
4 Tho bill was PASSED TO third reading anC
bV0l1v upder susneusion ~ thp rules
On motion OF Mr. Mulkcy. romn!tte,
was amounted 10 notify the Farmers cou
syress. which convened today IN Austin, thai
they had been rendered the use Of the hal
OF representatives for this and tomorrow
afternoons and evenings. and TO escort tn,
hall The chair appointed Messr1. Mulkey
Jarrett and English
Mir. DUFF secured unanimous consent 4
take nm and consider senate lin No. AZ, b,
senator's Beatty, Morris and Iipscomb, pro
} 1 ,idInr for rho purchase OF the propert!c
, Of the Houston beaumont and New or
1 Loans and houston. Ook Lawn and Mng
uoIlo park Railroad companies by the Inter
national and Great Northern Railroad com
pany.
/ NJ Maocbrr and Mr. Dun explained tn
provisions OF the bin and necessity for II
passage Mr. Dun stated that, should III
{ al ana Gres+ Northern RAILROAD compan
, would Immediately begin the constructio
of the new roads which viii extend frol
. Gonston 70 beaumont
f. 'rba Mn was nossed TO third reading an
d t,sIir ,ndcr st,snenslon OF the rules
. ymotion TO RECONSIDER and table wa
10 odontnd Inc vote on suspending the rule
b g'Sg 1CS 20 q Nessrs CottrplI. Plerson {
b tt',r+ and Tbarn Voting "No Tho yot
ON anal massage was lO7 to g. Messrs Cot
o V V.I ~ ctIiiisnI Tones picrsnn of Hun
sNarnroy, ana 'rharD Voting against g.
'NNi t. XVonds secured unoplmous consent
\ teia mn and consider senate bill No As. y
2 SSsH nat wy IInrhlenn onthorizing the Missour
4 KaDeos and iTeyas halfway Company {
T"-as 70 purchase ar lease and onerote N
= roi1rnod ~ the Denison and Washlta Vale
/ pai,,ot coInnanv II WINS possed to thIr
o reading and finally, under suspension OF n
T was adon+ed o''0'' ~ ''''
e Mr. Ware speaking TO question Of pc
V sSnal Pr,ylege, staten ttur t ~ h mHJ 81
.iIlattoS t5,t ne WINS angry because OF ii
. n,,as1ea 20 angrossino Yesterday OF II
/. nnr~ap bili which provided for an ops
saosnn cor the massage of cattle across ii
n onarnntine line without Inspection, and
d consequence he intended 70 block legislat(
him, He dlscalmed any such intentio
10 Ho said he had spoken out plainly his dl
Al appointment because the bill had passe
d, but had said nothing justifying the bell
that he would not acquiesce IN the VIII
r the majority. love az OF YOU ne SAL
especially the laales, CShe 70 t MI ~