Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
NO CIRCULATION TAX.
Proposition Comes Up In House
and Il Defeated.s

Austin. April 29.--Rcpresentative
Savage created stir In the house by
introducing n resolution TO strike out
the enacting clause 10 all bills nov
pending In legislature. adjourn sine
die at once and go home and save the
state from any further expense Will
the legislature. The resolution was
declared out OF order.
As the time for the end OF the extra
session Is drawing TO close members
Of the house are becoming restless.
This was evidenced when Representa-.
tive Terrell OF McI.ennan offered res.
olution providing that night sessions
be held on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. during the remainder OF the
session. lie called attention TO the
multitude OF bills which are still pend
Ing for consideration. The resolution
was referred To committee on rules.
Petitions were received In the house
signed by several hundred citizens OF
Navarro and Braxoria counties. pro
tttilub uLtlutt tue Iarratt VI ~-tths
railroad passenger fare bill.
when consideration OF the gross re-
celpts tax bill was resumed. Mr.
O'Bryan OF McLennan moved to recon.
slider the vote by which the Baskin
amendment TO the gross receipts tax
on stonk yards of per cent was lost.
Represe ntative Lane OF Tarrant count
~ supported this motion. but II was
defeated by a vote OF 81 to A.
The section taxing interurban and
street railways l2 per cent on gross
receipts was passed without amend.
ment.
Clerk Robert Connerly OF the court
Of civil appeals Of the Third district
gave out statement TO the effect that
an item published In one OF the papers
that the court OF civil appeals. Third
district. had held that the stenograph.
ers' law with reference 20 statement OF
facts in appeals OF cases was uncon.
stitutional Is erroneous. Clerk Con
nerly says that no such ruling was
made by the court and the correction
Is made so that trial judges over the
state may not be misload.
The afternoon session In the senate
Monday was devoted to n discus.
sion of the textbook bill The com.
mittee substituted meets the view OF
the governor except that II provides
the textbook board shall be appointed
by the governor. state superintendent
OF public instruction and president
OF the University Of Texas The
minority report Is the sane. except
the appointment OF the board. which is
left exclusively 10 the governor.
Mr.. Harper took the governor 10
task and characterized his veto as un.
kind. In which he declared the gov.
crnor insinuated that the authors Of
the bill played To his book trust. and
In rebuttal. read the present. declar.
Ing II literal copy OF the last act.
He called attention 20 the governors
connection with the textbook bidders
IN the past
Mr. Skinner defended tho governor
and declared the chief executive was
right In his stand,
BY vote Of Sc TO 81 the house voted
down the proposed amendment 10 tax
newspapers per cent on their gross
receipts The original amendment was
for 3 l.2 per cent. but II was re.
duced 10 . per cent When this amend.
ment was introduced by Representa-
tives Mears and Ballinger and others,
II at once aroused considerable con.
fusion In the house.
Representatives Brown. of Wharton.
who was opposed 10 the whole bill
offered substitute for the amend.
ment 10 the make the tax apply to
newspapers having circulation ~
500. He said II they are going 10 i'm.
pose tax on the big fellow he wanted
no discrimination His substitute was
lost.
In speaking 20 his amendment Mr..
Mears said that the big newspapers
Of the state escaping taxation. He
cited one Of the biz dailies-the San
Antonio Express which. he claimed
paid no taxes on machinery and plant
and outfit valued at 100000. He
roasted newspapers for roasting the
legislature and said they should be
made TO pay n tax on gross receipts.