Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-27
VOTE RECONSIDERED.
Further Action, However, Post
poned Until Tuesday.

AuStih, FeO. LO.-lu Tue mousse FIJI
day morning Mr.. Reedy called up his
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the joint resolution providing for a
smaller legislative body and fixing sal
aries was lot Thursday. He secured
a reconsideration.
Mr.. Terrell (of Cherokee) offered
an amendment providing for a house
OF ninety members. to be increased TO
maximum Of $50 as the population
OF the state increased. and the senate
OF thirty-one members TO remain fixed
Mr.. Reedy offered a substitute for
fhe amendment. permitting the law to
remain as at present. but giving each
legislator $3.50 yearly salary and mile.
age.
After some discussion the resolution
and amendments were postponed to
the afternoon OF March 9.
The senate refused to take up for
consideration, by a vote Of to 16.
Senator Holsey's bill making II un.
lawful for representative. state sen.
ator. member OF congress or United
States senator to qualify and per.
form duties Of office while in the EN-.
ployment Of public service corpora.
tions. In attempting 10 secure consid.
GRAFTON OF this bill Senator Holsey
said that he did not intend to reflect
upon the character of any man in
the state senate of Texas. but was
only seeking to have corrected what
he conceived to be a serious condition
that exists in Texas at present. He
believed the principle wrong
The following bills were passed
finally by the senate:
Bill granting Beaumont new char.
ter; bill providing compensation for
district attorneys; senate bill chang
ing state reformatory to state train.
ing school An attempt was made to
exclude women as members Of the
board OF managers of this institution.
hut it failed House hill by Byrne
requiring railroads to have their re-
pairing Of equipment done In Texas;
senate bill providing for investigation
OF penitentiary system. committee to
, be composed of three senators and
four representatives senate bill de-
filming delinquent child and incorrigi-
bles: senate bill increasing compensa.
ton of district judges for travelling ex-
penses; by Weinert, to appropriate
$4,000 to build a monument. to Con-
zales. to mark the birthplace of Texas
independence.
The senate confirmed the appoint
ments sent up by the governor. OF Cal
weston. Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
pilot commissioners. also the appoint
! ment of +. S. Rogers as district at
torney OF Caldwell county
Gerge H. Barney of Ennis. assist.
ant engrossing clerk. rendered his res
ignation to the senate, which was ac.
cepted
These bills were introduced in the
senate.
BY Meachum: To amend the con-
stitution so as to provide that all per
sons, to be qualified electors, must be
able to read and write English. pro-
vided the act does not apply to per
sons or their descendants who quail
fled as voters prior to 1867.
BY Peeler (requesD: To permit
surety companies to form associations
for mutual protection,
BY Kellie: To encourage and foster
the work of the state correspondence
school.
BY Veale: Making it an offense for
a dealer in Intoxicating liquors in
local option districts to fail to re-
port to the county clerk monthly the
number of prescriptions filled
BY Peeler: To lease state property
on the Colorado river to the Confed-
crate Woman's home.
3 The senate judiciary committee No.
2 reported favorably the hunters IL
cense bill; also wild bird game bill
and anti-game shipment bill.
Internal improvements committee
recommended that the Terrell (Bowie)
bill, to place telephone and telegraph
companies under the jurisdiction OF
the railroad commission. be referred
to judiciary committee No. 2.