Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-26
GO WITH SENATORS.
House Members Change Date to
Paw Visit to Dallas.


the matter for some time the house
by vote OF Is to 20. rescinded iu
action, Thursday, relative to visiting
Dallas, and decided to go Friday night
the same time as the senators A
dispatch from Mayor Hay Of Dallas
was read. inviting the house members
to be that city's guests, regardless
of pending legislation.
Speaker Kennedy created some dt
version when he offered a resolution
providing for a committee to investi'
gate his selection of house employees,
their pay and number, two OF the
committee to be members who voted
against Kennedy.
Moberly opposed the resolution. de
claring the speakers acts above criti
cism
Jennings. Reedy and Moller who
had voted against Kennedy, spoke in
the same strain. Kennedy insisted
upon the resolution, which was adopt
ed after striking out the provision that
two of the committee must have voted
against the speaker
Representative Davis. who WAS In
the chair. appointed Hill, Briscoe and
Bowman as the committee.
A resolution was adopted for the APP
pointment of committee 10 prepare
suitable resolutions on the death of the
late REPRESENTATIVE Charles A. Aller
OF Shimek, Colorado county, that ad
iournment for the honor of his EN-
DRY and that committee be named tC
I attend the funeral Jackson. Schofield
| Crisp and Won Rosenberg were named
as the committee to attend the fun
| eral
The house passed finally the senate
bill providing for locomotive ash pans
and the Masterson bill, confirming th'
| contract between the county of Calves
ton and various railroads with refer
ence the use of the causeway, anC
killed by vote of II to IS. Wards bill
relating to iniunctioHs in suits invoiv
| ing real estate
Bills were introduced in the house
as follows By Robertson Cof Travis
and Schluter: Leasing certain prop
erty in city of Austin to Confederate
Womens home for two years for 81,
per annum. This property brings al
annual rental of $1,50Q to $4,000, whicf
will help support the women now al
| the home
BY Gaines. jenkins and Canales
| 81 Ia Ot l4t13
making the maximum penalties sl,5O'
each day. permitting suits to be
brought in any county and givlnt
county or district attorney assisting
10 per cent of penalties collected.
By McI.ain and Meeks, Compelling
county commissioners to advances
money to county assessors to pay
clerks hire, etc.
Nv Hamilton (of McCulloch)
Amending the anti-pass law so tha
peace officers may accept passes.
The senate posed finally the house
hill creating a house of labor and sta
tistics and providing for the appoint
ment of a labor commission. 1t passed
| finally the bill increasing compensa
ton of district judges for travelling ex
| penses.
The chair had read a telegram from
Mayor HAY of Dallas welcoming mem
hers of the senate to that city, and ex
tending the freedom OF Dallas, re
CARELESS of how members stand OF
pending measures.
Senators Cofer and Real were added
70 senate judiciary committee No. z.
The senate took up the house bill
by Byrne. requiring railroads to re
pair and rebuild their equipment IL
shops in Texas. Considerable opposi
ton developed to the measure. Sen
ator Ward thought the measure vi
vious. and offered amendment strik
ing out enacting clause. This caused
more debate. Senator Sturgeon op
posed the bill saying that passage o
this bin would cause railroads to es
tablish shops out of the state alto
eether The senate refused to STRIKE
ont the enacting clause and passed tn
bill TO engrossment by vote OF u
to I.
Senate passed finally house genera
deficiency bill. which carries Sl0S,OOO
Senate bills were introduced thus
Bv MastersOn: For relief OF KAT
Chambers. Sturgis and Stella j. Nc
Gregor children of Thomas j. Cham
bers. by appropriating $1,000 to rem
burse them for land taken by the he
public Of Texas where Austin is nov
located
BY Terrell (of McLennan): Relating
70 the manner of selecting jurors II
.,.'=5 having population of owe
cJ,0""
3y Has ter: To define and punis
the giving of false evidence betor
----3 ;uries By mski"g it neniter
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