Per Diem and Contingent Expense Bill Passes House
Austin reports a morning session with 94 present as the House approved the per diem and contingent expense appropriations bill while the Senate declined a funding measure. A conference committee is named to handle related bills, including a spider bill and a Senate fire insurance repeal referral. The session includes deficit considerations and a joint session planned for 3 PM with rail attorneys opposing the measure.
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Ami
Carsheg
Austin
Munson
Johnson
Fitzhugh
Treasury
Robert
Travis
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House Committee
House
Weather Roundup Notes Abnormal Texas Temperatures
The Exchange National Bank notes very warm weather across Texas with Dallas and Greenville hitting 106 degrees and Corsicana Fort Worth Lampasas Mexia and Waco at 104. Abilene Ballinger Brenham Cuero Dublin Kerrville Longview Parigi reached 192? maximum. Beeville Huntsville Sherman Temple 98 Nacoydockey 96 Corpus Christi Galveston 88.
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Dallas
Greenville
Henrietta
Quanah
Corsicana
Fort Worth
Lampasas
Mexia
Waco
Abilene
Ballinger
Brenham
Cuero
Dublin
Kerrville
Longview
Parig
Beeville
Huntsville
Sherman
Temple
Nacoy
Dockey
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Baker Appointment Confirmed as District Attorney Nominee
Austin Aug 23 The Senate confirmed B W Baker of Panola for district attorney this morning after a lengthy session reading absences from last Saturday. Several petitions urged support for the spider bite from Chickasha Oklahoma to Terrell of Wise. Cofer introduced a bill of lading bit akin to his earlier proposal at the third called session.
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Baker
Austin
B. W. Baker
Panola
Senate
Chickasha
Terrell
Wise
Cofer
Senate acts on per diem bills and adjourns until morning
The Senate received from the House the per diem and contingent expense appropriation bills. Both have passed the upper House. The House increased the contingent expense appropriation from ten to fifteen thousand dollars. On motion of Hume the Senate declined to concur in the amendment and a free conference committee will be appointed. The Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning.
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Senae
Senate
House
Bothn
Hume
House Passes Per Diem and Related Measures
The House passed a contingent expense bill under suspension of rules raising the appropriation to 15000 dollars. McKinney introduced a clerk for the pension commissioner. The fire insurance repeal bill was referred to committee and the car shed bill passed under suspension. The Spider bill faced Johnson, with inspection at Alveston proposed. Kennedy sought to amend House rules to bar moving the previous question until each side is dead. Recess called until 2 this afternoon.
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House
McKinney
Senate
Johnson
Alveston
Kennedy
Rules Committee
Chapin Granted Bond In San Antonio Shooting Case
D B Chapin millionaire landowner shot and killed Oscar J Rountree in Dan Breens saloon here Thursday night. He was granted bond in the sum of 15000 with John Closner Hidalgo county sheriff and W M Jones of Beleville as sureties.
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San Antonio
Tex
D. B. Chapin
Oscar J Rountree
Dan Breen
John Closner
Hidalgo County
W. M. Jones
Beleville
Engineer Killed in Texas and Pacific Wreck Near Aledo
Engineer Joe Wallace died and Fireman Nathan Davis and Head Brakeman Tulley were fatally injured when a fast freight collided with a work train on the Texas and Pacific near Aledo Monday afternoon.
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Joe Wallace
Nathan Davis
Tulley
Texas and Pacific
Aledo
Powell demands probe of all Fort Worth city departments
Fort Worth Tex Aug 23 Commissioner T J Powell of the waterworks department formally demanded a thorough audit of every other city department. He called for an exhaustive scrutiny to uncover any irregularities across the city government.
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Fort Worth
Tex
T. J. Powell
Powell
Special Grand Jury Convenes in graft probe at Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas reports that Judge R H Buck of the Fortyeighth district court charged a special grand jury convened to investigate graft in the city waterworks department. A former foreman at a water plant was arrested on theft by bailee and embezzlement charges.
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Graf
Tarrant County
Buck Give
Fort Worth
Tex
R. H. Buck
Forty— Eighth District Court
Taig
Sheriff W. C. Orr Receives Custom Penitentiary Club
W. C. Orr, sheriff, receives a polished wood club from Fred Emery, now a guard at the U S penitentiary in Atlanta, made by a prison worker. The brass tipped billet bears Orr’s initials and comes with a jokey note claiming the wood was chosen by Emery to suit “coong who develop Jack Johnson ism.”
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U. S. Penitentiary
Fred Emery
United States Penitentiary
Atlanta
Denton County
W. C. Orr
W. C
Mr. Emery
Coong
Northwest forest fires claim 100 lives and wide damage
Terrible fires in Montana kill about 100 people and leave 405 missing with damage near 300 million dollars. Hall of Wallace destroyed. A 14 year old, Matthew Gilbert, sustains a severe arm injury needing eight stitches after an elbow scuffle Monday afternoon.
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Montana
Hall of
Wallace
North West
Matthew Gilbert
M. R. Gilbert
City council meeting yields little business kept busy with street work
At the Monday night session Mayor Poe presided as aldermen discussed delinquent taxes street improvements and city expenses. A tax collection proposal by Joe Young was referred to the finance committee amid plans to place a water main on West Prairie Street and an arc light on East Hickory Street.
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O. P. Poe
Joe Young
Fort Worth
Young
City of
Tarrant County
Finance
West Praire Street
Stroud Street
Wes Prite Street
Finance Committee
C. H. Donahower
Piner
Donahower
South Elm Street
West Oak Street
Finlly
Waterworks Commission
Waterworks Committee
East Hickory Street
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