I vote "no" on the adoption of the minority report, and reserve the right to myself to vote against the bill on final passage, if it is not amended from its present form.

CRAWFORD.

I am opposed to House bill No. 47 as it is, but vote "no," so as to keep the bill before the House to see whether or not it can be amended, and have its objectionable features stricken out.

LILLARD.

(Speaker in the chair.) Question recurring on engrossment of the bill,

Mr. Love moved that further consideration be postponed until February 23, at 10 o'clock a. m, and that it be made special order for that day. Mr. Turner moved as a substitute that further consideration be postponed until February 26, at 10 o'clock

a. m.

The substitute was lost.

The motion of Mr. Love prevailed, and the bill was made a special order for Tuesday, February 23, at 10 o'clock a. m.

Mr. Evans of Hunt moved to suspend the regular order to take up and make a special order for Friday, February 26, at 10 o'clock a. m. House bil No. 176, the Confederate Veteran validating act.

The motion prevailed, and the bill was made a special order for that hour.

On motion of Mr. Harris, the regular order was suspended to take up and place on its second reading,

House bill No. 434, a bill to be entitled "An act to validate and confirm an ordinance passed by the city council of the city of Galveston, ceding to the United States of America certain streets intersecting land purchased and to be purchased by the United States of America for the purpose of erecting fortifications thereon, and to authorize the commissioners' court of Galveston county to cede to the United States of America such portions of public highways in Galveston county for the purpose of establishing fortifications situated outside the limits of the city of Galveston."

The bill was laid before the House. On motion of Mr. McGaughey, House Rule No. 31, requiring that all bills reported favorably be printed and laid on the desk of each member before acted on by the House was suspended.

Mr. Blair moved to suspend the con

Hill of Gonzales.
Hill of Travis.

Holland of Burnet.
Holland of Harris.
Humphrey.
Kimbell.

Yeas-97.

Bertram.

Bird.

Blackburn.

Blair.

Bounds.

Boyd.

Brewster.

Lillard.

Carswell.

Mr. Harris moved to reconsider the vote by which House bill No. 434 was passed, and to table the motion to reconsider.

The motion to table prevailed.

Mr. McGaughey called up

Senate concurrent resolution No. 12, creating a joint committee to inquire into the subject of school text-books.

The resolution was laid before the House, read second time, and adopted.

Mr. Evans of Grayson moved to adjourn until 3 o'clock p. m. to-day; and Mr. Bailey until 9 o'clock a. m. to

morrow.

Question recurring on the longest time first, yeas and nays were demanded by Mr. Wolters, Mr. Freeman and Mr. Evans of Grayson.

The motion prevailed by the following vote:

Yeas-48. Conoly. Crowley. Curry. Dickinson. Dorroh.

Morris.

Dean.

Morton.

Dennis.

O'Connor.

Bailey.

Porter.

Barrett.

Beaird.

Ewing.

Feild.

Fields.

Fisher.

Flint.

Rogan.

Collier.

Evans of Hunt.

31-House.