Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
Scenes and Incidents Of the Last Day OF
the Extra Session.
Speaker Gibson's Review OF the Work
Accomplished.
special to the Gazcite.
SENATE.

Austin, February Ex-senator la
ton, for the committee on state AFFAIR."
recommended that the memorial OF IN
New York & Mexican railway, askln
the right TO sue the state, lie on 'h
table.
Gibbs, for the free conference com
mlttee on the bill TO lease the ianus o
unorganized counties, reported IL oaef
with amendments reducing the leas'
price to five cents and the term o
wears TO seven years. The road reser
walton was also stricken out. kepor
adopted.
Terrell moved to suspend the rule'
to take up the house bill restricting the
right of private corporations to acquir..
more than $40 acres OF land
nlhis state. Lost; yeas 4, nays a.
Gibbs bill requiring gateway IN
every three miles OF pasture fence run
ming in the same direction was
passed and takes effect after date.
The bill authorizing cities aud towns
TO issue bonds TO build school houses
was laid on the table, the free conference
committee falling to agree. The SEN
ate coneurred in the house amend-
ment to the senate bill requiring first
class road from one county seat TO an
other.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed the appointments to tae board
of managers OF the deaf and DUMB In
stitute.
The bill providing for the better
protection Of the public buildings aud
grounds, with house amendment NIX
ing the appropriation at $1,000, passed.
The senate refused TO concur in the
house amendment TO the Gibbs road
reservation bill.
Adjourned till Up. m.
Cooper offered the following:
Whereas. no legislation relative to
the lease or sale OF the school lands
has been obtained at this session of the
legislature;
Therefore, he IL resolved by the SEN
ate that it is the opinion of the body
that the school lands of the state
should be sold only to actual settlers.
Houston introduced the following
resolutions:
Resolved by the senate, the house !
concurring, that both houses of the
18th legislature stand adjourned sine
die at 6 O'Clock p. m, the 9th day OF
February, 1884.
Pope offered to amend by striking
out "the house concurrng,p and insert
"the house permitting Lost, and q.
the resolution adopted.
The house reported back the senate
bill to protect the grass within inclos-
urcs, with an amendmet making IL
felony TO williully destroy grass on the
outside of Enclosures. The amendment
was copcurred IN.
Senators Houston, Gibbs and Harris
were appointed to wait upon the gov
ernor and inform him that the senate
WAS ready 10 adjourn at 6 O'clock The
governor then sent in the following
message:
Gentlemen of the Senate and House OF Rep
r5sentatives
No more grand and weighty respon-
sibility ever rested upon the law
department of any govern
ment than did upon you when you
came here on the Sth Of January. All
over the land there are men who have
fully aud readily told you and the
country what you should do, and if
each one had been the sole arbiter of
the matter he would doubtless have
arranged matters at once, aud possibly
satisfactorily to himself. IL II, how
ever, more difficult for one hundred
and thirty.six men, each charged and
expected to exercise to u reasonable
degree his own free Judgment, and no
man IL III TO represent Il people who
does not do 80. This being the case,
no just-minded man will blame any
one for going TO reasonable lengths TO
engraft his own ideas upon the laws
that he IL called upon to assist in max
ing. Reasonable limits In the direc.
tion being reached, IL becomes such
men TO yield something. You have
proven in your final action
that YOU appreciate the idea.
While the measures you have adopted
are not in all things what desired, |
shall omit no opportunity they Of
Ter TO use them for The interest Of the
people in Texas, and If can have the
active support of the local officers
the state and the earnest
sympathy and support of the people,
have great confidence that the laws
VIII bcenforced and properly protected,
FOR your earnest efforts for the peo-
pie, | thank each aud every member
OF the two houses, and trust that all
may be well with you at your homes.
,,,t signed JOHN IRELASD.
The Senate then adjourned sine die.
|
HOUSE.
Austin, February 0.-The house was
called TO order ut $3.50, with Speaker
Gibson and II quorum present.
A resolution calling on the journal
clerk TO forward copies of the journal
10 the members and draw on the con
ungent fund for expenses of postage.
etc, was presented by Tllson, the time
occupied In doing 20 not to exceed
twenty days.
frymier moved to amend that the
chief clerk he retained for thirty DAYS
after adjournment, and that he take
charge OF things generally, and for
ward To each member PROPERLY com.
piled journal. Also, that the sergeant
alarms be retained for live days'
Nash spoke strongly In favor of piv-
ing the work 10 tho Journal clerl, In
Stead OF the chief clerk. Others smoke
IN the same strain. Substitute lost bv
%, ~ noes 70 IL ayes. The resolution az
lI,soh was adopted. One or two other
Officials We're also retained.
lhe cnief clerk impaired the start.
mug information that the important
p,ll lor'ginai relating to unlawful in
uios u Vi ihuds was missing, and that
uhti, u was found the committee
would not certify that the bill had
peeh properly engrossed. IL trans.
p'ied, however, that the document
might probably be with the printer
anu messenger was accordingly sent
fact. '" 'ne
me conference committee reported
IN favor of vieldin,, Az, i.t