Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Dar Busy Work and Little Talk IN
Both Houses.
Important Bills Taking Definite shape
In the Senate.
The Fence. Cutting FELONY Bill kn'
crossed by the House.
Special TO the Gare,ie
SENATE

I Special 20 the Gareite
1 SENATE
Austin January So.-The senate
convenedat ten O'Clock with quorum
I present.
Senator Perry, on behalf Of the com
mittee on roads and bridges, presented
a favorable report o. substitute house
| bills Nos. ~, etc.
Senator Patton, from the committee
ON state affairs. presented an unfavora'
BILE report in relation to the resolutions
! referred, one TO request the governor
to. and the other against his presenting
| further questions for legislative con-
sideratiun, with the recommendation
that they lie upon the table.
The school bill was then taken up.
Senator Gooch's amendment, pending
at last adjournment, reducing the max
imum wages of teachers, was lost on q
vote of 8 to -.
Senator johnson of Collin Offered an
amendment TO strike out state and
county superintendent. This called
forth some discussion. The amend-
ment IVES lost by q vote of ten TO six
teen.
Senator Gibbs offered an amendment
10 section forty-eight, the effect of
which WAS TO make county judges eN-
officiO superintendent in all counties
having fewer than | 800 inhabitants.
Senator Traylor moved TO make 1t
$3.50. Lost.
Senator Chesley moved to make il
1900. This was carried by sixteen to
eleven, and the amendment as
amended passed.
Senator Harris moved an amend
ment making county judges in
all counties, when their civil and Grim
inal business would not prevent, eX-
otiicio county uperintendents. Lost.
He then moved TO extend the time of
the taking effect of the law to 1885.
Lost.
On motion of Senator Gooch the fol-
lowing was added to section So, TO the
effect that tuition paid by scholars
over age should go into the school
treasury. The bill passed to engross-
ment by II to 10.
Senator Pfeutier, from the commit
tee on finance, presented favorable
report on house bill No. !.
Senator Buchanan moved to slls.
pend the constitutional rule and place
the school bill on its final passage.
Carried by % to 5.
amendment TO section L. by adding
thereto, ANY person elected to the Of
flee of state superintendent shall not,
during the term of office, or for four
years thereafter, be eligible to any
other state Office Carried by TWEEN
ty-five to three. The bill then passed
by eighteen to nine.
House hill No. % was passed: also
house bills No. 5S,. senate bill No. IS.
senate bill No. is, all OF which were on
their final passage.
Senate bill No. IS was then taken
up, and the senate adjourned until 3
O'clock.
Afternoon session.-On motion of
Senator Traylor, less than two dol
lars nor" was struck out from first sec
ton.
Senator Harris moved to strike out
the second provision, but it failed to
carry.
Senator Traylor offered an amend
ment to the effect that the bill should
not apply to lands owned for agricul-
tural purposes. Lost.
Senator Farrar offered an amend
ment 10 the effect that the provisions
of the bill should not apply in cases of
disputed boundaries. Carried.
Senator Chesley offered an amend
ment to the effect that person could
avoid the penalties by fencing the
inclosed land of the inclosed
party aud leaving proper roads and
gates. Carried.
Senator Farrar offered an amend
ment to the effect that the written con-
sent of the owner should avoid the
penalties of the law. Carried.
Senator Terrell moved to amend by
adding to section provided the pen
alties may be defeated by depositing
with the state treasurer before prose-
cutting five cents per acre per
annum for each acre of land
so inclosed, which deposit
shall be for the benefit of the owner of
such inclosed land.r This carried by
fifteen to twelve.
Senator Traylor offered an amend
ment to the effect that the persons so
inclosing must have gates and road
ways in the direction of mills.
churches, school houses, etc. Carried.
The further consideration of the bill
was postponed until tomorrow MORN
ing.
Senate bill No. 81 was ordered pre-
scented and made the special order for
this morning, after which the senate
adjourned.