Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-15

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sn,low "a where practicabie. ,.,oaa a
io,nuw of limestone introduced
~, o ,,t; ch nrovides that hereafter no
o o shall be chartered 10y VIZ
SU Of purchasing, loca.lns W
subdividing land ana inc s''e "A,'
yeyance of the same. or lam
ei,ammittee reports: Acker oil LAM
,,osas for Judiciary committee NO.
pIonor,ed hack Allisou's bill 10 ai'ie civ,
~ nr,ninal code in relation 10 .sa W,
y "ao,ect Of certain duties by puoilc on
GERS, with the recominehu an,o,,braced In
do not pass, because not elho'"p enort
the governors proclama'ioh'
adopted. ,;,too renort-
ed back Acker's bill providlng io' and ND
dissolution of attachilen. hn
osked that l25 copies W
printed. The substitute merely 'iiaNes
changes in the details OF the oill. ,,.ao
Nash of Dallas, from the cohl, n,i.,,r
ON state affairs, reported pack iom
sends bill providing for the app e"ant
ment of commissioners TO repiese;'
the state at the New Orleans eAi
tjon. with the recommendation .. i.,.
IL be considered in connectioh VIZ
the bill already reported to the hoise'
mckinney of Walker, for the com
mittee ON education, reported oaok au-
yersely Wurzbach's bill regulating t.ie
investment of public school, university
and asylum funds. a., ,,a
Rosenthal of Fayette stated tna' ne
was not notified OF the meeting
of the committee at when TUE
bill was considered, and asked leave 10
nrenare and present q minority report,
which was granted.
Same. from same committee, re-
ported adversely on Cochran s bill pro,
vidipg tor the investment OF the schooi
fund. os
Cochran of Dallas stated that he was
not present when the bill was consld-
cred in committee. and asked leave ior
himself and Chambers of Tarrant To
preuarc and present a minority report
which was granted.
The committee substitute for Phelps
bill amending the criminal coae i'll re-
gard to the erection OF gates acioss
I thiri-elass roads was taken up,
! Phelps said he hoped the mouse
l would pass the substitute. As the law
I now stands, there Is penalty Tor Lay
| ing the gates open, but none Tor iaii
ure to keep gates in proper order LII
bin was intended 10 remedy this. The
substitute was adopted.
! The question being upon the en-
crossnent of the bill, Foster OF Lime
stone offered an amendment provid
ing that where counties have paid tn,
right of vay of any third-class road
such road shall not he INSTRUCTED by
pa,e or otherwise. He said he desired
to make it to the interest Q
parties, through whose land
third-class roads were opened to gran
the right of way without paylnen
therefor. He thought that If Il count
be compelled TO pay for the right
way. it becomes the property OF tn
county and the owner of the land ha
noniore right to obstruct it than first
| class road. The amendment W.
adopted.
Tilson of Hunt moved to amend :
AS to require the party erecting a CAT
to erect stile blocks as well as hitchin
posts on each side Of such gates. II
Thought them necessary for old me
! aud ladies. Adopted.
: Upton of Fayette moved to amend
4 as To require the gates to be twelve te'
wide. He thought it necessary to de
t ignate the width, as parties migi
: construct narrow gates that would III
pede travel.
Etheridge of Falls thought Il
amendment unnecessary, as the bi
: reauired the erection OF gates TIN
I would net create unnecessary della
u and that implies everything necessar
l. Fisher of Harris differed with Il
i gentleman from Falls. The bill mel
-, ~ said that the gates should be so co
"a siructed as not to cause unnecessa
" delay in opening and shutting.
- Rogers of Nueces opposed the amen
Z ment. He said he thought ten Il
wide enough, and thatifthe width VT
III increased it would render the gi
a. more liable to sag and harder to ke
~ in order.
swan of Clay said that he thong
VI the bill should Toe made so certain
on its terms as to leave 10 question as
~ its mtaning.
"a The speaker having been COMPEL
az several times to call upon the sergea
ne alarms to restore order, and advi
III him that if he had not sufficient 70
-, for the purpose it would be furnish
sii Mr.. Swan proceeded to II
Ell the necessity Of making
III bill precise in its teri
and said that gate twelve feet W
'p- was necessary to avoid trouble.
ne thought this one of the most import;
"a measures before the house, and d
the proper action of the legislat
de upon the question would be m
ST likely to remove oil Just complo
eh Than anything else that could be do
ny He thought this legislation in the
as terest of both parties to exist
OF troubles, and said il was better for
os- pasture men to make concessions ;
rec remove all just cause of compli
about Instructions To travel.
Tor Jones of Anderson moved to in;
@ a twelve feet wide in another portion
al the bill, in order to maze it more cl
Browning Of Wheel thought
the would conflict with article Il2, VII
ms provides for road ten feet wide on
'lu- vision lines. This bill is an amt
fay ment To article 4l2.
the Douglas of Jefferson said that 1;
ad Gle 1889 provides for gates ten
I'M wide, and he thought that suilicien
tbs Cochran of Dallas.asked which
me ty would be respOnsible for keepinl