Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

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/ not his own, he shall be guilty OF fell
N.Y. The substitute was lost, and tli
bill was passed by 65 yeas TO II nay
On motion of Thompson OF Aust
the rules were suspended and the bi
authorizing the state superintendent
to take care OF the state buildings
: temporary capitol, state cemetery, etc,
!, was taken up.
e Camp moved that 5000 be apprC
priated instead OF s., 600, rs named il
2 the bill.
Woods moved that the amount b
81, 600.
Moore of McLeunan moved it b
5000.
, The hill was finally passed will
Camps amendment; yeas a, nays >.
Mr.. Chenoweth called up the bill
charging the funds aeoruing from tn,
permanent TO the available schoo
fund. The bill finally passed.
Senate bile 8, TO prevent the willful
burning Of grass in Enclosures, was re-
considered.
Mr.. Browning offered an amend
ment changing the punishment from
one 10 three years in the penitentiary.
The amendment was carried, and the
bill passed 10 its third reading, but the
house refused To suspend the rules and
place 1t on its final passage.
Senate bill validating the recent pur-
chase Of school lands by clerks in the
land Office was finally passed.
The house then adjourned TO 3
o'clock.
Afternoon session--The house re-
stunned It's sitting nj 5 o'clock.
Senate bill 90, relating to the malici-
| ious burning OF grass, was again taken
up on suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Browning-lf you do not pass
this bill, the lawles5 element Will,
since they cannot cut fences without
committing felony, resort to the torch
aud burn the grass, aud perhaps the
cattle that are Kept upon il.
Mr. Moursuud offered an amendment
that the burning of grass. not the
property of the party 50 firing it,
when such is done with |
the intention of injuring the
property of the person who 1
owns the land, shall be made felony |
punishable from one 10 three years in
the penitentlary. With this amend
ment, the bill finally passed; yeas 10,
nays 6.
a concurrent resolution that the
Eighteenth Legislature adjourn ,ine die
at O'Clock p. III. was then submitted,
but deferred.
Mr.. Nash called up senate bill T. re-
latlng to public roads, and reserying
right of way across all public lands
that may hereafter be sold by the state
He moved that the house recede from
Its amendments to the bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. Brown of johnson handed in
resolution cougratulating the legisla- {
ture Oh It's solution OF the fence-cut- /;
ting problem, and voting to both bod /
les the thanks Of the public. Laugh 9
Ter. !
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend by add
ing to the resolution the following: |
And that each member on this floor i
ondeayOrs to return to this $
Dody or Ia the senate at the next elec. e
ion" Laughter t
Mr. II seminal moved the adoption
II the following: Whereas, the hon d
,fa0le gentleman from Erath TMr. 3
Frank promised his mileage and per
lien AS premium for the solution of FL
he fence-cutting problem, therefore. b
be it resolved that he be directed tc
% make his draft in favor of
he special committee of twenty, they !
having solved said problem" Laugh O
er. $
Mr.. Douglas-If there is anything q
That would make my heart glad, u
IL would be to return again to- this leg Il
islature. Laughter If, however, l
my constituents, by way of Aappreciat- n
ny my services here, should decide To I
send me to the senate instead of the
house, l assure you / would not object,
laughter, but don't mean by this
To say that this house is not Just AS
good as the other. We have as big
voice here as they have. We some
times talk louder, and are heard
further than they are. We make more
noise than they do, and it goes out to
he country that there is more strug-
Cling and turmoil here than In the
other house. For myself, / do not care
what you do with the resolution or
but il you do not pass
hem | think IL will work hardship
Oh some of our friends on this floor.
Some of our members. as you know,
have their eye on the national legisla-
ture. The gentleman here
from Red River, Mr.. Tay-
lor, has already heard the
lum of the congressional bee,
laughter, and the gentleman with
-he curly raven lock5-l mean tn
gentleman from Fannin-M Cheno-
weth, he, too, expects to get there.
Laugh teri But II he cannot 20 TO
congress or to the senate, / hope, at
any rate, that he will return to this
house.
A member-We havecandidates here
for all offices
A voice-How about candidate for
governor?
MIR. Douglas-Oh, the candidates for
governor belong to the other house
Laughter There /, "A large crop of
hem there. We, however, have among
ls gentlemen who are willing TO |,
run for the Office of comptroller, state
and other positions, but
Mr.. Brown-Question of privilege.
The Speaker-State the point.
Mr.. Brown Withdraw my resolu.
ion. Laus hter.
Mr., Dougla,s- Then have a ques-
lion OF privilege, MIR. Speaker.
The Speaker-State IL.
Mr.. Douglass--I withdraw my
speech. Loud laughter
MIR. Cochran offered a resolution
That II Is the sense of this house that
-he land board, at its discretion, should
sell the school lands TO aetual settlers
only" Carried by yeas 40, nays 25.
up and had read by
The secretary the followiny
" Resolved, that the speaker of the
house be requested to return the Silver
service presented to him at the close Of ,
me regular session of this Legislature.
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