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

re- me speaker appointeu ~ ruVu N"ii
DE- mit,ee Messrs. Armistead, WOOD ana
lie Patterson
s. Mr.. Frymier, from the committee on
n contingent expenses. reported that the
u total amount OF incidental expenses
II We're S),SS2.
!, Mr.. Armistead, for the special COM /
:. mittee. reported that they had Just |
seen his excelleucy, the governor, and /
= received the following message The /
n message was then read and is similar /
to what is already reported In the SEN
e ate proceedings.
The message OF his excellency was
e received with loud applause, after
which the speaker, In closing the leg
j islature, delivered the following adj
dress:
| Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
! sentatives-rhe hour has arrived for
| the final adjournment of the called
session of the 18th legislature. Thiuy
| DAYS ago YOU assembled here for the
purpose of considering the subjects
mentioned in the proclamation of his
excellency, the governor of Texas.
Some Of them involved questions new
10 the people of our state. and 10 ar
rive AT a satisfactory solution of them
has been the aim of the members OF
the two houses. 1t was freely ,
asserted before our meeting that the |
difficulties before us were almost insur- |
mountsble, and the prophecy WAS as !
freely INDUCED that our labors in this .
direction would prove OF no avail
| notwithstanding this fact, you went q
/ about your duties in an earnest man /
! ner. and the expiration Of the time al. r
| lowed by law finds you ready TO return n
TO your homes after having fully con. n
sidered all the questions submitted by +
h.a In If I, L.
true that the impression has gone !,
about that you Were doing moth q
ing save wasting time in ;,
useless talking, and il is a,
equally true that the country ~
has not been aware of the vast amount Il
OF labor performed 10y you in the com n
mitiee rooms In preparing the work q,
which in the last few days has taken Of
definite shape, and which in my hum
BILE Judgment promises the very best
of results. The passage of bills consti-
tute but small part of wise and safe
legislation. is in the preparation Ac
and presentation of measures that the
effective work is done. While we all
freely admit that time is often con- en-
sumed in useless discussion still MEM
bers of this body know rs the country N,
cannot at all times know, that w
the thorough presentation of subject tei
in all its bearings often prevents the SUI
passage of very unwise and unjust pr
law. Let me indulge in synopsis of a a., ~
what has been accomplished during ,iiu
.he thirty days. snt
First, you have given effect to the I"i
amendments lately In In
adopted by the people by separating t t,ie
he ad valorem and school tax, with guy
nut increasing the amount already au'
evied. asb
Second, you have passed school i
ill containing many provisions which GER
AVE been demanded by the people for mo i.
ears past, and which it is GENERALLY l'ile
conceded is great improvement ON me- me-
he present inefficient system. WI WI,
Third, you have provided for the u, na
disposition Of lands bought in by the pro pro
tate. bia
Fourth, you have re-arranged many ;, n
udicinl districis in order te fa.iii'aty, Fol
he transaction of busine.a In tho teri
ourts. OF
Fifth, you have fully met the de- ~; iTril
nand of the people for better system IN Lh'
# public roads aud the bridging of fnl
streams. You have also provided ade- Il
late penalties for the unlawful inclus- vi
ire of public ana private lands. You gorV.
ave to the extent of your power re- .
moved all causes of complaint, real p .:s
md pretended, which brought about 'i''
he deplorable state of affairs exist
ing in Texas at the tune
you assembled. You have provided
also severe penalties for the waaton de- TIL
OF property, and have
strengthened the arm of the executive
In order that he may he able to enforce Sp,
law and order, and last but not least. Z
TO the demand of the peo- the
pie you have provided that our great ha
and glorious community shall take her REQ
place side by side with her sisters at all
the approaching worlds exposition at ev,
we" OIieahs' these are lew OF the sto
most important measures which have lis
engaged your attention, which can in
be supplemented with great me
many wholesome changes which tic
you have made i'm III,
existing laws. Inshort, gentlemen. il tw
gives your presiding officer pleasure
TO testify that you have earnestly and tai
patriotically lab0red for what you con- In,
ceived TO be the best interests of the 60,
people Of our beloved state, and now, nal
gentlemen, the hour of parting has wa
Permit me to say that each nj,
and every member of this body carries hi.
with him to his home my best wishes; Pa
shall never forget the kindness and tw
consideration with which you have hi
treated me, and the pleasant hours we ira
have spent together furnish an iii,
occasion to which memory, "the be
goddess" will often
advert with feelings OF the greatest
pleasure. We have passed through
many trying lessons, and ut times |
may have rendered decisions and Al
made appointments which many of
you believed to he wrong; still now.
when passion has subsidized and YOUR sp'
cooler, calmer judgment reviews What '
has taken place, l believe each and oil
every one Will accord to- me an honest tio
desire to do what believe at all times sto
to be for the best. With misgivinps nu
as to my. ability to satisfactorily dis. Ba
charge the important duties which
your Partially imposed upon ric
me, the measure of sue of
cess which has attended NV or
efforts and the assurance of satisfuc- wi
t'on expressed in so many ways Is GER bri
tainly gratifying TO me. May heavens fro
blessings rest upon you, and the path Is
way OF each life lead only through
pleasant places, and when silvery are of
comes ON and the places we now oc- We,
cupy are filled by younger men of the \
country, may we be able often TO We,
meet and greet each other as citizens vii
Df the grandest state in the American I
union, forever one and undivided. iirs