Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
shannon,s Substitute for rerrciPs bi'
Passed the Senate.
Debate ON Leasing the School Lanu
. without Action.
The Exposition Appropriation Safe IN
the House.
Special TO the Gazette, n
sENATEI

''''l'' 70 vac sESArr(
Austin. February l.S-Barris, for the
COMMITTEES on judicial districts, re-
ported fayorably the house bill amend
ing the judicial district law. "A.
Perry. for the c,s,mittee on r0aus,
recommended that the several bills on
roads he tabled. as their matter has
been provided for other Bills =.
Patton presented petition from CIT
izens of CIav county asking that gates
he prohibited from being placed across
any public road In this state -,
Gooch pr, scented petition from cltl-
zens of Van Zsndt county, urging tne
organization of the medical branch OF
the university.
House bills fifty-siI and sixty-seven'
and house bills eighty-six, eighty'nine
aud nine-three passed. -,
Shannon's substitute for TerrelFs
bin was taken up, the pending qIies-
ton being Chesley's motion to recon
slider the vote engrossing 1t. The vote
was reconsidered.
shannon offered to amend by eX-
cepting from lease timbered lands
Adopted.
shannon offered to amend by ill.,
creasing the rental to live cents
Adopted.
Shannon offered to amend by stri-
king out Surveyor" and inserting
state treasurer" to whom the rent
money shall be paid. Adopted.
Shannon offered to strike out the
word "grazen and insert loose herd OF
holds for grazing purposes" Adopted.
Shannon offered to amend 10y strt-
king out superintendent and insert.
lug Commissioners of the land Office. "
Adopted.
Shannon offered an amendment In
creasing the bonds OF surveyors TO
$40 900. Adopted.
Terrell offered AN amendment that
stock is being loose herded in the
meaning of this act where they are
confined or held on lands by line OF
side-rid above drift or other fen ces
elsewhere. Adopted.
Matlock offered to amend by pro-
viding that this act shall not apply To
stock being driven to the range OF
market. Adopted.
The question recurring on the adop-
tiOn of Cheslcy 5 substitute, it was lost
anu VIC ulll li4SStu W ) Gas 10, ht'g . ~
Gibbs called up the bill authorizing
commissioners to provide for more thar
four terms of the county courts annual
ly. and it passed with one or Two imma
terial amendments.
Fleming called up the bill authoriz-
ing towns and villages incorporate
for school purposes to issue bonds for
the purchase of sites and the erection
OF school houses thereon. An amend
ment was adopted striking out the
right to purchase sites, and an amend
iuent was adopted confirming the right
10 vote for issuing bonds 10 freeholders,
and the bill passed.
Adjourned Till three o'clock.
Afternoon session Peacock called
up the bill to validate land sales made
to clerks in the general land Office,
Passed.
Getzendaner called up house bill on
roads, and moved that the senate re-
cede from its amendment. Adopted
House bill to reduce taxation, the
pending question being the adoption
Of Houston's amendment striking out
twenty-five and half cents and i'll
serting twenty cents, was lost by yea
IL, nays ii.
Jones amendment striking out 90,
cents and inserting % cents was lost
Johnson of Collin offered to amend
by striking out 20 and inserting i
cents. Lost y yeas o, nays Is.
The committee amendment fixinl
the tax at 1873 cents was adopted yea!
| 10, nays 0.
Peacock offered an amendment
striking out II! cents and inserting Il
for school purposes. Adopted, and tn
bill passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Austin, February l.-The,house wa
called TO order at 10 O'Clock, will
Speaker Gibsonand quorum present
House bill No. Is the Browning
land bill, with Mr.. ChenOweth's sub
stitute therefore, was resumed AZ tn,
pending business, being an act to pro
vide for the class iication, sale anC
lease of the free school, university AN,
asylum lands.
Mr.. Ayres opposed the bill.
Mr., Scott WAS anxious To see the bill
and substitute indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Chenoweth spoke in favor of til,
measure. He would lease these land
Just as he would do if he was tn.
guardian of the school fund, and hay
none but actual settlers eventually ow
them.
Mr.. Thompson spoke against tn
bill.
Mr. Mccarthy supported the meas
ure.
Mr.. Robinson of Jack also spoke I
the question.
Mr.. Etheridge was opposed TO Tia
bill. He objected TO it because IL tie
up the lands too long. He objected I
it because 1t provided that the preser
owners, the monopoliSts, could hol
the land over and in preference to "A
others for the next fifteen years II
objected to it on other grounds ais.
and eflectually applied himself to il
defects.
Mr.. Browning criticized the subsI
tute and favored the original bill.
Mr.. scott designated the Chenowet
substitute ss herd law measure. an
pronounced the Browning bill nj,
for free grass. He was opposed TO bot
I Of them and moved that they be pos
poned indefinitely. The motion W,
, lost by A. to 50.
Mr.. Robertson of Williamson DIT
scented resolution, which WAS ad0,
ed requesting the governor 10 invite |
an additional message uch speci
legislation as would enable count
commissioners courts to fix terms
: court, etc, the appellate court at Gil
: weston having decided that the preset
: terms were Illegal.
The volumlnOus school bill was th,
y taken up and peudine its reading ii