Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-11


port Terrcll's bill unfavorably.
HOUSE.
Austin, January l0.--The house me
Mt II O'Clock. On motion OF Fisher q
Harris the reading of the journal WA
O dispensed with.
Dir. Sharp OF Milan was excused n
definitely ON account Of sickness II
his family
Harkness and Cundin were excused
for previous nou-attendanre.
Duff was excused till Monda,
= morning ON account of importnu
: business.
. The chair announced the reference
/ of that portion of The governors mes
sage referring TO fence-culilng To th'
special committee raised BY the houst
on Yesterday, and other portions to ap
p,opriate standing committees.
The speaker presented AN Invitation
to the house TO attend The musical en-
tertninnpnt AT the blind Institute OIL
Saturday Xt.
The pending business being the SEN
ate concurrent resolution in reference
To the insane asylum law passed at the
regular session. ii was taken up.
Eos er of Graysun produced the
house journal To show That the clause
referred 10 was stricken out in the
house, and stated that the
senate journal recorded the concur
| currpnce of the senate in the amend
! m.nt striking out. He thought the
| house should set itself right il il had
an Opportunity.
Labatt was not opposed to the reso-
luton except for the reason that IT
would place the house in similar
| false position to tina in which the scl-
ate has placed Itself by the adoption IF
the resolution. 1t trespas,es on the
prerogdtive of the governor, and IL Tn
resolution passes it would
place the governor in a
delicate position. il he should
be OF the opinion to add it to the sub
ject mentioned IN his proclamation
Upton raised the point OF order that
the resolution could not be considered
because not embraced in the prucla
nation. He was Informed that there
were thirty-nine subjects before the
governor winch he was requested to
submit, which il done would make
forty nine. He thought there was
enough already before them to keep
them fairly occupied for the thirty
days allowed.
Nash thought the adoption of the
resolution would not be legislation
and that it was therefore in order.
There might bs question
as to its propriety, tut |
the house was not handicapped |
ia expressing an opinion or making |
requests of this kind.
Ayres thought 1t IA strange doctrine |
that the governor could aid the |
subjects of legislation until this session
ends, and then only by calling anolhel,
and declared that there was nothing
to warrant it PGhlic eXigcncies
nigh arise that would render it nee
essary for the governor to place be fore
the house other matters of l. gis! ,tion.
He thought if the gentleman from
Galveston LabuttD was since,e in his
opinion that the gov, rnor Is puWeriess
to submit further matters
for consideration, that not many
members would concur with him
such IA request might ordinarily, be
improper, but in this case the object
would vndicate them IN making it.
In absence OF any explanation, he
the unau horiZ "a change
in the bill at tie regular session rs ne
furious. AS to the poiut of order, he
said this was not legi- lation, but sim
ply presenting request that they
might be permitted To defeat nefari-
GUS scheme
Cochran thought the point of order
not well taken; that the legislature
mad right to petition the governor in
inns manner on the main question. If
precedents We're to be regarded as of
amy weight, he should refer to the ac-
ton of Governor Roberts, who was
conceded to be good Judge of
constitutional law He had submit
ted a number o. subjects TO an extra
session, while sitting.
Wurzbach said in that i'm Governor
toorr's' proclamation he had express
j. reserved the right to Submit such
further matters as he might choose.
put ihls Governor Ireland has not
done.
Swan said if this were legislation il
was out of order; if not i, was in or
DER; lie thought il was not legislation,
anu was therefore IA proper matter for
consideration. He referred To the res
buttons submitted by Labatt yester-
aay, providing for memorial services
III honor of deceased members. ana
thought if that WAS in order this PESO
ton WAS equally so.
ton was egi ,lati"n. because it opeus
up legisla ION. 1t requests the COVER
nor 10 submit a matter to he Iegislated.
and that which raises the subject Of
legislation is legislation. He also
Thought 1t out of order, because il con-
suintu part of the thirty DAYS to
Which the extra session ia limited He
ulu not, however, wish to he under
$1,000 as expressing any opinion upon
me question of the right Of the COVER
nor to submit the matter to the SEES
sion If he deemed proper.
me speaker stated that IL was n
question likely to he frequently raised.
ne desired to hfar general express
SION OF opinion on the
bunlrct. After few further
desuitory remarks, the speaker said
mat ne was clearly of the opinion In It
whether or not it were advisable To
pass the resolution, about whicn he
lian hoihlng To say, the house has n
nigno 10 q" so. The authority of the
governor Was moi "A question before In.
L.. Il !