Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-16

fence-cutter alone.
The minority report of the senate
committee on the Terrell bill to rem
edy evils Is an able paper, and has Gre
nted "a profound sensation. III Is u
scathiny review of the bill and report
of the sn-called majority. The majority
was made up by Senator Taylor
voting that way for accommodation,
in order to enable the bill to get back
To the senate His views are under
stood to he in the main with the M
uority report. IL was this perhaps
that caused the change that had com
over thu spirit of the senate which 50
astonished Senator Jones. You VIII
find the lull text in the proceedings,
but IL il worthy of more conspicuous
publication. IL is SAID to embody the
views of Gov. Ireland, and MS iriehus
are rallyi ing to 1t with one accord, MOI
because il contains his views or dntaS'
oni2es Senator Terrells' bill, but be-
cause il is right and presents principles
that cannot be denied.
The Joint subcommittee on education
held its first meeting this evening, ana
without taking w any bill agreed
upon the framework. They VIII re-
port in favor OF a state board, with an
elective State superintendent, elective
superintendents for counties AMI dis
trict trustees. This plan follows
the Chambers bill, and rs Chambers
is on the committee 1t Is not improba
BILE that his bill will he taken rs the
groundwork of the new system. The
finance committee this AFTERNOON
agreed to recommend an appropria-
= - Inf,
the Texas veteran pension rolls
and 81 80 to pay balances to the
Eighteenth Legislature.
The asylum committee appointed
sub-comn,itt. TO visit the institu-
tiOna,
A. Goodman. ESD. deputy inspector
general for the routral province OF
Texas for the Scottish rites ot Mason
nv, leaves here tomorrow Tor FORT
Worth to visit his brethren residing
there.
The senate engrossed the bill max
ing frnce-cuttiug felony. III pro-
vides for indictments but not change
of venue.
The capitalists mentioned in my
letter of this date go by Dallas ana
will probably reach Fort Worth
Thurs day.
Judiciary committee No. . of the
senate considered the bill to prohlbit
fencing and grazing on school, hsy ium
or university lands which make th,
"ilense punishable 10y fine not tx
exceeding 500 ar imprisonment III jail
not longer than one year, ANA four
cents AN acre for lands SO trespussed
upon, and agreed To report favorablS.
The land board in session to-day
passed the following resolutions:
Resolved, that it is thu Judgment
of the state land board that the best in
terests of the state require that The
state asylum and university lands be
sold only TO actual settlers thereon, i'll
quantities not to exceed --- acres, and
that all of such land that may remain
unused be leased in reasonable quaint
ties or bodies.
Res ,lved, that this board postpone
the sale or lease of all lands from Ihc
first tuesday III February to the titsl
Tuesday in March, 1851 aud that ali
bids for the purchase or lease
o. any of said lands. under the resOlu-
lions ~iopted October 23i, Will be
postponed for consideration of III.
ooard, subj &c, to any legislation that
may be perfected in the meantime.
Chartered: Tempie In,poyeul.nt
company; capital 81 SOD; ktirvn, IA
ucation associate IA; German Gazette
printing company of I'll puston, capital
$40 900.
The following insurance coupani,s
filed statements to-day ana were an
thori2rd 10 do business in the stat for
the current year: dl'na of HTi-
ford Conn. Premiums $2i l5l;
losses $35 l25; American Central
of st. Louis, premiums $lO,Sil, losses
IS $50; the sun uf san Francisco,
premiums SI,66O, losses $2S The cost
of Carrying on the business being
about thirty per cent of the premiums,
II will be seen that those companies
that do the largest business are oprrat-
lug At II heavy loss.
Architect Meyers and Contractor
Taylor of the new capitol telesraphed
from Chicago to-day that they had
started for Austin, and will arrive
here Friday morning.
That minority report on Tvrrcll's
bill i-a sumner. Fence-cutlers need
not expect u pallialion of their crimes
from thus legislature,
the Austin committee Is sick, awful
sick, for pure political orthodoxy.
The GAZETTE takes first rank in the
legisIatur.
Davis of Cooke is the Ben b illar OF
the senate, always ready lbr light.
Tie conviction gains ground that
the school tax vii, oe PLACED at ted
cen and the general revenue rat. ut
tw,biy cents win the possibility oil
ei L reduced to eighteen cents
n lively legislative scandal wa,
nipped 10y the victim dropping onto
The scheme.
But little time has been given for
political combinations or futures. bui
this is an issue which will soon r, c.lv,
ABUNDANT attention Political capitui
~ rated nigh, hut IL is suspected that
the brand al present on the market il,
o! a very poor quality.
me ience-cutter and landgrabber
VIII be placer ON equal terms \ eel
IN the penltentiary will be- provided
for each.
Skirmishing viii merge Into fierce
enhancement when Terrell's bill comes
up on Thursday.
swan II Clay is dead solid against
fence cutting, and is onc of The sub
10 draft bill ON this sub
lect.
The resolutions of the laud board 10.
day are a pointer 10 the Legislature. |
and vii probably be taken us a cue for
legislative action
The house sub committee of seven
appointed 10 draft bills on f.nc cut
Ing, agreed TINS evening, 10y vote If
.o2 Two being absent, 10 instruc,
chairman Taylor To prepare n bin
making fencc-culting felony. nm.