Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-01
Pending discussion the senate ad.
iourned.
HOUSE.

er.aaiued clearly that II was now 10
/ late TO amend the error, The .,n !
an important one and relates to tn
unlawful incloeure of land. IL ap
pears the measure was passed by on
vote, and now 1t turns out that tina
vote should not be recorded, As Its own
er agreed to pair with another member
Had he done so, the bill as passe,
could net have been adopted, and tn
Patton substitute would have beer
lost. Considerable discussion tool
place on the matter, and, as the who'll
thing hinges on parliamentary law
the view of the speaker was ENDORSED
and the resolution voted down by s.
10 p.
ON motion of Mr.. Foster OF Gray
son, the bill providing for the wantor
and willful cutting or iuiuring o
fences was taken up. The punishment
provided is one year aud not NOR
than five years in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Ayres moved 10 amend by leav
ing it discretionary with the jury tC
lessen the punishment to a fine OF IRON
fifty to one thousand dollars, or TO a
term of one year in the county prison.
Mr.. Robinson of Jack opposed the
bill, and favored the amendment.
Mr.. Browning moved the previous
question on the original bill, and the
amendment. Carried.
Mr.. Nash moved to reconsider the
vote by which the previous question
was ordered. Carried.
A division was then taken on Mr..
Ayres' amendment when there voted
forty-three for and forty-eight against.
Mr.. Smith of Travis moved 10 recon-
slider the vote by which the amend
ment was lost. Carried.
A vote was then taken OH the adop-
ton of the amendment, which was
lost by forty-five to forty-seven.
The bill was then put on its final
passage, and after considerable time
was wasted III discussing rules, etc,
there voted for the bill Il and against
IL -.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson of Viii.
hanson, house bill fl against conspir-
ing to cut fences and destroy property
was taken up. The object OF the bill
is to add fence-cutting To the offenses
now included under the head Of con-
spiracies.
Mr. Hill moved to amend so as to
leave it discretionary with the jury TO
deal or treat with fence-cutting under
this head. Carried. The bill as
was adopted.
On motion ii was agreed that hence
forth afternoon sessions of the house
would be devoted to senate bills. after
which an adjournment was had TO
80 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT $50 o'clock the house was called
o order. The senate concurrent reso-
ution of inquiry as 10 tue cause of
error in the lunatic asylum bill of last
ession was adopted.
Messrs. Odom, Rogers and Labatt |
we're excused from attendance on ac-
cunt of the rumoled accident TO the |
rain from San Antonio, by which |
,ver fifty lives were reported lost.
Substitute house bill IL, amending
he law relative TO gates on or across
roads, embraced in act Alb
# the penal code, was then taken up.
Mr.. Foster of Limestone had spread
N the journal a motion reconsider
he substitute house bills >, 3, S and o. |
Granted.
Senate amendments to substitute
house bill / were discussed, the sem
tie having struck out the proviso that
where the right of way for any third |
lass road has been paid by the coun-
Y, such road shall not be obstru cted
" gate or otherwise, and the party
shall be guilty of misde-
neanor under a penalty OF fine from
bl0 to $25, each day to constitute "A
eparate ofien Sc. The house concurred
n the amendment by vote of 40 to
AT this stage of the proceedings, |
dessrs. Odom, Rogers and Labatt re.
Inferred the house, and the latter CON
eyed the gratifying intelligence to
hat body that the Iumored railroad |
ccident was in the main canard, no |
erson being Injured,
The speaker appointed Messrs. Eos
er of Limestone, Barrett aud Garri- |
on on the committee OF inquiry rs to |
he ihrollment of the luna.ic asylum
i'll.
House bill 2S, with senate amend
tents amending net 1850 of the revised
tatutes relative to punlic roads, being
onsidered, the house refused To con-
ur in the same.
Mr.. Frymier called up the motion
{ Mr.. Foster of Limestone to reco..-
ider the vote on substitute to house
ills No. 2, 3, S and 8, and TO lay the
notion on the table.
Several gentlemen spoke in regard |
. the motion, for and against it, and
fter some remarks 10y Mr.. Etheridge |
ar. Frymier withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Foster of Grayson moved to |
'ostpone the pending business, and |
AXE up the land bill AZ passed by the
Iouse and amended by the senate. |