Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19

limited amount of stock to have, some
where in the county land either.own-
| ed or leased ADEQUATE for thelr
support before they are turned loose TO
rae.
Sscoad-To prohibit any one person
owning pastures rom turning STOCK
loose on the surrounding range unless
! he owns uninclDsed land enough to
support them.
Thir,i-To prohibit one mau herding
his stock on the land of another.
Fourth-To prohibit the use of grass
| Enclosed in large pastures by another
without his consent or without paying
a reasonable compensation therefor.
Fifth-TO regulate rs matter OF
right the NUMBER of cattle man
whose lands are Enclosed by another
NAV turn loose in the
pasture in proportion to the land
he owns.
Slxth-To give the right of
egress and ingress to those whose lands
are inclosed.
Seventh-To make penalties for the
violations of the law.
Mr.. Shannon raised the point OF or
der that the resolution was out of
ord r. The president sustained the
point and ruled the resolution out of
order.
Mr.. Matlock said he wanted TO OBJ
tain the sense of the senate on the
questions presented and requested that
Senator Shannon Withdraw his point
| of order.
Mr.. Shannon refused.
MIR. Matlock did not see what object
S-nator Shannon had in view, unless
it was 10 prevent an expression
on the question. He then
proceeded to discuss the bill, saving
that the enemies of the bill in attack
ing it had failed to point out any bet
ter remedy. He contended that it
would be .or the best interest of the
state to pass the bill. In his Judgment
, there was nothing unjust in the bill.
He believed it would put stop to
fence-cutting and prove satisfactory to
the entire state.
Mr.. Gibbs spoke an hour, and in n
local and well directed argument con-
2 tended that the bill was Improbable
and would result in no good.
. Mr.. Cooper defended the bill
, in one of the best
speeches he ever made in the senate.
|
just in it. He believed it would add
. To the school fund, stop fence-cutting
and restore quiet to the disturbed dis
I trlcts.
( The committee arose and reported
. progress and asked leave to sit again
= tomorrow.
A communication was received from
} the governor, asking that certain an.
, pointments made during vacation he
. confirmed. They will he considered
: in executive session tomorrow. Ad-
! journed.
The house met at 10 o'clock, with
Speaker Gibson in the chair and a
quorum present, Prayer by The chap
lain and reading Of the journal dis
nensed with. Messrs. King and
White were, ON account of pressing
business, excused until Monday.
MI: Wurzbach, under question of
privilege Introduced. a resolution that
as IL had been reported by newspaper
correspondent from the capital that
se'erai Officers ana members of the
house had performed 'extra serviceD
IA matters before this session, all max
ing proof of such services be allow ed
one dollar per day, the same TO be do.
quoted from the newspaper fund of the
mousse. No action taken.
The house took up the business
pending from Adjournment heinz
house bill No. !, to reduce taxation
Thompson of Bexar withdrew bis mn
tlou to table pending amendment to
reduce the school tax from Is TO l2l
cents, but Withdrew the amendment
hs the senate had uionfoJ IOI -, =:
its bill. III
MIR. Cochran inquired what right the
senate had to introduce a revenue hill
ana what right the house had TO refer
10 The action ofthe senate?
Inc Speaker-Th senate has no sucb
right, nor has the house any right To
REFER to the action OF the senate.
"A message from the senate an
hounced the passage of the senate res
oiullon relative 10 the right of way for
the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe road.
aiso the passage of the use CONCUR
rent resolution OF similar character rel
atiYe 10 the Texas, Kansas d Okla.
uoiila ROAD. The resolution asks con
gress 10 grant right OF way across the
Indian Territory.
Inc amendment of Mr.. Nash Ia
strike out fifteen and iusert ~ 10
cents Was discussed.
Mr. Duiant spoke against adopting
anything under Is cents.
Mr. scott argued that a difference M
Dut liVe cents would make only sI3g
oOO III the school funds, or 81 cents mo-,
capita. This was too pitiful a ditier-
e'lce 10 contend for in the present
heed To extend the school term.
~ message from the senate an.
nouhced the passage of senate ioin,
a rr.s number two, urging con-
sro SI .ion nla *, suitable and adequate
Pass. water at Sabine
po mri hrymier spoke against the pro.
posei reduction rs inlpolIlie. eiygi H.,
and ,rf, ~ support Of his position
tax al pIiSposing to fix the ad yaloren,
o ean a. Is cents, for which purpose I ba
adopted. WITCH was
~, ihe amendment by Mr.. Nusb mai
,us .he TAX twelve and a half cent
was ullH uiapuaaaA H.. ''hta