Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-13

yalorem state tax of two mills or
twenty cents on the hundred dollars.
Nash of Dallas called up Browning's
motion to reconsider the vote adopting
the adverse report Of the committee
on stock and stOcK-raising on Phelps
bill TO limit the power of corporations
TO acquire or hold real a. tate.
Phelps of Victoria thought the re-
port had been adopted hastily and
without giving members an opportt-
nity to inform themselves as To the
character of the bill. He hoped the
vote would be reconsidered and the
bill referred To the special committee.
Denuis of Wharton spoke to the
same effect.
Browning of Wheeler said he made
the motion, thinking at the time the
house did not understand the measure,
and thought it might take
the matter under further consideration.
He hoped the motion to consider
would prevail, and that the bill would
be printed. The committee had re-
ported adversely because they thought
the subject was not included in the
governors proclamation. He under
stood that the governor thinks
differently and considers the subject
matter of the bill fairly embraced in
the cali.
Patton of Johnson hoped that the
action of the house on yesterday would
be reconsidered. and that the bill
might therefore be favor,-
Div reported from some committee,
though, perhaps, in modified
form. He did not favor all the pro-
visions of the bill in its pr sent shape,
but in q modified form he would sup
port it, and thought il one of the most
important measures that will come
before the house this session. He'read
from the governors proclamation ana
said he thought ii embraced this sub
iect. This session was called to effect
necessary legislation 10 protect the
| lanu interests of the state and provide
equitable $ rules in legard 10 their
sales for taxes. Now, If IL semicnlon or
colon had been placed after the word
state in item four in the proclamation,
it would not leave paftlcle oil uncer-
tainty about the right ofthe Legislature
to legislate upon any subject OF us
| landed interest. There are other DIS
| that can be treated in the same way.
The reason why took so much lnier-
est in this bill IL that 1t seems to me
thai where II IL evident that grew pun.
lie interests are suffering, we should
not resort to hair plitting in the con-
CT II We plac; upon the proc
lumut,on we should endeavor
10 protect those interests, even
| il we have to swell our authority u lit
tie. Any legislation that is incidental
to tho matter embraced in item four is
Legitimate subject for our c0nsidera-
zion. If gentlemen would restrict their
legislation by rigid construction OF
the governors proclamation. ope-thlrd
of the legislation intr duced into this
house VIII go into pigeon holes or be
treated as this bill has been. We are
first, / admit, to devise way TO put 2
| stop to the great fence.cutting evil
that is shaking our counties from CEN
ter 10 circumference, but we are here
also TO enact such Legislation an may
be necessary to protect the interests OF
the state. You have not considered
this bill, and 1 will tell you what kind
of bill 1t is. IL relates To question
that affects the interests OF the state
more than any other save the fence