Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-06

nil sort of combinations,an and VINO e".,S
xv;rat, astov rifles with them 10 Gu
s,rna the;r rules. These characters
oa,o no more for human bloou WAN
tSa ,,antlen,ep on this floor do Tor Wa-
,ar flanghrerl. and the gentleman
sr,r, Wheeler (Mr. Browning) KNOWS
= on, falling the truth. In concius,on,
= at the house whether the capitaiis's
and iine-riders shall control Texas, ..
whether Inv the adoption oil sucu
lii ne is now before you, YOU
shaIl encourage good citizens 10 9e-
,,elon and settle on the frontier. ue-
s;rs That policy which will enable the
settlement of the frontier, (App'ause''
Mr.. Cotton favoed the bill. ~,
Mr., Foster of Limestone SAID ,ua'
although the bill is not all ne Wisieu,
still he would support
MIR linton said he would oppose ~ an
Mr.. scott believed that If the nili
nassed II would increase fence-cut'iue'
and bring about blood-shed.
division the substitute was LOST
Inv a vote of 50 noes to 10 ayes. Inc
majority report was then adopted anu
the bill finally passed as amended ny
the conference committee by u vote vi
76 ayes to Is noes. ,u,
THE house then adjourned till pm
Afternoon session.-At 3 O'CLOCK,
Sneaker Gibson and quorum were
present. During the afternoon session
long and desultory,discussion took place
a. 10 what action the house shouiu take
IN the fence-cutting bill, when lay on
the speakers desk subject to cal ana
change by the house. This is the OH
declaring fencs-cutting felony, pun
ishable by Imprisonment IN the pehl-
Tertiary. and majority of the mouse
seemed determined to keep 1t from
final reading until such time rs lne
senate approved a bill netting oue
adanuate punishment TO those
who Illegally lhcioseu
the land of another. The onlecl ol .l.s
artion was TO enable the house 10
change the punishment Tor ience-cut'
ting from felony to misdemeanor'
should the senate fail to 90 its part III
removing the alleged causes OF renee,
cutting. There were several pers9nal
tilts i'm the course of the debate, ana on
ono occasion a member informed an-
other gentleman on the floor that he
was ready to give him all the satisiac-
tion he desired, etc The debate, now
ever. although at times animated, was
i'm no way acrimonious, and eventual
ly. when message was
Received from the senate announcing
the concurrence of that body win lne
report of the conference committee IN
relation to unlawful Enclosures, the
felony fence cutting bill was immedl-
ately taken up and finally passed by
an almost unanimous vote.
The house receded from its amend
meut TO senate bill p authorizing cities
to build school houses, etc.
Senate bill to validate sales OF schooi
lands purchased by clerks ut the land
office was passed. uoo
Mr.. Cockrell called up senate bill ",
allowing parties to render land values
and the comptroller to receive taxes
from them for the years ISL to
1876 inclusive, and the bill finally
senate bill 80, amending articles
1872 and $3.50, and adding others to
the revised statutes relating TO the oil,
flee of superintendent of the capitol
and other public buildings, was
considered. The bill proposes to make
an appropriation of $1,000 to pay th'
salary of the superintendent and othe
expenses. The bill was adopted in thu
committee of the whole, after which
Mr.. Cochran moved to reconsider thu
vote by which the bill was engrosseo
prohibiting corporations from
) holding lands in this estate
e SO that the measure coui
4 be sent to the senate with the enc
gency clause added for Immediate II
It ton. Carried, and the house adjourn
& ed to 1870 this evening.
% Night session--At 1880 the hou
was called to order, with Speaker Gil
t. son and quorum present. An un
1t sually large number of members we
excused from attendance on a plea
y sickness"
Hon. John Mccoy and Hon.
he Cochran, members of former legisl
h. lures, were invited to seats within t
be bar of the house.
~ House bill II, to restrict the right
Of private corporations to hold or acqui
es land, was called up on suspension
lie. the rules, and finally passed 10y W
of II ayes to noes.
to Mr.. Robinson of Jack called up 8,
u ate bill No. 36, authorizing comm
NJ sioners courts to lay out and open
ey least one first-class road, sixty I
an wide, from county seat to county Sc
ilC III tllelT respective hiolIlCto' L INC ~
NO with some minor amendments, v
/ finally passed by ayes forty-two, n
on thirty-three.
lin The house INDUCED in considera
es. oratorical hilarity tonight, spend
le- nearly the entire session in discuss
points of order. parliamentary ru
do etc, causing much amusement
i've times.
i've Senate bill forty-two, compelling
tie. erection of gates in fences nj interN
eir of every three miles, was called
it. by Mr.. Foster of Limest
for and elected considerable fencing fr
i've various sections of the house. Ey
will tually Mr.. Browning moved to am
are by making the bill applicable onl.
We pasture lands. Lost.
In The bill was then put without
18th amendment and finally passed.
ito A bill to prevent and punish
ers. wanton destruction of grass by
the was put, and while pending the he
,ur. adjourned to $3.50 tomorrow morni
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