Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Pleasantries Of Members Hidicu''"s
the Newspaper Reporters
Legislation Taking Definite shape-pe
bates Of The Day.
Tine Bi,, Donating the Public po'ha'''
to schools Passed the Senate
Special to the Gazette.
SENATE.

Wood county asking that pastures ne
,.,o,r;oted 10 not more than 100 acres
also asking law permitting counties
to loan their school fund, ana tna'
thew he divided into school distrlco-i
with mower to levy an additiona
school tax. Gooch. for Judiciary com
mittee No. ., reported the bill increas,
inv the penalty for fence-cu'tihg anu
Ear leaving gates open, with recon-
incubation that it lie on the table,
similar bill having been reported.
Also the bill making 1t lnstiiiapie
homicide to kill man caught III .no
act OF fence-cutting, with the recoin-
,mendation that 1t lie on the table,
similar bill having been reported Ia
vorably. a., s,ate
affairs, reported back witha SUBSTITUTE
the bill increasing the frontier force.
Collins, for the committee on s.ooh
raising, reported back Terrelis pii'
with amendments, inserting liVe ,m
stead of ten acres, and eXehip'ihg ~"
head of stock instead OF twehty-nve,
also making the law go INTO ehee'
within twelve months instead oi SIN
BILLS referred: Shannon-AuthorlH-
ing sheritls TO appoint as many uepu-
ties rs may be necessary to ENFORCE .iie
laws, and providing for their PUNISH
ment by fine should they refuse OF
neglect to do their duty.
Farrar-AuthoriZing county COM
missicners to provide for holding more
than four terms of the county court for
the Transaction of civil and criminal
.busin,s,: also changing the law rela-
tive TO civil and probate business.
At the request of the superintendent
of the insane asylum, committee,
consisting OF Senators Farrar, Buch-
anan and shannon was appointed to
visit aud inspect the institution.
Gibbs suggested that committee be
app,int,d 20 visit the deaf and dumb
asylum. aud Senators Gibbs, Harris
and rraylor were appointed.
Jones called up out OF Its
regular order, the joint re>o-
lution relative TO granting right
of wav across the Indian Territory IL
the Gulf Colorado & santa Fe rail
way.
Gibbs offered to amend by striking
out Fort Worth and inserting IRON
any point the eompanylmay desire
Chesley offered substitute fJr the
amendment, inserting after the worc
Fort Worth cor any other point ting!
NAV desire" Adopted.
Matlnck offered 10 amend by insert
ing '.or auy other reliable company.
Adopted. and the resolution was ADOPT
ed.
Klcbsrg called up the substitute 70
the bill increasing the frontier fore
reported back by the committee oI
state aft .irs. and moved that il be sub
sli,uted FOR the original. Adopted.
Patton Explained that the substitut
struck out that portion Of the bill au
thoriZing rbe governor 10 increase tn
frontier faFee to six;y-four men j
each company, L. IL was provided fo
in existing iays and that the sub>t
tute simply gave 10 Tie privsles Tia
power and authority OF peace officer
which they do not have nov.
Gibbs offered 10 amend by insertip
in the caption and after the wore
i'siaie niiiiia. the words state dete
tive.," swing be thought The gUyern'
should have The authority to eIuplC
de;ec,iy.s II he deemed ii necessar.
Kleiers, while not obiectit
10 the object Of Il
amendment. thought its adoptiC
would cripple the bili.
Davis objected 20 the whole bii
There vas nothing in il that sirUc
him fsvurably. aud be SAW no use
striuging trvOps out along the fenc
At great expense, when il was certa
they would do no good. Rangers hi
been sent 10 different counties, but
had the first time to bear where the
had suppressed fence-cutiing. III
proper way, aud the only way in h
opinion. was for the citizens 10 ass
th.. sheriit-.
Randolph said he did not belle
it was constitutional to ha
rangers prabciug about over the stu
The law only authorized their use
frontier un,ies.
Jones said lie thought the bill "
premature. A law should be pass
removing the cause for fenee-cuttir
so far a, he knew there was no 60
bination to resist officers in the
charge OF their duty.
shannon said there was much {
element in consequence Of the vio
ton OF the law, and fear Their,
danger Of doing violence. With
gard To the bill being considered, i
was convinced that in the count
where fence-cut,ing prrva
the civil authorities could
enforce the laws, | wo
favor it. If the governor in his pr
lamation calling the legislature toge
or had said he wished military fore
/ would gladly vote tor him to hi
them, but he has asked nothing of
kind, and | am opposed to the II
tary proposition. bell
if the governor was authori
To decaritate sheriff who refuses
enforce the law, IL will 80 great ,
toward putting stop TO lawlessn
am opposed 10 the Use OF the II
tary. There is something in the '
name thai l. dslasteful. Make
sheriiis execute tn, laws.
Gibbs said II they would pay
shefiffsa decent sum for their servi
the laws would Toe enforced. A
some further debate the amcndni
was adopted,
Davis offered toamend by provid
that the state be made responsible
All damages eau ied by Illegal ARE
Lost.
Chesley offered to amend by
quifing each man enrol ed to I
oath 10 faithfully perform his III
Adopted.
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