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

MT. UyloT, dllIDuBH ilOL wanting W
go TO New Orleans himself, did not see
anything TO prevent member from
being appointed.
Mr.. Peers-I move to lay all the
amendments on the table.
Cries of mo, no."
Well then, | withdraw my motion,
Daughter
Mr., Durant-That amendment is
the only thing in connection with the
whole bill that / will vote for.
Section one was adopted without
amendment.
By Mr.. Armistead-To amend by
having twenty-five assistant commits
sioners instead of eleven. LOST.
By Mr.. Labatt-To appoint eleven
alternatives. (Lost)
BY Mr.. Peers--Amendment that if
any member of the legislature was APP
pointed commissioner he would be
required to set 'em upn for
all TeXanslvisiting the exposition ruled
out Of order.
In the section fixing the salary of
the commissioner, Mr.. Durant offered
an amendment making the salary TWO
dollars instead of two thousand dol
lars The amendment was lost.
On motion Of Mr. Frymier, the bill
was reported back TO the house as
adopted by the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Camp then offered an amend
ment to the bill that no member of the
legislation shall be appointed either
commissioner or assistant commits
sioner.
Dir. Nash-I do hope this amend
ment will prevail, as it will suppress
all talk of self-interest in this matter.
Mr.. Lakewood still failed to see the
necessity of such restriction.
Mr.. Rosenthal urged its adoption.
Mr.. Ayres thought there was sound
sense and policy III the amendment
and favored it.
Mr.. Labatt approved it, stating that
the executive knew his duty and would
not appoint other than good men.
Mr.. Brown hope the amendment
will prevail; if not, ] will apply TO be
appointed my self. Laughter
On division, there voted for the
amendment disqualifying members of
the legislature acting as commissions
ers.
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Arm
istead, Ayres. Barrett, Barry, Brow n,
Burns, Camp, Chenoweth, Cochran,
Cramer, Cravens, Cunii II.
Davis Of Camp, Davis Of Lamar, Du-
rant, Etherdge, French, Foster OF
Limestone. Frymier, Gait, Garrison,
Harrison, Hearne Hill. Hurst, jack
son, Jones, Kendall, King, McAllen,
McAlpine, Mcdaniel, McGarity, Me
Kinney, Moore Of McLennan, Mour-
sund, Nash, Parsons, Patterson, Peers
Phelps, Rainey, Robertson, Robinson
Bastrop. Rosenthal, Sharp, Steele
Swan, Tilson. Watkins, Workman and
Wurzbach-54.
Against it-Messns. Abbott, Bena-
vides, Browning, Caven, Chambers
Goillnan, Cotton, Dennis, Douglass
Dun, Fisher of Harris, Fisher of Hays
Foster Of Grayson, Graves, Hardness
Hazlewood, Henderson, johnson, Liz
bait, Latham, Lindsey. Merriweather
Moore o0Eastland, Moore of Wash
lngton, Odom, Patton, Pendleton
Rushing, Scott. 5mAh, Wagner
stout Stronger, Taylor. Thomson o
Austin, Townsend, Upton, White
Wilson Woods and Wyatt-4i.
Mr. Moore of. McLennan moved Il
striks out sections fouy and five of tn,
blll, which provides for the paymen
OF salaries to the necessary Officers, ant
Is Tie most vital part of the measure
Ihs motion was sas down lapOn by /
vote of 81 toto.
The bill MAS thsn passed to thirt
reading. A motion To suspend TIT
Jules and put tho bill on its final pas
sage was not sustained, .here being
only "a ayes TO % noes
There Is a great deal OF satisfaction
expressed over the victory Of the New
orleans bill, and all parties seen
pleased with the result.
senate bill TO appropriate $l00, 900 70
state. frontier and detective service wa
next taken up.
Messrs. Scott, Thompson of Bexar
mckinney and White championed th
r,easnre In able terms, while Messrs
Duraht Cochran and Moore ofMcLen
nan spoke equally strong against II.
I Pending discussion, The house ad
: Journed 10 $3.50 Tomorrow morning