Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-14


grievances and all remedies that ma
= be submitted. They think there
danger In haste upon subject o. sue
vital importance, hence they VIII be
10 greater hurry than sound judgmei
n and careful formulation viii allow
One member thinks the committee WI
not be able 10 rep.rt under week
ten days.
Some Of the members express conf
denoe in a final adjournment at th
end Of the constitutional term, Will
Others are doubling the ability Of tn
two houses to complete their work il
: thirty days.
T There is another impromptu win
banquet in progress tonight ATTENDED
by a d zen or more cattlemen aud leg
i-lator-. Whether the festive ter
dispenser Of wine parties will
surprise the cotcrie j. 4 question that
fingers among the possibilities.
Il is not true that the people gen
orally condemn the governors speech
before the the catilemen's convention, y
| as telegraphed to the Galveston News
last night On the contrary. diligent
! inquiry this evening fails 10 develop
sing citizen or legislator who con-
dems it, while three prominent cattle
men from Southwest Texas assert tha,
it was nearly unanimously sl-
proved by the delegates
in convention, aud that the
people, Az far a. expression has been
heard. unqusliiiedly Endorsed il. 1t
certainly satisfied the caitlemen and
the drift Of legislation is directly on
the same line.
IL leaks out that much of the dissat-
isfaction that caused the stockmen to
urge the change to Galveston arose
from the adv need Irics chSrged by
the hotels ana boarding houses and /
the conspicuous absence OF the COM I
mOnest sort Of cOurtesies. They were I
not scared into the movement by /
Ben Thompson raid on the wine I
party. and do not want any special pro-
lection 81 telegraphed to state daily
last night. They say they are able to
protect themselves against the Ben
rhompsons, but not agsinst exOrbi-
lani charges for two in "a bed and
tough beef
Yesterday was quiet day in legis-
alton, bus important matters were
acted on in both houses. La the SEN
ate bill was perfected and passed 10
donating the fragm. nts
II the public domain 10 the common
school trust. The O-ten ibie object Of
he measure is 10 increase the educa-
ional fund, hut in fact Il IS meant to
lreyeRtthe location Of land certificates.
The subject being to de hOrs the gov .
rnor's proclamation, the bill will
be checked a. some stage.
The most interesting feature in the
louse proceedings was the report OF !
he committee on land and land OIL
~ OF substitute for bill 81, intro
uced by Mr. Lindsay OF Comanche,
making II felony 10 inclose public or
rlYtte lands without authority. This
rOP1,ed legislation is supposed to be
he sine qua nan If the fence.cutt!ng =
leinent and legislators deem il expe.
lent TO meet the demand 1, is man y
est that 10 make fence y,
ltting felony and wrongful '
nee building only misdeneanur :.
.ould be to add fuel to the flames and y
iden the gulf between the rich ,
al the poor. The indications are de- =
uedly favorable to the passage of the q
ieasure, anu that the final lie. islation -
. fence troubles viii be IN acco dance !"
It'll the foreshadowing in this cor ~
.spondence early in the session. -
4 good hill VIII be evolved hy the -
ib-commlttee on roads, bridges, and ~
rries. Messrs. Foster, Parsons and ~
nambers are three of TIE
eArest headed and mos 81
iihful workers in the house r
ID withal are courteous and com -
Gnicative. They have no secrets in al
eir hearts and the latch-striug hangs N
! the outside to the press. Il
Sir. Will Lambert was again in luck III
's,erday, having another MUM NJ
aced in his dish in the shane of the NJ
cretaryship of the big fence-cutting TO
mmittee. He j. II living Illustration
the old saw that it is better To he
rn lucky than rich, especially at the .
ate capital. A
The Fort Worth mob ol
vestment officials. journalists
ID cattle kings leave this
9Irhing for their homes. They prob n
~ said their prayers last night aud ~
I their souls c'eansed for Sab -
IA breaking. IL is probably the -, -
NY OF your correspondent to bear y.
to the good behavior OF -
tse gentlemen during their stay in ~
c city. Not one Of them has been ''
aiter two III the morning, and they ~,
away TINS morning with unfair ,,i
!. hed escutcheons and clear skirts. az az
now That The conventions are ad. IN
iFntdt and the multitude dispersed. W.
'Ir repOrteFs viii have more time 10 %
vote To Legislators and legislation. va
d II VIII IL pleasure Us we'll a. duty 70
give you everything worth print -,
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