Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
TIE Senate Considering the Herd La"
substitute for TelreiPs Bill.
ls,e,y Brbate in the House on Fence
Caters and Lsnd.Grabbers.
Result Of Test Votes on Two Very lnl-
Portant Features.
Nearly Fifty Million Acres Granted by
Texas 10 Corporations.
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special 10 the NfaNeltc.
SENATE.
Perry, for the committee on roads,
reported favorably house bill providing
Cor the laying out Of certain roaus a,'u
prohibiting the change OF roaus ny
county commissioners, except 10 MAKE
them more convenient.
Pfeufter, for the committee on
finauce, reported uniavoraoiy mouse
bill providing for the sale. OF LANDS ma
In by the state at tax sales, as IN me
opinion of the committee 1t does not
remedy existing evils. -,
The Substitute for Terrells bill was
taken up, the pending question being
the adoption OF Evaus' alnendment tX-
tending the time in which the grazing
clause shall take effect TO hve years
after the passage Of the act. >,
Davis offered an amendment stTik-
ing out five years aud inserting eight
cen months.
Chrsley offered his bill to regulate
the sale or lease Of lands as su bslltute
tor the pending bill and amendments
Collins offered d substitute striking
out five years and inserting one year
Lost.
Traylor offered TO amend by striking
out dsecti0ns.n Ruled out OF order,
and Evans's amendment was lost.
Patton offered au amendment pro-
yiding that the penalties shall apply
only TO persons holding or herding
stock on the lands. Adopted.
Houston offered an amendment fix
ing the penalty forgrazing on the land
at one hundred dollars Tor each section
used. Adopted.
An amendment providing that sales
shall be made as now provided was
Adopted.
Matl0ck offered an amendment,
giving the present land board control
of the Land. Adopted.
Traylor offered an amendment pro-
viding that the land board may refuse
10 lease, should It be to the interest Of
the state. Adopted.
Peacock offered an amendment pro-
viding that person shall not be sub
ject TO penalty for grazing stock on
land which the board refuses TO lease,
adopted.
Houston Offered an amendment
striking out the section lorbidding cor
porations 10 lease land
Terrell offered substitute that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued TO permit the lease of any land
to any lahd and cattle company which
has not already expressed in its char
ter az its object the Improvement OF
THE breed of domestic animals, aud all
such corporations not already incprpo-
rated for such purposes are excluded
from the right 10 lease, either directly
or indirectly. or acquire by pu chase
the leasoheld Interest OF another or to
inciose by fence or otherwise any
lands leased under the provisions of
this act. Adopttd.
Houston offered 10 strike out the
word ALREADY" thus giving corpora
tons now chartered an opportunity TO
amend their charters, Adopted, and
Terrelfs substitute as amended made
Il part Of the bill.
Matlock offered an amendm INT max
ing an agent Of a corporation violating
the law subject to it penalties.
Adopted.
Farrar offered an amendment SO as
TO make the law apply to university
and asylum lands. Adopted.
Peacock offered an amendment ex-
tluftiuS iIohi hait stCtluuh on WNlCn
permanent water is developed.
Adopted.
Collins offered an amendment re.
ducing the term OF lease from fifteen
20 ten years. Adopted.
Perry offered 10 amend by increas.
ing the lease price to seven cents per
acre. Adopted.
Peacock otferedan amendment pro.
viding that If the pasture owner offers
higher price, the land shall be
awarded TO him. Adopted.
Matlock offered an amendment pro.
viding that when a person settles in a
pasture he shall pay proportional
Fart OF the cost OF fencing Adopted.
Under the previous question, the SEN
ate refused TO adopt Chesley's subsli-
tute, and the bill WAS engrossed by
yeas 10. nays S,
Chesiey entered n motion to recon
slider the vote.
Adjourned.