Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-25

ruling IL the commissioner OF the isili
office under which the purchases were
made.
The senate then adjourned.
HOUSE
Austin, January a The house was
called To orce AT 10 o clock, Win
Speaker Gibson and quorum preeem';
Tn. chaplain offered w beautiful!
aud peculiarly appropriate prayer
after which Il WAS agreed 10 dispense
with thu rradiug of the Journal.
House bill NJ. Is, introduced by Mr
Browning wSs the specisi orNer Tor
this morning, and il evoked ilVeiy
debate. This bill, Is has been already
reported, makes many important
changes In the laws governing our
present land system.
Mr.. Chrnowe,h laid he meant no
discourte y ~ the author OF the pres
ent bill, Drowning but several day
Ayo he himself introduced
bill covering The same question, and
he asked the house 10 rrcommit tie
special order OF business now under
consideration, so that house bill No.
Is. now before them, might be consld-
cred ON the hnr day aud in connec-
ton with his MIR. Cneuoweth'sl bill
Mr.. Thump,on of BrXai seconded
the motion to have the bill now before
the house recommitted aud taken up
in connection with the other. He
thought this was one OF the most I'M
pprtaut me .sures that could come be-
Tore them, and il WAS advisable that
they should take the necessary time
10 give IL that mature cunsld ration
which it's Importance dem tnded. H.
therefore favored the recumnittal of
the present oil, sn that 1t might come
up tor consideration in connection
with the Chrnoweth me ,sure
Mr. Chenuwetn-A- this land bill of
Mr. Bro Sning's has been set tor to-
day, avn IN favor nf either pnstponing
action on il, or otherwise taking up
my bill now in connection with it.
Mr.. Frank aid Browning bill was
priuled lura week or mere. Every
member knew It's purport, and ne was
IN favor of taking II up in i's order
now, aud leave ChcnOwelh's bill To be
considered 10y itself on the day origi-
nally assign, d To 1t.
Mr.. Muursund said that Mr.. Brown
ing's bill. ,,s introduced, was not quite
up 10 the exec atiuns of many h-m-
uers aux GUS tn see good measure on
the land question, and in order To
make it as perfect ms possible he was
in favor of recommitting it to the COM
mittee, so that they may make such
alteration in il IA will make II, ~ lar ~
possible, satisfactory Ia all parties.
This course would save time instead of
wasting il, and although the measure
WAS special order for to-day, hr
was still in favor of
rrcommitting it, so that il might be
AIKEN mp aud considered in counec-
ton with house till 81. They all knew
that If they lake up tue consideration
IL ALI imp-rfect hill and try by tack
inc on tn r measures 10 make it per
l. CT, the, s'mpiy tiiuvr, d away their
time without accomplishing any good,
and he thuusht 1t better 10 refer il
tack. 70 that when il again came be-
ore them II would bear the stamp OF
improvement at the hands of the COM
mlltee.
Mr. Scott moved That the special or
der of the day be postponed
until next Monday, IN that the
thre bills now reported by the com.
nittre OF twenty be taken up and dis
posed nf.
Mr.. Taylor thought the bill ought to
be recumnit,ei. Tue committee, oi
twenty had labored zealously aud well. |
AID he thought the house ought tu |
take up the consideration of their re- |
ported bills now, and have the twn |
measures of Mr.. Browning aud Mr. |
Chenow,th cOuie up together. The
hOu,e could act I'm them better |
next Monday than it could how.
Nc Browning WAS opposed to any |
Of his bin, becau-e h.. /
believed that post onement or recon-
INITIAL now meant tie
death knell of all legislation !
this session on the land question. HI /
thought the present iand system was
The cnief cause of the irnce-cutting /
In1 o her iawlessn-ss that now pre-
vailed and therefore they ought b. re-
move the incentive IN crime as SON ~
= ssihle, This he honestly believed
they could do by considering aud pas.
ing hous. bill Is
Mr. Moore of Etstlsnd favored thu.
ion of Browning's land bin
At onc-, and said the present system
of lei-lny aud dispbsing of land in
this state produeed feuc-cuiiiug ami
retarded the best interests If Texas
He WAS therefore anxious T.,
tdopt some measure thai
" 'lld improve this condition of
affairs, and he desired to se. bill No. 4
lS cIine before the house in its order.
Inder the present land law, land
municipalities We're growing aud spread.
ng ~ Texas, aud there was no way OF ,
restraining the evil except by placing
military despOt at tie head OF affairs
'he present. system was viciou-, aud ,
intil IL Is changed the people will hay,.
10 resp, CT for the laws, aud crime viii
'e Rampant Ia tho state. II
Mr. Acker thought Browning. hill
vas designed 10 remove great deal
" the cause for fence /
ulting. The present land
GARD WAS doing very we'll, and IL wss
erfeclly safe Ia let the system, rem,.in /.
; 1, now Is until the meeting of the 1
lhrteentu legislature. There w.r.
lher matters more pressing which 1
loIli engage their attention. +.
Mr. Hal WAS not IN faynr OF Brown.
~ h,ll, hut he WAS la favor of either
iltng nr amending nov.
MT. Srptt II withdraw my preyi~u.. | /,
notion, and now move that the bsl
sh'ch hss bean made the special ar
'er l"r to-day be postponed until i'm.
~ h'atly after the Consideration az
nc tlirre bill, reported by The commit.
70 % tS'n'y. Agreed 10 by vote OF
3 ayes u ~ nays.
The house next took nm m. n,,.ia |