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

spntatives-FOr the first time during
six wears service in the legislature, /
failed to-day to be present at roll call.
When the hour arrived | was engaged
in very interesting contest, one from
which do not believe the members Of
this body would have had me retire
until had fully sustained the reputa-
ton heretofore enjoyed by Legislators
for bravery under such circunistan-
ces. II peases Inc To be able to state
that | left only the frame sof ga ifine
large turkey on the field of battle, ar
irving, ii is true, u few minutes late,
but with victory perching upon my
banncrn (Laughter.)
The question of fiually passing upon
the New Orleans exposition came up
on the report against the bill, and the
minority report in favor OF its passage.
On division being taken, there voted:
For the minority repOrt-Messrs.
Abbott. Armistead, Browning, Cham
bers, Chenoweth, Cochran, Cotiman,
Cravens, Cundiff, Dennis, Douglass,
Duff, Finch, Fisher of Harris, Fisher
of Hays, Foster of Gray
son, Foster of Limestone, Frymier,
Gait, Graves, Hardness, Hazlewood
Johnson, Jones, Kendall, Latham,
Lindsey, MCCARTHY, Mckinney, Mer-
riwether, Moore of Eastland, Nash,
Parsons, Patton, Peers, Phelps, Raj
ney, Rosenthal, Rushing, Scott, Sharp
Stagner, Stout, Stringer, Swan, Tay-
lor, Thompson of Bexar; Tison,
Townsend. Upton, White, Wilson,
Woods-tifly-three.
For the majority report-Messrs.
Adams, Allison, Ayres, Barrett, Bar
ry, Benavides, Brown, Barns, Camp,
Cotton, Cramer, Davis of Camp, Davis
of Lamar, Durant, Etheridge, Garri-
son. Harrison, Hearne, Henderson,
Hill, Harse, King, Lee, McAllen, Me
Alpine, Mcdaniel, Moore of McLel-
Ian, Moore of Washington, MOursund,
Odom, Patterson, Pendleton, Robert
son, Robinson, Steele, Thompson of
Austin, Watkins, Wortham-Thirty-
| nine.
On motion of Mr.. Cramer, the house
by vote of AZ TO A. decided to post
pOne the regular business and consid-
er the exposition bill.
On motion of Mr.. Nash the house
went into committee of the whole
Whereupon he was moved to the
chair.
Mr. Upton moved the adoption Of
the first section of the bill, providing
that Texas be represented ut the expo
sition.
Mr.. Rosenthal moved to amend SO
that the section should conclude with
the words: Provided, however, no
member of the present Legislature shall
be appointed commissioner or assist
ant commissioner
} Mr.. Browning opposed the amend
ment.
Mr.. Rosenthal--I want to guard
against anything like what happened
on former occasion occurring. now
We all know how certain members
had themselves appoined commissions
ers once before in locating "a certain
, public institution, and drew pay Coz
their services, causing much outside
, comment on their action. laugh
ter.
: Mr.. Camp-Your resolution Is jtys
the same as one was going to intro
duce. Laughter.
| Mr.. Chenoweth moved to amend b,
1 adding that no member Of the Legbslg
/ tare shall haveanything to say is to
who shall be appointed commissioner
) Laughter,
Mr.. Stout moved to further amend b,
: adding this clause: provided, how
: ever, that no objection shall be mad
Y to the appointment Of honorable mem
4 bers who are willing to pay their owl
y expenses" (Laughter)
( Mr.. Armistead-If your homo,
+ please llaughteD--I mean, Mr.
I Speaker, do not think ii IS proper fo
Us to suggest who shall or shall not b
a appointed.
e Mr.. Members OF the le II
islature were appointed on sinila
o occasion ON the land fraud board an
:. locating branch mnatie asylum, and
n am against any shing of that kind ba,
i pening again.
) MIR. White--I hope this amen Omen
!. will not prevail, AS want [
b go TO New Orleans myself. an
= would not object TO being comimissior
f. er. Laughter
q Mr.. Lakewood thought the c0nst
,r tuition barred members of the lepisl,
u ture from holdinga.y positiono of prof
is bers, hien
p, Mr., Ayes intimated that n u
10 amendment was not passed. some
Us she me nbers might resign in order
~ DC appointed commissioners. Resida
~ the Terms OF most OF them wouId ~
III pire before the exposition was h al,
ana conseo.; atntly the e,nsIi,,,,n
e. XOuiu be no bar IN thar, $50 ,'"'A'