Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03


;ahment "a he thought the day was
past when children should he beaten
like slaves. ,
Mr. Browninv was In favor OF pun,
ishment when necessary. III weuiu
take six.shooter and = bowie hnl'e "
control some schools. Laughter
Mr.. Camp thought IL there had oe s',h
whipping in the schools there woui"
bc less fenct-cutting to-day IN ieANs'
Laughter ., -,
Mr.. Patton moved 10 lau'e o''"
amendments. Adopted, ,c,
Amendments by Mr.. Foster OF oia
son were adopted modifying lhe laS
SO that children may be trahsle, W
from one community 20 anotue.,
where the community system Is
retained. but prohibiting the user ,'I
in cases where the district system has
been adopted. 80
Limestone was adopted eNemptlng
from the operation of the district sys'
tenn the counties of Camp, pshur'
Grimes, smith, Gregg, treestone'
Limestone. Nacogdoches, Washlhg-
ton, Angelina, Bas,rop, Hunt, Jasper
Newton, Tyler, Burleson, POLK, San
Jacinto. Franklin, Titus, Marion, Lee
panola, La Sale, Goliad. Van Hant'
Brazos, Robertson, Jefferson, Hardlh,
Liberty, Chambers, Orange, Waller,
Jackson, Calhoun, Arkansas, Victoria
Dewitt. Cass, Houston and wharton.
BY Mr.. Kendall-An amendment
that In all counties not exempted from
the operation of this oct, county SUI
perintendent shall be elected for two
years
Mr.. Nash amended the amendment
by providing for the appointment oil
superintendent by county commas
sioners court to fill the term between
now aud the next regular election
Agreed TO.
The bill as amended finally passed
TO a third reading by vote OF "a 10
"a, and the house adjourned to 3 o'clock
p. M.
Afternoon session-The speaker an
nounced that the pending business
from last night, frontier bill 10, was III
order, but ON motion of Mr.: Parsons IT
was indefinitely postponed.
\ number of gentlemen were eN-
cused from attendance on account oil
sickness and important business.
Senate bill IS giving county commits
siOners courts the power 10 issue bridge
bonds was then taken up.
Moursund moved to strike out sec
ton six Ofthe bill, which legalizes all
bonds heretofore issued for bridge pur-
poses.
MIR. Armistead favored the amend
ment because he was opposed to vail
"a 81 honda that
have been illegally issued.
After some discussion on the matter,
the amendment was rejected 10y IL
10 30.
The bill as adopted by the senate
was ordered to a third reading by a
vote oG66 ayes to S noes, and was finally
passed 10y vote of 81 ayes to 10 nays.
House bill No. |, with senateamend
ments, was next considered, being the
revenue bill reducing taxation. The
amendments change the state ad valo-
rem tax from l6 > to - l2 cents, and
the school tax from - l-2 to - cents,
which amendments the house refused
10 incur in.
The house road bill, with senate
was next considered, and
he amendments concurred in.
The speaker appointed Mr.. Foster
IF Grayson, Gavin and Upton on the |
of conference on the bill to
prevent the unlawful Enclosure of
ands.
The New Orleans exposition bill
anne up in order for final passage rs
adopted by the senate.
Mr.. Armistead offered an amend
nent to section six, providing for the
ale of articles exhibited, which are
liable to waste or perish, to be sold 10y
he commissioner with the approval
ii the governor. Accepted.
An amendment by White to strike
out the provision that no member of
the legislature shall he appointed n
commissioner, was lost.
MIR. Foster of Limestone moved to
change the salaries of assistant COM
from 800 to 500 each,
Mr.. Mckinney moved to amend by
making it $500. Carried. The bill
was then put upon its final passage
and carried by a vote of IL to 81. 1t
was then sent back 10 the senate for
Endorsement.
Mr.. Mckinney then moved to re-
consider the vote by which the hill
was read third time, but it was voted
down and the house then adjourned to
$50 o'clock Monday morning.