Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-16

the committee on state affairs this
| NOR ning.
Cochran of Dallas said That he de-
sired that when n bill passes the
house it shall be constitutional. No
such bill has been introduced in the
houseus that reported by the commit
tee on state affairs. He referred to ar
tcle 3, section 81 of the constitution,
which provides that no bill shall be
considered unles, it has FL. st been re-
| ferred TO committee and reported
thereon, and claimed that no such bill
had been referred To that committee.
| n sh of Dallas called attention to
fact that the hour for the special order
| had arrived.
Thompson of Bexar moved that the
special order be postponed for ten
minuets. Carried.
Cochran continued aud raised the
point of order that the house cannot
consider the bill reported by the COM
mittee for the reasons stated.
The speaker said he could not de-
eide the point OF order. as il related to
a subject not before the house.
Cochran-"The house Is considering
| the bill on a motion To postpone"
| Nash of Dallas-"My colleague is
mistaken when he says that no bill
was before the committee Oh that sub
ect: there was bill before the com
mttee that was at least indirectly
connected with the subject. The speak
er had assigned the differ
ent portions of the gov
ernor's message TO the different
committees, and this portion had goue
to the committee on state affairs, and
that committee supposed that the
! house had right 10 expect a report on
the subject He called attention to
the fact that during the Seventeenth
legislature, the speaker invariably
| ruled tina. if bill, memorial or petit
ton WAS referred TO Il committee, that
committee had Il right TO report by
| bill
"My friend has lodged the question
very adruitly. appeal To the report
of the gentleman himself to show that
liz ii WAS reported as IA substitute
the report failed 10 show
what bill it was substituted for. 1t
may refer to that part OF the govern
or's message referred to the commit
tee.u
The speaker ruled that there was
nothing before the house upon which
the point of order could be decided. If
J the motion prevails and the bill comes
up as a special order, then will be the
| time TO raise the question.
Foster of GraysOn said that lie had
no objection to the two bills being con-
sidered together.
Mash of Dall,s called attention TO the
fact that the motion to make the bill
a special order included the printing OF
the amendments Mr.. Frymier's mo-
ton then prevailed.
The speaker stated the bill (Nasb's)
providing for the appointment OF com
missioners to attend the New Orleans
exposition, which was made the spec
iai order for eleven o'clock. was In the
hands OF the printers.
Foster of Limestone moved that the
special order be postponed until Fri
day at II o'clock. He said he would
name AN earlier day, but he believed
the intervening time was filled by
other special orders.
Nash OF Dallas called attention that
the bill was printed in the journal.
Thompson of Bexar desired before
the motion was put 10 offer substitute
for the bill, and moved that the substi-
tute be considered with them.
The speaker ruled that the substi-
tute was not in order whi G the motion
to postpone was under consideration.
Thompson hopsi the motion TO post
pone would not prevail. The bill mad
been reported back from the conliniltee
aud made the special order for
to-day. After that had been done The
/ gentleman from Colorado (rownsendl