Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
TIL + LEGISLATURE.
An Appropriation for Suppression OIL
Crime In the State.
bills Being Rapidly Crysialized int
Solid Statutes.
A Good Days Work-Wnding Up TIC
Session.
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SENATE.

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SENATE,
Austin, February , -Farrar, for the
committee appointed TO VISIT the IN
sane asylum, reported the building IN
! fine condition and the manageInent OF
| the institution emineutly satisfactory
in every particular.
PfeuiTer introduced a resolution re-
auesting the Texas congressman to
| urge the passage of a law prohibiting
the importation of adulIerated wines
and braudies. Referred.
The president laid before the senate
substitute house bill on roads.
Terrell offered an amendment re-
curing notices to be given 10 nom
residents, as in actions in the district
and county courts, four weeks before
the laying out or changing OF roads.
Adopted.
Kleberg moved to postpone further
consideration of the bill and take up
the house bill appropriating $4,000 TO
be used for the purpose of suppressing
crime. Carried, and the bill passed
with but one dissenting vote that of
Rutabaga Johnson, who was unac-
countably absent for the first time
during the session.
Travlor offered TO amend the road
bill by inserting "if q landowner gives
n right OF way he may put gate across
It., but If the road is condemned or pur-
chased by the county commissioners
they may prevent distinctions from
being placed across it y Adopted ana
the bill passed; yeas Is, nays 5,
House bill to authorize county Judges
to appoint jury commissioners at thel
first term of court after December 3lst
and the 3Oth of June in each year,
Passed.
House bill making it felony to will
fully and wantonly kill stock was
passed.
House bill to authorize counties toI
issue Jail bonds to run fifteen years,
bearing not more than eight per cent.
and redeemable at the pleasure of the
county, was passed.
Senate bill making certain road res
ervations out of lands hereafter dis
posed of by the state was taken up and
engrossed.
Gibbs moved to suspend the rules
and place the bill on its passage.
kleberg moved call of the senate, |
and the call was sustained. : nator |
Johnson of Collin was absent.
Gibbs moved to excuse the absentees;
lost, and bill went to the table pend
ing the call.
GOoch, for judiciary committee No.
., reported favOrably the house bill
making fence-cutting felony.
Gibbs, for the committee appointed |
to visit and inspect the deaf and dumb |
asylum, reported the buildings in good
order, but condemned the appoint
me!1t Of the present superintendent.
Adjourned till o'clock.
Afternoon session.-Houston intro
duced bill providing for holding
courts in counties recently organized.
Senate bill to protect from trespass
the lands of those who have had their
fences cut, for six months thereafter,
was taken up.
Shannon offered to amend by stri-
king out six months and inserting 80
days thereafter. Adopted by yeas IL,
nays 10.
Chesley offered to amend by striking
out the enacting clause. Lost; yeas
10, nays II.
The question being on the engross-
ment OF the bill, Patton moved IL call
of the senate. Seconded. Senators
Johnson of Shelby and Perry being
absent, the bill went to the table.
Gibbs introduced bill TO create a
39th judicial district.
The bill providing for the holding of
district courts in counties recently or
ganized was reported favorably, and
the rules suspended and the bill
passed.
Pfeuffer moved that the senate re-
fuse To recede from its amendments to
The school-tax bill. aud asked COM
mittee of free conference. a dopted.
Jones called up the bill to provide
for the better protection of the public
buildings and grounds, and it passed.