Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-21
XIXth LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Kills the Settlers -Four.
section-Lease Amendment TO
the Land Bill.
The Railroad Commission Bill aud the
Penitentisries, Subjects Of De-
bate in the House,
THE SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
Special.

AUSTIN, TEX, March ~. In the
senate this morning Mr.. Calhoun,
from the committee on public print.
ing, reported unfavorably the senate
bill providing for the printing of the
reports Of the supreme court and the
court OF appeslsat the deaf and dumb
institute otlice, with minority report
by Mr.. Evans.
The following bills were passed
Authorizing county commissioners TO
set aside one.hslf of the road and
bridge tax annually for the purpose OF
constructing free bridges,
The house bill creating the county
OF Y alverde.
The house bill changing the time OF
holding courts in the Seventeenth
judicial district.
The house bill giving plaintiffs the
right TO hold property, by giving bond,
where an attachment has been Illegal
ly quashed,
The senate bill providing for stem
ographers in the district courts.
The senate refused to concur in the
house amendments to the bill defining
what corporations shall be chartered
in this state,
The substitute for the house land
bill was laid before the senate, with
numerous committee amendments
The committee amendment striking
the clause amy persene, The head Of a
family, purchasing any lsno under
this act shall have the right TO lease
not exceeding four sections lying ad.
iacent 10 the land 30 purchased Uy him.
Notwithstanding 1t may be then leased,
provided that tuch purchase shall
not, by such purchase and lease, re-
duce any lease to q plumber less than
twenty sections II in an unorganized
county, and If in an organized county
Ii shall not be reduced by such subse-
quent lease TO number less than five
sections Whenever such application
Is made by tho purchaser to lease, rs
above provided, the original lease shall
terminate at the end OF the year, for
which rent shall have been paid in
advance, and such subsequent appli-
cants lease shall commence, unless
he fail TO make payment
OF his rent; provided further, that
nothing herein shall be so construed
as to prevent any purchaser from leas-
ing any Unbiased land AS other appli-
| thnAst was aliOpNth ySsis - iit1 = u
The above WIS put In the bill by the
house to satisfy in home measure the
advocates of free grass, and the action
of the senate Is looked upon as midi.
eating that IL is the settled determine.
ton of the legislature to make no CON
cessions to that element whatever.
Adjourned till p IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Az tha nf farpnnp asaaiOu thara kNal
no quorum, rs usual, and the sergeant
alarms WIS dispatched for absen
members, who were brought In.
The land bill WAS taken up and
amended 20 as to require an actual yet
tier TO improve and live on the Ian,
before he has the privilege OF psyini
the full price for the same.
The clause relating to mineral land
was struck out as separate bill on tn
same subject, snd will provide 70
their dispO,al.
An amendment was adopted limit
ing the additional clerks ia the Ian,
office to six, and providing that the!
shall be paid out Of the funds TO which
the band belongs.
The committee amendment, striking
ing out the engtossed rider providing
that suits shsll be brought In the dis
trict court of Travis county AM
authorizing the attorney-general &
seque,ter stock feeding upon lease'
land in case the lessee refuses TO pa.
rents, was lost. The rider was thei
amended by striking out ''distrlc
court of Travis county" and the por
ton providing that the attorney.gen
eTal shall scquesier stock grazing Of
lands in case the lessee refuse 10 pa.
rents, and adopted.
An amendment was adopted pro
viding that land on which there
timber suitable for lumber, fencing
or telegral h and telephone poles, shsl
be sold At s. per acre cash.
Houston Of Bexar offered to amen
by providing that any one person ma
| purchase one section of watered an
, seven of dry land suitable for grazing
pending which the senate adjourned
Senators Peacock aud Kleburg n
! turned to-day.