Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-31
THE LAST DAY.
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Further Developments in the at
tempted Biaokmailing Sensation
Promised To-Day,
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The Land Bill Awaits the Signature Of
the Governor Provisions Of the BIZ
az il Stands.
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Brownings Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission Bill passes the House bus
Not the Senate.
THE LAST DAY.
rrE lroIsr.ArIvr SCANDAL.


AUSTIN, TEN., March l0.-~lt seems
that tho sequel Of the blackmailing
sensation IL not yet reached. The
house this morning very promptly
adopted the committee report dismiss
ing Tryon.
Immediately Mr.. BergS,rom Intro
duced resolution declaring That
full and fair investigation had deVeI.
oped that the use OF Tankersleyn
name by the clerks was unwarranted,
and expressing the confidence OF the
house In the integrity OF MIR, Tanker
ley.
This brought MIR. Crane to his leo,
with the objection that the charges
against Mr.. iAnkcrsley had not been
Investigated AZ AL. Others opposed Il
on the came ground, and the resolution
was Withdrawn. Some time afterward
Mr.. Tankeraley roso 60 question of
privilege aud demanded an invesii-
eating committee,
Messrs. Upton aud Foster Of Gray
son both thought II was unnecessary,
and that the mere declaration 0i a
clerk that he could control this or that
member did not amount To anything
MIR. CravenH offered resolution lpr
tho Inv, stlgation Of the charges. it
WAS adopted, Messfe. Craven, Jones OF
McLennan and Taylor were appointed
on the &, mmit,oe, They held q ehort
session this evening and heard the
testimony OF Sampeon and rryon. a
telegram wnh received from Floyd aud
Cullen OF Galveston stating
that they desired 70 be heard,
and the committee will meet
for their benefit IN the morning The
testimony in the Tryon invest CATION
which was held With oioeed doors,
was ordered to DO published to-day,
and II leaks out that Senator Jerdont
has been endeavoring to suppress =
portion of his own testimony. Among
other things, ho aAid that Sampson
had told him before coming 10 Aus.
tin that he intended 10 make 5000 out
Of this Legislature Some rare develop
menta aie looked for.
TuE LAND NIL AZ IN INCOME 4
LAW.
The land bill has nually passed both
houses, adopting the report OF the
\ conference committee. The chief fea.
lures Of the bill rs IL stands are NJ
follows
IL places all the school and pabllu
lands, watered and unwatered, Oh the
market for sale and lease
The saleprice IL " per acre, both for
watered and uuwatertd sections, with.
out compe itlon,
The lease price il o cents per acre for
dry sections aud 10 cents per acre for
wAtered n, ctlone, without competition.
The term OF the lease Ia SIX years.
The present occupants have prior
right 10 lease their ranges for siNly
Days.
The amount which any party may
lease IL unlimited.
actual settlers have the right to
lease four seclions over prior lease
In addition To their purchase Ia organ
lied counties with lees than 1901
lkquare miles.
a rent agent or grass commiael0nef
disappointed by the land commissioner
who investigates and reports the un-
lawful use Of the school lnnds, and the
at orney-genersl IN Instructed 20 iusti.
lute suit In such cases.
The bill viii so TO tho governor to-
morrow.
BROwNtsG's SANITARY COMMISSIONS
ELL
Mr.. Browning'n livestock sanitary
commission bill went through the
house with "a who0p this morning,
It's author very frankly stated that N
the members would not vot ,the Ap-
preparation the stockmeD would nav
the expenses, aud asked them to rass
the bill any way. a regular tornado
of llberality struck the house, all at
once, and even the doodle
bug economists locked TO the support
Of the b u, appropriation aud all.
Mr.. Klmur0ggh moved 10 strike out
the appropriation and his motion was
lost by vote OF ~ 90 6s.
The bill was then engfossed aud
finally passed under n suspension OF
the rules by vote Of 20 10 10
IL goes 70 the senate Ia the morning
aud there Is no doubt Of IL pbssal,e
there, although the appropriation OF
$1,000 may have TO BIO dropped b ac-
compllgh II.
rHE BILL DEPEATED.
The action Of the senate this eyeu-
Ing In refusing 10 suspend the rules
and place the live stock sanitary COM
mission bill on its nnal passage defeats
1T There was merit IN the bill, there.
fore the senate killed II. The confer
efce committee agreed tonight
10 recommend that the house
fecede from its amendment To
the bill to provide for this To-
cation OF veteran and Confederate
land certificates This will limit The
benefits Of the act 10 those certificates
which are held by the original
grantees.
CAPITAL CULLiHUs
a good quorum turned Up 40 lhs
house this morning, relieving the en-
bafTsssnlent that many hsd anti0i
pated, and posterity will not be- ahie
70 say Of the Nineteenth legislature
that Il adjourned Without even pass-
Ing an appropriation bill.
Hon. w : penHitl0n Of JAfrnnt
was called home bs serious Sickness la
his family His absence was very un-
fortunate especially IN tho final zone
slderstioD OF the land hill.
The prohibltionisis Will hayo 10 wait