Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-18
STATE AFFAIRS.
The House on Sober, Second Thought,
Makes the Little Fishes Take
Care Of Themselves.
Land-0ommis,ioner wbl,h Indignant IN
der the Attack Of Senator Davis
on tao Land 0ffica.
NINErrENrn LkoIsLArunG.
The senatc.
special.

senate this morning, Evans, for the
committee OF public lands, reported
back the house bill on public lands,
with numerous amendments, add il
WAS made the special order for this
morning
Mr. Kilgore's railroad bill YVES set
for Friday next
The following bills were passed: The
house bill changing the time Of hold
ing courts in the Ninth judicial dir
tTici.
The house bill to validate the acts Of
the city council Of Mexia passed prior
~ 1875
The house bill TO require railroad
companies 10 keep the public road
crossings in good order
The sOuse bill, regulating the man
ner of taking testimony in civil cases,
YVES killed
The senate Joint resolution with the
house amendment To adjourn on
March 81 was postponed until Friday
The bill TO authorize the employ
ment of stenogrspners In the district
courts, their services 10 be paid by the
county, was en9rossed; also the bifl to
regulate the removal OF the disabilities
Of minors.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
The House.
In the house, the fish commission
was killed beyond recognition today
by the adoption OF the report Of the
conference committee rec commencing
that the house rccede from its amend
ment postponipg the abolishment of
the Office for TWO years. The vote
stood 50 90 81 A mOtion to recopsid.
was tabled The governors veto sloue
can save the carp'pond, and that Will
moi be invOi d
A communication was received from
Superintendent Goree and fiuanciul
agent Brah6n Of the peniten ieries,
In which, in addition to the praceeds
of convict labor, they ask the f3lluw-
ing appropriations
To cover deficiencies in expenses,
$50 600
To purchase material. $4,000
To purchase machinery, $50 600
TOTAL asked for each year, Sl5O,UnO
The bill was passed striking out
land corporations from the li-t Of OBJ
jects for which private corporations
may be formed.
Mr. Ptndleton Of Tarrant offered an
amendment to ii, which vas Loaf, re
| curing the surrender Of the charters
OF livestock corporations within five
years
The bill regulating the sale OF tim
bered lands belonging 10 the school
! fund was also pa.sed The price l.
! hNed at 10 pr acre, and npy person,
hrm or corporation may purchase from
| 100 acres 10 three sections, The PEN
atty for tresspass is from $50 o $3.50.
The bill allowing transcripts from
the rolls If old counties for the asses-
sors # newly formed counties was
passed
AT the afternoon session the follow.
iSg bills were passed: The senate bin
transferring the appealed Gases OF
BrhHos county 10 the Galveston branch
OF the supreme court, and Reeves
county cases To the Austin branch.
Mr. Tapkersley's bill compelling
private banks TO report quarterly to
the comptroller aud to publish the
same
Consideration Of the general appro-
priation bill was resumed, aud the
items for the Judicial department. were
adopted They aggregate $l75 600.
me appropriation for sheriff'a, clerks
and attorneys fees is $500 00O, an in-
crease of 800, 600 over last year
The salary Of superintendent Of pub |
10 buildings was reduced from $3.50 to |
SooO, aud the items for the capitol COM
mission were adopted ~ reported.
MT Mckinney of Walker nitro. |
duced joint reeOlu ion in the house |
TINS evening tn submit constitutional |
amendment which provides that the |
supreme court shall be increased 10 |
seven members, whose pay shall be
raisod a. $500
Almost every member of the levisla.
lure was adorned with n green b dye
10 DAY, In honor Of s.. Patrick's day
All the remaining cases against Col.
otiliweil IL Russell have been thrown
out oI the United states district court,
IN session here.
TIE l. md CoMMISsIONFR INsULrKD.
In advocating tie hill, instructing
the attcrney-general 10 institute suit
10 test the validity of locations in
Greer county, Senator Davis, it win
be remembered, made most serIous
charges against the land Office. the
'Su"i ol Wnlcn was that 10 WAS being
run In the interest OF Austin land.
graooers, aud that II was the seat of
Iooeery and corruption. This occurred
last Thursday, The friends of the land
commissioner have been chatting
under the Insult ever since and public
curiosity has speculated much AS tol
now he would seek y vindicatiou. The
expectation of = personal difficulty has ,
been dispeiled by the oomni sioner I'm
addressing letter TO the president Of
me senate, demanding an investirs.
ing committee before which he can he
heard IL Is reported that he has ex. 4
pressed the intention to resign unless q
ms is appointed, but the Tu,nor a
NOT confirmed. The sunstance OF the
charges preferred by Senator Davis 3
wac That the Greer county lands were
withheld from location to ordinsrv
PARTIES. but opened up to Maddox
bros Anderson, OF this city WIN !,
rave iiled on something like $50, COO =
'cres IN that locality 'V'V !,