Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-06
/. a,,,tsr Part Of the Day in the
y Ssrss Spent in Consideration
Of the Land Bill.
..,v sixty Days Of the Session
o. p,,ssd With Few Measures
Brought to Perfection.
/. p,uiteptiariss Running at Present
-, Loss of Six Thousand Dol.
lars per Month.
NINETEENTH .LEGisLATURE.
The senate.
special.


wt ,r,rty. TEX, March 5.--In the
D.. N.,s this morning Mr.. Davis pre-
A~i vda petition from the citizens of
r--I.Is county, asking that the road
MIA lie 80 changed rs to require public
NAIL n to be laid out along the boundary
= Of email cultivated farms.
I'm Jones, from the penitentiary
,aittee, reported: Unfavorably,
.h0 Etot. Wsyl providing for the erection OF
"'"N N penitentiary.
#1hyorably, the bill to purchase
b ceres Of land for the use of the
n,c :, 8asntiaries.
.lNS EIfp #worsbly, the bill to create board
NV Ldul nans9ers for the charitable and
8tlinstitutions.
n. shannon, from the internal inn
.AY M n pment committee, reported: Fla.
1Aa# rbly, the house bill compelling
Dsd companies to provide double.
T TRlS aorably, the biz s making ing n tels.
|rE FIRM n, bib and telephone companies COM
d carriers.
hTorably, the house bill compel.
sBroads TO Keep crossings in or.
vnhvorably, the bill to issue land
CAR Inn ti6cstes 10 railroad companies for
humber OF miles constructed prior
WlSl on which certificates did not
NIT Es
|lvE + lhe house bill making gambling a
-. Hmy was reported unfavorably.
aug asaa The following bills were introduced:
7, HlsHDu Mr. Jones, to license gambling fix.
D., 1.-THE tax at $1,000 per annun, which |
plies only to the proprietors and not
I'm nm NJ lheir employees.
NH MI luDy Mr. Tray lor, to restore the jmis-
Nv Wv ZION Of the district court Of BJsque |
Hznly.
By Mr., Pope, 10 authorize the trans |
Pn, Texas her, l-'A@''' ''0'i' one asylum 70 an
TBy MI. GeigsndaneT: TO authorize |
harred women To appoint their hus
via bands SCENTS TO dispose Of their sepa-
.,a q, ifsls ppperty.
anu 0Sa Tssgovernor sent In message ap.
EaintngW Fl. King Acknowledgements;
#nMcCullock, assistant superintend-
m and Of the Huntsville prison. It. q.
Myen, assistant superintendent OF
aent \ El1 Rusk pris n, and the notaries for
1's s sa different countless The following
&iois, al The names for Fort WAth: 0. M.
re, q, zlsa San, T. Slack, G. M. Crane, T. p.
s,,y,r. rtin, George MILKY, u Cotti, c. G.
nmings, G w. Alexander, G. l..
arp1 b ~ ]. F. Sanders, Robert johnson,
nm. Ford, J. w. johnson and C. w.
UhiA nborn.
Lkkte The bill to give the regents control
1Eih The university lands WAS taken up
- ID the amendment providing that
#y may lease the same under such
subnlN pc as are now or may hereafter be
89cribed. The amendment was
ofcnaIA NOpted aud the bill was tngrossed,
q ia bcA kas Is, nays 10.
. ais and The bill to abolish the Office OF fish
pmmissioner with the house amend
rent, making 1t to take effect In two
re 6ds tfars, was taken up. The senate re-
sIarth y fFed to concur in the amendment.
men Va Tbs House.
was dt Both morning and evening sessions |
balbN the house were chiefly consumed in
a n. Fnsiderstion of the land bill. 1t was |
Ply fofcibly demonstrated that the |
ios ~, VA lusl settler Ia not wi bout friends in |
W.. N body. When Mr. Crane Of John
IN N county, the most enthusiastic lease
a 49, sn In the legislature, offered an
'h''' nendment increasing the minimum
nee OF the lands from 81 to So an
a as.,~A8'e, the amendment was quickly |
N 5-nd NJ pN Win Only eleven mourners,
DAY ~ section OF every ten leased shall
vi Waiered was rec0nsidered and lost |
e. avote OF 3S to So
an amendment by Mr.. Gavin was
opled, providing that the restriction |
e me quantity OF the lease In unor, /
oEed counties of less than 1860
Mlsre miles
pr. Moore of Travis county offered |
amendment reserving all sections
'Ahlng permanent water or 'front.' |
on streams from lease. Lost, 81
H., 5S nave.
N IN, Kimbrough offered an amend |
Lillll no strike out the provision Civ |
ESlne present occupants prior right |
NIL ninety days to lease their entire |
XfVA~HAlgt. LOst-oO AYES 67 nava
~; Jones OF McLennsn county pro- |
-urxa ~ an amendment that no party |
IAi .ucising this option shall be al |
9sdopted.
|QN NJ. Tarlton OF Hill county offered |
amendment providing that If the |
..,arx; 1se should refuse 10 permit a settler |
suier his purchase, the district |
Ese shall Immediately grant writ |
Possession
ANTE nj Pcndleton OF Tarrant county |
nsas an amendment 10 the amend. |
sDsS ,cs gs making It apply to the four
En tease OF the Sc tier as well As |
y,Eaopted.
m a. roster OF Grayson county offer
H,nu amendment Co strike out the |
| ~ 10 #f,. permitting the settler to lease |
EA,cuona In add tion 10 his pur- !
ARe sa,,n,ua TO add provision giving |
uAfif N fshS t.'er " the head OF a family a
Nusns 80 purchase three adjacent sec
Teister three years' residence
~ a R.,nas,.W was warmly opposed by Messrs
Hfsrst Browning and Pendleton Of
E,ns ant the latter making an eloquent
FAs sa,nstive plea for the rights Of
@ssisusl settler Pending the dis
Nu me house adjourned.
kps,s ,olIowing bills and resolutions
BpstH introduced: BY Mr. Key: A
&lahon from HaroIl,,a 49,. - yy.s.,n,