Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-06
LEGISLATIVE.
The House Passes The Geological sur
yey Bill Win an Amendment Rs
ducing the Appropriation.
Groc.'s Bill for the Investment of Coaaty
School Funds, with Minor Amepd-7
ments, is Ordered Engrossed.
twentieth Legislature.

twentieth Legislature.
| THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 5.-There was nc
session Of the Senate today, pursuant to
the adjournment Of that body on Friday
till Monday.
THE HOUSE. -
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AUSTIN, TEX May 5-The HOUSE met
with the Speaker and quorum present.
Prayer was said by the CHAPLAIN
The House geolC gical oil came up, ss
the business, pending from yesterday.
Mr.. Bell Of Cooke moved to postpone
it and take up another bill. Carried, but
the House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Browning moved the previous
question, the geological bill, aud Mr.. Bell
moved cali of the House.
Aoseni-Messrs. Battle, Bell of Denton,
Gresham, Latham, Kennedy and Wood
Mr.. Latham returned.
Mr.. E -li-on moved 10 excuse the ao-
sentees. Los'-Yess, So; nays, SO
THIS checked consideration Of the geo.
logical bill.
House bill No. 81 came up in regular
order for iaal passage. It amends the
law by adding article 4674s relative to
listing for taxation properly temporarily
removed from the etate.
Call of the House Was demanded. Ab-
sent, four members.
Mr.. Page moved to adjourn. Ruled
out of order under demand for the pre-
vious question.
Mr. Steele moved to suspend the rules
to tske up another bill which, he said,
would be acceptable TO both sides as O
compromise.
MIR. Browning moved to excuse the
sbSentees, under Call on the geological
bill. Lost.
Mr.. johnson moved to excuse the sb-
sentees under second call. Ruled out.
The rules were suspended and the
House took up House bill No. So (Mr.
Groce's) to provide for the investment of
county free school bonds in mortgage
value Of the real estate.
An amendment was adopted making the
rate OF interest not less than or over ~
per cent and after the adoption CT some
minor amendments it WAS ordered en-
crossed.
The House excused the absentees IN
der call Of the geological bill, which
brought the bill up for final passage with
the appropriation reduced to Sic, 200. The
bill passed-ayes, forty-fve; nays, thirty
seven-aud goes to the Senate with the
above Amendment of the House.
The vote on final passage was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bsird Of Brown, Beard
of Lamar, Baylor, Blair, Browning,
Bryan, Camp, Chapman, Christenoury,
Clark Of Red River, Clsrk of Uvalde,
Clsgg. Davis Of Shelby, Dolen, Ellison,
Fuller, Garner, Garwood, Goetb, Graves,
Groce, Heath, Hudgins, Humphreys,
Larkin, Latham, Light, Kirlicks, Mate
jousky, McGaughey, mcGnee, Mcclure,
Moore Of Travis, Moore Of Washington,
Newton, Northington, Richardson, Rob-
inson, SsdIer, Strong, Tate, Utiger,
WhatleY, Williamson, Woolsey. Total 45.
Nays-Messrs. Bassett, Bell Of Cooke,
Booth of Cor zsles, Bransford, Cone,
Curry, Gill, Gi lett, Hargis, Harrison,
Hullipg, johnson, Jones, Hunt. jackson.
Mechanism, Mckinney, Mills. Newton #
fsrfAnt, Nicholson, Page, Patterson,
Payne, Prendvrgast, Rugel, Sharp, Shell
OHfDe, DINNER, Snltn OF Bosque, 2mlL1
Of Travis, Steele, Tolbert, roWp&fns,i
VOORHEES,, Waskom, Wilson, wright
Total 81. =.
Paired-Messrs. Bsttle, Bell OF Denton,
Buchanan, Davis Of Falls, MelsonssMi
ner Totsl,
Excused-Messrs. Booth Off Wise,
G esham, Lstimer, Kennedy, Mscaleb,
Ccrker, Pope, Shield, Showalter, Staples,
Stripger, Truit, Wood. Total, Is.
Mr.. Camp. on question Of privilege,
called attention to local item in the
Statesman about violence in the treatment
of patients In the Lunatic Asylum IS con-
frming his own statements in discussing
vac Question Of manage ent of that in
stitution.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor enclosing resolutions of the Repub
lican convention at Fort Worth and the
Grand Army Post st Austin, recommend
ing that the Legislature make an appro-
priation IN aid of The Confeder Home
at Austin. The Governor commended
the spirit which moved the appeal. Re-
ferred to committee ON state affairs.
After some minor ybusiRess the House
adjourned till 10 O'Clock Monday.