Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-09
LEdIOEAfIVE.
The House Refuses to Concur in Senate
Amendments to the Bill Re-
ducing Taxation. rsq -.
favorable Rsport' to the senate on . Sub.
: ssituse Bin Tor a Geological Sur
veg Of the State.

favorable Report to The senate on . Sui
s,itlse BIN for y Geological sa.-
veg Of the State.
| twentieth egisIsturs.
TIE SENATE.
special 70 the GaxstIe. p-
AUSTIN, Tx, May THE Senate me
at $3.50. 8 quorum present and Pfeslden
Pro Tenn Woods In the chsir. ~ : ..
Prayer was said by DR., Mitchell. '"
Senator Mcdonald was excused for tn
day. Senator UpshaH WAS excused unit
Friday. 3tr E,.
| Uader csltfor reports of committees
Senator Jarvis for the finance committe,
reported substitute for tho bill requir
ing the Comptroller to report to tt,
county clerks funds received on accoun
Of redeemed lands.
Senator Terrell for judiciary No. / re
ported bill providing for the receptio,
of the cspitOl building; tpat it lie on tht
table as similar Dill had passed the
Legislature.
Senator Terrell for judiciary No re.
ported bill No. SO providing for better
assessment Of movable property In the
state, favorsbly reported.
Senator Terrell To- Judiciary NJ. l, q
.su osti ute for the bill providing for the
lease OF improved property ard to lease
or sell improved lands in the city 81
Austin.
A resolution by Senator Douglass
Of Jefferson from The Farmers Alliance
of Tyler county reg Nesting the taxation
Of railroads.
Senator Camp from the committee Oh
state aff,irs fav rably reported the sub
stitute House bill providing for geelcs-
lcal survey Of the state. Tae followir e
bills were introduced:
S Dator Woodward, bill providing for
the conversation Of collectors for the
yesr 1888, during the period Of reduced
taxation.
Senator Bsker-Creating board ct ar
oitratfon for the settlement Of the Greer
county boundary question.
Regular order was then taken up, being
Senate Bill NJ. "A, 8 bill providing for Q
better rendering Of property for taxation.
Passed.
Senate bill No. l was taken up. There
is a msjoritV and minority report on the
DILL which requires return of all school
lands In counties to the State Treasury,
that they may be distributed from one
central place to the SCHOOL teachers.
An urgency clause was added by Sena-
tor Lane
Senator Glascock's amendment allow
ing the County Treasurer to keep the
school funds for two years was lost.
The Senate refused to engross the bill
BY 8 ayes and IS nays.
A resolution was Offer ed by SeDstor Bur-
,ess against The Federal government les
senipg the United Sistes forces In Texss
md requesting the influence of the Texas
telegatinn in Congress to this purpose.
Referred.
As to the refusal of the House to con-
:ur in the Senate amendments to the bill
king the cd valorem tax for this and
subsequent years, on motion of Senator |
Lsne the Senate insisted on Its amend |
aent and agreed to conference commit !
zee by q vote of 20 to z, and Senators !,
Isne, Jarvis, Burgess, Bell and Arm stesd |
we're appointed IS the committee of the |
senate.
An invitation to an informal reception |
{ the Governors Mansion WAS read. The
avitauon was acknowledged, and thanks
eturaed for the same.
Generals request asking for
uch change in court procedures az
ill expedite spp ais on writs. A mes
age was received also from the Governor
eferripg to the support OF the Confeder-
Re home.
Senator Camp introduced bill cover
,g the point referred to in the Governors
lessage touching changes in court pro-
edure.
Senator Camp for the committee on
tatIstics reported favorable on bill No
crestiag board of arbitration on the
reer county boundary question.
Senate bill No. ~ referring to exempt
g certain counties from the Fourth dis
let school system with an emergency
ause added by Sc ssor Calhoun was
lssed by 81 ysas and no nays.
The joint resolutions 3V Senator Ter
IL that our Congressional delegation be
quested to obtain more efa,ient pos
i system for Texas, WAS laio over until
morrow.
Ssnsie Bill No. Al, as to defscing pub
; buildings and fixing the punish
ent for the same was taken {
} with committee amendments. The
Il passed to engrossment The rules {
ere then suspended and the bill was
ssed. /
Senator Bse for Judiciary committee I
}, reported favorably On the dill to
1end the civil statutes regulating ap. '
ais on writs Of error.
THE HOUSE. G
ecial to tbs Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May s.-The House met 9
tn Speaker Pendleton and q quorum p
esent.
Prayer WAS offered by Rev. DR.. Smoot, q
lspIain Of the SENATE.
Mr.. Bryan introduced a resolution au- ]
orizinS the Superintendent of Public
Iildiugs to permit the Texas Veteran
socistion to hold its next annual re-
ion in the hall Of the capitol. Mr..