Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
LEGISLATIVE.
MeCOmb Opens the Debate in Opposition
to the Railway Commission Bill.
The Bill for the Purchase of q I0,000-Acre
Convict Farm Passes the Senate
Bills Introduced.
Twenty-First Legislature.


Lieutenant-Go Wheeler in the
chair, roll call and quorum present,
prayer by Or. Lee.
Secretary Boynton was excused for
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. Morris was excused for the day on
account Of sickness.
Petitions and memorials: Mr.. Nc
Standardization from citizens of Lamar
county against the occupation tax:
Mr.. Jarvis-Petition of R. L. Carlock
relative to services as attorney in the
case against the Masonic mutual life as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. characterization of citizens of
Falls county for a railroad commission.
By Mr.. Burgess-Petition from citizens
Of Blanco county, regulating the removal
Of county seats.
Reports of Standing Committees: Mr..
Townsend-FoT the committee on public
buildings and grounds, fayorably joint
resolution setting aside a room in the
capitol for the exhibition Of building
stones of the state, and thanking those
who donated the granite for the state
capitol.
Bills and Resolutions: Mr.. Mcdonald
To authorize the commissioners courts
10 employ a road supervisor for their
counties, to define the duties of such
supervisor, and enforce obedience to
their lawful orders.
Mr.. Upshaw-For the protection of
discharged employees and preventing
blackhsting.
Mr.. Jarvis-That persons leasing or
renting any residence, storehouse or
other building, shall have a preferred
hen upon all property Of the tenant III
such buildings for such rents.
Mr.. BuTney-TO relieve H. r. Won
DibeTstein for frontier services.
Mr.. Burney-FOr the relief Of ETastus
Smith for valuable services in the early
days Of Texas.
Upon motion of Mr.. Burney the sem
ate Teconsidered the vote on the normal
school investigating committee and re-
fused to concur in the house amendments
and free conference was ordered,
Messrs. Burney, Abercombie and Tyler
being appointed the committee.
Mr.. ClaibuTne called up the joint reso-
luton for sending a committee to Kansas
on the beef interest, and upon his motion
the senate cut down the number of mem
bers of the committee to two representa-
tives and one senator.
Senate bill No. So was taken up, and
a number of amendments to its verbiage
were adopted. The bill Is for a speedy
enforcement of the mechanics lien law.
The bill passed by vote OF 10 to 3.
The house refusing to concur in the
bill requiring penal ordinances to be pub
hshed before going into effect, confer
ence committee was appointed. Messrs.
Townsend, johnson and Atlee were the
committee.
Substitute house bill, amending the
charter of Waco, was passed by % to l.
The bill for the purchase of convict
farms was taken up. Mr.. johnson OPP
posed the large expenditure of $500 200
contemplated in the bill.
Mr.. Field opposed cutting down the
appropriation. He thought the number
of acres, 10 900, should be purchased and
the leasing system of convicts stopped
Mr.. Jarvis favored Johnson IS amend
ment cutting down the number Of acres
from 10000 to 5000, and the p1ice
from 5000, ZOO to SI20 900. He
said the appropriation bill for the
next two years was tremendously
large, nearly 81 200, 900 year, and other
calls were yet to be heard from. He
cOunseled economy in this bill.
Mr.. Stephens offered an amendment,
that S75 200 be appropriated for purchas-
ing 5000 acres and $40 ZOO for stocking
and improving the land.
Mr.. Burgess opposed the proposition to
buy at this time. 1t tended to increase /
the rate of taxation and Texas was in no /
condition to go into any scheme of specu-
lation.
Mr.. Lane favored the bill, thinking the /
leasing system improper and inhuman. |
lie wanted the conviCts under the eye of |
the state and 10 900 acres were not too |
much if indeed enough to utilize those |
oOnvicts that cannot be confined within |
the walls of the penitentiares.
MI. Frank favored the bill and opposed |
both amendments.
Mr.. Tyler was opposed to the bill, but
II II must become a law, why then give 4
enough money to make the enterprise a
success. He was opposed to niggardly
appropriations, and was opposed to both
pending amendments
Both amendments were defeated and
the bill passed by Il to s.
The senate adjourned to 10 O'Clock
Monday.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. S.-The house met
at 10 o CLOCK, Speaker Alexander and
quorum present.
prayer Dy the chaplain, Rev. Il. W.
Dodge.
Petitions were presented by Messrs.
Ellison and Swinford from citizens Of
Caldwell and Liberty counties re-
pectively asking for exemption from the
tock inspection law.
BY Messrs. Smith, Pickett, johnson
md Renick from citizens of Travis,
Wise, Titus and Lee counties respectively
lsking for repeal of the occupation tax.
BY Mr.. Faubion from citizens of Will
hanson county asking for legislation
against planting Johnson grass.
By MIR. SeIman from the state associa-
ion of city and county school superin-
endents asking an amendment to the
chool law.
By Mr.. AsberTy-A protest of coIored
itizens of Robertson county against the
enate railroad bill providing for separate
caches for colored people
The speaker signed senate bill No. 6,
mending article l9I OF the Revised
tatutes.
Mr.. Tolar asked that house bin No. 40,
nth the accompanying minority report,
g printed. Granted. 1t is the land bill I.
t Mr. Tolar.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Levy-Amending article 3249
nd y.pT,a1 limo articles .ls1Q e, ,,5