Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-24
WORK OF SOLONS.
Sharp Discussion in Senate Over
the Coke County Bill.
A Large Number OF House Bills Disposed
Of and Some of the Quiet Members
Brought Out.
The Presentation OF Austin's Picture to the
House Looked Forward To-News-
papers as Petitions
no COKE COUNTY


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 23-The bill TO
create the county of Coke out of terri
tory now embraced in Tom Green county
created a sharp discussion in the senate
this morning. Senator Burney, repre-
senting the district in which the county
lies, opposed the bill and asked that it be
postponed until he could learn
more definitely of the wishes
of the people. Mr.. Stephens
and Sims opposed the motion, which was
lost. A lively discussion then took place
between Bnrney on the one side and
Stephens and Sims on the other. Burney
thought the other senators were taking
unwarranted interest in the affairs
in his district, and stated SO
III very plain language Mr.. Stephens
replied In q very mild manner, merely
stating his reasons for supporting the
bill, but Mr.. Sims jumped on to Mr.
Burney with both feet and the atmos-
phere was quite sultry for a time. The
fight, though sharp was apparently
good-natured and will probably leave DO
sore places.
LOCAL WORK DONE.
The house got in good days work on
house bills, disposing of a good many
such measures. The Dallas court bull
was one that got through, and the bill to
create the new county of Willie was
disposed of by the adOp-
ton of the adverse committee
report The last named bill brought on
e fight that was very spirited and some
what lengthy. The friends of the bill
made q manlul struggle, but suecumbed
to the weight OF an overwhelming Oppo-
sition Crayton, the young tloater from
the Rockwall, Dallas, Tarrant district
made lengthy argument for the bill.
1t was his first speech of
any length in the house and lie
acquitted himself in amanner that shows
him possessed of many qualities of de-
batter Jagoe of Denton, another of the
quiet members, also made strong talk
for the bill. Mckinney of Milan, Lewis
of Robinson and ROop OF Bell were among
the non-speakers who participated in the
discussion against the bill.
ACsTIN's PICTURE.
The presentation of Austin IS picture to
the house OF representatives viii take
place Tuesday afternoon and will doubt
less draw large audience to the repre-
sentatives' hall. Judge Terrell is to
make the presentation speech, and that
If viii be an eloquent one and one worthy
the theme no one who knows the great
Texas orator, can doubt.
TO REGULATE EXPRESS COMPANIES.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Levy of
Gregg to regulate the rate charges of eX-
press companies, and to prevent extor-
ton and discrimination has been referred
TO special committee of five, composed
of Connellee, Miner, Hamblen, Steven
son of Parker, and Clemens. 1t is un-
derstood the committee will make IA
vorable report.
4 LITTLE FUN.
A good deal of amusement was caused
in the senate to-day by Claiborne, who
introduced Il copy of the Galveston News
as a petition in opposing the commission
bill and Stephens, who presented THE
GAZETTE, as a petiOn in its favor. Ste
phens is as much opposed to the bill as
is THE GAZETTE and Claiborne is wildly
favorable to it.
GONE TO NEW ORLEANS.
Col. f. b. Chiffon, secretary OF the
state immigration and now manager of
the Southern interstate immigration as
ISOLATION, left tonight for New Orleans,
where the Office of the association viii
hereafter be established. Col. Chiffon
to-day signed the commission of the com
missioners to the Paris exposition, who
will sail for France on June l
CAPITAL CULLIHGs.
Among the ladies on the floor of the
house to-day was Miss Annie Bowling of
this city, daughter of the famous Dick
Bowling, defender of Sabine Pass, and
after whom it is proposed to name one OF
the new counties in the west.
Governor Ross to-day appointed the
following delegates to the quarantine
convention at Montgomery, Ala, March
. next: DR.. r. Rutherford, state health
officer; DR.. Mott of Dallas and Dr.
Perie of Houston.
The legislators are having good time
tonight down town, it being a night off
Most of the members are jovial good fell
lows and are more popular amongIhe cit
liens of Austin than were the members of
the Twentieth legislature.