Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
PARTY LINE SPRUNG
Bexar County Court Bill Subject.
OF a Lively Discussion.
The Panhandle People Want Their
Three Judicial Districts Cut Up
Into Five Districts.
a State Movement to Fight the Beef Trust
Inaugurated by Kansas-Attorney-
General After Law Breakers.
POLITICS BROUGHT Up.


time of the session took place in the
house to-day between Stevenson of
Parker and Rentfro, the big Republican
member from Cameron. Stevenson
made a speech opposing the Bexar county
court bill, stating what he believed to be
the proper theory Of the constitutional
construction. Mr.. Rentfro advocated
the passage of the bill, and stated that
he understood the proper doctrine to BE
that congress should only exercise those
powers specially delegated 20 it by the
federal constitution, but that the legisla-
ture could do anything not specially pro-
hibited by the state constitution. Mr..
Stevenson declared that he had
always been a Democrat and that the
doctrine announced by Mr.. Rentfro was
that Republican doctrine of loose cOnsti-
tuition which he had been taught to hate.
He swung the Democratic lash over the
heads of the members until it cracked
like whip and evoked considerable APP
plause on some of his points Mr.. Rent
fro replied in very digniiied and feel
ing speech. He had the misfortune, he
said to differ politically with l03 members
of the house, but he loved Texas us much
as any man and had heT4interests us much
at heart. - When | look around me,
said Mr.. RentfrO. and see your South
ern faces and hear your voices with their
Southern accent, l would give $4,000 TO
think as Won do. - The doctrine which
he held he declared to be that enunciated
by Marshall and fancy and Jefferson.
He hoped politics would not again he
mentioned in the debates of the house.
Judge Robinson OF BeXar closed the de-
bate by a very ironical and bitterly sar-
castle speech of thanks to Mr.. Stevenson,
declaring that the people of BeXar would
always remember the gentleman
from Parker Some Of the members
who voted for the SBeXar bill will
vote against the Dallas county movement
and it viii make a very lla1rowiescape if 1t
is not defeated. This arises from the fact
that there is opposition to the bill in
Dallas while no opposition to the BeXar
measure came from that county.
COKE CoUSSIX
Col Pickett made strong fight to-day
to have the name of the proposed new
county of Coke changed to Tilden. He
declared himself sincere friend and adj
mirer of Senator Coke, but opposed nam
ing county for any man living. He
quoted from one Of Coke's messages in
support of his position Dick Bowling and
Bowling and Bingham were each pro-
posed as good name and each voted
down Coke it is and Coke it will re-
main.
A number Of Panhandle people are
here trying to get the three judicial dis
tricts up there cut up into five. The
movement will be strongly opposed by
the economists of the house.
\ Tyler delegation is here to lobby
against the consolidation of the superior
courts.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the house was
not popular This afternoon there was
quorum present, but not enough TO sus-
pend the rules and take up business out
of its regular order.
TO FIGHT THE BEEF COMBINE.
Governor Ross received Il communica-
ton to-day from Governor Humphrey of
Kansas informing him that the Kansas
legislature has passed Il resolution pro-
yiding for an inquiry into the so-called
beef and pork trust or combine. The
resolution declares that the trust is
charged with centralizing the beef and
pork product in Kansas City and Chicago
so as to give the trust control Of the bust
.
ernor Humphrey is requested to lay the
matter before the governors of the states
especially interested, and call
convention composed of three senators
and i've representatives of those states
with the view of securing cooperation
among them in the way OF uniform and
effective legislation to restrain the mon
OpOly. As the Kansas legislature is
limited to fifty days, early attention is
directed so that the convention may meet
by March l . Governor Ross is requested
to lay the matter before the legis-
lature and will probably do so at
once. The stock interest of
Texas is more deeply interested in OBJ
tanning relief from the combine than
other states. 1t is proposed that each
legislature pay the expenses of its dele
CATION. Governor Humphrey will desig-
nate the time and place of the meeting
and would probably receive suggestions
on these points. o..
SUNDAY LAW NOT OBSERVED.
Attorney General Hogg has addressed
a letter to MessrS. Robertson and Walton,
district and county attorneys of Travis
county, saying the department had been
informed that the Sunday law was vio-
lated in Austin by saloons being kept
open at night and also the
running of gaming halls. Attorney
General Hogg orders the two
officials addressed TO at once proceed to
execute the law on the saloon men and
to sue them on their official bonds He
also directs the officers to prosecute and
arrest every man whether visitor, local
citizen or stranger who is found gambling
and to enioin every owner of Il building
used iii violation of the sunday law. The
letter has created fiutter in local cir
cles. What viii be the outcome it IS
hard to say, as a large number of the
most respectable and wealthy citizens of
Austin like to be allowed 10 do As they
please ON sunday night, and take dram
If they want it.
STATEMENT OF SUPREME COURT CLERK.
The finance committee of the house re-
ceIved the statement of fees received the
last three years by Charles s Morse,
clerk of the supreme court, showing net
receipts of about 5000 per annun for the
time. The subcommittee made an
itemized investigation of the fee books