Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

form system Of text books; favoring the
continuance of the agricultural bureau;
against state aid for emigration; asking
for a good road law: praying for rail-
way commission; favoring q constitu
tional amendment TO reduce legal interest
TO per cent.
BY Mr. Towles-By request, petitions
of the EanZandt county alliance in favor
Of a railway commission; authorizing
loans of county school funds on real
estate securities.
BY Mr.. Standardization of Force
and Others against the creation Of the
Fortv-fourth judicial district in Dallas.
BY Mr. Faubion-Protest from citizens
Of Williamson county against the creation
of Willie county.
Bills were introduced: By Mr.. Dun
lap, regulating fees of county commits
sioners.
BY Mr.. McComb (by request)-
Amending by adding article 297la to the
insurance law.
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding by adding
article lG59a TO the election law so as to
provide for the severance of the state
from Federal elections
Section ! provides that the next gen.
eraI election in this state for state, dis
trict, county and precinct election shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in August, 1890, and all
subsequent general elections for said Off
GERS shall be held every two years.
Section provides for congressional
elections to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1890, and every subsequent two years,
provided the same shah not conflict tn
the laws Of the United States.
By Mr. notwithstanding section
80 of the school law.
BY M Roop-Protecting clerks, ac-
countants, bookkeepers, artisans, crafts
men, factory operatives, mill operatives,
servants, mechanics, quarrymen and
common laboFers.
BY Mr.. Humphrey-Val certain
acts of notaries public who have used
seals with the word Texas engraved
between the points of the stars instead of
around the margin Of the seals.
BY Mr. Bishop-Regulatin charges of
newspapers for publishing citations.
The senate concurrent resolution, pro-
viding joint committee to visit the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college and
sam Houston and Prairie View normal
schools, passed, with an amendment,
the committee.
The senate resolution providing joint
committee to visit the Terrell asylum
passed with an amendment dispensing
with clerk.
Senate bill 107 creating n new judicial
district in BeXar county was finally
passed by vote of Al to 81. in the dis
cussion of the bill the main opposition TO
il was by Mr.. billiard, who opposed it,
however, only on constitutional grounds,
and Nj Stevenson of Parker, who ar
gued that it was not only not cOnstitG
tional, but not demanded, as he under
took to show, by the necessities Of the
business of the county.
Mr.. Moses said he at first had cOnstitu-
tionaI objections to the bill, but they had
been removed. He thought the babel
classes of population in that county re-
curing interpreters in court proceedings
entitled the courts to relief.
Nh Reutfro spoke at length and quite
forciblv in favor of the bill No lawyer,
he said could arraign the fact that this
legislature has full power and right
to do anything not prohibited
by the constitution. In this
respect our powers differed from
those of congress which represents
confederation of the states with their
reserved rights. The fact that a single
remedy may be prescribed does not in
hbit others in the same line of relief to
meet the wants OF the people.
Mr. Martin offered an amendment
which Mr.. Gresham contended would kill
the bill and the amendment was de-
feated
Mr.. Stevenson replied to Mr.. Renfro
contending that Mr.. Rentfro : argument
was that OF the Republican party, was
contrary 10 the Democratic rule of con-
stTuction Of the constitution and entirely
too latitudinarian IN its scope and effect
Ii was like a son saying 10 his father. if
You say not to do Il thing in one way |
viii do it in another way. 1t was not
right to split the construction of the
constitution in that way. He was APP
pIauded several times during his re-
marks.
Mr.. Rentfro replied deprecating Mr.
stevenson = political illusions. Although
4 Republican he yielded to no man in
love for Texas and devotion to the best
interests of the state, ana on this score
he could confidently appeal to his con-
Stituents who had elected him over Il
Democratic opponent III district which
gave 1900 majority for Cleveland As
for the doctrine of constitutional con-
struction which he advocated, it was that
of jefferson and other great eXpounderS
of the constitution. Applause.
Mr.. Bryan said he found nothing in
the constitution prohibiting such meas
ureS The only question was as 10 its
necessity and he was willing to cOncede
the people Of BeNar needed the new dis
tTict under the statements presented 10y
the friends of the bill We should
recognize the local wants of the people
and construe the constitution as literally
rs possible to meet them That instru-
ment, he argued. was flexible enough to
meet such necessities He was even
TO n constitutional convention as
the present constitution was flexible |
enough for our purposes. He spoke /
and was applauded.
Mr.. Frost also spoke strongly in favor /
Of the bill, eliciting applause
Mr.. Robinson of Bexar also elected /
applause by his warm advocacy of the
bill. My people. he said Twill not (
fail to remember the gentleman from /
Parker for the active part he has taken
n telling them what they need and con-
,titutin@ himself Il SCION 10 instruct
them This ended the discussion and