Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-28

| Sdunc.s
Mr.-Burney called up senate bin No
| 22G, for the assessment and collection of
| taxes of newly created counties, and for
settling how lands cut of from one county
| to be added to another county or
! to create a new county shall settle for
i their taxes. The bill, after much dis
| cussion and amendment, was engrossed.
Mr. johnson called up the senate sub
! stitute bill No $50 for his libel bill
The substitute bill without opposition
was adopted and passed to engrossment
Mr.. Townsend called up senate bill No
| III providing that in the sale of cotton
seed the name of the seller shall be kept
by the purchaser and the plantation
where the seeds are grown, and record
shall be fled monthly with the clerks of
| the county court, and fixing fine pen
atty for failure so to report the pur-
chasers.
Upon Mr.. Davies motion il was made
unnecessary to file such record with the
clerk of the county court.
The senate, by vote of u yeas to 10
nays, refused to engross the bill
Mr.. Mcdonald called up senate bill No.
"a to enable the university . receive the
benefits of donations for the establish
ment of scholarships or professorships
The bill was engrossed and under a
suspension of the rules finally passed.
The senate at $50 adjourned to 10
o o'clock Tomorrow
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 27.-The house
met at 10 O. CLOCK, with Speaker Alex
andeT and quorum present.
Zens of Fannin county protesting against
q railway commission.
Mr.. Wilson, from the citizens of Hill
county against changing the Eighteenth
judicial district.
Mr.. Ashberry petition fully twenty
feet long signed on both sides of the roll,
from citizens of Robertson county pro-
testing against the senate bill providing
for the employment of state convicts on
farms. Mr.. Ashberry is the colored rep
resentatiYe from Robertson county, and
the petition is mostly signed by colored
men.
Mr.. Kennedy Of Starr presented petit
ton OF the officers of that county asking
the states to purchase copies of Sayles &
Wilson s digest.
Similar petitions were presented by
Mr.. Stevenson of Ell Paso and Grassland
of Nacogodoches.
BY Mr.. Bryan-A resolution that the
portrait of Sam Houston, recently pur-
chased by the state, be placed to the left
Of the speakers stand, to take the place
of the one destroyed by fire by the burn
ing of the old capitol.
Mr.. Bryan said: owe were informed
yesterday by the orator for the presenta-
ton of the portrait of Stephen F Austin,
that Sam Houston in 1854 in the halls of
congress, did justice to the mem
DRY of Austin in abiding to
him as the father of Texas.
As one Of three brothers nearest of kin to
Austin it is a pleasing duty to me to
pay this small tribute to the memory of
Sam Houston. The state has purchased
the portrait. l have seen it and believe
it to be good likeness. Others familiar
with his face concur in that opinion. Be
fore the buring of the capital these two
faces looked down upon the representa-
tives Of the people Of Texas. No more
inspiring influence could be given to their
patriotism and instincts than can be
caused by the faces and coun-
tenances of these two great men.
OF all the great men of Texas they stood
in front and lowered above them, and it
is fit that we should have the portrait of
Houston restored to its former place -
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The Houston portrait is one of the Hud-
die collection of twenty odd portraits of
Texas governors, purchased by the state.
BY Mr.. Melson-A resolution request
ing from Judge Terrell and Speaker
Alexander copies of their addresses at the
Austin portrait presentation, for publica-
ton IN the house journal. Adopted
BY Mr. Milner-Authorizing the re-
moval of the old state treasury safe to the
Office of the superintendent of education
Adopted.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. To1ar
for the relief of Henry G. Lyons
Mr.. Hays, regulating the selling of
trees, plants, vines and shrubs.
Mr.. Mills, regulating the sale of
liquors.
Mr.. selman, amending the law as to
fees of county and district attorneys
Mr.. Jagoe, compelling railroads to
build freight and passenger depots as the
law requires.
Mr.. Renick, amending the tax law.
Mr.. Martin, protecting employers and
landlords in certain cases.
Mr.. Mcdonald, amending the law as
to jurisdiction in Comal and Wilson coun-
ties.
Mr.. Pickett, attaching Leram, Ector
and Upton counties to Midland county,
and Glasscock and Andrews to Martin,
for judicial and other purposes.
The house substitute for the senate bill |
creating the office of state reporter, and |
for printing the supreme and |
court zof appeals reports was con-
sidered.
Amendments were adopted reducing
the salary of the reporter to $1,000, and |
that the printer give bond to return the
electrotypes.
Amendment by Mr.. Handy to let out
the printing to the lowest bidder was
defeated.
The bill then passed and it provides for
the work to be Done by the state printer.
House bill to employ state convicts on
the public roads was resumed as business
pending from yesterday.
Messrs. Parker of Tarrant and
Handy of Travis argued that the
bill would be a good solution of the con-
Wet and road questions combined.
Mr.. Dawson spoke against and Mr..
Woodruff in favor of the bill
An amendment providing that the
counties pay the same price that con-