Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-19
Strong Opposition in Dallas to
District Court Change.
Parker of Tarrant Striving for the
Adoption of His Policy of Working
COnvietS on Roads.
DR.. TOlar Preparing Bill to Encourage Irri-
gatiOn-New Orleans Not to be Immi-
grafton Headquarters.
DALLAS DIVIDED.

DALLAS DIVIDED
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. 1S.-County Judge
Bower of Dallas came down this morn
ing to sit up with the makers in the new
district court matter. Meeting Senator
Kimbrough of Dallas county, he said:
''You have been playing hell about this
district court business. -
''why, - said Kimbrough, cit is all
right; it has passed the senate and will
go through the house.
eyes, said Bower, ''that's just
what s the matter. We don It want two
courts -
The senator almost tainted. 1t seems
there is a strong feeling in Dallas against
the change and Bower will fight the bill
to the end.
TRYING THE VOICES.
The bad acoustic properties of the
representatives hall make the work of
the leading clerk very ardous and Chief
Clerk Imboden has been trying the voices
of the committee clerks with view of
having them assist in the work.
The bill introduced into the house this
morning to raise the legal age of consent
for girls to fourteen years iG good move.
The age is ten years as the law now
stands, and the change is one that should
be made.
Mr.. Parker of Tarrant is work.
ing hard for the adoption of
his policy of working convlcts
on the public roads, and has high hopes
of securing the passage of such a meas
ure. He addressed the road committee
on the subject yesterday. He was lis
tened to with marked attention, and in
vited to attend the next meeting.
TO ENCOURAGE IRRIGATION.
DR.. Tolar is engaged in the preparation
of bill designed to encourage irrigation,
which he viii introduce in a few days.
BY the way, the doctor ought to be al
lowed a private secretary. He represents
sixty-nine counties, and his mail is some
thing enormous. He received fOrty-twO
letters one day recently, and never re-
ceiYeS less than twenty in one day.
The herd bill introduced by Mr.. Hath
away was considered this afternoon by
the committee on stock and stOekrais-
ing and will be reported adversely. The
proposition was to impOund all horses and
cattle found running at large.
ALLIANCE MEETING.
The Travis County alliance met here
to-day being authorized by the State al
lance to make terms with the Austin
board of trade relative to establishing a
store and headquarters at Austin. The
alliance have concluded to accept the
terms proposed by the board and ap-
pointed committees to confer with that
body.
State Geologist Dumble has gone to
Bryan to arrange laboratory in the
agricultural and mechanical college for
the analysis of soils and mineral waters.
Three boxes of specimens were received
at the geological museum in the capitol
to-day from Professor Cummings, at
work il Northern Texas.
PENTTENTARY SUPERINTENDENT
1t is rumOred here that Mr.. Douglass Of
Sherman who is an old sheriff and well
qualified will be appointed superintendent
Of Rusk penitentlary.
Col. F. b Chiffon, of the state immi-
grafton bureau, just returned from FL
Paso, says Pueblo, Col, has offered
SIS 200 for the proposed Southern exhibit
ton. Col. Chiffon stated to THE
GAZETTE correspondent that it is
certain the headquarters of the Southern
bureau of immigration will not be located
in New Orleans which did not raise
enough bonus. Col. Chiffon says that
Chicago might be chosen.
CHARTERS BuEp.
The following charters were filed to-
day in the Office of the secretary of state:
The Industrial Manufacturing union of
Bolton Bell county capital stock 500 900.
IncorpOratOrs: James N. Smith, f. F.
May w. L. Moore, J . +. Lewis, f W.
Thompson, B F. White, n. II. War
rem, u. 7. Murphy and W. r. Wallace of
Bell county; J. a. RamsdaI Of Burnet
county, William Rice of Jessamine
county, Ky, and G. c.. Chambers of
Jasper county Iowa.
The Victoria library and reading club;
w. E. Holiday, Louis Fische, Owen
Duffy and S. L. Dubois
Comptroller Mccall deposited S580S to
the revenue and $4,000 to the school fund.