Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-30
LEGISLATIVE.
Bill Relative to Carrying Weapons on
Public Highway Passes House.
Senate Passes to Engrossment Bill to Validate
Sales Made Under Authority of the
Old Land Board.
Twenty-First Legislature.

order at 20 0 clock.
The roll was called and a quorum was
present.
Prayer by DR.. POindexter.
Petitions and memorials: By Mr.. Ty-
Ier-A resolution from the Farmers ALI
ance OF Lampasas county favoring rail
road commission.
BY Mr.. Johnson-A resolution of the
Farmers alliance of Upshur county de-
handing railroad legislation.
Reports of standing committees: BY
Mr.. Sims-For judicial districts, favor
ably; changing the time of holding courts
in the Twenty seventh judicial district.
By Mr.. Woodward-For committee on
county boundaries, favOrably; bill regu-
| lating the removal and location of county
seats.
Bills and resolutions: BY Mr.. Town
| Regulating fees of clerks of the
supreme court.
BY Mr.. notwithstanding for the
hiring out of persons convicted of viola
| ton of city ordinances.
BY Mr. misunderstanding for the pay
ment of bonds of the state to the amount
of S499 900.
By Mr.. Stephens-R Regulating passenger
fare on railroads.
By Mr. notwithstanding pooling
| and combination among incorporated
| corporations.
BY Mr.. Burney-To define, fix and
establish the boundary lines of Brewster
| and jeff Davis counties.
BY Mr.. Cranford-FiXing punishment
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary OF
any officer who shall make false affi-
davit to any claim against the state.
Ol,rfi i114Ia
duced thanking the parties who donated
the marble for the new capitol and set
ting aside a room in the capitol buildin 2
as state museum to contain specimens
of granite from the Burnet mountains
and also building stone from all counties
in the state. The resolution was referred
to committee on state affairs.
The joint resolution calling for a joint
committee composed of three senators
and five representatives to visit and eX-
anime and report upon the condition
management and operation of the peni-
! tentiaries, state farm in Fort Bend coun-
| W and different plantations on
which cOnvicts are employed with
an amendment by Mr.. AbercOmbie
| calling for an examination and report on
| the sewerage at Rusk was adopted, and
| MeSsrs. Morris, Harrison and Scale were
| appointed as the senate committee.
A memorial was introduced by Mr..
| Stephens, from citizens of Montague
! county, calling for the abolishing of the
Office of county school superintendent.
The president of the senate announced
that he appointed on the committee on
! public grounds Messrs. Glasscock, Clai-
| borne and Mcdonald.
| Mr.. Upshaw called up and had passed
the bill abolishing district attorney fol-
the Eighteenth judiciaI5distriot.
Senate bill No. Z, the special order,
was considered. The bill valldates sales
made under authority of the old land
| board. After q discussion for an hour
and half and several amendments the
| bill passed to engrOssment.
Mr.. Pope introduced a bill defining
| trusts and unlawful conspiracy and fix
| ing punishment for the same.
By Mr. Stephens-To authorize and re-
| quire the state treasurer to refund money
| improperly paid into his office upon ap-
plication, to purchase and lease public
! lands, common school lands and lands
! belonging to the university and the deaf
! and dumb, Iunatic and orphan asylums
By Mr.. misunderstanding the laws
governing the deaf and dumb asylum the
same as those governing other asylums
The senate by IA to Is yea and nay
vote at y As adjourned to 10 o'clock to-
| morrow.
THE HOUSE.
| Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. 29.-The house
met at 10 o CLOCK.
Mr.. Ellison presented petition of
| citizens of Caldwell county for exemption
| from the animal inspection law.
Mr.. Humphrey presented a petition
| from the Wood county alliance praying
for the abolition of the chattel mortgage
Mr.. Rhodes presented petition of citi-
zens Of Live Oak county praying for ex-
emption from the animal inspection law
Mr.. Gresham introduced joint resolu-
ton amending article of the constitu-
ton by adding section 20, providing for
deep water ports.
Bills were read and referred as follows
By Mr.. Clemens-Prohibiting officers
using free railroad passes or travelling
at lower rates than other people.
By Mr.. Ellison-Amending the insur-
! ance law.
By Mr.. Nelson, by request-Providing
for the redemption Of lands sold under
execution.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the
stock law
BY Mr.. Humphrey-Amending the
exemption law relating TO rents.
Bills were reported favorable as fol-
lows: Further providing for control OF
free schools IN cities and towns; legalizing
endowments for university professor
ships, and unfavorably allowing the
university to charge certain law and
medical tuition fees.
The senate bill amending the penal code
as. to carrying weapons on the public
highways. Passed.
The senate bill amending the pistol law
as to public assemblies was under consid-
GRAFTON when the hour for the special or
der arrived. The special order. house
bill No. 81 amending the occupation tax
law as to drummers and making some
other changes, was read and postponed
till Thursday together with a substitute
of Mr.. Martin.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the resolution providing
for a joint committee to report upon pen
Tertiary matters and the best system OF
management aad employment of con-
victs, etc. The committee was allowed a
clerk
The senate bin providing for two
months expenses of the state reforma-