Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24

The speaker had read telegram from
United States Senator Coke, returning
thanks for the complimentary manner in
which he was reelected.
The speaker appointed the following
committee TO report upon the memorial
of John NJ Swisher as to Greer county:
Messrs. Handy, owsIey MeConlb, Bal
ley and Dunlap.
Bills and resolutions were presented
and where not otherwise stated were re-
ferred, as follows:
By Mr.. Swinford-Amending the law
restoring persons to citizenship.
BY Mr.. Faubion (by request)-Creat-
ing the county of Willie.
BY Mr. johnson of Anderson-Amend-
ing article AS of the Civil Code as to
streets
By Mr.. Owsley-Amending article 400
of the Penal Code as 20 murder. 1t
makes death the punishment for murder
in the first degree without an alternative
by imprisonment for life.
By Mr.. Hamby-Amending section Z +,
chapter %, of the school law, passed by
the special session of the Eighteenth
legislature. 1t fixes the scholastic age at
from eight years and under sixteen years
Of age without regard to color.
By Mr.. Stevenson of Ell Paso-Fixing
terms for holding courts in the Forty
first district.
BY Mr.. Pope-Prohibiting corpora
lions from preventing discharged en-
ployes from obtaining employment.
By Mr.. EasBine-Amending the animal
inspection law.
BY Mr.. Mays--Validating titles to
lands sold by the state land board.
By Mr.. Lewis-Preventing interfer-
ence with contracts with the farm Ia
borers.
BY Mr.. Brown of Grayson-Amendlng
article 1854 as TO sheriffs fees in felony
cases.
By Mr.. misunderstanding the
law as to payment of attached witnesses
in felony cases.
By Mr.. Tolar- Restoring civil and
criminal jurisdiction to Greer and Don
ley counties.
By Mr.. Mays-By request, more clear
ly defining arson and like offenses.
By Mr.. Jagoe-Amending the game
law.
By Mr.. Moses-Amending the insur-
ance law.
By Mr.. McGee-Amending the law as
to the powers of commissioners courts.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the road
law.
By Mr.. Moody-Amending the law as
to disposition by counties of county school
lands and school funds.
BY Mr.. Campbell of Cooke-Amending
the laws as to sales of less than GAO acres
of public lands, known as the scrap land
law.
By Mr.. Stevenson of Parker-Amend-
ing the road law.
~ Er Ash Gvti ri
4245 of the law as to liability of railroads
for killing or injuring stock.
By Mr.. Fields-Amending article 1915
of the code as to fees of county judges.
By Mr. Bishop-Amending the road
law.
By Mr.. Moses-Amending the time of
commencement of the scholastic year and
fixing it at December l..
By Mr.. Understanding article 1045
as to the hearing of cases.
By Mr.. Owsley-Amending section 16
Of the judiciary act.
By Mr.. Gaughey-Amending the
laws as to paying taxes of non-residents
direct to the comptroller.
By Mr.. athaway-Amending the law
as to county treasurers bonds.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding article 1876
Of the Sunday law so as to require en-
forcement from 8 q. m. to 4 p. m.
BY MIR. Rhodes - Requiring county
treasurers to make quarterly reports Of
the condition of county school funds.
BY Mr.. Gresham-House bill No 260,
the general appropriation bill. 1t is the
same bill as introduced III the senate.
The resolution of Mr.. Rhodes that the
committee appointed to investigate the
matic asylum at Austin also investigate
the other state institutions, was defeated.
The joint resolution of Mr.. McGaughey
was adopted, providing for joint COM
nittee of the two houses to investigate
the expenditures of the state Judiciary
department..
Mr.. Handy offered a resolution de-
3laring what persons may be inferred in |
The state cemetery. Referred
Mr.. Brown of GraysOn had his bill, |
house bill 3I9, for relief of railroads by |
extension of the law as to forfeiture of |
heir charters till January, 1891; also |
house bill II, important in connection |
With the other ordered printed. It re- |
Iuires railroads chartered by the state to |
keep general offices in the state.
Mr.. Handy called up the resolution of |
1r. Stevenson of Parker and his own sub
titute therefor for investigation as to the
of the penitentiaries and the
yes methods for improving the system of
working convicts.
Mr.. Hamblen moved to postpone to
wait the report of the penitentiaries.
lost.
The Handy substitute was defeated,
nd the question occurring on the adop-
ion of the original Stevenson resolution
Ir. NcGehee offered a concurrent reso-
utiOn, which was virtually but an
and was adopted providing
or joint committee of three senators
nj FIVE representatives, whose duty it
hall be to visit and examine carefully
he condition management and operation
f the penitentiaries, the state farm
n Fort Bend county and the different
plantations on which convicts are en-
lOyed, and as far as practicable the
amps of those in the employ of railroads
nth Il statement of the number of con-
lets now in the penitentiaries of the state
nd the number hired out,
he practicability of working all
UGH convicts in prison walls,
he additional penitentiary room neces-
airy to do so, the best manner of con
tructing the same and the probable cost
hereof, and in the event said committee
nd it impracticable to work all
uch convicts in the prison walls, then to
lvestigate and report the best and most