Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-16
Gov. Ross Signs the Bills Passed
by Both Houses to Date.
Bill Providing for Separate Coaches for
White and COlored Passengers
Reeommitted.
Alliance Commission Meets TO Agree Upon Leg.
islatiOn-Land Commissioner Hall in
No Hurry to Move.
NOT ANXIOUS TO MOVE.
Special to the Gazette,

| Special to the Gazette.
| AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 15.-The local
correspondent of THE GAZETTE to-day
called upon Land Commissioner Hall and
asked him what he thought about the
| proposed removal of the archives of the
land office and the office itself to the new
capitol. The present land office is sit
uated on the hin overlooking the capitol
| grounds from the southeast. 1t is en-
tirely fire proof, being built of iron and
| stone, and the records are in metallic
casngs, rendering a confiagration i'm
possible. Capt. Hall said he had no
| doubt the records and papers of his office
would be safe in the new granite
capitol which was fire proof, excepting
the wainseotting, but so far as he was
personally concerned he believed he
would rather stay in the old building the
balance of his life, for, said he, you.see
moving is big job.
THE ALLIANCE COMMISSION.
The commission appointed by the state
Alliance, of which Mr.. Dixon of the
statistical department. is member, met
in the geological museum to-day. The
commission has full power to
propose such legislation on be-
half of the Alliance as they
may deem necessary. The railroad COM
mission bill is wanted by the commission
and it is limited that as the alliance con-
trolls the Democracy of the state, unless
the senate passes the railway commission
bill and it becomes law the alliance will
make it hot for the legislators.
BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ROSS.
To-day Governor Ross signed the fol-
lowing acts passed by the legislature now
in session to which Hon J. NJ. Moore,
secretary of state, also affixed his official
signature:
l. Senate bill No. 50 regulating the
incorporation of towns built on both sides
of the line separating two counties.
2. House bill No. 90 designating coun-
ties composing the Twenty ninth judicial
district
3.kSenate bill No As fixing the time of
holding the courts in the Twenty-fifth
judicial district.
4 Senate bill No. 6, amending article
1872, R. s., relating to garnishment.
5. Senate bill No. II, defraying con-
tingent expenses of the Twenty first leg
islature.
6. Senate bill No. "a, amending title
"a, chapter l, R. s., making each
ward of city or town an election pre-
cinct.
Z. Senate bill No. Is, amending the
act of March %, 1887, defining the
Twelfth judicial district.
s. Senate bill No. %, appropriating
1924 for two months for the Gainesville
reformatory.
8. Senate bill No. Is, appropriating
money to meet the deficiency in the rev.
enue for running the state government.
10. Senate bill 319 for the relief of
railroads chartered since January l
1887, and preventing the forfeiture of
charters of the same
IL. Senate bin No. %, amending the
assessment of livestock.
II. Senate bill No. Il, apprOpriating
money to pay the mileage of members of
the Twentyfirs' legislature
A CLOSE CALL.
The house managed to rustic up a quo
rum this morning, but it was very
tight squeeze. When some ten or twelve
members had been excused Pamela James
made speech against excuslng any
more. 1t had the effect of making a
more vigorous yea vote on the other mo-
tions to excuse, which went on until some
twenty members had been so favored
A long debate occurred ON the bill pro-
viding for separate coaches for white and
colored passengers on railroads, which
was finally recommitted. Mays and
Asberry, the colored members, made
speeches against the bill The remarks
of both were well considered and in good
temper, Asberry making a specially
strong plea in opposition to discrimina-
ton against has race.
The senate Judiciary committee consid-
cred Johnson IS libel bill this afternoon
and will report it favorably with some
good amendments. The committee was
addressed by E. 6. Senter, W. G. Ster-
EFT and R. G. Lowe, all of whom made
good speeches in favor of libel law.