Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-15

morning.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 1.-THE house
met at 10 0 'clocl1.
Mr.. Robinson of Bexar, from the COM
mittee on rules, by unanimous consent
submitted report as follows: Rule &c +,
| to read: When a motion has been once
made and earned in the affirmative or
negative, it shall be in order for any
member of the majority or prevailing side
| to move for a reconsideration thereof,
! provided it is made on the same day
| or the next sitting day before the
order of the day is taken up; and
| provided further, that such motion,
if made during the last three
days of the session shall be disposed of
when made.
Rule 1910 include a committee on
irrigation of fifteen members.
The report recommended that the
amendment to rule offered by Mr. .Renfro
and the amendment to rule SO offered by
Mr.. Johnson of Titus be not agreed to.
The report was adopted.
Petitions were introduced as follows
and severally referred to the appropriate
committees:
By Mr.. Brown of Navarro-From the
citizens of Navarro to abolish the state
revenue levied on alcoholic and malt
liquors.
BY Mr. Whitted-From citizens of Tom
Green for the creation of Coke county.
Bills were introduced as follows and
severally referred to the appropriate
committees: By Mr.. ElIison--To define
trusts and to provide for the punishment
of persons connected with or carrying
them on.
BY Mr.. Gresham-To amend the civil
statutes so as to provide for the creation
of mercantile corporations and provide
for the protection of the public and the
securing of an honest administration of
the business of private corporations.
By Mr.. Middlebrook- provide for
and regulate the conveyance of convicts
from the counties where sentenced to the
penitentiaTy or reformatOry.
By Mr.. Stevenson of Ell Paso-TO
amend Ithe law relative to the chartering
of private corporations.
By Mr. Breeding-TO regulate the sale
of spirits, vinous and malt liquors, and
medicated bitters in quantities less than
quarts.
BY Mr.. Gresham-To make all negoti-
able bonds and coupons held by the state
of Texas in trust for its public institutions
uOU-u68OIldDl6.
BY Mr.. Milner-To amend the game
laws.
By Mr.. Moody-To amend the law to
define public election.
By Mr.. Lewis-To regulate the prac-
tice of pharmacy.
BY Mr.. Strong-TO further regulate
attachments in district, county and
Justice courts.
By Mr.. Pope-To render corporations
liable to their employees for injuries
caused by the acts of their fellow serv-
ants.
By Mr.. Mills-To amend the law in re-
latiOn to the landlord IS lien on crops.
By. Mr.. Wilson of HaTrison-To pro-
vide boards of equalization for cities
incorporated under the general laws.
BY Mr.. Moody-To amend the penal
code in relation TO fighting in a public
place.
By McGaughey-To repeal the law
authorizing the payment of the taxes of
non residents to be made at the comp
troller's office
BY Mr.. Mills-To better provide for the
rendition of property for taxation.
BY Mr.. Humphrey-To amend the law
relating to taking acknowledgements.
By Mr.. Tolar-To provide for the adop-
ton of uniform system of books for use
in the public schools.
BY Mr. DaWsOn-TO amend the law in
relation to money collected by road over
seers.
By Mr.. Jenkins-To define trusts and
to provide remedies therefor.
BY Mr.. NewtOn-TO amend the law in
relation to the qualifying of certain Off
GERS.
By Mr.. Whitted-To establish the
county of Coke.
By Mr.. Martn-To protect merchants |
and laboreTs against the failure of con- |
tractors and owners.
By Mr. Robinson of Bastrop-To amend |
the code of criminal procedure in rela-
ton to the theft of live stock.
BY Mr.. McGehee-TO amend the penal |
code in relation TO carrying deadly |
weapons.
By Mr.. Towles-To amend the law Gre |
ating a bureau of agriculture.
BY Mr., Mills-TO provide for the reg
istry of writs of attachments, executions
and other writs levied on land, and of |
notice suits affecting the title to lands.
BY Mr.. Dillard-To amend the school |
law
By Mr.. McDonaId--To amend the
penal code in relation to the stealing of
live stock.
BY Mr.. SwinfoTd-To empower county
courts to permit fines and
forfeitures due the counties to be paid in
the scrip of such county.
BY Mr.. Parker of Tarrant-To provide
for the working of certain convicts on
the public roads.
BY Mr.. Felder-To provide for the ap-
pointment of q hide and and animal in
spectOT for Potter county
BY Mr.. CraytOn--To amend the law re-
Iating TO private corporations by author
ling the chartering of companies and
clearing houses.
BY Mr.. Faubion-To amend the penal
code in relation to the crime of rape
By Mr.. Wood-To amend the law in re-
ation to the payment of witness fees.
By Mr.. Whitted-To authorize sheriffs
to make arrests in felony cases and to ex-
ecute writs in felony cases in any county
N the state.
BY Mr.. Clemens-To provide for the
regulation OF freight and passenger tariffs
BY railroads and to prevent discrimination
and extOrtiOn.