Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-17

w. L. DaYluSons assistant attorney
general.
Walter Acker, Edwin Hobby, W. E.
Collard, commissioners of arbitration and
award.
r. Rutherford, state health officer.
w. Tips, @. Grow, F. Hamilton, COM
missioners of penitentiaries.
F. j. Goree, superintendent of peni-
tentiaries.
James g. smithers, assistant superin-
tendent.
W. G. Parish, financial agent of peni-
tentiaries.
W. w. Merrett, t. NJ. Bowers, in
spectors of convicts and camps.
Regents of the University. D.
Wooten, Travis county; E. J. Simpkins,
Navarro county; T. G. Thompson, Gal
weston county; Seth Shepard, Dallas
county; T. NJ. Harwood, Gonzales
county; W. L. Prather, McLennan
county; G.. w Breckenridge, Bexar
county; G. f. Todd, Marion county.
Managers of Lunatic Asylum at Austin
o. A Archer, J NJ Brown, ii.
Herschfield, J W. Biting and G. w.
Wheatly.
Managers af Lunatic Asylum at Terrell
j. L. Grum, J . H. McLeary, John s.
Griffith, S a. Sortridge and Fl 7. Nash.
Trustees of Deef and Dumb Asylum
T. B Lee, C. NJ. Rogers, F. E. Smith,
B C. Wells and A. S. Roberts.
Trustees of Blind Asylum-Y. T. Full
more, R. S Harrison, J. j. Tobin, Jo-
seph Lee and George Warner
Upon motion the senate adjourned to 10
O'Clock Thursday morning.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. 16.-The house
met at 10 O'Clock, Speaker Alexander
and quorum were present. Prayer by
the chaplain, Rev. II. w: Dodge.
Mr.. Robinson presented the report of
the committee on rules as to the printing
of bills. Adopted.
Mr.. Faubin presented memorial from
the Farmers alliance of Williamson
county asking for an amendment of the
school law abolishing the offices of state
and county superintendent and having
the school fund managed as under the
constitution of 1916.
Speaker Alexander presented a petition
from the Farmers alliance of Hunt
county asking for an amendment
of the road law as prefera-
dDAO W JULIUS.
They suggest the creation of the office of
road commissioner.
Bills and resolutions were presented,
and where not otherwise stated were re-
ferred, as follows:
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the lot
terry law.
By Mr.. Brown of Misunderstanding
article 3I64 of the mechanics lien law.
By Mr.. manufacturing the body of
printed election tickets to conform to the
heading thereof and fixing penalties for
Violations
By MIR. Hays-Amending the fees bill.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding article 31l2
of the landlord lien law.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the law
of quo warranto comforting jurisdiction
in certain cases upon the Travis district
court.
By Mr.. Middlebrook-Am the
fees bill.
By Mr.. Sorrell-Amending the law as
to hiring county collectors.
By Mr.. Crayton-Amending the law as
to certain duties of state officers.
By Mr.. Hamby-For the relief of Mrs.
Sarah J 4. Nichols.
By Mr.. Parker of Fort Bend-Amend-
ing the attachment law.
By Mr.. Ellison-Amending article 405
of the law as to obstructing roads and
streets.
By Mr.. Compelling all cor
porations doing business in Texas to in
corporate under the laws of Texas
By Mr.. Notwithstanding article
370S of the Revised Statutes
as to the commencement OF school terms.
By Mr.. Understanding chapter 1872,
section Aba, of the school law creating the
Office of county school superintendent.
By Mr.. Breeding request -
creating the Office of state librarian.
By Mr.. Pope-Requiring all corpora
tions, partnerships, ETC., doing bust
ness in Texas to have offices and repre-
sentatiYes in the state.
By Mr. .Sorrell-Amending the law rela-
tive to hiring county convicts, limiting
the contract when they escape.
By Mr.. Hays-Prohibitin the payment
of money to witnesses or jurors who have
not paid poll tax.
By Mr.. Cook-Amending the law as to
interest.
By Mr.. Mays-Amending the law as to
clerks fees.
BY Mr.. King-A resolution amending
article l, section Is of the constitution.
By Mr.. Bailey-Authorizing commits
sloners IN counties where there are one or
more banks to deposit the county money.
By Mr.. Pope-Prohibiting corporations
from purchasing or acquiring real estate
except what is needed for their own use
as corporations.
By Mr.. enkins- Prohibiting corpora
tions from acquiring lands for speculative |
purposes.
By Mr.. Martina resolution amending
the constitution as to the jurisdiction of
county courts.
By Mr.. Moses-Amending the law as to
costs and fees in certain cases
By Mr.. McGehee-Amending the law
as to inquests.
By Mr.. Experimenting articles 1862, |
1864 and 1865 of the occupation tax law
By Mr.. Notwithstanding article |
1867 of the same law.
By Mr.. Smith of Travis-Providing for |
school trustees to take the census where |
it exceeds 80 900 children.
By Mr.. Parker of Fort Bend-Amend- |
ing by adding to article 1915, limiting the |
liability of railways to the value of prop
erty destroyed by fire caused by railway |
sparks.
By Mr.. Connellee, by request-vali-
dating certain bonds issued by cities and |