Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-19
Ttcenty-FGrst Legislature.
THE SENATE

Lieutenant-G Governor Wheeler. Quorum
present. Prayer by the chaplain, DR.
Smoot
Petitions and memorials Mr. Stephens
From citizens of WnIbarger county pray
ing for a new judicial district.
Mr. Sims-A memorial by the CouD-
ty alliance of Brown county against rail-
road exhorbitant freight rates and asking
for a commission
Mr.. Stephens-Petit from citizens
of Montague county requesting pay for
services rendered the state in defense of
the frontier
President of the Senate Wheeler laid
before the senate q communication from
Col. Swisher relating to his connection
with the veterans and the locating of
their certificates in Greer county.
Reports of standing committees: Ju-
dietary No. /, Mr. McDonald-Un-
favorable report on the bill allowing linn
itations to remain against married
women.
By Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS re-
port on the bill making wTts of error
from Tarrant county returnable to the
Tyler term of court.
BY Mr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS linn
iting landlords liens on property of
tenants to one year
BY Mr.. McDonald-FavOrable, the
bill to prevent the abatement of suits for
damages because of the death of the per-
son damaged.
BY Mr.. McDonaId-Favorably the
bill regulating payment for transcripts
Finance committee: By Mr.. Jar
vis-FavOrable report to amend the act
for the adoption of Revised Civil Statutes.
judiciary Committee, No. Minority
report on the bill taking married women
from under the statute of limitation.
Internal rcyements-FavorabI re-
port on the bill calling for separate
coaches for white and coIored people
Bills and Resolutions: Mr. Field-For
building bridges between counties when
there is any dispute between them.
Mr.. Allen-Creating a board of arbi-
tration TO settle the claim to the land
now in dispute between Texas and the
United States.
Mr.. Stephens-Regulati the crime of
theft and fixing places for the trial
thereof.
Mr.. Lane-To encourage the location
and building of manufacturing establish
ments, eXempting investments of $780,
600 Of this kind, from taxation for twenty
years.
BY Mr.. Burgess-Regulating the man
ner of removing and locating county
seats.
Resolution by Mr. Burgess-That the
committee on education inquire into the
price of board charged the students of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Carried.
Bill by Mr.. Burney- Requiring the di-
rectors in private corporations to declare
dividends of all net profits of the bust
ness except where such profits exceed
per cent per annum, in which case the
excess may be applied in such manner as
the stockholders may vote.
Senate bill No. %, to establish Pea
body normal college was made a special
order for Wednesday morning.
Senator Upshaw moved the vote post
pOning executive sessions for a week be
reconsidered and the senate go into
secret session. Strong opposition to the
motion was developed and it was
withdrawn.
SOint resolution No. l regulating the
right to vote was made the special order
for Monday morning.
Senate bill No. 2, providing for a COM
mission to revise and digest the laws,
civil and criminal, and report to the
Twenty-second legislature was on its
second reading put before the senate
Mr.. Lane offered an amendment max
ing ii three commissioners instead of one
commissioner
Mr.. Mcdonald opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Claiborne moved an amendment
to the amendment making it two COM
missioners, one to certify the penal, the
other the civil statutes.
Mr.. Field, on account of the cost of
such codification, advocated the pur-
as,e I,a e
and moved recOmmitment of the bill
TO the committee to inquire into such ex-
pense.
Mr. ClaiboTne's amendment was lost
and the bill was recommitted by yeas,
16; nays, u.
The senate substitute No. s, allowing
that the defendant may replevy goods in
garniShment cases, with amendments,
passed TO engrOssment.
Senate bill No. Z, providing for vail
dation of the title TO lands sold by the |
land board, was made a special order for
Thursday morning.
Mr.. Burney introduced n bill creating |
another judicial district for Bexar |
county.
Senate bin No. y, fixing punishment |
for carrying deadly weapons into |
churches and other public assemblies, !
Mr. Lane 5 amendment striking out the |
word saloons was lost
Mr.. Stephens amendment, patting
'liquor and beer'' before saloons, was
lost
Mr.. Tyler's amendment, making the
punishment either fine or Imprisonment, |
was lost, by yeas Il, nays I6.
The bill passed by yeas 10, nays s.
Senate adjourned to 100 CLOCK Satur-
day
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Jan. IS.-The house
met NJ 10 O'Clock, Speaker Alexander
and a quorum were present. Prayer by
Rev. William Whipple
Mr.. Mays called up the resolution for
special committee to investigate the pen
itentiaries. Objected TO on the ground
that the house was waiting for reports
for the penitentiaries.
A number of bills were introduced and
referred, as follows: BY Mr. Kincaid-
Consolidating all the terms of the higher
courts at Austin
By MIR. Notwithstanding article
1851 of the code Of procedure