Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-22
Twenty-First Legislature.

was called to order at 10 O'Clock by
Lieutenant Governor Wheeler in the
chair; quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, DR.. smoot.
Petitions and memorials: Mr.. Kim
DISQUALIFICATION from Terrell in Kauf-
man county against the railroad commits
sion.
Mr.. Stephens-Petition from citizens
of Knox and Haskell counties against the
. passage of a law validating state land
board sales.
Mr. Stephens-Petition from citizens
of Montague county favoring county
school superintendent.
MIR. Communication from citi-
Zens of Brazos county protesting against
the creation Of a railroad commission.
Mr.. Administration from nine
tenths of the citizens Of Paris against the
commission bill.
Mr.. Naturalization from citizens
Of Bonham against the commission bill 6.
Mr.. Sims Resolution from grangers
Of IN Saba county endorsing the COM
mission bill and opposing bonding county
for road Improvements.
Mr.. Jarvis, petition from citizens of
Fort Worth--Against the regulation of
telephones by the city.
Mr.. Tyler, petition - from volunteer
firemen Of Cleburne, Belleville and El
Paso-Asking exemption from jury duty.
Reports Of standing committees: Mr..
Jarvis, tor finance committee-Bill for
maintenance of reformatory at Gates
vile, 10 be on table, as there was re-
ported another bill on the same subject.
Favorably reported on a bill allowing
counties to fund their indebtedness and
10 provide for the payment of the same.
Mr.. Mcdonald, for judiciary No. 1,
favorably bill allowing commissioners
court of Hidalgo county to issue bonds
for the protection of its county buildings
from eTOsIons by the Rio Grande.
Mr.. Allen, for committee on Federal
ENTHUSIASTICALLY a bill asking con-
gress to appoint three engineers TO select
q suitable place for "a port on the gulf
coast.
Also favoTablY a resolution requesting
members of congress from Texas to op-
pose the passage of the Blair bill pending
in congress.
Also favorably resolution requesting
our members of congress to urge upon the
proper department of the general gov
eminent the necessity of a separate ma
rine district on the Texas gulf coast and
the early establishment of same.
Mr.. Burgess, for the committee on
public -UnfavOrably the bill for
the location and survey of genuine land
claims in Greer county, and confirming
all genuine survey and locations hereto
fore made, and to provide for the issu-
ance Of patents upon SUCH SURVEYS.
Cnfavorably, senate bin eighty-nine
for amending the law regulating the sale
ana lease of school, university and asy-
Ium lands.
Also favorably senate bill No. 167 to
provide for the selling part of the ex-
cess in SURVEYS Of land made for railroad
or Internal improvements or other pur-
pose, ana declaring same to be d part of
the public free school lands with an
amendment protecting an innocent pur-
chaser.
MIR. Crawford, for committee on state
of affairs-FavOraDly bill TO protect
bOarding-h house keepers.
Mr. Pope offered three petitions, one
from merchants, one from mechanics
ana one from railroad employees in Har-
risou county, protesting against a rail-
road commission.
Mr.. Dane offered a resolution that bills
on third reading shall be considered each
morning directly after the morning call
and before any special orders. The reso-
luton under the rules was laid over for a
day.
Bills and resolutions-Mr. Woodward
A bill fixing the salaries of superinten-
dents Of lunatic, blind and deaf and
dumb asylums at S2500 year each and no
more, and that such superiatendeuts fur
nish the quarters supplied them by the
state, and also provide for their own pro-
visions, servants hire, carriages, horses
and forage.
MIR .kimbrough providing that all SER
vices performed by constables in business
connected with the district and county
courts they shall receive the same fees
allowed sherifTs for same services, and
for all services performed by sheriff in
business connected with the Justices
courts they shall receive same fees
allowed cOnstables for like services.
Mr.. kimbTough-Theft of property Of
the value of $50 or over shall be punished
by confinement III penitentiary not less
than two and not more than ten years.
BY Mr.. Johnson-By request, bill
amending the militia law and making 1t
a more perfectly regulated system.
The special order, the county road |
bill, was then taken up and the senate |
then proceeded to discuss aud amend. |
Mr.. Jarvis made very able, |
exhaustive and convincing speech !
The opponents Of the measure developed |
an extraordinary ability TO pour III
amendments hampering and hurting the |
bill. For an hour and a half the bill was
discussed, when MIR. Burgess moved that |
further consideration Of the bill be post |
poned until next Thursday. The motion |
prevailed.
The railroad commission bill was made |
the ecial order for Monday. and from |
day to day thereafter until disposed of.
Mr.. Townsend called up all bills on |
their third reading. His bill, No. So, |
regulating place of suit in case of dam
ages from attachments and levys, was I
finally passed.
Mr.. Armistead = bill for procuring aS-
ricultuFal and farm statistics passed.
Mr.. Lane 5 bill, giving mechanics, Ia
bOreTs aud operatives on railroads a lien |
against the railroad company for money /
due them from sub-contractors was
passed
Mr.. Pope's bill giving the penalty for
setting or drawing seines above tide
water passed.
The senate bill No. 255, regulating the
opening and closing of roads across state
lands surrounding public institutions was
passed by a vote of 81 70 6.
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