Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-24
Stevenson. Caleb, McCOmb. McGaughey
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! petition OF clllZSHS OF tHdE county asking
for the maintenance Of the ranger force.
] Mr.. Whitfield, petition from the San
! Saba grange asking for a good road law ,
! also faYoring railway commissioners to be
/ elected by the people.
| Mr.. Hancock, from citizens of Mills
/ county, asking that the civil and criminal
/ jurisdiction of that county be abolished !.
| Mr.. Robinson, protests from citizens Of
Pecos county against creating Bowling
| county
/ Mr. Moses presented house bill 565
making an appropriation for building a
I state penitentiary in West Texas with
outfit for tannery and manufacture of
! cotton and wooden goods, agricultural
| implements and mining operations, etc.
AT the request of Mr.. Robinson the
Southwest asylum bill was made the spe
| cial order for next Thursday.
At the request of Mr. Middlebrook the
house considered the bin amending the
law as to carrying convicts to the peni-
tentiaries. He and Mr.. McGehee spoke in
| its favor, and Messrs. Parker of Tarrant,
/ Mcclure, Mills and Hayes against it.
The house refused to engross the BILL
Mr.. Connellee called up the substitute
house bill extending the time ten years
for payments for school and university
lands.
MIR. Jones eontended the bin was not
constitutional.
After discussion, however, by Messrs.
! Connellee, MeGaughey, Strong and
Hathaway, the bill passed.
The speaker announced the following
special committee TO investigate the facts
as to violation of the state copyright TO
the supreme and court OF appeals re-
ports: Messrs. Martin, Brown of Gray
son, Pickett, Stevenson of Parker and
McComb.
Special committee on game law bills:
Messrs. Dunlap, Connellee, Breeding
MCGEE and Humphrey
Mr.. Mcclure introduced house bill No.
SOS, creating d board to superiatend the
lighting Of the capitol and improvement
Of the capitol grounds.
Mr.. Moody called up the bill amending
section of the judiciary act. The bin
passed.
Mr.. Mays called up the bill restoring
civil and criminal jurisdiction to BIazos
county. 1t was ordered to engrossment.
The bill for the relief Of G. E. Bernard
was killed by striking out the enacting
clause.
Mr.. Connellee asked for the recall from
the senate of house bill No. Sc, amend
ing the stock inspection law, on account
of an omission in engrossing the bill.
Granted
Senate bill amending section Il OF the
Judiciary act in the Dallas district, and
creatAg lew criminal court for the dis
trict, was considered.
The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Strong. johnson OF Titus, Miller, White,
COnnellee, Kiucaid, Craytou and Hatha-
way, and eventually passed to third
reading by a vote OF IS to 20.
House adjourned TIL 3 p. m.
Miss Bowling, the charming dauahter
of the late Dick Bowling, the hero os
Sabine Pass, was III the house during the
morning session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill creating an additional court
in Dallas county was considered.
Mr.. Brown of Grayson, said he had
voted against the bin on engrossment be-
cause he thought it unconstitutional, but
as he knew such court was greatly
needed, he would make no further oppo-
sition, and leave the question of consti-
nationality for the supreme court to de-
termue.
Mr.. Stevenson of Parker, made a sim
liar statement, he changed his vote,
however, when the roll was called, as he
found the vote was not sufficient for the
bill to take effect at once, that being the
object of his voting yea at first.
The bin passed, yeas, go; nays, 81.
The house bill creating the new county
OF Willie out of parts of Williamson and
adjoining counties of Bastrop, Travis,
Bell, Milan and Williamson counties,
embracing the city of Taylor was consid-
cred.
Mr. Dawson of Trinity moved as a sub
stitute the favorable minority report
which he had prepared for the majority
report and spoke forcibly in favor of the
motion.
Mr. Faubion OF Williamson, who in
trOduced it by request, strongly opposed
making the new county.
Mr. Crayton OF Rockwell spoke in
favor OF the bill, making a good argu-
ment.
Mr.. Roop of Bell and Mr. Mckinney of
Milan followed, and ably presented their
reasons for opposing the bin.
Further discussion followed by Messrs.
Strong, Moody, White, McGaughey,
Lewis, Jego and Fielder.
The house refused the Dawson motion
Mr.. Kincaid introduced, amending the
law So as to require all corporations to
elect directors annually.
The house bin changing the time of
holding court in the Sixteenth district
was called by Mr.. Owsley and the bill
was engrossed.
The speaker announced that the
portrait Of Stephen Z. Austin,
presented 10 the state BY Messrs. W.
J. Bryan and q. Ri. Bryan would
be formally presented in an address by
Hon. a w. Terrell next Tuesday even
ing, February 26, at o'clock. 1t will
be received hy Speaker Alexander.
Resolution by Mr.. McGaughey, in
viting members Of the legislature and
state officers and ladies all TO be present
was adopted.
House adjourned till 10 O'Clock Mon
day.
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