Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-26

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BY Mr.. HambY-Amending article 1901
of the code of procedure as to severance
of defendants.
BY Mr. Strong-Incorporat Dallas
city
BY Mr.. Cook-For the relief of R. J
Rowe for services as Indian agent.
By Mr.. Peoples Amending article BIS
of the penal code relative to violations OF
the insurance law
By Br Experimenting article 800 OF
the code of procedure as to the DISPOSE
ton of stolen property.
BY Mr. Owsley-AmendIng articles
4742 and 4743 of the tax laws.
BY Mr.. Tolar-Confirming surveys IN
Greer county.
By Mr.. Dawson Restoring jurisdiction
to Trinity county.
BY Mr. cKinney-Providing for as
sessment Of taxes upon railways in
Texas.
By Mr.. Brown of Johnson-Amending
by adding article SO A and $40 B to the
Code of Procedure as to remanding
criminal causes.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the law
fol- paying attached witnesses in felony
cases.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding article
1920 of the law as to sheriffs and consta-
bles.
By Mr.. Erskine. by request-Amend-
ing article 1898 of the public printing
law 1t provides that the state expert
printer shall be an expert in sign Ian
guage and instructor in state printing
done at the deaf and dumb asylum.
By Mr.. Campbell of Grimes-Amend-
ing articles 1913 and others of the Civil
code.
By Mr.. Pope-Amending section 4 OF
the judiciary act.
By Mr.. Peeples-Amending the law as
to the rate of interest
By Mr. White-Amelding section As
and striking out section 40 of the school
law.
BY Mr.. Bishop-Amending the law as
to money deposits in court.
BY Mr.. johnson of Anderson-Amend-
ing the law of district clerks fees
By Mr. Stevenson of Parker-House
bill No. 404 amending the state reforma-
tory law. 1t provides for admission of
all male convicts under eighteen years OF
age now in the penitentiaries and whose
unexpired time of imprisonment may be
three ySdrs or less, and all female
convicts in the penitentiary without re-
gard to age or term of Imprisonment
and all male persons under eighteen
years of age who shall hereafter be con-
Yicted of a felony in this state whose
term of imprisonment shall not exceed
three years, and all female per-
sons, without regard TO age
or term of Imprisonment, at the
discretion of the jury trying the case,
who may hereafter be convicted of
felony The convicts are to wear uni
forms, but not like that of the peniten-
tiary The governor may pardon and re-
store them to all legal rights for good be-
havior when their terms expire. Insub-
ordination during their confinement is
made cause, if so recommended by the
board of managers, for returning them
to the penitentiary.
BY Mr.. Pope-Protectiug employees
and preventing others from hiring en-
ployes i'll certain cases.
By Mr. Notwithstanding the pen
sion law.
BY Nh AleXander-HOuse bill No 407
amending the law regulating the con-
domination of property in cities and
towns for opening and widening streets
BY Mr.. Kincaid-Providing for tax of
) per cent. on the gross earnings of rail-
roads.
By Mr.. McComb, by request-Rouse
bill No. 400, regulating the recovery of
damages for libel in civil cases as fol-
lows:
Section l In actions for libel if there
is no proof of express righteousness the
court or jury shall find that there is no
such motive, no exemplary or punitory
damages shall be awarded, nor shall any
general damages be awarded that are not
actual or real.
Sec. 2 In actions for libel there shall
shall be no presumption of either express
or implied malice from the mere fact of
the publication of the libel.
Sec. 3 No action for libel shall be
brought or maintained unless the plain
tiff shall, before bringing suit, request
the defendant to publish q retraction of
the libel and allow to the defendant a
reasonable time in which to publish said
retTaction and make such amendments rs
are reasonable and possible under the
circumstances of the case, and proof of
the publication of any such retraction or
correction shall be admissible in evidence
under the general issue on the question
of the good faith of the defendant, and
in reduction of damages, proofs
ply with the provisions of this act, may
be given in evidence under the general
issue in bar of action.
The speaker signed the deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
House bill IS, preventing minors from
gambling, was engrOssed.
Reports of committees were sent up
without reading.
House bill 81, preventing stock from
running at large, was under considera-
ton when on motion it was postponed, ,
and senate bill Is, making appropriations
for January and February for the state
reformatory, was taken up and passed to
third reading and with slight amend
ments. Among the speakers in favor of
the bill was Mr.. Asberry, the colored
member from Robertson county
Mr.. Mills presented a protest from citi-
Zens of Waco against the proposed char
ter for that city.
Senate bill 81 relative to establishing
normal college ut Salado was referred TO
the committee on education.
Adjourned till 10 CLOCK Saturday.