Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22
LEGISLATIVE.
Senator Jarvis Comes Forward with His
General appropriation Bill.
Resolution Providing for Committee TO Con-
slider Necessary Amendments to Constr
tuition Voted Down.
Tteenty- First Legislature.
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AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. I.-Lieutenant-
Governor wheeler called the senate to
order promptly at 10 O'Clock. Roll
called and quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain, DR.. Smoot.
Petitions and STANDARDIZATION by
Senator Klmbrough from fOrty-six voters
and taxpayers of Dallas county favOring
a railroad commission and opposing a law
permitting the issuance of county road
bonds.
Petition by Senator Stephens from citi-
zens OF Wilbarger county requesting the
passage Of a law to permit counties to
fund their Indebtedness.
Standing committees: Judiciary com
mittee No. BY Mr.. Abercombie-Un-
fayorably the bill allowing defendants in
felony eases less than ten peremptory
challenges
judiciary committee No. BY Mr..
ercomble-Favorably a bill regulating
disorderly houses.
Bills and resolutions:
BY Mr.. Jarvis--A bill making appro-
priations for the support of the state gov
eminent for 1889 TO 1891.
BY Mr.. Lane-Amending the law
as TO the safe keeping Of funds Of an es-
tate for Il minor having no guardian.
By Mr.. Lane-Allowing persons who
have no title but simply Il lien upon per-
sonal property TO become litigants in
cases of the issuance or execution of
sequestration attachment or other writs.
BY Mr. Stephens-To require butchers
and slaughterers Of cattle to give bond
and to prevent unlawful Strengthening and
selling Of cattle.
By MP. McDonald-TO authorize min
ers to bring suits by next friend and TO
provide for the disposition of funds that
may be recovered in such suits, and to
define the duties of the next friend.
BY Mr. Simpkins-To provide for the
sale of such appropriated public lands
situated in unOrEaniZed counties as con-
tain not more than GAO acres.
by Mr. Stephens-Providing for pun
ishment by fine of county officers who do
not return monthly reports of money
collected or received for the use OF the
county.
by Mr.. Mcdonald Cby reques0-
Amending the laws to publication in
newspapers Of ordinances imposing fines
OF Imprisonment for violations of law.
By Mr. .Simkins-TO authorize the state
superintendent OF public instruction to
issue certificates of qualification and
teachers diplomas to teachers in the
public free schools and TO make valid di-
plomas from the Peabody Normal college,
Nashville, Tenn.
BY Mr.. rne-Prescribing certain
duties to be performed by railroad COM
panies or other common carriers doing
business III this state.
The special order, the senate joint res
olution TO amend the constitution
on the right of suffrage, was
taken up and minority re-
port favorng the adoption of
the resolution was substituted for the ma
jority report. The object of the resolu-
ton is to regulate foreigners in their
votes, making them declare their inten-
ton TO become citizens six months prior
to the election and to be residents of the
state one year and six months Of the cleo
ton district.
Mr.. Atlee' 5 amendment fixing the vote
on the amendment for the next general
election day, carried.
Mr.. Scale moved that a poll tax must
be paid before a vote can be east. This
created a great deal Of discussion, Messrs
Burgess, Scale, johnson and Simiins
participating in the same.
Mir Scale withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Burney 5 amendment making the
time Of declaration twelve months instead
of six was lost.
Mr.. Atlee's amendment fixing the
place Of voters of uuorganized counties III
the organized county to which such
county may be joined for judicial pur-
poses Carried.
The resolution by vote of Is yeas to
10 nays failed OF engrossmeHt.
Senate bill I02, the second special
order, was taken up. The bin provides
for one county building a bridge across
a stream dividing two counties when the
two cannot agree upon terms by which
the bridge may be built by them jointly.
The commissioner s courts have the
power to act.
Senator GIasscock 5 amendment allow
ing the county that builds the bridge to
sue the county that refuses to help build
for proportonate amount of the cost of
the bridge, was lost. Under a suspension
of the rules the bill, with an emergency
clause added, was finally passed.
Senate bill No. lO7, creating two dis
trict courts in BeXar county, was taken
up and passed.
The senate substitute bill giving the
defendants in garnishment the right TO
replevy passed.
Senate bill No. ~, repeating the
drummers' tax was taken up out of its
order on motion by Mr.. Claiborne The
bill was then Iald upon the table 10 await
the action of the house on the same sub
ject.
The senate bill requiring railroad COM
panies 10 transport passengers of differ
ent colors in different coaches was dis
cusSed. 1t may mean the same coach
with a partition between and a door.
Two committee amendments were adopted
and further action on the bill was post
Doup6 until Tuesday morning
Senate adjourned at 1880 to Tuesday
morning at 10 clock.
TIE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. 21.-The house
met AT 10 O'Clock, Speaker Alexander
and a quorum were present. Prayer by
the chaplain Rev. II. w. Dodge.
The house considered the business pend !
ing from Saturday, substitute house bill
No Is amending article 1856 of the Re-
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