Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-21
LEGISLATIVE.
Senator Jarvis Gives Notice that His
Road Bill Must Be Disposed OF.
Substitute House Bill Amending the Law
Establishing the Bureau of Agriculture
Passes the House.
Twenty-First Legislature.

was called TO order at ~ CLOCK Oy
Lieutenant Governor Wheeler in the
chair; roll call and twenty-six senators
present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Dr.. Smoot.
Messrs. Upshaw, Harrison and Atlee
were excused for their absence Tuesday
Petitions and memorials: Mr.. Frank
from thirty-seven citizens of Somervell
county asking for a railroad commits
sion.
Mr.. Morris for citizens of Cherokee,
Mr.. Glasscock for Williamson, Mr.. Bur-
ney for Bexar, Mr. Kimbrough for Kauf-
man, Mr.. Maetze for Austin county, all
introduced petitions fayoring the commits
sion bill
Mr.. Lane offered what he termed a re-
markable petition from thirty-six citi-
zens of Fayette county favoring a COM
mission bill. 1t was remarkable for its
character of signatures.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures from 500
citizens of Dallas asking the passage Of
bill allowing county to issue bonds for
county road purposes.
Mr. Armistead-Petition from citizens
of Morris county against the occupation
tax.
Mr.. Burgess-Petitions from citizens
of Blanco county for and against the
pending bill relating to the removal of
county seats.
Mr.. Burney had read resolutions
adopted by the Farmers alliance Of Gil
lesp,e county, demanding all manner of
restrictive legislation.
Reports of standing committees: Mr..
Upshaw, for the committee on cons itu-
tional amendments Favorably joint res
olutIon as to the size of the new eoun-
ties.
Unfavorably to amend Section 10, Ar
ticle l of the state constitution.
Fayorably to repeal the section of the
constitution fOrbidding the incorporation
of organizations for banking and discount
ing purposes.
Favorably the resolution to amend the
judiciary article of the constitution.
Favorably to amend the constitution
and to prevent railroads, telegraph and
telephone companies from giving free
passes and franks to officers of the state.
Messrs. Lane and Field, for the free
conference committee ca differences be-
tween the house and senate as to the ex-
tension of time of the capitol furnishing
board, reported the committee had agreed
to extend the time of actual service to
forty days instead of thirty, as deter
mined by the senate. and that such serv-
ice should not be continued beyond May
l, 1889. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Burney for the committee on edu-
cation-Favorably, substitute for senate
bill 205, allowing the office of county su-
perintendent to be abolished by action of
the county commissioners.
Favorably, a bill extending for ten
years the time within which purchase
monev for school lands shall be paid.
Unfavorably, extending the district
system.
Bills and Resolutions: By Mr.. Armi-
stead-Bin amending the incorporation
act so as to permit the incorporating of
private partnerships for all purposes ex-
cept for acquiring title to or owning real
estate.
BY Mr.. Burgess-Permitting persons
charged with misdemeanoFs 10 plead
guilty during vacations.
By MIR. Jarvis-To punish persons for
leaving dead animals or carcasses on the
highways or streets.
By Mr.. Atlee-Permitting the COM
missioners' court of Hidalgo county to
issue bonds for the protection of ITS county
buildings from further erosion of the Rio
Grande.
By Mr.. tephens-Permitting county
courts to advertise by posting instead of
in newspapers financial statements and
other reports required by law.
Mr.. Simkins offered a petition from cit
liens of Freestone county against the oc-
cupation tax.
Mr.. Upshaw called up senate bill No.
10, excluding married women from the
running of limitations. The majority
report was unfavorable, and Mr. Upshaw
moved the adoption of the minority re-
port, which motion was lost by 10 yeas to
lG nays, thus defeating the bill.
Mr.. Mcdonald called up senate substi-
tute bill No. AZ, fixing landlords lien
for rent, and the bill, with an amend
ment added by Mr.. Johnson to the effect
that the bill shall not affect existing con-
tracts to rent, was passed.
Mr.. Burgess called up his bill to sep
arate the state from the Federal elections.
1t provoked great deal of heated dis
cussion, which lasted over an hour
MIR. Mcdonald opposed the bill. 1t
was not certain, he said, the Sherman
bill would pass congress, and there was
no occasion for such measure until it
should pass.
Mr.. Armistead opposed the bill. There
was more interest in the justice of the
peace and constable elections than for
congressman, and if the state. elections
were separated from the Federal elections
the people would not turn out, and in
several districts the opposition would be
successful.
Messrs. Johnson, Crawford and others
spoke against the bill, Messrs. Simkfns,
Lane and Burgess for it. The bill passed
to engrossment by vote of II yeas to II
nays.
The president of the senate had read an
invitation from the governor to the SEN
ate to a reception on Thursday evening.
On motion of Mr.. Pope it was accepted
Mr.. Jarvis gave notice that he would
in the future yield to no senator, but he
meant for his road bill to be disposed of
He never in his senatorial career had
made motion to adjourn, but he would
make that motion now
The senate, at y :25 o o'clock, adjourned
until 10 o. clock tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 20.-The house
met at 10 O'Clock, Speaker Alexander
and quorum present.
The house considered the substitute
house bill on third reading amending the
law establishing the bureau of agri-
culture. The amendment was defeated