Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-16

and where not otherwise stated, were re-
ferred as follows:
BY Mr.. johnson of Anderson-Amend-
. ing sections land of article of the con-
stitHtion relating to suffrage. 1t pre-
scribes who shall not vote
By Mr.. Jones of Pamela
Amending the law as to the
/ bureau of agriculture allowing tax asses
sors such pay as the commissioners court
may allow for collecting data, not to ex-
/ coed ~ cents per each taxpayer or
head Of family from whom the Informal
ton is obtained.
BY Mr.. Hays-Amending the same act
! limiting the pay of assessors for
| the work to not over $500.
BY Mr.. Murchison = Amending the
same law and prescribing that the COM
missioners' court fix the pay
BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the law
of divorce SO defendants may better Sc
| cure counsel and witnesses.
By Mr.. mountaineering the school
law as to cities and towns assuming con-
troll of schools.
By MIR. Brown of Grayson-A railway
commission bill. Among the more i'm
portant features are:
Section l. Defining such corporations.
Sec. / Regulating freight and pas
senger rates under penalties for extor-
ton.
Sec. 3. Forbids determinations in
short and long hauls under
penalties, but allows roads under
certain exceptions, those railroads OPP
Grating their whole lines solely in
Texas, to obtain lesser rates from the
commission.
Section forbids preferences to any
.I,
lar locality.
Section . forbids pooling, under penal
ties; each days violation of this proVis-
ion constituting a separate offense.
Section 6 fixes maximum rates at not
over forty cents per hundred pounds for
one hundred miles transportation. The
commissioners are to fix maximum rates
for each class of freight.
Section fixes passenger rates at not
over three cents per mile, two cents
for children from five to ten
years of age and under five free, passen-
gers to be allowed each 100 pounds of
baggage.
Section requires suitable transporta-
ton facilities, depots, stations, plat
forms, good tracks, bridges, etc. Each
days violation of this provision to be
eparate offense.
Section 9 provides for three commits
sioners to be appointed by the COVER
nor and residents of Texas, not less than
thirty years of age, and one of them to
be four years lawyer, one experienced
in railroad business and the other suit
able person of some other vocation, each
to hold Office two years, no one to be
appointed interested in any railway or
railway bonds, stocks or other securities.
The commissioners shall take oath pre-
scrlbed and have salary of $4,000 each.
They are to be provided with a suitable
office and furniture at Austin, and have
a secretary at a salary Of $500 per an
mum.
The bill covers ten pages of type writ
ten foolscap. The duties of the commits
sioners are prescribed at length and in
detail.
Numerous bills were also reported ad-
versely.
The senate was announced at the bar
of the house. They were gwen seats.
Without further ceremony the oath of Of
fee was administered to Governor Ross
and Lieutenant Governor Wheeler, and
each made an appropriate speech. After
the addresses on motion of Mr.. Simkins,
the senate retired and on motion the
house adjourned till 10 clock to-day,