Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-26
LEGISLATIVE.
The Time in Which Railway Company
Can Equip It's Line.
Appeals Taken from Tarrant Comfy Provided
For-The Pasturage Lien Bill Fails of
Engrossment in the Senate.
Twenty-First Legislature.

THE SENATE.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 25.-Lieutenant-
Governor Wheeler called the senate to
order at 10 o'clock.
The roll was called and quorum was
present.
Prayer by the chaplain, DR.. Smoot.
Mr.. Johnson introduced a resolution
calling for an explanation of the bad
printing of bills and calling attention TO
senate bill No. "a, which is half senate
bill validating donations for university
professorships and the latter half a house
bill for the establishment of Coke county
Carried.
Petitions and memorials: By Mr.. KIM
brough-An appeal for the relief of Greer
county that the acts of Governor Ireland
and Land Commissioner Walsh may be
confirmed by citizens of that county.
The appeal was ordered spread upon the
journal.
Reports of standing committees:
By Mr.. Lewiston the committee on
judicial districts, favorably, a bill
creating five judicial districts in the Pan
handle where only three now exist.
BY Mr. Lewiston the committee on
judicial districts, favorably, bill changing
the time of holding court in the Twenty
third judicial district.
BY Mr.. McDonald-For judiciary COM
mittee No l, favorably, bill for the sale
of judgments and claims Of courts of
record, the transfer and suit theron.
By Mr.. McDonald-For judiciary No.
/, favorably, bill making corporations
liable to employees for injuries received by
them from negligence or carelessness of
fellow employees
By Mr.. Med onald-Favorably bill
fixing the jurisdiction of suits for dam
ages, growing out of writs of attachment
and sequestratiOn.
By Mr.. McDonald-Unfavorab bill
allowing all parties to suits for divorce to
testify in their own behalf.
BY Mr.. McDOnald-FavOrably bill al
lowing Jewish rabbis to perform the mar
riage ceremony.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures for sew
eTal bills that levies of writs of attach
ment shall be recorded and such record
shall be constructive notice of such
levies.
By Mr.. Mcdonald - Favorably, bill
providing for pleading in courts during
vacation.
By Mr. McDonald-Favorably making
all negotiable bonds and coupons held in
trust for any of the state institutions non
negotiable.
BY Mr.. McDonald-Favorably that
fine and Imprisonment ordinances shall
be sufficiently published in an official
organ.
BY Mr.. Glasscock-A minority report
on the bill allowing all parties to divorce
suits to testify.
BY Mr. Pope-FOr the committee on
internal improvements favorably the bill
preventing the forfeiture of charters be-
cause of the failure to construct railway
lines III given time. 1t relates to rail-
roads chartered since January l 1887.
BY Mr.. Atlee-From the committee on
public health: Substitute for the den
tistry bill.
BY Mr.. Cranford-For the minority of
the state affairs committee dissenting
from the majority report favoring the
exemption of manufactures from taxa
tion for twenty years. Signed by Messrs.
Crawford and Abercrombie.
By Mr. Kimbrough-Fo the appoint
ment OF three engineers to select a IOca-
ton for a deep water port on the coast.
BY Mr.. Jarvis-TO relieve certain
classes of property from double taxation.
1t relates TO building and loan associa-
tons.
BY Mr.. Jaryis-Declaring what shall
be a sufficient fence and providing for
impounding cattle.
By Mr.. Stephens-Setting apart eX-
cess in the survey of railroad lands and
making such part of the public free
school lands
BY Mr.. notwithstanding persons
on public roads to turn to the right and
give one-half the way.
By MIR. Harrison-PrOviding for the
survey, classification and disposition of
lands i'll Greer county.
BY Mr.. ClaibOrne-A resolution that
Whereas, reports of executive sessions
reach the public in a garbled condition,
therefore reporters and those whose
names have been sent in for con 1rmation
be allowed seats in the senate during ex-
ecutive sessions.
Referred TO the committee on rules.
Upon motion of Mr.. Mcdonald senate
bill 1856 was taken up out
of order, and house bill 3I9 was
substituted therefor. The bill extends
the time limiting the utmost time rail-
way may have to construct, equip and
put in good running order its lines to
January l , 1891 and the roads shall not
lose InelT corporate existence, TlGnIS ana
powers until after such date, and roads
that have lost such rights within the last
six months shall have them restored
The bill under suspension of the rules
passed by p yeas to nays.
On motion of Mr.. Jarvis senate bill
No. 6S, making appeals from Tarrant
county returnable 10 the Tyler instead of
the Austin term of the higher courts was
taken up and under a suspension of the
rules, was passed-yeas, IS; nays, none.
The president of the senate laid before
the body a communication from the gov
ernor transmitting a memorial of the
state convention of county and city su-
perintendents, county judges and teach
ers, held at Waco, January IS, 1883 and
10, 1889. Referred to the committee on
education.
Senate bill No 9, unfinished business,
was taken up, it being the pasturage lien
bill.
Mr.. Fields amendment provoked a
great deal of discussion.
Mr.. Lane offered an amendment to the
amendment that such lien shall not
have precedence of prior liens, which
was carried.
Mr.. Frank s amendment that pasture
fees shall be posted, and when there is no
special contract the pasture fees shall be
construed TO fix the sum due for the pas