Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-13

with the measure, but he could
not reconcile it to the constitution.
He thought that one clerk could not
OV- serve two courts, and would not each
court have to have a clerk? He would
like to have these points explained be-
fore he could vote for the bill
bod Senator Atlee referred TO the constitu-
ton first creating twenty-six judicial dis
tTicts and authorizing the legislature to
increase the number when necessary.
They had from time to time been in
creased. He regarded the question as a
local matter, and thought the growing
population of Dallas and the increased
litigation required another court, in
tn order that business might not be i'm
= peded.
!" Senator Townsend moved that senate
OF bin No. 3, changing the time of holding
court in Colorado county be called up out
m of its regular order The rules were sus-
pended and the bill was passed to second
and third readings and final passage af-
ed ter some time had been consumed in get
of ting the necessary four-ffths vote.
tee a message was received from the house
reporting that the senate bill providing
- for the payment of mileage and per diem
TO of members and the employees Of the
he Twenty-first legislature, had been passed
nd by vote, under suspension of the rules,
80 to 0.
-oI AT u 'clock the senate proceeded to
the house to count the vote for governor
70 and lieutenant govern or.
70 Upon the return to the senate chamber
IL the president called the attention of the
- senate to the bill providing for the pay
ne ment of per diem and mileage of mem
" beers and employees which he then signed
70 A resolution was offered by Senator
oL Mcdonald that the sergeant-at-arms be
~ instructed to place Il copy of the senate
u journal upon the desk of each member of
81 the house of representatives every morn
VI ing. Carried and so ordered.
Is Upon motion of Senator Claiborne the
'er senate adjourned until 10 0 'clocl1 Monday
morning.
he THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
ng AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 12.-The house
met at 10 o'clock. The speaker an
j. nounced the following additional stand
-. ing committees:
'Ia' Gresham, Mckinney, Niece
M hldannaee, Parker of Fort Bend, Talbert,
ne IdEhatley, Ellison, Dunlap, Clemens, AL
TX tx lo"1D, Mills, Handy, Lewis, Towles,
an an Ipunuyland, Erskine, Hays, Thompson.
i,'lu.Wsg ricultural Affairs Faubion, Brown
. Haal avarro, Moody, Downer, Parker of
= some ant Woodruff, Landlord, McGehee,
ilson, Whittle, Johnson of Anderson,
81 anu d Campbell of Grimes, Mcdonald,
h7 s"ePt les, Grassland.
= ,' VI d p'a'ic Printing Wilson of Harrison,
! was no" Mckinney, Breeding, Towles,
, gUle, th mes! >, Miller, Fields, Cook.
'IiIiahI polhtgent Expenses Ellison, Camp
= snlh ne Grimes, Whittle, King, Overton,
: anu then, Urbahn.
i " Siieei Johnson presented petition for
SnUE relief of C. G. Dupree, sheriff of
Is ! % rankin county.
:" Mr.. Stevenson of FL Paso presented
'e" petition asking that Curchel and Foley
p counties be attached TO Brewster for sur
: veying purposes.
Sc Mr.. Handy presented memorial ask
D. ing for the settlement of the Greer county
boundary dispute.
of Mr.. Tolar presented a petition asking
IN that the civil and criminal jurisdiction of
ed the county court of Greer county be re-
or stored
The following bills and resolutions were
al introduced and severally referred to the,
rs | appropriate committees
Oh By Whitthed-To amend the Penal
he ! Code in regard to carrying deadly
u weapons.
al BY Gresham-To amend the law re-
e. garding the charters of railroad COM
a panies.
By Owsley-To amend the code of Grim
e. inal procedure relating to the payment
of of persons summoned on special venires.
s, By Robinson of Bexar-To amend the
the fees of county and district attorneys.
e. BY Hamblen-TO prescribe the times of
v holding the terms of the district court in
5h the Eleventh judicial district.
t. By Parker of Fort Bend-To amend the
law fixing the venue of suits for damages
} growing out of an attachment and seques-
d tratiOn.
e. BY Mills-To7 amend the statutes in
regard to the collection of occupation
E. taxes.
lie By Pope-To prescribe the duties of
lie railroad companies to the travelling public
and to provide remedies for violating.
lie By Breeding-A bill for the prevention
as of cruelty to animals.
Id BY Cochran-To amend the Penal Code
regarding the stealing of live stock.
/ By Childers-To amend the Penal Code
Is regarding the carrying of deadly
weapons.
: By Melson-To define the liabilities of
l. railroad companies in relation to dam
Of ages sustained by their employees.
IS By Kng-To provide for the more eff
cient government and maintenance of
q the house OF correction and refoTmatory
III at Gainesville.
Of By Pickett-To amend the code of
or criminal procedure i'll relation to the
fees of county attorneys.
l. BY Dawson-To regulate the payment
= of wages of employees and to forbid the
le payment Of laborers and employees of cor
" porations and others in store orders or or
ders for merchandise.
h By Levy-To amend the civil statute in
l. relation to the fees of clerks and justices
lie in appeal cases.
Of BY Crayton-To amend the law relat-
Y ing to free schools.
By Bailey-To prevent and punish
lg usury.
t, BY Campbell of Grimes-To amend the
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contracts whenever specified.
III By Newton-For the relief of John B
a Reagan, sheriff eff Cherokee county.
1r BY McGaughey-To prevent aliens and
he foreigners from owning land i'll this state,
to and TO forfeit the same if not occupied