Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-12
The Greater Part OF the Week
Will be Consumed by the Bill.
Friends of Constitutional Convention
Preparing for Struggle-Argu-
ment in Their Favor.
Advocates of Libel Law Again Working Hard
For Their Aeasure-Who viii Represent
Texas at Topeka
THE COMMISSION .

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 1.-THE two ses-
sions of the house after the morning hour
were consumed in the discussion of the
commission bill Nelson, Handy and
Jenkins supported and Levy opposed the
bill. Those favoring the bill maintained
that it was necessary to the welfare OF
the commercial interests of the state that
the railroads should be regulated, and
that through a commission bill was the
best means that could be adopted under
the constitution.
Mr.. Levy based his opposition on both
constitutional and economic grounds,
making a very well consid-
cred argument of an hour 3
length The arguments on the
bill and amendments will probably con-
sumo the whole week and perhaps more.
Indeed it looks now as if a vote would
not be reached before the middle of next
week.
Kincaid did not offer his substitute to-
day, but win probably put it in to-mOr-
row.
THE CONSTITUTION.
The friends of a constitutional cOnven-
ton are backing their armor little
tighter and will not allow their measure
defeated without struggle. They point
to each of the forty or fifty amendments
TO the constitution introduced in the two
bodies as a reason for an entire new con-
stitution instead of the Mosaic which is
proposed to be made of the present in
strument.
The friends of libel law have taken a
squirt and are again working hard for
their measure. A new bill will probably
be introduced into the senate tomorrow.
1t will be a modification of the Wilson
bill
The senators are indulging in good
deal of lordly leisure these days. They
are far ahead of their contemporaries in
the matter of work, and can keep up by
holding very short sessions.
COMMITTEE To TOPEKA.
The proposition to send committee to
Topeka to investigate the beef and
pork combine is one of great
Importance to Texas and especially TO
West Texas. A committee composed Of
men who understand the stock business
should be sent from here, as any mistake
on their part might prove of great injury
to the interest which it is intended to
benefit. IT might be well for the stock
men to look into the matter and have
some practical representatives Oh the
ground.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
The house judiciary committee will to-
morrow make a favorable report on the
senate bill providing for change in the
appointment of a supreme court reporter
and in the manner of publishing the re-
ports.
CAPITAL CULLINGs.
The following charters were filed in the
office of the secretary of state to-day:
Sabine tramway company for construct
ing tramways, sawmills and log booms
in Orange, Newton and Jasper counties.
Capital, 500 900. InoOrporators, n I.
Jones, Harris county; A. Gilmer Orange,
J G.. Smith, George H. Smith, Jefferson
county.
Governor Ross to-day signed commits
sions to commissioners of deeds as fol-
lows: w. NJ. jerks, commissioner of
Texas deeds for Pennsylvania; James l..
King, California; S. s Carpenter, Ohio.
Hon. Lock Mcdaniel of Grimes county,
the Republican who ran against Col.
Stewart for congress in the First district
last fall, had a fight with Snyder, the
squatter on the arsenal block. Mcdaniel
was here in attendance on the meeting
of the Republican executive committee
and was starting home.
At the depot he met Snyder and an al
tercation arose. Nobody was hurt.