Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-27
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate Favors Purchase OF Agricultural
Land for Employment OF COnviets.@
The Senate Bill Creating New Judicial Dis
trict in Bexar County Ordered En-
crossed in the House.
Twenty-First Legislature.

TIE SENATE.
AUSTIN TEX, Jan. G.-Lieutenant-
Governor Wheeler called the senate to
order at 10 0 clock.
The roll was called and a quorum was
present.
Prayer by the chaplain. Dr. smoot.
Mr.. Jarvis was excused until Tuesday
morning,
Bills and resolutions; By Mr. Town
send-To regulate the sale of cotton in
the seed.
By Mr. misunderstanding the law
regulating sales on Sunday. allowing
sales for that day except between the
hours of to 4o'clock.
By Mr. Field-For the preservation of
evidences of Judgments and executions
issued thereon
By Mr.. Abercombie-Tha all available
public shool funds shall be appropriated
i'll each county for the education alike of
white and coIored children, and that
schools in the same district shall be main
tanned the same length of time for each
race.
BY MIR G1asscock-To provide for the
giving notice of the-pendency of actions
and proceedings effeeting titles to real
property and for the regulation of such
notices
BY Mr.. McDonald-A joint resolution
authorizing the attorney general to bring
suit for the violation of the state $ copy
right to the supreme court and court of
appeals reports, and to make an appro-
priation therefor.
The special order, senate bill No. 43,
was then taken under consideration. The
bin is to make an appropriation OF
$40, 900 for the purchase and improve
ment of 10 900 acres of agricultural land
for the employment of convicts.
Mr.. Field made an elaborate argument
in advocacy of his bill.
Mr.. Morris introduced an amendment
that was adopted, providing that the
Hands purchased shall be as nearly as
practicable in one body or in tracts as
nearly contiguous to each other as prac-
ticable. The bill passed TO engrossment
by Is yeas to s nays.
The president of the senate announced
that in place of Mr.. Douglass, resigned,
he had appointed Mr.. Ingram chairman
of the committee on contingent expenses,
and Mr.. Atlee chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
The bill requesting the concentration of
all school monies in the state treasury
was made the special order for Tuesday
morning and from day to day thereafter
until disposed of.
Senate bill No. %, providing for the
pro rata distribution of the school money
from the state treasury among the differ
ent counties of Interstate, was passed to
engrossment, without amendment, by a
vote of l6 to 3
Senate bill No, 81, providing for the
better assessment of personal or movable
property, was taken up. Action on the
bill after the proposal of many amend
ments was postponed until Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. Pope under permission introduced
a bill calling for the repeal of the law
punishing with. confinement in the peni-
tertiary any who fraudulently dispose of
personal property upon which they have
given a mortgage or other lien; also Mr..
Harrison introduced a bill for the con-
domination of property in cities and
towns for alleys and streets.
Mr.. Pope reported back favorably with
a huge amendment Mr.. Johnson IS
railroad commission bill.
Mr.. Lane gave notice that he with 9TH
ers would file minority report.
The senate at 1880 adjourned till 10
O'Clock Monday morning.
THE HOUSE.
special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 26.-The house
met at 10 o'clock, Speaker Alexander
and quorum were present.
The house considered the bill pending
from yesterday to amend article 1892 of
fba 81 Inv wi of
discussion, was postponed for the SPECIAL
order, being senate bill No. 107, Great
ing the Forty-fifth judicial district i'll
Bexar county. The bill was dis
cussed by Mr.. Robinson of Bexar
and others. Mr.. Robinson cited
from the court statistics to show the
necessity of the new court and the pro-
priety of leaving the management of
their own business to the county by
granting the relief which the bill would
afford. The report of the attorney gen
eral would show that the heavy docket
pending was no fault of the officers of the
court, but was due to the immense in
crease of the business in the city and
county.
Mr. Robinson contended that the
bill was not only economic, but under
the well recognized rules of construction
that in the absence of any inhibition the
legislature has all necessary power. The
bill was constitutional.
Messrs. johnson of Titus and Stevenson
of Parker spoke against the bill
Messrs. Miller of Bexar and Williamson
of Kimble spoke earnestly in its favor.
MIR. Stevenson sargument was directed
at the constitutional point involved.
Messrs. Gresham of Galveston and
Frost of Corsieana ably rebutted the con-
stitutional objection.
Mr. Handy of Travis said: 1 am
neither a lawyer nor the son of a lawyer,
but viii give the reasons for the faith
that is in me in favor of this bill l am
in favor Of the majority report because
the relief proposed by the bill is needed
by the litigants of Bexar county. As to
the constitution I find that lawyers differ
on such questions as doctors do III dag
nosing their cases. He read from the
constitution where it says ''the judicial
power shall be vested, ETC. and in such
other, courts as may be estab-
lished by law. This he argued
brought the measure within the power