Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-12
LEGISLATIVE.
Senator Jarvis Introduces Bill Grant
ing Fort Worth New Charter.
The Commission Bin the Chief Subject of Dis
cussion in the House. Bills and ResOIu-
lions Reported.
Twenty-First Legislature.
THE SENATE.


Prayer by Dr.. Smoot, the chaplain.
Petitions ana memorials:
By Mr.. Tyler-PetitioH from 525 fire.
men from twenty three cities and towns
asking exemption from jury duty.
By Mr.. ClaiboFne-Petition Of citizens
from Matagorda county against the occu-
patton tax.
By Mr.. Petition from La
mar county, and Messrs. Lane, Kim
brough, Armistead Sims, Ingram and
Upshaw all had petitions on the same
subject, opposing the occupation tax.
Mr. Field was excused for the day.
Mr.. Harrison was excused until
Wednesday.
Petition by Mr. Jarvis-FrOm alder
men of Fort Worth, asking new char
ter
Reports of standing committees: Mr..
Townsenn-Fa vorably bill to prevent the
opening and closing Of roads across pub
lie eleemosynary institution grounds
without the consent Of the state.
Mr. FavOrably, bin limiting
the right TO open bar rooms on election
days, so that il shall not apply to cities
and towns of less than 10 900 inhabitants
in case of their city or town elections.
Mr.. Frank Field-A minority report.
Mr.. Abercombie for judiciary No. .
UnfavorabIy, bill that punishment for
assault with intent to kill shall be doubled
when such assault is made with bowie
knife or dagger.
Mr.. Allen-Favorably bill creating
board Of arbitration TO settle differences
concerning the boundary lines of Greer
county.
Mr.. Lane-For the committee on roads
I'm ,.,,s,,
convicts to work on streets i'll cities or
roads in a county where the penitentiaries
NAV be located: also that the bill author
ling the creation of road overseer be
considered with the house bill on the
same subject.
Mr.. Pope-For the committee on in
ternal improvements, favorably a bill to
ratify the title of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe to certain other railroad prop
critics.
Bills and resolutions: Mr.. Jarvis-To
incorporate the city of Fort Worth and
grant new charter to said city.
MIR. Kimbrough-TO incorporate the
city of Dallas and grant it a new charter.
Mr.. Glasscock-FiXing the terms of the
district court in the Twenty sixth judicial
district.
Also a bill to protect hotel and board
inghouse keepers, fixing fine for cheat
ing them.
Mr.. McDonald-Bil regulating the
taking Of dispositions when party is
about to leave thestate.
Mr. Jarvis-Also providing that tax
collector give an itemized receipt stamped
with his seal, for taxes when paid, and
that such receipt may be made matter
OF record.
n, rDo,-,,,o,,y7 ,,4+o,,,y ,+o,7 70 boy-a CON,
ate bill 235, Just fayorably reported, gov
erning the opening and closing of roads
on public institution grounds, taken up
and passed, but there were only twenty
four senators present, not enough to sus-
pend the rules.
The special order was then considered.
1t was senate substitute for Nos. 70 and
81, bills allowing counties to issue
bonds for public road Improvement
and the general regulation of the
laying out and repair of roads. The bill
is very long one. 1t was read by sec
tions and deliberately considered for an
hour and half when it was deferred
until Tomorrow after the morning call.
Only a third of the bill was read and a
number of amendments were added.
Senate bill with the house amendment
allowing the subdivision Of cities and
towns by the commissioners courts into
ward voting districts was taken up and
the senate concurred in the house amend
meut.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the bill regulating the
time of holding court in the FOrty-siXth
and Forty-seyenth judicial districts.
The senate decided according to the
house amendment to appoint another
senator on the joint committee to 90 to
Kansas on beef and stock raising inter-
eSts.
Mr. Mcdonald called up Mr.. Johnson IS
resolution regulating The privilege of the
floor of the senate, forbidding other than
certain excepted persons from approach
ing any senator at his seat or desk, the
sergeant alarms being required to
furnish seats for all persons allowed on
the floor of the senate.
Mr.. Pope offered an amendment that
senators may invite whom they please to
sit beside them. Adopted. Upon mo-
ton OF Mr.. Burney the resolution was re-
ferTed to the committee on rules.
Mr.. Scale sent up a minority report
upon the bill fixing punishment for as
sault with intent to kill. The report was
signed by MesSrs. Scale, Frank, Tyler
and Woodward.
Inc senate aJ 12:45 auJOuTneu 10 ~
o Clock tomorrow.
THE HOUSE,
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. 1.-THE house
met at 10 o'clock, Speaker Alexander
and a quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. II, w.
Dodge.
Petitions were presented: By Mr.. We'll
don, from citizens of Dewitt county
Asking for some provision for weak
minded persons, who can t be sent to the
lunatic asylum.
BY Mr.. PEBBLES, from citizens of Con-
zales county-Favoring the concentration
of the supreme and appellate courts at
Austin.
BY Mr.. Rhodes, from citizens of Bee
county-Asking for the repeal Of the
occupation tax.
By Messrs. Hood, Hathaway and Tolar,
from citizens of Fannin, Lamar and
Stevens Commissioning for the repeal
of the occupation tax.
By Mr.. Handy, by request-From citi-
zens and officers of Starr county asking
that the ranger service be continued.
BY Mr.. Weldon-From A Hamilton
and others, asking that Dewitt county
he included in the stock .iY,SDPpfiOu law