Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-20

paid over to the state treasurer
was taken up. The bill is aimed
at the return of school money
promptly to the treasury, that it may be
distributed from there rather than from
the counties who collected
Upon motions of MesSrs. Burgess and
Claiborne, senate bills Is and 90 were
made the second special order for Wednes-
day morning Senate bill No. 20 is Mr.
Lane bill providing for the proper dis
tribution of funds from the state treasury
when collected therein as provided for in
bill No 49,
Mr.. Burgess made the point that the
transfer of this money generally received
to and from the counties and the state
treasury costs the state a great deal q.
He was informed that even so. much
money as was now transferred cost $1,000
q year, and for that reason he had asked
for postponement of the consideration
of the two bills. He submitted the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
That the state treasurer be requested to
give the senate all information regarding
the sending of money TO and from the
counties to the state treasury.
Senate bill No - calling for the listing
for assessments all live stock along
county boundaries in counties in which
their owner pasture lies was taken up
and under a suspension of rules passed.
On motion of Mr.. Field senate bin l02 on
county division-line bridges was made
special order for Monday morning.
The senate then, at 12:45 o clock. adj
journed to 10 o o'clock Monday morning.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 19.-The house
met at 10 O'Clock, Speaker Alexander
and quorum were present Prayer by
the chaplain, Rev. II w. Dodge.
Mr.. Ellison moved to dispense with the
reading of the journal.
Mr.. Bryan spoke against the motion.
His experience was that it required the
unanimous consent for such motions,
and he had always opposed them.
Mr.. Strong contended that it was an
economic practice of the house and saved
time as well as expense. The journals
are printed and the members can readily
have errors corrected so they need not be
falsfied by the record.
Mr. Handy hoped the motion would
not prevail The presumption was that
in the first instance the proceedings viii
be correctly recorded and then printed
to occur.
Mr.. Strong presented a petition of
George Atkins of Dallas, asking for an
amendment of the law as to druggists.
Mr.. Stevenson presented petition of
citizens of Tom Green county, asking for
the creation of Sherwood county; also a
bill for the creation of such county.
Mr.. Hood presented a petition of s. II
Ross, for relief.
Bills and resolutions were presented
and, where not otherwise stated, were
referred, as follows:
By Mr. Mills-Bill amending section l
and repeating section of chapter II of
the revenue law of May 81, 1888. The
bill fixes an ad valorem tax of 20 cents
and a school tax of 10 cents on the 500.
By Mr.. Creating Sherwood
county.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the run
ming of railroad trains on Sundays, mail
and emergency trains excepted, under
penalty of from 500 to $500.
By Mr.. Bailey-Amending the law as
to minors.
By Mr.. -Re-organizing the
Thirty first, Thirty second and Thirty
ninth judicial districts and creating the
Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth districts.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding for further
voluntary adoption of uniform system
of text books by the counties and their
purchase by school trustees.
By Mr. McDonald-A joint resolution
instructing the governor to invite the CO.
operation of certain states and territories
on the subject of a deep water port on the
Texas coast.
By Mr. Moses-Amending the law as to
clerks fees.
BY Mr.. Brown of Johnson-A bill es-
tablishing lien on certain animals
By Mr.. Carwile-Amending the law as
to proposals for furnishing certain sup
plies.
By Mr.. Encouraging immigra-
ton.
By Mr. Tolar-Amending sections 30 and
80 of the school law and repeating part of
the law referring to free schools outside
of incorporated cities and towns. The
object of the bill is to allow some school
districts to be made smaller.
By Mr.. Dillard-House bill No. 300,
defiding liability of corporations in cases
of personal injuries to employees, and
providing that death or injury resulting by
negligence or carelessness of an employee
or fellow servant of the person injured
shall be no defense to an action for dam
ages.
Senate bill No. Is, amending section
% of the Judiciary act, was passed.
House bill No. 1872, amending section
% of the Judiciary act, was passed.
Mr.. CraytOn called up house bill No.
90, amending article 1922 of the assess
ments law. The bill was ordered en-
crossed.
Pending consideration of substitute
l.. l., -, A o.
of the Revised Statutes, the house adj
journed until 10 'clock Monday.