Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-11
HOU:E.
Special 10 the Gazette.

AUSTIN, Ten, April ia resolution by
Mr.. O'Breu. providing for tiuM adjourn
nent Wednesday, April 10, was displaced
by 4 substitute by Mr. Adkins for final adj
iournment Monday, April -.
Mr.. Adkins resolution was laid on the
speakers table, subject to call.
Mr.. Lindsey moved 10 reconsider the vote
by which the conference report on the cor
pOration bill was adopted
A motion 10 table failed, and further con-
sderation was postponed under o call Of
the house
Mr.. J. W. Bailey Of the Fifth coHgressiona.
district 20 Lu..Ey u speech 10 the Legislature.
Carried.
On motion OF Mr.. NIcGregor the quaran-
tine bill vas taken up. This bill amends
the present law BY providing for the APP
poiutment Of q quarantine officer IN each
county Of the state, and defining the respon-
sibilities of the state and Of the counties in
quarantine matters and expenditures
thereof The bill passed.
The senate bill amending the separate
coach law 50 as to exempt freight trains
and suburban railways from the operation
of the law, and 10 allow nurses to travel in
the same coach with their mistreSses,
passed.
Mr.. Lindseys motion to reconsider the
conference report on the corporation bill,
WAS argued by himself, Folder, Gresham,
Jester and O'Brien, and finally voted down,
1f.y-JCc 10 forty-threa.
Inc house agreed to the senate amend
meuis 10 the bill protecting oyscer-bels.
NJ Brown offered Il resolution 20 amend
section tour article six u the constitution
relating &c suffrage. Referred.
Senate bill amending tn law relating to
penItcutiGrics was taken up.
Mr.. DcrOen offered TO amend authorizing
the pcu.tcIti3ry board TO establish and
maintain in each branch of tn peIi .e,ltiary
Il factory for making cotton goods and bag
gig.
clause adding jute bagging had been tackled
on. The vote stood IS to ~. Pending con-
sideration of the bill the house adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
An amendment by Mr.. Jones requiring
penitentiary authorities to have the bed
ding and shoes of the convicts manufactured
within the walls, was defeated.
An amendment by Mr.. ToIbert reducing
the salary of tho assistant superintendent
of the penitentiary from 5000 to $500 was
defeated. Other Intellectual attempts to
amend the bill were made, after which the
house voted to kill it-65 to "a.
Senate bill prohibiting anyone from
holding municipal office who owns stock
in corporations, such as gas, water and
electric light companies was taken up.
that incapacity to hold office shall extend
only to those having contracts in municipal
works.
The bill was argued and finally on motion
of Mr.. Rogers the. enacting clause was
stricken out The joint resolution for an
amendment TO the constitution altering the
judiciary article thereof was taken up.
Mr. Browns amendment providing the
manner in which the judges OF the inter
mediate courts shall by lot fix the expira-
ton of the Office OF each was adopted
An amendment by Mr.. Lindsey authoriZ-
ing the holding of the court of criminal up-
peals at two other places in the state be-
sides the capital was defeated.
After some minor amendments the reso-
luton was ordered engrossed.
The bill requiring BARRIERS to shut up
shop on Sunday came up on its third read
ing and passed.
Mr. Cochran handed in q concurrent reso-
luton providing that the committee to III
vestigate the International and Great
Northern receivershiu may employ the ser
gednt-at-arms in summoping witnesses, and
allowing witness fees.
Mr. Lloyd called Up the house bill reduc-
ing the ad valorem tax for general revenue
purposes to 10 cents on the 500, and raising
the school tax to 20 cents.
Mr.. Moody offered substitute reducing
the general revenue to fifteen cents, and
leaving the school tax at twelve and one
half cents, as il IS now.
After much discussion the substitute
was adopted and allowed to lay on the
speakers table subject to call
The Cochran resolution empowering the
International and Great Northern inyesti-
eating committee TO employ the services
OF the sergeant-at-arms and pay the
mileage and fees OF witnesses was called up
Adjourned