Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12
LEGISLATIVE.
Rapid Work in the Senate and
Much Ground Covered.
THE KANSAS CITY COMMITTEE
To Take in the Commercial Congress
Named by the Speaker-A Number of
Ells Passed, Killed and Pend
ing In the House.
xxi. LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
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AUSTIN. TEX, April l1.-Mr. Frank Of
fered a concurrent resolution designating Z
room il the capitol for the state library,
Adopted
House bill to amend the school law refer.
ring to public schools outside cities and
towns having charge Of their own schools,
was taken up and passed, under suspension
81 the rules.
House dill to increase the salary Of the
superintendent of the orphan asylum was
taken up and passed, under suspension OF
the rules.
Senate bill TO relieve railroad companies
Chartered under the Revised Statutes and
have built their roads from articles Cos and
Cos Of said statutes was taken up and
passed.
House bill to grant pension to Madame
Candaleria a survivor OF the Alamo, was
taken up and passed under suspension OF
the rules.
Senate joint resolution to amend the
constitution requiring registration OF voters
IL cities of 10000 inhabitants was taken up
and ordered cngrOssed
House bill 10 restore to the county court
AcCuuoch county civil and criminal iuris-
diction heretofore belonging to ii was taken
up anG passed under suspension Of rules.
House appropriation bill was then taken
up for consideration. A number Of amend
ulents We're agreed to, and the bill was
O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate rcassembled at 3 O'Clock and
resumed consideration of the appropriation
bill. A number Of amendments were
adopted. The tuition fee for entering the
university law school was cut down to $50
and $500 was inserted for the purchase Of
McArdlc's picture, Log Cabin History Of
Texas"
4 good many more amendments of more
or less Importance were agreed to, and the
bill pasSeu under suspension OF the ru es.
Senate Joint resolution to amend the jul
dietary article OF the constitution was
taken up and the house amendment agreed
Adjourned until o'clock
HOUSE.
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, April 1.-THE house con-
bills III and lis.
The house bin amending the law defining
the duties Of county judges relative to rural
public schools was taken up, engrossed and
passed.
Nh Moody's bill fixing the rate of the
state al vutUrem and the school tax, one a.
Is and the other Ut l2l2 cents ON the 500,
was taken from the Speakers table.
Mr.. Cochran offered an amendment fixing
the ad VaOrem al l2;g cents, and Mr.. Jones
wanted TO place il at 1865 cents. Both
the amendment and the substitute were de-
fealcd.
Nj Nelson amendment providing that
TIE act shall not so INFO effect until 1892 was
adopted.
The house bill to give 4 free copy of the
supreme court reports to each district and
county III the state was argued and
amended in various ways, and il fit Of
disgust postponed indefinitely.
y UlIl for the relief OF K. j. Roe was
wrimgied over At length and killed.
The senate bill authorizing any town or
city desiring. TO do SO to compromise its
bonded Indebtedness passed.
The substitute house DIll authorizing any
county TO use state lands for public build
ings was taken up. The bill has special
reference TO the site OF the insane asylum
at San Antonio. 1t WAS passed.
\ motion 10 reconsider prevailed and the
bill was amended and killed.
The house blu 10 dismiss the civil iuris-
diclion of the county court of Leon county
was indefinitely postponed.
The house bill TO attach Hutchinson county
20 hoUcrts county for Judicial purposes
passed.
lr. SwayHes motion 10 table the motion
spread upon the Journal SUMe days ago TO
re, Uusluer thc passage of the lana title bill
famed. PcuulHg consideration of the ques-
IOu the house adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Swayur raised the point of order
thai the tide bill had been once reconsld-
cred, and uuuer The rules could not be again
RECONSTRUCTED.
~. OwsIcy contended the bill had been
GE.cadcd since the previous motion to re-
cuuslucr had prevailed.
The dispute WAS land aside to take Up the
joint resolution Amending the Judiciary ar
tee of the constitution pending the vote on
4 q : h.a
ordered anu The joint resolution TO amend
section four article SIX Of the constitution,
providing Tor the registration OF voters III
ClIcs OF oUvU inhabitants was taken up and
euEtusStl..
he senate bill authorizing Jewish rabbis
TO sUieEnl@e The marriage ceremony was
read 4ud passed.
At The request OF Nh Jester of Navarro
the senate bIu prohibiting the giving of
fa.sc PcdtgrerS AND fuse certificates OF sale
OF animals was taken up ANA passed.
tAe JOINT resolution 10 amend the Judiciary
8r .ClS OF tnc constitution was taken up
AMI passed.
Senate bill relieving the trustees fund of
the city OF Houston passed.
y resolution OF coincidence with Repre-
sentative Wilson Of Harrison, who lost his
daughter April Is, as offered by Mr. Brown
ing of Donley, was adopted unanimously
Once more he motion 10 reconsider Mr.
SWaNue tue OIL WAS taken up and after
a lively argument was paSscd-49 to 80
speaker Miner announced the following
members as the delegates on the part of the
house 10 attend the commercial congress at
Kansas City. April 10: Terrell, HambIen,
Baker OF Tom Green, Owsley ami Perry of
Hamilton. a
senate bill amending the law relating ID
the control OF public schools, and regulating
the compensation Of county judges rs sx-
OtlicIo superintendent, passed TO thxd
reading
Mr. Kinks dirt road bill for the benefit ofl
LavaCa county, passed.
y struggle then arose over motionss&.
adjourn until Monday. The motion fuaily7
carried by q big majority. but MIR Gresham
aIuouuced that the appropriation bill
would be in The house 81 5 O'Clock tonight,
The senate having ordered the previous
question on il
Another vote 10 adjourn TO Monday
failed, and the house then adjourned to 5
o'clock Tonight