Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
LEGISLATIVE
The Senate Devotes Most of the
Day Honoring the Dead.
THE REGISTRATION BILL UP.
The House Acts on Several Apportionment
Bills and AI=o Passes Browns
Railway Bond Biu-The
Full Proceedings.
Senate.
snenial 70 the aazette. .

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March so.-With the con-
yening Of the senate this morning DR..
Dodge of the Baptist chur.h filed the po-
sition of chaplain.
The committed on memorials presented
their resolutions on the death CT Senator
Maetze and ex-senator Abercrombie.
Further consideration of the memorial SER
vices were postponed until 1880
MIR. Sims called up the matter to recon-
slider the resolution IN regard TO the dis
charge of five committee clerks. After
se1reral speeches upon the subject the mo-
ton TO reconsider was lost, and the chair
notified the chairmen of committees to Sc
leet what clerks they wished IN order that
he might discharge the others.
The Pope Australian ballot bill next came
UP for consideration.
Mr.. Stephens offered an amendment to
allow counties the right of local option in
regard to the adoption Of the law relating
to elections.
Mr.. Aztec vigorously opposed the amend
ment, saying that his counties on the Rio
Grande were urgently demanding the pass
age of a general law, and he did not believe
any county commissioners, not political
bosses, would object-to the adoption of the
law. Further small amendments were
made to the bill.
Just at the end Mr.. Clements offered the
in cities Of ten thousand inhabitants and
over, as an amendment to thenbill adopted.
The bill passed to engrossment and was
spread on the journal Nth a motion to re-
consider.
The senate then took up the memorial
resolution. Mr.. Townsend spoke concern
ing Mr.. Maetze.
Mr. Pope delivered beautiful address
on the recent deaths.
Messrs. Searcy and Lubbock spoke, after
which the senate adjourned out OF respect
to the dead until $3.50 a. m.
The memorial services in the senate this
morning were marked with a beautiful
solennity. The body lately engaged in n
heated discussion sobered down into mos
serious assemblage. MIR. Townsend
livered the first address. Mr.. Pope follow IS
with an exquisite tribute TO the dead SCI
tor, and, as we'll spoke feelingly of NJ
recent deaths in the ranks of promil
men of Texas. He spoke in most fee1ly
terms of Mr.. Abercrombie, and related
many experiences in the legislature wit
hin, proving his noble heart.
Mr.. Searay spoke in honor of the sacre
memory of Hon. A G. MaetZe, whose Sc
he occupied. He told Of Mr.. Maetz9s
noble work in the cause of liberty in CIR
many, and also of his splendid work heEe.
He told Of early association with this noble
German, and spoke feelingly of the NAVY
marked traits in character fit to excite Int
versal admiration.
Mr.. Lubbock spoke eloquently upon the
lie OF Senator Aoercromo PIE, a man raised
in the bosom of the family of the he1o of
San JacinJo. He said that it was fitEhat
he who occupied the seat of the dead 4ena-
Tor shoulo lay some small trlpu1e UPON so
sacred tomb
The addresses were delivered and re-
ceiyed with deep feeling, and many ewes
were dimmed during the memorial sefviees
An interested BUD sTcs q 1 iessa.ffs5 were
present, ane-SShen the senate adjourned till
to.1 111eoss 5w in respect to the dead, a rever-
entail spirit was evident throughout the
body, AID the tribute to those gone before
was pla My heartfelt.