Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-15

Promptly at II o'clock to-day the uppe
house of the Twenty-second legislator,
came together in special session. A prayel
by Chaplain Smoot preceded the roll call
The following members were present
Messrs. Atlee, Burney, Clark, Clemens
Carter, Crawford, Finch, Frank, Glass
cock, Garwood, Harrison, Johnson, Kearby
| Kimbrough, Lubbock, O'Neal, Potter, Page
| Pope, Scale, Zary, Sims, Tyler, Weisigel
and President Pendleton.
The new members, Messrs. O'Neal and
Zary were given the oath of office by Pres
ident Pendleton.
The secretary then read the proclamation
of Governor Hogg which was issued calling
| the special session.
MIR. Lubbock of Harris, introduced res
| olution for the appointment of a committee
of three to notify the governor of the or
| ganization of the body.
| Mr.. Burney thought the resolution
| out of order as some vacancies existed.
The offices of enrolling clerk and assist
| ant journal clerk were declared vacant Mr.
| d. Q. McFaQ was elected enrolling clerk
and Mr.. p. F. King assistant journal clerk
Mr.. Lubbock's resolution was then taken
up.
Mr.. Glasscock, of Williamson, offered a
substitute, requiring that two committees
be appointed, one to wait upon the gov
| ernor to receive whatever message he might
have to deliver, and another to notify the
house of representatives that the senate
was ready TO perform the duties set forth
by the gubernatorial proclamation. The
substitute carried and Chairman Pendleton
appointed Messrs. Glasscock, Seal and
Potter to see the governor. and Messrs
Lubbock, Page and Clark to visit the House.
Mr.. Page raised a question concerning
the election of president pro TEN. The
chair favored the question. Mr.. Burney
nominated Mr.. Frank of Erath, with an
earnest commentator of his long service
in the senate. Mr.. Glasscock of William
son seconded the nomination. Mr. Frank
was elected president pro TEN without OPP
position, and thanked the senate cordially
for the honor.
Mr.. Page of Houston moved that pending
the arrival of the committee from the gov.
eruor the senate adjourn until 8 O'Clock
Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
As soon as a quorum was obtained atfthe
afternoon session q committee from5 the
house informed the senate of It's org8niza-
ton The message of the governor was
then ordered read, but before the clerR had
read five minutes Mr. Tyler of Bell made
motion that the reading be dispensed With.
This motion was put to vote and carried.
THE president announced the presentaes
ton of resolutions and bills in order and at
once every peer of the house sprang to his
feet and in minute volley of bills and
resolutions struck the president like a snow
storm.
Resolution by Mr.. Burney, for the ap-
pointment of congressional, senatorial and
representative apportionment committees
IN lieu of the present general committee.
Joint resolution by Mr.. Carter resolving
that the body in special session would not
consider any bills until the bills for the
apporhonment of the state, the establish |
ment of the constitutional amendments and |
the per diem and mileage appropriation |
bills were passed. The senator from Tar |
rant said that it was his purpose 20 prevent |
a flood OF bills relating to matters of less
Importance.
Mr.. Pope objected to the Joint resolu-
ZION as impracticable. He said that most
IF the work on the bills named therein
would be done in committee, and under it
he body would be compelled to remain idle
pending committee reports
Mr.. Kimbrough said that the resolu-
ion was change of rule.
Mr. Tyler held that it was not in the
lower OF the senate 10 constitutionally pass
he resolution. y
Resolution BY Mr. Clemens providing for1
he appointment of a committee to prepase
esolutions on the deaths of Messrs. Maetze
nd Abercrombie Carried.
Bill by MIR. Pope to establish COMPRESS
irpsR districts.
Resolution byAir. Finch providing for the
eneral publication of the governors mes
age in the various languages Carried
naes we're introduced to reapportion ira