Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-09

ship by private corporations 10 this state,
and the bill as previously amended
pnssed and goes 90 the senate.
The house changed the period IN which
lands are required 90 be- alienpted from
twenty years fixed 10 the senate bill to
fifteen years
House joint resolution No. 2 amend
ing the suffrage provisions " the conso.
tuition 10y requiring a poll tax. evidenced
by receipt ns Q prerequisite for voting,
was considered.
Mr. finlay offered nu amendment
striking out the poll tax requirement.
Mr.. Mcslwec argued that no man
should have a voice IN the affairs oi the
state who don't pay his fair proportion
of the expenses of the government,
Mr. Graves considered the bill better
than the Australian ballot
Alr Cain opposed the bill as class
law proposition.
Mr. Moody said there WINS always q
rih-rnn. which holds the balance Of
power. a man ought 10 be- able 70 pay
his poll tax. and willing 10 do so.
Mr.. James alluded t0 n party that had
been brought 10 the surface by political
evolution, The Third party, that wanted
90 change everything. or no change but
what suited the party.
AIR. Cain-ls not your party dissatis-
he'd and divided on the turu question:
Mr.. James No, sir; the Democratic
party IA "a unit GA the tariff
The amendment was further discussed
by Aicssrs. Turner. Onion, Davis. Hogan
liulay and Simmons.
Mr., Finlay argued that the voter
should be- qualified by an educational
rithcr than ~ p0ll tax provision,
Pending further consideration, the
house adjourned till pm.
At'rEROON SESSION.
IN The afternoon session the house
consideration Of tho suffrage resolution
pending from adjournment. amendments
of minor importance were rejected.
Mr. findlays amendment Nril,en ont
the poll tuX requirement WIS defeated.
Mr.. Einlay then proposed uu amend
ment requiring that voters shall De able
90 rcad the constitution aud prepare their
ballots but not To apply 90 these who were
voters when the constitution was adopted.
by Mr.. Groves Amend this hy stnk.
lug out the constitution and inserting
this amendment
Tho amendments were defeated and tho
resolution was engrOssed. Ayes. 20
House bin S.. the assignment bin was
read second time and went over NJ
pending business
The house concured In the senate
amendments 10 house bin amending the
Bra2Oriu and LuaullC county court bills
and the hhl providing for selling the
nrtrsnn watpr from the wells on the
ground OF the luuHtic asylum In San
Antonio.
An elaborate message was road from
The governor relative 70 the testimony
of e1 Mayor Nalle OF Austin against
certain officials ~ the Houston and
Texas Central railway. After hearing
thn mesmge the house adjourned TN
0.3O Thursday.
The senate mot at p. m.
Roll call showed no quorum present
aud on motion of Mr. Kcarby the chair
oriercl call Of che senate The call
showed the following absent: Mpssrg
Agpw BOrcu. Grcor. McComh. Nc
Kinney and lmboden Before the ser-
geaui-Utarfns 3tarh'd ont after the abb
scntccs an Of them came in
The consideration ~ the bin 20 nu-
thouzc rruruOd corporations 90 acquire
or construct aud operate branches or
lateral lines not more than thirty miles
no length was resumed The bin was
amended so that IL provisions shall ab-
ply only 10 branch lines Of twenty miles
IN leueth
On motion Of Mr. Swayne fur.
Their consideration of the bill was post
poucd until Thursday
On motion of Mr.. Dean the senate
ell 20 hX tho time of holding court in
the Ihirty-elghth judicial district was
taken up and under q suspension Of the
rules. passed.
Senator Kclrbv called up the hoggc
concurrent resolution 90 invcytignte the
mnnngcmont of the general land Office.
The resolution was adopted The chair
appointed as Tie committee Of invcstira-
liuu ON the part of the senate. Senntors
! loukuM, Lcwis and Browning.
Senator Baldwin called up his rpsolu-
ton for Adjournment ON March IS. which
| hc amended ao us 10 recall the previous
resolution 60 adjourn On March rs.
On motion Of Senator Douglas the
| further consideration of the resolution
was postponed until next Monday al Al
n. no.
On motion VI Senator Jester the sen.
ate hil for the retirement Of the pnst.
due bonds of the state and the issuance
| OF other bonds M lower rate of iu.
icrc., was taken mp and discussed at
/ length.
a message from Che governor WINS
reld. giving tho dcp1sitious oil Iosepb
/ Nnllc iu what 10 known as tho railway
cuuml s4iOu cases
ON motion of senator Alice the mos.
mFe YVES ordered printed iu the journnl.
Adjourned.