Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-15
LEGISLATIVE.
The Senate Discusses the Rail-
road Commission
so FAR AS ELECTION OF MEN
To Fn the Position q Commissioner iol
Six Years,
The House Alter Debate and One Slight
kmendmcn, Passes to Third Reading.
Tho Fallen Women Homo Blll.

Austin. Tex, March 1i. lSpcciul)
The senate met This morning at 10 u'cluy6
Lieutenant Governor Crane in the chal',
Petitions were presented aud reieri'u
a. follows
Mn Mr. Coss Petition from citigons
of Baylor, asking for au appropriation 90
paw for .calps of Wild nnlmuls.
liN MIR GOsa-A petition tuOm clu.cue
of Knox county asking that the scalp law
bc continued in iorcc.
Under thc resolution adopted Monday
Secretary Kennedy procccdcd TO cnl
the roll and the senators As their nnnes
were vailed designated Whnt measures
they deail,d To bring before the senate
MIR ArnCw called mp senate Joint rcso
luton 60 make the railroad commissions
ers elective hy the pcople ami wan
laid over until bills on third rcoding had
been disposed Of
House bnl amending The snmc law no
as to refer 10 certain East Texas conn.
ties was laid before the senate ON tmfd
rvndiug aud was pissed.
The consideration was resumed OF the
two senate Joint resolutions TO amend
the constitution so as TO make the rail
rndd commission elective hy the people.
On mVlion of Senator McComh the
aeuntc decided to consider separately
the Goss joint resolution 10 Nmcnd the
constitution and kcarhy's resolution FOR
the same purpose.
The senate then defeated motion OF
senator McCumh TO substitute tho
kcprhy resolution for that of Goss The
essential point 0f difference between thcir
resolutions ia that the lNrnrhy resolution
would hnyr made the Office of railway
commissioner constitutional Oihrr,
| Whereas nt present the offices have boon
merely created by the legislature. The
resolution passed to amend different ser'
/ uunn of the constitution una tlO dciont
of kcnrhy's resolution prevents Che rail.
/ way commission FROM hpiug puErnitcd
/ upon the organic law of the state.
The GuRs resolution to amend the con-
/ atitutiOn merely provides that the durn-
/ ton of an offices not liked by the conlti.
| tuition shall not exceed two ycnra, except
that the term of ollico of tho railroad
| commissioners shall hc SIX yenrs and
/ they shall be- elected 10y the people
Tho lolnt resolution was then ordered
pnrroasud
The calling of tho roll WIS resumed
| and senator Alice called up his bin To
| protect lnhorors employed in muuufnctur.
| ing embellishments aud iO secure Thorn
! in the payment OF thcir wngea The
| object OF this bill ig GO abolish Tie chpvk
! system, 10y wmclf lnhoruW nro paid free
] uuontly by manufacturing voucprhH aud
/ minos the chpcl being nn order PAYABLE
| iu HpOds or something othUr chan money,
| The romuhtten amendment dcclnrluE
| the violation OF the provisions of tho
bill misdpmcnn0r, aud fixing The penalty
at tine of from $40 90 SaOu WIS dif.
| wsaud, aud senator Steele nnUrpd M
| amendment To except from The provision
of the blll those engaged Va agriculture.
senator lmbpdcn amended the amend.
| mcnt s0 na tO except Ouly those uRri-
uulturistH who I've ih l'rrpsiouc county.
senator Smith offered u substitute for
both, that nRriculturists aud l0Nors hC
excepted from the provisions Of the Till
THIS evoked q good laugh from the
senate, and the senator from Denton said
| hr would not Insist upon his substitute.
Srnntor lmbndrn said lac would nc.
| cCpi the substitute
Tho chair Docs the gountor from
Denton insist Upon hls substitute so na
10 except lawyers also from the prutis.
Ions Of the hillf Tho chair is IA homty
accord With The object of The suhatitulo
senator smith withdraw the sub
Htituto, Me President
Pending discussion of the measure
The sCuntr adjourned.