Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
nAplTnL Nnrns.

l,li lllrichdeld. one of the leading
ticket brokers of TwnH ~ herr fruin
san Antonio, Investigating the measure
hy which the railroads propose tu lpgiu-
late the energetic hnkouutudo the
broad limits of Texas, Expressions ns
thiH iar heard, Heom 90 Indicate that the
mensurc VIII not become n law
Colonel Tom Campbell. receiver Of the
International and Grcui Northern, rail
way, WIS among bis ArHlin friends this
week.
Sanuc committee uu finance report
fatorahIy ou che house hIll regulating
the sole of HpHiouH yuuuus cor malt LIQUOR
or mrdlcatpd hlt,m Tho committee mo-.
commended various amendments 20 the
bill
Senate judiciary committee No. 2. ro.
port uynmbly un tho house hah and
game bin
The committee ON state affairs hns ro.
bll no which Mr. FCarln of Polk pro
pesos TO mako article il05 OF the revised
Statutes read us follows;
"Ali male persons, hctween the ages
NJ FL and 10 years, Hhnl be- liable. and
u u hereby mode their duty 10 work
On, repuir md clean oui the public rada,
mlder The provisions and regulations Of
this utlo, except ministers Of the gospel
iu the active discharge of their minister
ial dutios, inWdidh m0mbers Of any
volunteer guards organized under pro
visions of the title "millhn," and tho
momberH NJ AL volunteer fro companies
in ihc active dscllnrgO Of their duties
as iiremon who shull be- exempt"
Senate conn iltco nm prnitcntinhca
gives the senate % favorable report on
Senator fOnkuu'a bill relative 10 tho
GntrgyIllo rclofuatorv providing That
tho hoarG oi control shall consent nf three
Trustees appointed hy ilie governor for
two ycri, 20 be paid $3.50 per year aud
Charles Thomas slHson who served ma
o soldier for Texas hy months n The
fall of 1893 and spring of 1859 tor
which De- bus never been paid wants rr.
lief NO Tho sum VI $40 and the homo
committee 0u state aHuifs bias lust be.
ported iuyombly a bill gmniing him the
pny
Colonel Winchester Kelao of Earle
pnlN, judge Hdyontc gpu0rl of the
Texas Volunteer Guards q senn n The
legislative balls, this week. presumably
lODslng after Do interest of the t1ihrd.
Representative James wants Hopkins
county inuticfcad from the c0mmuuny
20 me- district school system, aud the
houfe committee 0u education REPORTS
fayorbly on his hIll FOR TINT purpose.
THE LAND OFFICE CASE
Tho committee appointed by The house
and eon0te 81 investigate ihe riargca
l1uAo against State Land COMMUNICATION
MrGanghey held au important aud iu.
teratirR trssiOn thla Afternoon under
lock and key 40 one was permitted ID
enter The roOm except committee mcm.
hers and witnesses and Clerks AN wern
put undrr oath and al wero Instructed
~ divulgo nDne of ihe pfooeedinnH The
testimony "a being taken in abort hnnd
by Mr. Graves Of ulc comptr0llefa dp.
partment and Wili Dr. transcribed in
fun, While absent from them 10 per
son, The Gnzett correspondent WIS with
tie committee iu spirit and WIZ pleased
"a ser they nrH determined t1 niil.o
thorough nnN exhaustive Investigation.
While much Of the work i0duy was Of q
preliminary nature, enough Wa AcYol.
opel, however, ~ i.hOW thAi results VIII
b. fully as interesting ag waa e8po'ioi
when the matter Wnn frst touched npOn
Air. j. w Davis. author ~ The latter
which opened up DE Investigation. was Do
the room. ~ attached wliaese, ns were
also SEVERAL nlhpf grnilffDfn Whose
names viii somewhat snYTlFi the good
land commissioner when ~ htfua them
'lhr cofnnitfpc remained in sepsion H1nif-
thing less than Two hours AMI shHififnt
progress was made 10 warrilnt the be-
liof that bf Monday fFepiut they VIII
know ne fun extent Of Wiat tlcY may
eApect - discover, though Is viii Of