Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-08

,ag away capitol invested in such .,,.~
Ihn'a ~ companies which had a,,,,,,it',.,s
~ Wy associations and .nter,.., We
,NlVp ule resources of the ststa W.
Yviupated the several plntfornt, Nv
Deiiecrauc, Republican. ma pos1,, tle
w we SUBJECT and argued tbaf t,n ifii
Ngs not Democratic III"
e. Ut iiaiier the c0lorcd represortot;,,
mil ,i nth1oria county. and tie sole H..
4, It'll hlemoer ~ the lnslature sSid
SEEMED 70 him that the Demo.rs,',itti
piolivrlh was not understood ns ~
p'ukefs put their own construction ,,.,.,,
~ As 20 his platform no arirn.t n
"s plun enough and he did not ne,-i
sag much. lie did not care nuytbin,,
az q. pueSuQms as to wbetb.
eI the bill was Demerrotic
or Republican. or pon,I yi.tO ,,
nre so u was right and for ~ eooJ ,s
INC people of the state. When be ~,
neleu a proposition was rirbt be ,sos
gong TO favor 10. whether II entne frnr,
,I, LOGS Clark OF Populist source ,ap.
Inc amendment to strike out tho 500.
vi WIS tagled hy o vote of IS 10 10.
q, Mr. ol9yden offered am amendment Ia
lhe section that nothing I'M thls not
snuuiu De construed 90 prohibit the lease
puIehase, snle or aub-divisipn az oDv
lanG In withiH Incorporated towns, cities
vi NulNEtt.
Mcssrs, Dills and Mills spoke IN favor
o.. ihe nll ana the house adjourned,
Pehuihg discussion, until O'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon session of the house
CmS Nden amendment to the pending
'SG,. .HSNto ~" corporate ownership Of
"'s II Ijt"hce 9 acius In ortler varuas
aa,s5 "torg Ats were PROPOSED to he
Mr.. L.. ifcred substitute for ali
the .amendmean providing Tint notbioe
III the act shnll b. construed 10 npply M
actual bona ide citizens Of this state.
mhoSc corporate stocks are confined to
the limits of this state. Lost.
NM Slayden accepted an amendment
by Messrs. Mills and Fields TO his own
amendment so as 10 apply its provisions
20 suburbs of such cities. towns and vii.
iages, as are within two miles of the
nnliis OF said corporation IN any direc.
HE amendment amended and adopted.
Mr. Bnllowe offered an amendment TO
the ON section, providing for suits for
forfeiture md eschent of lands by the
attorney or other attorney np.
Pointed by the governor for that purpose,
etc.
Mr., Dills offered q substitute striking
0ui the words 'or other attorney" np
pointed hy the governor for that pur.
pose, and providing thut such suits shall
De under the advice and the direction
OF the attorney II was mtmntcd
In he discussion chat this was aimed
at the present governor aud attorney
general. but this was denied The nmout-
mont WAS defeated.
Mr. Dean offered an amendment TO
section . by inserting provided the pro.
Visions Of Tins act shall not amply to the
Capitol Freehold Land and Investment
company, lands which thoy obtained
from the state for the erection Of the
capitol building
Mr.. Dean, after referring TO tho SPLEEN
did building argued that the bin would
do mn injustice To those who had 10 make
sacrifice by mortgagug the land recciv-
ed from the state 80 as % carry ont the
contracts. Ills amendment simply aimed
ns matter of Justice 10 break the force
of the hin. MS 10 those who had con.
structcd the building. II was not right
To force the syndicate under such cir
cumst0nccs 90 dispose of the land which
he had good authority 10 state they had
improved 80 q could be- sold. They were
paying an annual tax of St1O7O. aud
we should take into account the interest
they must raise running twenty-five or
thirty years The operations OF the bin
would yiolutc the faith of the state and
kerp che parties from realizing thr fr1iits
Of their contract. IL Is almost impOss.
bic for them to sell out I'm the school
lands competing with those Of the syn
dictate are sold.
Mr.. GOssett cOntended that the state
had dealt in the matter with individuals
and that they had capitalized the lands
10 corporation on a basis Of $4,000
600.
Mr.. DeanFully 90 per cent of the
stock is held by citizens Of the United
States, leaving not over 10 per cent held
by the gentlemen IN Scotland The
lands ns | stated, are not laid out for
speculation, but for development, 80 as
70 hc sold and develop the state As
for the iii IN the main, am heartily in
accord with the spirit of the act. but
In this matter ! must insist Tint the
exception should be- made Ia Justice to
the good faith Of the state. and for the
adoption Of the amendment
Tn" amendment was defeated. and the
bin was ordered 10 be cngrossed.
Seuatc bill fixing fees of county and
district attorneys and attorneys nd Item
was passed. TO take effect ninety days
after adjournment aud the house adj
journcd til $3.50 Wednesday.