Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-15

the vote which yesterday defeated the
Graves amendment uut mo- election shall
bc ordered Ia any subdivision less than
% legal voting precinct Refused.
An amendment by Mr. Rogau was
adopted that N there rs not any regular
voting place IN q subdivision less than
% Justices precinct the county commits.
cionr~ shall designate suitable place.
Various amendments proposed were
defeated.
4 motion by Mr.. Rarrou TO strike out
the cuuctiuE clause was defeated and the
muiu question being ordered the bin was
passed 10 the third reading
Mr.. Moody WIS allowed To- call up
house bill % amending the law gs To
unlawful selling or giving away of iutoX.
iruntE The hIll Imposes penalty ~
from S25 10 500 Hne and from twenty
to sixty days Imprisonment in the county
Jail for yiolHtofs of The law; fixes the
same penalty against physicians giving
false prescriptions and defines q blind
tiger as selling boy device and subjects
the offender 90 @ pcuulty of imprisonment
from two to twelve months aud a ttne
OF from Sluu t0 5000.
An amendment hy Mr. Fcugun of Polk
was adopted Imposing u penalty of from
S2S 90 SlOl liuc and twenty tu sixty
days imprisonment ON pnrtics uhrttiug I'M
procuring iutoXicants under false pre-.
scripuons Tile bill was eugrossrd as
amended,
The house upNt considered Mr. Dnrs
bill repeating HE OLD wolf scalp law, aud
cnucuug % new one that the commission
vr.' court OF any county, az their disc
Druuou, after prescribed notice may or
der payment hy the county of hDuutivs
ON scalps us followsl 81 for ruch loho
wolf So for each Mexican lion, tiger,
leopard or panther and 80 cents for
each coyote wolf or wild cat within the
limits ut thr county.
An amendment striking ont the words
"lubo' aud coyote was adopted.
The hin was discussed ON u motion To
strike ont nll but the section repeating
the old law by McssrS. Dills, Rogau and
| simmons of Maverick. the last speaker
arguing iu quite classical way the
duty Of the members ot other parts of
the states towards the southwest section
OF the state
Mcssrs Peck, Smith Of lin, and Hen
derson Of Milan also discussed the mo-
| ton
MIR Wynn spoke IN favor OF the hill
NV Cunningham offered an umpud-
mpnt cNempuug Jones and other counties.
This WAS followed by other proposed
| exemptions
MIR Rog0u spoke, arguing that the bin
was constitutional and MIR. fVuguu of
| Folk argued to tiles contrary citing src-
| tion 23 of the general provisions of the
constitution which provides tlat the leg
islturr muy pass laws for the prutcr.
| ton of stock, provided thUt amy local
law ttus passed shall be submitted Ia a
vote of the treehuldcrs which the hin
did not PROPOSE to dc. He favored, as
| his motion suggested, striking out an but
| The section Npeulipg the old law
Mr. OuiOu argued that as the hill was
| Co ace generally 10 would he state ana
| not lucul law To which the 23d section
OF lho constitution was not intended To
apply
Mr. Rowcll In the chair Mr. Ball PRO.
posed an amendment 90 include rougprs.
and Nh, Dashicll co add buffalo Ruled
| ont oi order
MIR Wilson favored the hill and hoprd
| Il would De- suitably amended aud iri,o.
| luus amendments voted down.
The feagUu amendment the effect Of
| which IL Co make the bin simply repeal
| the old law was tabled
The bin was finally ordered to be- en.
| grosSed, aud went over under motion
by Mr.. Wilson which rcmaius pending.
10 table Il motion To reconsider
Various committee reports were sub
| mltud as follows.
By The committee on pcnitpntaries
Favorable or senate hin Ia purchase
| agricultural lands for working COuyicts
Adversely unou the bin authorizing
/ counties 90 work state cunVicts On iht
county r0ads,
Tho committee on state Affairs reported
adversely on house hill making sheriHs.
etc, hAule for damages from mohs 10
| prisonrs In their charge
The committee on education reported
adversely 0u the bill recurring the unf.
/ yerSlW regents 90 appoint prUfessu
| from the eclectic and another from the
| homeopathic HchOOls of mediciuv
Judiciary committee No. reported
| favorable on senate bin CREATING u board
of pard0us, aud favorable on house bill
| requiring railroads 90 Keep record
book of stock killed on their lines.
House adjourned lin 10 o'clock To-
| morrow,