Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-25
CoMMl'rrr WoRK.

rhv committee ON state Affairs has not
prepared its report. hut 10 is understood
thnt IL win report fnvornhly ON The prop
osiuon to appropriate some S2OO,OuO or
S3OOuoO tu pulchuHc agricultural lands
for working state coiNicts.
The committee huH agreed to advise
the coutun of board of parduns 60
consist Of three members, limiting their
service 10 not over ninety days, nt 50
each per day. and requiring that nppli'
cunts for pardon give hitccn days ma.
ticc no n daily paper 90 by three puhlico-
tiuus cousrcutiyrly in somr weekly pa.
pcr Of their applications.
judiciary committee No. ~ uEDcd Co
report luyurnhlN the Murroll bill amend
ing the law -u Ns tu make ID WiHu'.
mcunur tu pun up wire fence plsts uud
luy thrm fiat su ns Go drive oyer the
fcupp
Tho education committee decided to
report ljNowhly thc Rogcrs school text
book bill. which simply rcyiNcs l0 perfect
defects 30 the existing law which iS in
OPERATION mainly ON account of dcicctiNe
title. The report WAS adopted hy the
casting vote ui the committee chairman
aud Viii De- accompanied with % Wiuur.
ity IMPORT The chairman was Instructed
tu appoint committee OF three iu lr,-
pare q general committee school hill
for substi utiur the existing law without
reference. however To- tbs test book
bill above reported
The hil tn authorize assessors 10 pui
parents and puuuluu 'iundrr oath nB
20 age of children reported for attend
uuCo m ,hc public schools viii be ~.
ported adversely
rhc comuittor ON constitutional amend
mouts decided unanimously against tho
proposition for cnlliur q state convention,
The bills to croat" the nnw counties
of Rounh and Reagan were warmly
discussed before the committee ON county
boundaries, hui were postponed for fur
thcr consideration.
Representative Ersklnc has prepared
q bin dividing the public domain equally
between the FREQ schools and the state
university with proyiso tlmt lIO.uuO
acres, on a. much as may he necessary
Doe reserved for grounds ana for building
an executive mansion.
no SQUEEZE THE WATER OUT
Austin, Tex. Jan - (SprcinlD Tho
popular idea of The leading plank of the
last state platform was that IL iniendod
60 squeeze the wind aud water ont Of
railroad bonds This b.. of COURSE, or
ronoous. II is impossible To- interfere with
fictitious bonds now CNtput. us the UOurtg
declared when Gov llugE entered his
famous Intervention suit. The only desire
is 10 prevent The further issuance of
fictitious ruilrnnd securities hy demand
causes for the Indebtedness. This, how
ever. does not seem 10 suit the populit
contingent, for one Of them. Representa-
tive Cain Of Wood, today introduced the
following resolutions intending Ia dry ont
bonds already cXiant'
Wherons. According 10 The message of
his eXccllency, Governor llOgg. 10 the
'rWcnty.third Legislature, there were
StJOOO0,OOO Of bonds and stocks issued
10y the railroads corporations Of Texas,
aud good portion Of said stock aud
bonds are fictitious and without cOnsid-
GRAFTON, some Of the said roads having
issued bonds and stocks 10 the amount
of 900 per mile, when they have
cont less Than onefourth OF that amount'
ami.
Whereas. Section Of article ~ of
the constitution of the state of Texas
provides that no corporation ghnll isWc
stocks or bonds except for money paid,
labor done on property nctunlly received.
and all fictitious increase of stock or In
dcbtcdness shall be yoid therefore,
be- q
Resolved. That the ottoucy-genoral Of
The state Of Texas Is hereby instructed
60 tnkc such legal atcns through the iu
dietary department of the state ns is
required by the constitution and laws %
make void an such fictitious mcnnsp OF
bonds and stocks issued by any such cor
porations within this state