Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-25

Z eAtN AtNNAsA'AAHA NANtNANNNN y NrNNNNAN
by Mr. Whelcss from some land agents
Of Austin relative TO statements in the
report ~ The joint committee which I'M
Vestigatcd CERTAIN charges against the
state land commissioner.
Mcssrs Wholcss and McFan of Travis
opposed the motion un the ground that
we rEht Of petition justified the pubhca-
u9n OF such complaints Of grievances
MT ficld1 Thought there was no per
tnency 10 The memorial 10 Justify ts
Insertion In the Journal
Inc motion 20 expuncp prevailed
Tue special joint committee TO which
was referred the matter of reporting as
/ ~ the advislbiiiy ni Publishing tho tcsti.
m0ny M the land office mvcsiirntlon.
| IypottNu Tint as the senate portion of
/ ihe committee had censod its nnctious
! the house portion dii not feel authorized
! 10 act alone, and recommended that The
matter be referred 80 q special commit.
/ Tee OF seven members OF the house to
| body
MT Curry presented resolution nc-
| eerunrly and further providing that "
! lne committee should recommend i'm.
] PARCHMENT proceedings AGAINST Land
/ Commissioners Mdhushey, that the com.
mlttee Ice instructed TO prepare proper
/ articles therefor and submit the same
! VIII their report On the house
Inc report and resolution were ndopted
nnd the speaker appointed as the com.
mittec Messrs Smith of Hnl. Henderson
OF Milan, Peck, Cough, Beall. Wynn
The business pending from adjourn.
/ ment was resumed being house bin Gl8.
! TO regulate aud limit the execution of
! bonds by counties cities aud towns.
| An amendment Co section was
| adopted TINT ID shall not be- construed In
! eases Of suit by the attorney general Go
| enforce the collection of bonds On give
| validity TO any such bonds ga may Doe
/ issued In excess oi the constitutional
/ limit, but ali such bouts 20 the extent
/ OF such excess shall bc held valid.
Also adopted an amendment adding
; section .. as follows:
section o. Nothing IN this act shall
De construed TO apply 90 the issuance OF
I any bonds IN cases whore pro-
| vision for their issuance has been made
~ whole or In part before the passage
! OF the net
The bill passed ayes SO, noes 20
| Mr. Fiuluy called up the motion 10
| table a motion to reconsider the vote by
/ which house bill f5S, TO validate county
] bonds heretofore issued was cncroscd.
The motion to table was lost aud the
| question of reconsideration was discussed
Mr. Curry argued that the bin would
| bonds were invested.
Mr. Hawkins, however. contcnded that
| the school fund bonds were already pro-
| tected. and quoted the governor az say
! ing that there seemed TO be O bug under
| the chip. and that 10 looked like an net
| TO protect bondholdors and not the
| school fund
The speaker Mr.. Hawkins. denied that
| the bill was an administration meas,
urc
Ar. Moore argued that Il was most
| dangerous precedent 10 allow county
| 90 rcpudiate its debts and the rcputn.
| ton OF the whole state was involved Ia
| the matter
Mr., Turney opposed and Mr. Hender,
| son Of Milan favored the bill
There was further discussion similar
| 10 that which occurred ON the cugrosa-
mont of the BILL II was c0utonded that
bonds had been issued without author
! uy IN some cnscs 70 build comtlouses
20 the extent of SlQUO or $4,000
which were not worth $1,000
The discussion was participated IN by
Messrs. Feagan Of Polk, Smith Of hin
| and Henderson OF Lamar. the last gen
tleman urging that there was no occa-
sion for an additional healing act To
! protect the school fund and run the
| risk of validating worthless bonds
Mr.. Hawkins had read a communion
/
! effect of the bin would be 10 validate
! fraud that the school fund was protected
under the decision in the Nolan county
! Case and the act Of 1883, which limits
| bonds according 10 the amount OF tax
| rolls Of the counties, which rolls are
| public Tor the information Of all CON
| ceruod IN the issuance aud sale OF
! bonds.
Mr. Finlay, olludng to the statement
! that the governor thought there might
| he a bug under the chip, and nttncks
az 20 the motives Tor the bin and that
| because his 0Finlay'sl name was attach
| cd 10 the bin. d was Ia the interest Of
! Galveston bond-holders, said he did not
! care whether unimadyersious as ~ him
self came from a cock sparrow or an
eagle He had no bird shot for the Oc-
castor 10 shoot NJ the gentleman from
Midland. II he will cultivate sentiment
aud oratory, regardless Of facts he may
attain 90 some notoricty and make some
reputation. The bin had been suggested
TO him by Mr.. Bats as a good admins
trative measure TO protect the school
fund.
Mr.. Hawkins In reply said that Il
WAS generally the biz dog that yelped
He intended no reflection upon the gem
tleman from Galveston. but merely re-
ferrad 70 what were facts NJ 10 the name
of the representative of Galveston head
Ing the biz. aud the bonds being largely
held In that city. II there was any Of
Tense IN this be- would tender the apOl-
ogy Of an honest heart.
Tie motion 90 reconsider prevailed by
vote Of 40 20 10.
Mr. Fields presented a resolution 10
set apart Mondays for the consideration
Of constitutional amendments.
BY Mr. BrOwnA bin 10 authorize
the appointment OF bonded clerk 10
have charge of the school land depart
ment Ia the state laud Office
b. Mr. McFall. by request Defining
aud fixing the liability Of palace and
sleeping car companies.
Adjourned dll o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION
Austin. Tex. March -. Especially
In the afternoon session the house re-
suned rs discussion Of house bill No.
95S. to validate county and city bonds,
heretofore issued.
AN amendment was adopted 10 strike
ont section OF the bill which validated
county bonds for courhouses and iails
and public bridges, where the bonds
have been delivered and the proceeds
used for such purposes aud the bonds
were not issued ia violation OF law.
Mr. Lean moved 90 reconsider the vote
by which the third clause OF section j,
10 validate cOmpromsp bonds, was struck
out Of the bin Carried, aid the clause
remains Ia the bill
Az amendment was adopted thar the
bonds shall rnn not oyer forty years
and shall b. redeefnabie nt any time
from five 10 ten years after Issuance.
An amendment by Mr. Fields, chang
ing The emergency clause 10 better suit
the hlll was adopted.
Various amendments 10 the section
fixing the bass for Issuance Of bonds
were defeated and the bili was en-