Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-08


Austin, Tex, Feb Especial Tho
hoose met 90 10 o'clock with Speaker
Cochran aud q quorum present
brief hut appropriate ANA we'll cN.
pressed prayer was made by the chaplain
Rev. II. Pennington. who alluded 90 the
members as scnuncls ON duty 90 guard
the interests of the people.
Substitute house bill No. .. The bill
amending the mechanics and lahorer's
lieu law WAS tnkcn up as the pending
business,
Mr. Graham offered an amendment
adding section $50. 10 rcnd.
Nothing IN this act shall be- so Oou.
strued ns to render the owner of promises
on which improvements have been or may
hereafter bp erected liable tu amy one
for "a greater amount chan the contract
price uulcss it be- satisfactorily shown
thai the material furnished aud labor
performed exceed in Value the Contract
price. aud iu that ease he shall be liable
for the labor performed and matorinl
furnished at Reasonable valuation
Pending consideration q message was
received from the governor touching the
hurting OF tho negro Henry Smith by
the mob nc Paris. Tex The message
WAS referred to the judiciary committee
with INSTRUCTIONS 10 report 10y bill or
, otherwise on the subject matter sug-
| gcstcd
The lion bin was discussed by NIessrs.
Gmhnm Cough Henderson Of Milan.
Peck Dashicll, breeding, Moore, James,
Finley Onion md others on the quer-
| ton Of the Grahnm amendment which
was offered us a substitute for the Hem
| drrson amendment which was considered
| yesterday
Mr. Cough argued that the substitute
| aimed TO protect owners from liability
! for an amount m excess of the amount
! ftI NRr pr la Ian
! Most Of the speakers spoke OF the bill
/ us measure likely 10 effect the Demo
! cratic patty ON account Of the subject Of
| such legislation being a prominent feature
| iu the Democratic platform
! 4 motion 10 postpone tll Monday was
| lost; ayes, %; noes, 5S.
ON motion of Mr. Curry to recon-.
init so 40 10 perfect the bin. The house
| refused boy vote Of % 10 81
| Mr. Hodges opposed the idea ~ inter
| yeuuuu iu contracts of parties The bill
was 30 important in the interests of the
parties he wanted 10 postponed 10 per-
! feet the measure
Mr. Bcal spoke against the bill as yio-
| latyr OF private rights of business
Mr. Chambers argued thut the bill
| was 10 protect the luburer Us providing
| lien for him. The owner could protect
himself lie wanted the law go that
| security VIII hc provided for the lAburcr.
Mr. Curry argued that thc great dif.
| hculty was 10 provide on either hand
against q contractor cOlludinR with the
| owner against the workman or with the
| workman against the owner.
Mr. Wynn alluded 10 the danger Of
lcgislatiug TOO far into the matter of
| private contracts,
Mr.. Finay drew the parallel as 60 In.
| terfcrcnce with contracts The mti.Op.
ton bll WIS in that line. So were Tho
laws regulating marriage or divorce and
other mutters, Whai are wc here for but
30 enact laws by which contracts cun bu
enforced, aud thus become part of such
cOutrucSf A. tO the fundamental nN-
ture Of contracts, you cant make a con.
tract against law. We. arc here 40 pro-
tpc the lnborpr and not the material
men against the owner who can protect
| himself fuu can't make law TINT
won't infringe upon the right Of contract
and individual action
Mr. Dills said the more Ills measure
| was discussed the more there appeared
Ia boz dynamite IN the hill He DIDN'T
believe IN holding a man 10 q contract
u which he may have had not purt
| There had been Q good deal Of reasoning
ON both sdes and good deal uf euHl
~ 10 ia political effect N the object
was t0 protect poor men, why not 80
the whole length and do something fui
the cotton picker and the plowmnn la the
fields. as well no the w0rlmon who ~
| fuse 10 Work unless lhel can GET % ~
81 n day. No man 10 said would go far
thor than he would 10 protect the labor
ing man. but the bin as proposed wal
calculated 10 make the man who wants e
| buid a little home the victim Of the con
tractor and bis workmen.
Mr.. Brown said hr wanted 10 reno
from a platform, Rlich was not thar O
the Third party or the Republicans or
rarely Democratic platform, bnt the plat
form Of the people, meaning the cOnstitu
ton. from which he read.
Mr. Breeding argued strongly Ia favo
Of the bin. which went over as pcndml
business for tomorrow
Mr.. Gossett gent up a bin 10 adopt M
new criminal code Of procedure.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock Wodnca
| dag.