Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-23
LEGISLATIVE
The Senate at Work on De-
par,ment Appropriations.
MONEY FOR THE MILITARY.
The House Applauds Governor Hcgg and
George CLARK
MONEY FOR THE MILITARY
VINO Happen 10 Eesl In tho hall Of Repro.
ssnhlRos Tho walcr Squeezing BTU Up,
70 Project Pecan and 0lhcr rrSos.
sanaIe and House Proceedings.

austin, Tex, March ~ lNnfrinlt -
The senate mct this morning ut 10
O'Clock With Observation-Disclosures Crane
in the chair.
After prayer by Chaplain briggs. the
senate proceeded 90 business.
Mr. AONkum. chairman Of thc Joint
comuilficc, appointed 60 investigate the
management OF thp gonuml land office,
made hin report that the committee had
found that the land cOmmllsiO had
been guilty Of violating che law ln that
schools lnnda In Liberty and Harris coun-
ties had boon sold 90 land agents AND
spectators. Instead ~ Mutual settlers
The report condemns aleu- the clerks 10
tho school land department., and veOOm-
mopds che removal OF John McGourhey
AZ the head of the suhool land depart
mrut II " also roVommcudcd that tho
attorney GENERAL Gle suit for tho reoav-
cry Of the school lands Illegally sold.
MI Pressler introduced a hil 60 De-
hng what counties nhall compose the
twealy .niuth Judicial district, aud TO lix
thr time OF holding courts.
Mr.. Agnow introduced concurrent
resolution providing for Adjournment
ON Monday, Aprl 10, which was adopt.
Mr. Crowley called up Mr. Smiths res.
oluuun 30 rcsclud tho resolutions provid.
ing FOR Che calling un of some hlh by
The mcmhera nj their names appear On
roll calf after thv morning vnll, aud
che resolution was lost
Mr. Aguew called up he concurrent
resolution settling apart Thursday and
Friday of each week for the considera.
ton IN either house OF The bills OF tho
other house, adopted
senate Oh 60 refund 60 w. d. Bruah of
Austin $40, the amount paid Tor right.
otNNay for . state sewer by said Brush.
was laid boforo the senate on third vad-
ing and lost by n vote of 20 60 n
Mr. lmbodon introduced resolution
providing Tor the discharge. by the prosl.
don't or The suuntu of such committee
clorEs, ana pOrtcrs as Ina his judgment
are not uVccsnHry
Tie senate refused 10 table by vote
~ II 60 ~.
Mr. Baldwin moved 60 refer the rcso.
was adopted
M, Noaaum, by consent, Introduced
hill amending che revised statutes Ia no.
gard % the municipal control Of streets
aud nlleyu.
senator llowscr called w his grain
senator Crowley called attention 10
the fact that soule time ago he moved
70 substitute his bill on the same auh.
jet for that Vt the senator from Dal.
las.
senator Crawford moved that the bins
ho ruferfol 10 n committee OF live 10
report Oil on the subject
Senator McDOmb said hu had "a bin
on lho sumo subject which ho would in.
troduvg aud desired referred tO the com.
mittuU IN that motion prevailed.
Senator MoCombb bin proposes 10
place grain warehouses aud grain in.
speciion under the supervision of tlie
railroad commission and to provide for
thg oppoinimcnt of a grain inspector,
'ltIu "a rtaf IN Ia al
.mittuo Of i've was adopted, and ihp
.chnir announced ns the committee, Semi
tors howgcr Crowley, McComb, Woods
aud Mckinney.
A motion 60 reconsider the vote by
which The bills were referred WAS tabled
Senator lmboden asked unanimous
consent for the senator from Dallas 70
which lac called up IN His turu. but "
had not De0n considered, but merely re-
ferred, Consent vas granted aud Sam.
tor BOwser called up his Joint roBnlu
ton TO amend the constitution 40 az 10
exempt from taxation for period OF
ton years manufacturing enterprises.
Tho chair said there WIS nn amend
meat 10 the Joint resolution pending,
which proposes not 10 exempt such en-
torprlsea from state tpros.
The amendment was adopted By a
vote of II 10 ~.
Senator Imbadon offered mn amend.
mont so that the exemption shall ia
clude stock rnlainH farming and all
persons onmgcd in other business,
senator preaglcr made nu able speech !
in support 81 the resolution. while SOn-
ntora fmbodon ana Crawford opposed u. |
pondinR thc discussion Of ihe amond- |
mcft whose adoption would defeat the |
objects Of th0 resolution, the senate adj |
jonrncd until 3 p. ga.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Austin, Tex, March - lspcciat)
The senate met az $ D, M,
Mr. Tips called np The senate blll 20 |
aineud tie incorporation oct and moved /
that the senate 90 not concur in the /
houge amendments aud That the senate
call for free conference Adopted.
on motion W AR McComb senate bill |
70 diminlsh che eiYil jun9aielinn of tho |
county court VI Icon county was taken
up, engrossgd and passed.
Tie chair announced Mesgrs TIPS |
Brewing, luboden, Ntfoio AMI Mciin.
uey 90 The bin conference committee On
the plrt ~ tlio senate On the senate blil |
10 amend ihe Incorporation act.
Jhn chair give notice ~ signing the |
senate biz ~ define perpetnliies.
The confederation of the general ap-
preparation bin was resumed,
hir Simpson offered an amendment so
a. 81 0x the salaries Of the assistant /
clerks IA the complfoliera department,
aud 10 leave u 10 the discretion of the
comptroller Adopted
Tho appropriation fof the general land
Offices was amended ~ MS 20 reduce the
amOunt Tor postage and contingent ca
petaes 20 $500, and 10 wipe Out the ~
preparation " 5000 FOR additional
aud clerks " necessary.
Nj simpson offered an amendment
30 a. 60 iE the SALARIES " The clerks So
tiie school land department and BOT -
leave Il 10 the discretion Of Che land COM
mission Adopted
Mr. Smith offered Ga amendment ~
as 10 make The salary ~ the third ~
sislpnt ~ tbe ailorpey-gencr3ls office
al 1880. Which was adopted.
Mr. iinhOdeu uioYed ~ reconsider the
vote by which the amendment was udop.
ted Tabled
M Atlpe offered 90 aiaeadmeut ~ ~
20 IA the SALARY Of ihe attorney general
az 1900 per nuuuul, na allowed ~ tho
The BIN putting the arpn
priafi0n ~ fees and aalafy GO $1,000
per annpm Adopted ~ vote ~ Az
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