Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-21
LEGISLATIVE.
The Senate Kills the Resolution
to Go to Washington
TO SCI TIE INAUGURATION.
The House Witnesses a Lively III, Between
Finlay, Whsloss and McFall-The Scalp
Law Passed Judicial Dis
lrcis Discussed al Length.

Austin. Tex. Feb 20 Especial The
senate met ut 10 O'Clock this morning
with Senator Kearby, president pro tenn
pore In the chair
Blls aud resolutions were introduced
aud referred ~ follows.
By Mr.. SwnyneA bill 20 amend the
| chnrter Of the city OF Fort Worth
BY Mr.. GOss A bin to authorize the
commissioner If the land Office 10 issue
patents on school. university and asylum
| lands Ia quantities not less than nor
| more than five acres as sites for school
houses, churches and cemeteries.
BY Mr. Goss-A bin 20 amend the
J judiciary act so the Goth judicial district
| shall be- composed Of the counties of
| Baylor Knox, King, Dickens, Crosby.
! Lubbock, Hale, Floyd. Motley nnd Cot.
| tie. aud the uuOrgniized counties OF
/ Lamb Bailey, Cochran, Lynn and Hook
ley, and to fix the time Of holding
court
by NIr. Goss-A bill to fix the time Of
| holding court Ia the FOriy-Nvcnth ju-
dicinl district
By Mr. Smith-A bin to repeal the
/ statute requiring two witnesses on one
witness and cOTobOrntng circumstances
70 convict perjurcr.
BY MIR G0ss A bin for the relief Of
N. III. %. Policy to reimburse him for
aud 90, aud TO appropriate $2lOO there
for
BY Nj Yoakum-A bin 10 amend the
criminal code so that ma assault ~ rape
shall be- punishable by confinement Ia the
| pcntcntiary for term of from two to
twenty-five years
BY Mr. Nonkm-A bin TO reOrgnuizc
| hc Eighth judicial district aud to ix
| the time of holding court therein.
By llr. JestrrA bill 10 ascertain
whether II, G., Enkcr, X. W. Walker,
| W. W. Abuoy, H. u. Walker. H. c.
Dodson and Steve Ainton or either of
them have a lien ou certain tract of
land owned by the state In Navarro
county.
Sruntor Yonkum offered resolution
instructing the journal clerk hereafter
% Incorporate the chupluin'H prayer I'm
Che journal which was adopted
On motion of senator Mckinney the
vote hy which the sennte concurrent
resolution to adjourn on Feb. - for ten
days tO attend the inauguration of Groy-
en- Cleveland, had been referred tO the
committee on state affairs, WAS recOnsid-
| cred aud tho resolution taken up.
Senator Agncw moved that the house
| resolution on the same subject be- taken
| up IN lieu of the senate resolution.
senator Shclburne moved ns Il subsu.
| tnte that both resolutions lay on the
| table subject to cnll.
senator lmbodcn moved 10 amend so
| that the whole matter be- referred 10 u
committee Of i've senator's
Mr. steele said hc hoped the amend.
! meut would not he adopted, ns II would
| place the legislature In the attitude Of
| nsking the railroads for reduced ratios.
Mr. lmbodens amendment aud Mr..
! Shelburncs substitute were lost.
! Senator Hutchinson amended w as 10
require the postmaster of the senate to
| remain aud take care Of the mail for the
| mcmhcrs, which was adopted
senator simpson amended 40 that the
| per diem 81 members and employees shall
continue during the recess.
Senator Shclbmne said II the resolution
~ It passed the house pusscd the srnnte.
the session of siNty days would expire ON
! the 10Th ot March and the members
| would lose the per dpm for ton days.
aud begin to work nc - per dizzy upon
] rcunVcning
senator Smith moved that the further
consideration of the resolution be- post.
pOncd until next Wednesday.
Senntnr Greer offered na q substitute
tlnt the resolution be- postponed until
! "wednesday, and that it take precedence
over other business.
Sonntor Imhodcn made tho point Of or
der that next "Wednesday Is q legal Holt
day.
The chair held that the senate could
sit ON that day if IL saw proper.
senator Browning moved the previous
question ON the resolution aud amend
mont aud Il was ordered
The motion to postpone was lost by a
vote of "a To =.
Mr.. simpsons amendment was lost.
and the resolution was lost uy vote Of
II 20 10,
On motion of Senator Lawnon, house
bill To- diminish the civil and criminal
jurisdiction of the county court of INN.
NIT aud to conform The jun slic,ion of
the district court thereto ws taken up
nud ordered engrossed and under snspen-
sion of the rules PASSED
Senator Icstcr's Till for the retirement
OF SiSl6OO of state bonds anl me issu-
anco OF per cent IO-yeur onls there
for was taken up on motion OF Senator
Jester
senator Crawford made tho point that
the bill had not been properly reported,
nnd therefore it was not properly bc-
fore the senate aud the ChHir no
Adjourned.