Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26
LEGISLATIVE.
Senator Swayne Presents a
Tarrant County Petition.
WILL NOT GO TO WASHINGTON.
Denton in Luck on Her Normal SchoOl--The
Bill Goes 10 Engrossment
A Bill introduced In the House Condemning
the French Hoop Skirt Ruled Out Of Order
The House Asks Tor lis Excursion
Resolution from Inc Senate.
WILL NOT GO TO WASHINGTON.
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SENATE
The Senate met this morning mt 10
o'clock. with Lieutenant Governor Crane
Ia the chair
Chaplain Briggs, the senate proceeded
to bushes.
Petitions and memorials were present
ed aud referred ns follows:
by Mr. CrDwley-A protest from the
county commissioners court of Bra2oriu
against the division Of that county.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred as follows
by Mr. HutChinsonA bill 10 amend
the law In regard 10 plcadngs.
by MIR. Atlce-A bill 10 protest la
bOrcrs employed in manufacturing es-
tablishmcnts and mines and to secure
their wages
senator Swaync, by consent. presented
petition from the citizens Of Tnunnt
county asking for an extension Of the
public school term
Senator lmbodun called up the motion
10 reconsider the vote by which house
concurrent resolution providing for adj
journment to 20 to Washington to at
tend the inaugural was lost, and the mo-
ton was lost 10y a vote of 10 To- 10
On motion of Senator Woods the bill
amending the charter of the city of
Dcniso.i was taken up and ordered en-
rules finally passed
On motion of senator Crowley Sen
ate bill To create n bureau of labor and
labor statistics was taken up on third
reading and passed.
On motion Of Senator Browning, SEN
ate bill amending the election law so as
20 require presidential electors 10 meet
In Austin on the second Monday in Jauu-
AIRY was taken up and ordered engrosscd.
Senator Dickson sent up q resolution
thanking the l. 4 g.. ~ Railway COM
pnny and the Pullman company for the
low rate offered the legislature TO Wash
ingtou and IL was read
Senate hill for the establishment of n
state normal school az Denton was taken
up ana favorable majority and nu un-
lhNOrubo minority report were read.
Senator Steele moved 10 substitute the
minority for the majority report
senator Smith opposed the motion aud
argued tC show that there was "a neces-
sity for nno her normal school for train
ing teachers.
senator Borcn said as q member Of the
committee WHO signed the minority re-
port, be would gladly support the hill
II thcrc were necessity for am iddi.
uonal state normal school aud as no had
mo- sectional feeling hc would be- clad 10
see such school at Denton If such had
10 be- created.
senator Steele spoke in favor of the
adoption OF The minority report az the
school was unnecessary as a state in
stiWtiuu
The motion to substitute the minority
report WINS lost aud the majority report
waE adopted.
senator Agncw amended so that the an
preparation be- $4,000 instead of $40 600.
senator lmbodcn moved to table the
amendment, W hich prevailed.
SrpniUr Guakum amended 40 ns To
nav the appropriation $4,000.
senator lmhOdcn moved the previous
question on the bill and amendments
which was ordered
Tho amendment was lost and the bin
ordered cugrOssed.
senator Dickson called up his rcsoli-
ton thanking the l. a G.. ~ Railway
ana Pullman company for offer OF the
low rate 10 Washington
Senator lmbodcn offered substitute
making the resolution concurrent and
providing for Adjournment to make q
"trip TO the Austin DAM which was lost.
Mr.. Dicksone N,oGoludon was then
adopted 10y vote Of 10 tn ..
senator Douglas presented a minority
report OF the JOINT committee ON reds-
tuctlng the state into new suntemp I'M
dclal districts, which was signed hy
REPRESENTATIVES Henderson aud Finlay
and senator Douglas
message from the governor wns
read asking tie consent Of the Aeuntp To
the appointment Of W. n. Camp. vice
G"orgc Iaschnl, as district attorney
Tor Tie Ihrty-seventh district. and Mun-
day at II o'clock was fixed for execu.
tive session ON the appointment.
Adjourned