Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-24
LEGISLATIVE.
me Senate at Work on the
TaS.Exemption Bill
A CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Would Have to Be Made and This Mas Voted
Down.
lh' House Finishes Discussion Of The Pecan,
Walnut and Grape Protection sill-oos.
salts City Bond Bill Up-Jhs
Laod Oihos-naIiof.

%, Austin, Tex, March 23.-(Speclai)
me senate met this morning M 10
d9ek With Lieutenant Governor Crane
IN the chair.
After prayer by Rev. w. w. Pinson
4 San Antonio, who ofliciated By invi-
!, ion' the senate proceeded 10 busi.
!" LLHqa following bills were introduced
p 'Ng< 70, ed:
"s Tips, by requcst-A bin to
Nv .omas and certificates ISSUED by
tue = DOL Of pedagogy In the state uni.
Gates
Senator Bowsers joint resolution to
AMEND the constitution 30 as 10 exempt
manufacturing enterprises from taxa.
tion Tor period OF ten years came up
as unfinished business the question ne.
curing upon Mr. lmboden's amendment
10 also exempt farmers, gtock.rnisers
ana Others. Mr.. lmboden's amendment
was lost
senator Kearby amended so as to sub.
nat the amendment az the next state
election. Lost
Senator kearby amended so that prop.
etty or capital stock once exempted shall
never be further exempted under the
provisions Of this act.
Senator Baldwin moved the previous
question, which was ordered.
Ihe amendment was adopted by q vote
Of % TO q.
The resolution TO amend the constitu-
ton was then lost 10y the following vote:
Yeas Senators A;gnew, Browning Bow
ser, Dean. Douglas, Goss Jester, kear-
by. Lawhon, Lewis, Pressler, Smith,
Tips and Woods Total. IL.
Nays-Senators Alice Baldwin. Boren,
Crawford, Crowley, Dickson, Greer
Hutchinson, Imboden. McComb. Me.
Kinney, Shclburne, Simpson, Steele Noa-
kun. Total, 10.
Senator Browning called up the Joint
resolution 10 amend the constitution so
as TO incorporate banks To do q deposit
and discount business, which was or
dered engrossed by vote OK % TO 3.
Senators Crowley. Lawhon and Tips yot-
ing no.
Senator Crawford offered resolution
providing for three sessions daily, viz:
10 Il. m. 10 | y. IN; p. IN. 10 q y. rn.
y. ~. TO 10 p. M, which went over
under the rules.
Senator Crawford called up senate hill
to fix the fees Ia district courts, which
was ordered engrossed.
Senator Crowley called up senate bill
10 protect fish and game which Is
known as the bill of the Harris County
Game association. introduced In the sem
ate by Senator Simpson.
The senate thereup0n adjourned till
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at p. m.
Senator Pressler offered a resolution
excusing Senators Bowser, McComb
and Crowley from serving ON the special
committee on the grain bills, as each
Of them has IA bill of his own on the sub
ject.
senator Crowley said he had introduc-
ed bill on the subject by request and
he moved TO lay the resolution on the Ia.
bic, which was adopted
The consideration Of the general ap-
preparation bill was then resumed.
Senator Douglas introduced an amend
mont TO cut down the proposed nppro-
priatiOn Tor continuing the geological
survey from $4,000 to $4,000. Lost by
vote Of 10 10 -
Senator Steele introduced an amend
ment 10 cut down the appropriation for
books for the state library from 5000
per year TO $1,000 per year. which was
adopted.
senator jester amended so as % make
the appropriation for continuing the geo.
logical survey $50 per annum
Senator Steele said he thought the ap.
preparation ought 10 be cut down, and
he read from the Houston Post ONE items
from the report of the house committee
appointed to investigate the geological
depnrtment lie did not think the geo
logical survey of any use TO the state.
"Nho ever" exclaimed the senator from
Freestone, heard or state geologic
discoursng on boring an nrtesinn welF
Senator Simpson having referred 70
the finding OF artesian wafer as one OF
tie benefits of the geological survey
Senator Simpson said the geological sur.
vev found and pointed out the mineral
resources for capital 20 develop.
Senator Baldwin said the geological
survey was a fraud and the state had
never received $40 benefit from u. ne
tbrought the state had about as vel
employ a COW boy az n salary OF so
a month TO travel over the state, collect
rocks and make a report
Senators McComb and Lewis thought
fine appropriatiOu aught not TO be cut down
so MS 10 cripple the department anu rem.
der ii powarless 90 do good. They cited
Ignite, the discovery Of mines and the To-
cation Of the artesinn strata as some
Of the results Of the geological depart
senator Atlec drought TO cut down
the appropriation would cripple the gN
nartmcut He thought the objection
inade that the geol0gists rode M fnll,
rnsn cars was frivolous and TINS klhl OF
argument should not be used 10 destroy |
40 useful a department Of the govern
mont. The hlNtNAlHfHh Wv. "ttfNH /
on motion Of Senator A0akum' the |
vote by which the appropriation % pnr.
chase looks for the state library was cut /
down FROM $1,000 to $1,000 per annum, |
was reconddered, and The nrnendment
was then lost.
senator Tips. 10y consent. introdueed o /
memorial from land agents OF AUSTIN /
n,,oresting against the part Of the re. I
i,arf of tho land Office investigating com
mittee. which reads. ''ON Dec. ~ iSd-, I
KS committee found that David Boaz .
~ Fort Worth had purchased two sec I
tions Of Harris county lands and on /
mo rs the remainder of said innls
eere sold, mostly 20 land agents ana I
enacnlators iu Travis county
'rhe memorialists asked that TIC ira 4
vis county land agents who bought the
lend ~ given by name.
Senator TIPS asked that me me4AofiA
IA pnhlished In the Journal
Ssnnfors lmboden and Lewis thyusut
40 memorial ought not 10 be- puphAheu z
N 49, Journal II the land agents Who
.f-e.d ne memorial wanted 90 Know
.f,ef Austin land agents bought ihe
lands they could ascertain Il from me
he Senafoy Lewis said Il looked b II the
,'oriaiiets simply wanted this pgl3
" ~ ,..,,ijih WHO were such purchasers.
''Tf,e chair said The memorial would NOT
~ nlbllshtd ia he Jgnfnl
SslatOr Dickson oEefed % AAeAn-