Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-01
The Senate Debates the Saloon
Keepers Bond Bill.
WACO COURT BILL is PASSED
Over the Veto Of The Governor But Not as a
Slap at Him.
The House Passes -Four Court Bill Putting
the Now Court al Dallas--The Bill for
Game Protection Debated al Great
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Austin. q "stors' s1.-Cspeciall.-
The senate me. y ming at 10 o'clock
with Senator Kea. president pro TEN
After prayer by Chaplain Briggs. Sena-
tor Steele moved TO suspend the read
ing Of (he journal which had been
begun.
The motion to suspend was defeated by
the following vote: Geas-Messrs Agnew,
Boren, BOwser, Browning. Douglas
GOss, Hutchinson, Lawton, Mckinney
Smith, Swuyne, Woods, Ioakum; total
| 10.
Nays-Messrs Alice. Crowley, Dean
! Dickson, Greer, lnboden, Jester, kear-
| by, Lewis, McCOmb, Pressler, Shelbume,
Simpson, Steele, Tips. total, 10.
Senator Steele moved 10 reconsider the
vote; tabled
Senator Agnew moved to adjourn till
| p. M; lost
Senator Lawhon moved to adjourn till
Saturday at 10 "a. M; lost.
Senator Steele renewed has motion TO
suspend the reading Of the Journal
which prevailed. the opposition to the
motion being apparently to worry the
| senator from FreestOne.
| Senator Lewis presented a memorial
| from Z. B. Farwell to return the lands Of
] the capitol syndicate 10 the state of
/ Texas at The saue price nt which The
! state Is selling It's lands to actual set
tiers aud TO take tfty year bonds Of the
! state bearing . per cent interest IN pay
! ulent thereof and then TO lease said lands
| at the price at which the state now holds
! its public lands fer lease.
4 Referred to the committee on public
! lands.
| Lehman county court bill which had been
vetoed by the governor and passed by
| the house over his veto.
| Senator lmbOden said he was in favor
of the passage Of the bill, not as n slap
at the governor but because the district
court docket vas crowded and there was
| need of n separate district court for
McLennan county
Senator Simpson made the point d
| order that the reasons for the governor d
veto should be submitted along with the
bill.
On motion Of Senator Atlee the house
| was requested 10 furnish the senate with
copy OF the governors veto on the
bill. The governors veto message was
read aud il was ordered spread upon the
Journal.
Senator YoalSum said that the state
needed redistrcting and that IL was only
falr ana right that an extra session be
called TO DO this. He would not vote for
the passage of the bill
Senator Mckinney said there was
pressing necessity for the court and the
| bill ought TO pass.
senator McComb said If II was the
honest belief of the legislature that any
| measure should pass IL ought not to
be because of any hostility TO the execu-
tive. He thought that there ought not
to be any sentimentality about the mat
ter. He thought the bill ought TO pass
Senator Steele said there were more
than 1000 cases on the docket of the
court and the bill ought TO pass.
The bill was passed over the govern
or's veto by vote Of % 10 4, Senators
Bowen, Browning, Kearby and Yoa-
kun voting no.
The consideration of the liquor tax
bill was resumed, the question recurring
ON the amendment 10 condition the bond
required by retail liquor dealers, not 10
keep open, sell or give any liquor on
Sunday.
Senator Shelburne moved call of the
house ON the amendment, which was or
dered
Senators Alice and swayne were
found absent and the amendment went
20 the table.
senator Lewis offered an amendment
TO strike out the provision authorizing
In addition to civil proceedings on the
bond Of retail luuor dealers. the recoy-
cry Of $500 for the benefit of the county
for each breach of any condition of the
bond
Senator's Swayne and Alice having
come into the chamber. the consideration
of Senator Lawhon's amendment was re-
sumed.
senator Tips amended the amendment
SO that II shall only apply to saloons,
which Senator I.awhon accepted.
Senator Swayne offered as n substi-
tute that the prohibition extend 10 SELL
ing on Sunday and not 10 giving away
or keeping open He said there were
In some cities of the state restaurants
in saloons, and not TO allow them TO
keep open would close up the restau-
rant. The previous question was moved
and ordered.
The Swaype amendment was adopted
by vote of 10 TO z.
The Lawhon amendment as amended
was then adopted.
Adjourned till y. NJ.