Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-30
LEGISLATIVE
The Senate Debates the Game
Bill and Kills it.
IT IS RtSURRtCTEDAN AND GOES.
The House Discusses the Sugar Bounty at
Length.
Thousands Of Dollars Appropriated for Menu
msnts to Texas Heroes, Ocrd-Tho
Legislative Bill Genes Up-Ths
Failure Of Proceedings.

NOIns ANAff NA.ltu 49, inIeclNi >
a1Ws met this morning al 10
VIC, shS,, ieutcnaut-GoyemOr Crane
- ~ @ocs prd SsasST 1 ~ S Sa.iPss.
h,S ocy petition was presented
BY Mr., =, am-Peti,ion Of Joseph n
Jomislon, camp oi Confederate Veterans
asking for The Submission of cDneiiiu.
uQnal amendment authorizing the osfab-
hshment of home for aged and docrcpit
ex-Confe1crates
Blis and resolutions were introduced
and referred as follows.
By Mr. GrcerA bin 10 regulate and
control the management Of railroad prop
critics 81 Texas
By Ny. Shgpson Concurrent resolution
authorizing the superintendent OF public
grounds TO plant the capitol crounds
In niillet and oats SO that the growth OF
no1iOus weeds may be- prevented
The senate bin for the protection Of
game and fish was laid before the sem
nie on third reading.
Mr.. Douglas amended SO that the hill
shall not apply 90 the trapping OF quail
by boys under IA years-of-ngp Adopted
The bill was defeated by vote OF
- To- ia, as follows. Yeas -Messrs.
Alice Bowser Crowley, Greer lnbodon,
Jester. Lewis McComb Shelburne. Simp-
son smith, Tips. TOTAL, r.
Nays Mcssw. Amew Boren. Dick
son, Douglas Goss Hutchinson, Koarby,
it;eWhon Mek inney Presslcr Steel,
Woods Total. IL.
Mr.. Douglng moved tn reconsider the
vote 10y which the BIN was defeated.
and to luy the matter on the tnhle.
MIR. lmbodcn moved call OF the house
which was ordered. and Senator Swayne
was found 10 be absent senator
SWaynos presence was announced and
The motion 10 table the motion TO recon
slider. was then lost
Mr.. Douglas withdrew bis motion 10
reconsider and Mr. prossler renewed &C..
The motion 10 reconsider was then adop-
ted by vote Of IA 10 u Messrs Swayne
and Prcssler voting yea.
The bill was then passed by vote Of
10 70 il. Mr.. steele voting yea IN Or
der 10 put himself In The proper atti-
tudp TO move TO reconsider.
Mr.. Crowley however cut OF future
motions Of this character by moving 10
reconsider the vote by which the bin was
nnssed aud ~ lay the motion on the
table. Adopted.
Senate bnl TO validate titles 10 lands
originally granted 20 railroads, but nuw
owned by private individuals, came up
as unfinished business and was passed
as amended Ia the senate on Tuesday.
Senator Dickson called up substitute
house hill TO define franchises and TO
make public the value OF railroads. 10
make effective section o. article y, of
The constitution 10 declare The effect
of judicial nud other sales Of railroads,
TO limit the amour; OF stocks and bonds
and other Indebtedness Of railroads, and
70 make and prescribe penalties for VIC.
lntlng the provisions OF ibis act, end
the duties of the railroad commission
and attorneys in relation thereto.
On motion OF Senator Lcwis The blu
was considered by sections, This bill
Is known as the railroad bond bill
Senator Hutchinson offered an amend
ment So as 10 allow the state of Texas
10 become a purchaser OF rilronds.
Senator Lewis asked Senator Hutchln-
SON asked II there was any fund with
which q railroad could be purchased ny
the state.
Senator Hutchinson replied that theTe
was not but that this was an opening
wedge that would put the state m an
attitude 10 become purchaser IL
would put nm end TO railroad Wrechng
in he state. There were instances where
railroads had been purchased fpr fi,-
100000 aud then capitalized Tor &tu,-
100000. III the state were ~ nn atii-
rude 10 become purchaser capitalists
wonld have TO pay something lihe ne
value OF railroads when put W TOT siie.
Senator Deau moved that the lurlNer
con slderation OF the bin be postponed
ana the bill made the special order Tor
Friday Lost -.
senator Lewis made the point Of order
that She s a,qsga1 When II proposed TO
anaul 4.
Ne chair held the point Of order wen
taken a.. az. ..,,.t a.
tl,r;ng An executive session tDe Qpe
,nintmeuts OF n0taries pubice sent in ny
,be Governor today. Adopted.
senator Lawhon. by consent inTodue,
ed a bill to prohibit ihe consolldail'h e .l
raiirnnd on other corporations ana ~
nrnidl,it he purchase or lease OF phril'
ici IN compeaaa lines by other miirpAas'
Adjourned ill p. M.