Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-25
LEGISLATIVE.
Both Houses Hard at Work
Considering Bills.
PURCHASE Of CONVICT FARMS
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Discussed at Length n the Senate and Ably
Advocated by Tips.
Cain, the POpulisl, Wants the Water Squeezed
0ul Of Railroad Stocks Already issued
Which Il Is Said Cannot DO
Done Legally
LEGISLATIVE.
PURCHASE OF CONVICT FARMS


Austin, Tex. Jan. Special The
senate met this morning nt 10 o'clock,
Licutcnant.Goveruor Crane ia the chair
After prayer 10y Chaplain Briggs the
senate proceeded to business.
Petitions aud memorials were present
cd aud referred as follows
by Mr. Pressler Petition from citizens
of Concho county protesting against the
creation OF the now cOuuty uf Reagan.
Bills and RESOLUTIONS were introduced
and refcrrcd IA follows,
By Mr. lmhoden 4 bill 70 amend the
act IN regard to the running az large Of
stock; defining n subdivision 60 mean any
commissioners, Justices, school OF elec-
lion precinct
by Nh Wood A hill 10 rcorgauizc the
Fifteenth and Fouieth judicial districts,
the hrsi being composed 0t Gruysun
county and the latter oi Collin. Ells,
Kaufman aud Rockwall counties.
by Mr. browning A hill to amend the
rifil statutes 80 as TO require private cor
poratiOns To Tile reports " their cOnditiOn
with the county clerk.
by MIR GossA bill 20 create three
additional supreme judicial districts to
he known as Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
districts, ana to provide Tor the cstnhli sh-
ment of civil courts of appeals therein
by MIR kcArby "A Lill TO umend the
act regulating the practice Ia the county
and district courts.
On motion OF Senator Bowser Senator
Borcn wHs excused from attendance ON
the senate on account of sickness.
Senate bill making II felony TO dis
charge firearms or deadly missiles into
any house the property of another came
mp as unfinished business.
Senator Shelhurue offered a. substitute
amendment providing that firearms shall
not be- discharged into any house with In
| tent 10 klll or do serious bodily harm
which was adopted and the bill was or
dcred Cugrnssod.
Senate bill providing for tlc appoint.
mont of special judges ln The county
courts where tie county judge Is dis
qualified. The Till was amended aud
passed tO cugr1ssment, and under sus-
pension Of the rules the bill was finally
pas, ed.
Senate bin amending The ac regulating
citations m civil cases WAS passed under
suspension of the rules.
senate lill to purchase nad equip agri-
cultural lands ON which 10 work state
conyicts and authorizing the borrowing
| at N3OOOUO from the permanent school
| fund Ia pay therefor, came up ON it's
second reading
| Senator Tips spoke IN advocacy of the
/ bill. presenting strong array of facts
/ and figures showing the Fuhts 10 the
state on the state farms V6rkpti 10y con
| victs.
senator Yoakum offered nm amendment
| n cut the appropriation down To 500
! OUO
senator Presslor favored the amend.
/ meni because he thought the state ought
/ not 10 encourage the greater production
| Of cotton He Thought the state ought
Il ri "a a II 10 AL
! Senator Tips said that the amount was
! only sufficient for the working OF 500
/ cOnyicts. Whereas there were 800 CON
| yicts now available.
| The amendment was lost
/ Senator kcurby amended so that the
y ,itl" 10 the property shall he submitted
/ TO the attorney general before the pur-
/ chase money is paid, Adopted.
Senator Alice amended 80 that the
| land shall be- held IN trust for the pcr-
munent school fund until the purchase
money Is paid back.
The bin was ordered engrOssed
Senate bill authorizing the comptroller
10 advertise for supplies for the state
| nsylums in some three daily newspapers
I Of the state was tikou un,
/ Senator Hutchinson amended so as IA
require one OF the daily newspapers So.
lectcd 10 be published AZ the city near
est the asylum, Adopted
The bill WAS ordered engrOsscd.
Senate bill To reduce jurisdiction of
the county court of Webb aud 10 conform
the jurisdiction of the district court there
90 was taken up on second reading Or
dered cnpOsecd aud on suspension OF
the rules finally passed
AT III 30 the senate look recess until
| II o'clock when under the resolution
! already adopted the senate would 20
into the election Of United States soma
tor.
When the senate re-nssemblcd tho
chamber was well filled with spectators.
ladies' nrd gentlemen with a spdnklng
10 the gallery.
When tuc appointed hour Of high noon
was Nachcd the presidents gayel fell
upuu Tie desk and silence rpimcd IN
the chamber Tho chair announced
That nominations for a Cuited Suites
senator for the term Of SIX years wero
now ia order
Senator Crawford Of Hopkins, in an
elegant speech, nominated Hon Roger
O Mills.
The nomination of Mr. Mills was See
ouded by Messrs Goss Of Baylor. Dean
of lGl Puso. McComb Of Montgomery.
Jester Of Navarro Alice OF Webb.
kcnrby Of Van Handt, Pressler Of Co
nauche
senator Hutchinson placed IN nominn.
ton Thomas J.. Nugent, late populist
candidate for governor.
The ballot resulted: Mills 20, Mn.
gent, j, Ilutchinson).
Adjourned