Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-19
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate and House Resolute
About the Inauguration.
THE HOUSE DECIDES TO GO
But The Senate Wants q Committee 10 Pass
on ll--iiow Texas Game Suffers Tor
tho Benefit Of elmer slsles.
Several Court Bills.
SENATE

Austin Tex, Feb. 1S.--CSpeciall Bills
| aud resolutions were Introduced uiid re-
/ fcrred as follows.
BY Mr. Kearby--A bill to ad2pt and
| establish the penal code and cOdo OF
/ criminal procedure.
By Mr.. Iewis-A bill TO umend the
I revised civil statutes 80 as to provide
/ the manner In which corporations iney
Increase their capital stock.
by Mr.. Smpson-A bin TO prevent the
| obstruction of private rOnd cepssiugs
| over railroads by officers. agents and elm
| ploycs of railway cOmpauies aud 10
provide penalty therefor
by Mr. Moojs-A bin TO amend the
| judicial act so that the Fifteenth district
shrll De composed of the counties of
GraysOu and the Eighth discreet Of
the counties Of stunt. Hopkins. Drltu
Rains aud Collin aud To hx he time
Oi holding courts therein and q de-
me the duties OF the county attorney
In Collin county
senator Lawhou's bill 10 give Pasture
men lien on stock on their pasjlscs
come up and Ii was amended 80 that
the lien shall not exist after thirty days
after removal aud " the removal oc-
ours with the pasture owners consent,
then the lien shall not exist, Tile bin
was cngrUssed.
senator Youkum moved to suspend the
business Of the senate and take ~ som
ate substitute bill providing for rc-dis-
trcting the statu 80 as 90 make six SUI
prone judicial districts.
senator Browning moved. as sub
stitutc, that the bill be made the spe-
cial order for Monday week. and this
was adopted.
Senate bill 10 require the Alag Of
prohles of railroads now constructed ard
hereafter to be constructed with the
railroad commission was taken mp on
motion of Senator Steele The bill was
ordered engrussud, and under suspension
of The rules PASSED
senator Dean asked unanimous consent
TO take up hin bill 20 promote tie dcycl Do
mont Of the mineral resources of thc
state, aud che bill wu1 ordered engrOsscd
On motion Of Senator Swuyue, senate
bill to authorize judges OF the courts Of
civil appeals 10 get the opinion Of the
supreme court on any novel questions
of law In any ease before finally dccid
ing IT, was takcn up, ordered uugrOs5al,
aud uudcr suspension of tlie rules, lin
ally passed
On motion Of Senator presslcr the
senate took up the bill fixing the CONF
ponsntion OF district and county yit0r-
ncys ana attorneys al Item in suits IN
sttuicd 90 recover interest due on school
lands or tor forfeiture on account of
lyu-p0yncut of purchase money
Senator Tips asked to boz eAcuacd from
voting on this bill az he is u debtor to
the state for school lands
senators Presslcr Gross ana Baldwin
advocated the passage of the bill, while
senators kcarby and Hutchinson oppos-
ed IL.
1 senator lmbolcn moved the previous
question and the motion prevailed The
lll was ordered ongrossed hy vote of
lG to ..
senator Dean offered concurrent res
9lution rccitmg that Texas Is the banner
Democratic state of the Union, aud pru.
vdlug that the legislature take u recess
Of ten days uftcr Neb. - ~ order To en-
ahie such members rs desire to attend
the inauguration OF Grover Cleveland
as president ot the United States; ana
providing further that the per diem of
members shalt ccusr during the recess.
and that a committee OF five two from
tie senate and thpc from the houspl
d, appointed to make arrangements Tor
the CAcUraiOL.
senator steele moved thnt IL Dp ~.
terted TO the committee ou state Affairs.
which prevailed by vote uf lG 10 III,
Adjourned,