Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-03
The Senate Debates Kearby's
Perpetuities Bill.
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WHY HE WOULDN'T OFFER IT.
The House Deyoles Good Deal Of Time 10
the School Tax
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Local Option Tax Feature Virtually Killed.
Cain Given His Seattle Davis Case
Selued-Bnls ln,roduced--Full
Proceedings.

Austin. Tex, Feb > Especially -
The senate met this morning ut 10 O'Clock
with Lieutenaut-GOvernOr Crane Ia the
chair
After prayer by Chaplain Briggs the
senate proceeded to business
Petitions and memorials were presented
aud referred AS follows.
BY Mr. Baldwin Petitions from ciu'
gems OF Haskell county asking an amend
meut TO thu scalp law.
by Mr. Lame a petition from stock
ralsers asking for relief against hunters
aud fishermen.
~ Mr.. Grcct-A petition asking that
civil and criminal jurisdiction OF the
county court OF Tyler county be- Ne
stored
Bills and memorials were presented aud
refcrrcd as follows;
| contracts Tor the conditional sale or lease
| Of railroad equipment and rolling stock,
/ and providing for the record thereof
Ry MIR. prcsslor A bill to provide for
/ payment by new counties Of their proper
| tiounl share OF the debt ot the old coun-
/ ties FROM which tney were created.
by Mr. kcurby--A bill 10 deuuc what
| shall be legal tender for debts iu Texas.
senator Deans hill to promote the dc'
] yeupmcut uf mineral resources of Texas
came up ON third reading aud was pass
ed
senate bill 20 repeal the scalp law was
! postponed until Friday week, aud made
the special order for that day after the
| morning call
Scnat, committee hill To regulate the
/ proceedings of courts of civil appeals M
| relation tn new trials aud rcvihnl oi
cases where the verdict ana Judgment
| are held excessive. aud tu require Wid
courts to Indicate the excess and TO pro.
vide for flig Of rcmtiturps and the effect
/ thereof was ordered cngru7sod.
Senator liutchsou moved Crawford Ia
the chair reconsideration of the vote
ordering cnWossmcut and spoke ny sup
| port of His motion nH dil senator Aup
Alcssrs. Baldwin kcarby and loo-
KUN opposed TO-
Pcndlnr motion for reconsideration,
Souatnr Koarbys hill defining pcipotul'
ties came up no the special order aud ON
motion Of Senator Crawford, Mr. Crane
| iu the chnir 10 WIS considered by SECTIONS
Pending the discussion Of the bin. Sena
tor Baldwin moved lint the scnuip so
into executive session, whch WINS lost
Pending discussion Of The hill, Scnn'
tor Baldwin moved to adjourn, which
was lost.
During the discussion Of the bill, SOM
tor Kearby yielded to question IRON
Senator Lewis.
Senator Lcwis-lf you are 80 opposed e
Mr cOrpnrutiuns why don't yOu intro
, ducr "a hil 20 limit their caWtnlf
Senator kcurby 81 viii NnhWer ina
hy asking the senator II he would dar'
/ introduce such blll representing, az h'
| dopp. BpNur county
, Senator lIcnrbk II you had enter
. senator's views | would.
/ senator keurby III you had enter
tnlucd them you would not now be- here
, ~ represent RcNar county,
senator lewis admit IT, tSuppress
ed luughtcrD
70 senator Swuyne boy consent Introduces
!. IA bin providing for the establishment
and regulation Of grain elevators.
& BY Senntor Lewis To amend The per
: petnlues bin $50 us to allow corporation
y To sell either 10 persons on corporations
1 which WAS adopted.
- ON motion Of Senator Crowley. tomo
row M H. o'clock was fixed tu ~ int
= executive session ON the governors np
!, poiutments
i On motion of senator Nonkunl, th
business of the senate WIS susppuIrl
and senate bin creating the FiV-litt
lrompnsed Of Collin aud GruysOn sOun
10 ticsl judicial district was mkcp up, or
m dcrcd ruuosscd aud under suspension o
A the rules, passed.
Il Adjourned