Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-16
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., Austin, Feb Ia Correspondence D..
w hcn Senator krnrby's equity OF rc.
gemptiou bin came up in the senate %.
uaN senator Noakum immediately jump
gu across its neck Kearhy rushed io
ltS rescue lmbolcn gave it death stab
and hearby could III ngrec on meas.
ure of this kind hc moved 60 iudoR.
wiyN postpone IT,
Senator SWaynr snid That his cxps.
cnoo taught him thut the senator fr,m,
hnnt and the seuotor FROM Van Zuudt
were both often wrong, and ne Thought
mat the senate must have o better rsu.
son than their disagreement for killing
the hill;thnt lee had been working I'm
ihc interest of capital ever sincr hFhnd
poon here. wus always willing to Notc
Tor any measure which was for the hrnc.
ht oi tbr state and The announcement of
capital. but this was % measure bod which
!hr coWWis would set his money, hls
unrest bus costs his pound of flesh.
mud vet would give the debtor chance
ihe cNigoucics OF the times demand nt
me huuds of this legislature tn protrct
iuc unfortunate us well as thp capital
ISL lie did not believe in laws being
mndc all one way aud SO TAR ns be- wal
. concerned, hp would always consider N
ihr. proudcst act Of his life that n thr
halls of the senate he had asked for helm
lot Those who were boz nu unfortunate
conditions caused not hy want of energy
ana ability but ON account of the cNi
gencirs of the times and panic which
hnu stricken this government from cen.
/ ter to circumference
senator Crawford defended the hin
snNiug De- was not one OF those who br.
hoNtd that the government should in.
terlnrc with the private affair. of piti.
Gems, or that 10 should violate los csth
hshrd functions to help people ont of
mlstortuncs for government ut most
could do but little TO alleviate the suf
| ieriugs of humanity or better the CON
uluou of the citizen, but Nill in case of
great public calamity governments h1yr
! NOT hvsltnicd to enact luws Tor tpmpo.
| lNry relic. and when 10 could do $50 with.
/ "ut violating legitimate functions the
state government has afforded such no.
| nor lh'rg hns bcril almost uu uuiypis
snl demand for extensions off debts iu
| tii, state Popular clamor has nImoH
! demanded % universal stay law While
| could never support suoh measure, gs
that ! dO believe that ~ the sIntp can
| runrl % law that will DO uu injury on
injustice 90 the creditor cuss and at tho
! same time help the debtor clnsa. shr
SHOULD do sn, even though such lcgislu.
ton might NOT become permanent We
are NOT without analogous precedent ION
| 'uch lrgisIuliun In this state AZ every
| recurring session of the legislature Mo
| pu7H luWs extending thp time when DOR
sons whose lands hnvc heon sold to This
slul' nor taxes m3y redeem them Just
| u i'W days ago we pas qcd % BIN allow.
! lug nu extension Ia persons who had
| hought school lands and on account of
| short crops ana hnrd times could NOT nav
| the luwnmeut of interest due have
| been here four sessions and ut each SEA-.
| Sou OF the legislature we have pissed
| laws granting railroads chartered iu
"A d
! with the conditions Of choir contract
| with the state hy the building uf thr rc.
| uuNtc number of miles of road pytpn.
sious of two years Inc which to comply
| Win Their contracts Many states have
| porsed laws allowing the equity of rp.
| drmpHuu iu lands sold under forced
| sale. Why NOT iot Texas. Ia this hour of
| grcut financial distress, pass such ID wise
| ana human law and thus save homes
/ To many of her noble sons and dpugh.
| tpr~. who, IL some such measure i4 NOT
! passed, win lind themselves without
! home and shelter
Senators Smith and Allen made spec.
! ch"s boz defense OF tlc monsulr. as aid
/ n'sp ils uuthor Senator krurby Sem.
/ tors IrWis, simpson luihuduu and Jps.
/ tor spoke against b.
80 many amendments were offered
| Ilmt Tine friends of the bin did mo-, know
Iit
senator Svayno offered one aiyipr
/ the purchaser possession uuulhpr by
| NpahUu allowing one year ustcnd of
/ two for ruicmptiuu another hy senator
| Aguu1v made IL mot Zoo upply 10 sale. by
| guardians. administrators and purtltion
Then tho enemies ui the bin offered
! amendments. and ou motion the ouuri-
/ ing clause was stricken out and the hin
! killed
Scycru friends of the bill, Sepntor
| Swuyuc umnug the number. voted to
! Kin the bin for the purpose of rcconsld.
| crng d.
II Us probable That the hin win be-
| rcruuNdrrol, aud thot IL win be- rcfrrrod
! 10 committee Of five 10 perfect II nnd
/ bring in substitute bill
! The friends of Use bin claim thnt thov
| have six of those who voted 10 KIN thr
I bin who uTrer for consideration for this
| purpose. This would give them nm,
| jority