Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-19
JUDGE SCOTS CASE NOT UP.
A Warm Debate 10 the House On the Geology.
cal Department
Fishing Tackle in the nm Causes crl,t
eism BUTT Was ExplaIned-Is was
Ussd 20 Catch Fish for tss
worksu-whisky and
bouquets.

2rp austin, TeX, April 1S.-(Special. D.
I've senate met Mt 10 o'clock this morn
alg win ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Crane In
After prayer by Chaplain Briggs the
Sei,ute proceeded TO business
senator Simpson introduced q bill 60
repeal the law requiring railroad corpora
IONS 10 make certain annual reports to
the state comptroller The present law re-
qulres the same reports to be made TO
me railway commission, aud hence the
bill TO repeal.
The chair laid before the senate the
mouse bill 10 fix the tax upon telephone,
sleeping ear and insurance companies.
senator Simpson offered an amend
ment so that life Insurance companies
sh0ll be taxed upon their net premium
receipts and not upon their gross premium
receipts.
Senators Simpson aud Imboden advo.
Gated the adoption of the amendment
and Senators Swayne aud Steele OPP
posed It,
Pending discussion Of the amendment
the hour fixed for executive session,
III o'clock, having arrived the senate
went into executive session.
The senate adjourned the morning ses-
sion at lilo o'clock, having been in
executive session since II o'clock, con-
hrming the notaries appointed by the
governor.
The name Of Judge Scott. nominated
for judge of the Fifty-fourth judicial dis
trict, and j. Il. RunyOn for pilot COM
missioner at Nelasco, were not reached
ia executive session and have not been
confirmed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met ut D. IN.
Senator Lewis offered concurrent resO-
luton providing for recess Of the legis-
lature from April % to June u. 1t was
taken up.
Senator Douglas moved call Of the
senate on the resolution, but the call
was Immediately suspended.
Senator Agnew offered an amendment
providing that during the recess the
members and officers shall not receive
any pay.
Senator Jester offered as a substitute
that a rcess be taken from April 20 till
June IL, and that after the rcassembling
the time be devoted 10 the impeachment
trial, and that the members and officers
receive no pay during recess.
Senator Smith moved that the whole
mdtter be postponed until next Thursday
ut 3 p. IN.
Senator Smith made strong speech
against the resolution. He said II the
prosecution were not ready the country
should know II, and IL the defense is
not ItuuN Nntu ~ hhoulu DC kuOMns Inefe
appeared now no necessity for recess
Senators Hutchinson, Imbodcn and Jes-
ter took the same view
The motion to postpone prevailed
Yeas, Is; nays, 70. Senators Agnew,
Crawford Goss, Lewis, Simpson and
Yoakum voting nay.
The consideration of the House bill to
fix the rate OF taxation of insurance
telephone and sleeping car companies was
resumed. Senator Simpsons amendment
pending when the senate went into
executive session was defeated.
The amendment 20 fix the rate Of taxa
ton on life insurance companies AT
per cent of the grass premium receipts
was then put before the senate and it
went to the table on call on the senate.
Senator Smith offered an amendment
providing that fire insurance companies
shall be taxed IL of l per cent ON the
gross premium receipts, Adopted
The absent senator, Mr. Baldwin, was
excused, and the amendment to fix the
rate of taxation at / per cent on gross
premium receipts was adopted. Yeas, 10;
nays, 10, Senators Boren, Dickson,
Douglas, Greer Jester, Lawhon, Me-
Kinney, Pressler, Steele and Tips.
Pending further consideration OF the
bill the senate adjourned.