Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-28
The Senate Kills Kearby's Lien
Bill by Decisive Vote.
IT WOULD lNJURE THE STATE
II Passed, Was the Argument Used BY the
Opposition.
The House Puts in the Day on tho School BlIl.
Governor BogO veIOss tho RcLonnas
judicial District Bill--Speolal Or
ders Wiped OH the Board.
GAZETTE nUsEAU,

Austin, Tex Feb ~
The senate met this morning M 10
O'Clock with heutenant-G Governor Crane
M the chair
After prayer by Chaplain Briggs. the
- proceeded to business
% Oo, "a resolutions were introduced
VL4li az as follows:
We. lhs,, 4 bill validating the rec
.. Il I'M ents and other muui-
mens ~. III, ice richer and Baylor
i i isia 's1 l. 1So2, and Aug.
BY MIR. Am, bill to provide for
the registration 81 brands, trade marks
Of boxes, fountains. syphons. and other
reeeptacles Of carbonated goods.
by Mr. GossA Joint resolution TO
amend the constitution so MS to make the
ONCE OF railway commissioners elective
by the people.
Mr. keorbys bin to make notes,
bonds, contracts and other evidences Of
debt secured by q lein on land within
the state subject 10 taxation, was laid
before the senate as the special order
Senator Smith moved to amend by
striking out the enucting clause. He ar
Rued that the passage of such n law
would in the future make the land owner
pay the taxes twice on his property, as
the money lenders would simply increase
The rate of interest SO aa TO protect them-
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Tort TO enforce such a law as against
money lenders would result in u large
amount of litigation In the federal courts
where In his judgment, the loss would
be held invalid.
senator l,Wis ils0 opposed tha llll,
and especially that section of the bin
Which provides that II the land against
which tax lein may have been fixed 10y
reason Of the owner of the Indebtedness
secured by lein thereon having failed
TO render and pcy tax on such indebted
hcss, should it ever be sold. Is shall al
ways be- understood that the same IL
sold and transferred. subject 90 the tax
lein 80 created and existing against it,
bit the vendor shall be- responsible 10
the yendec for the payment or repayment
Of such taxes. He argued that this was
on unjust method of collecting tax TO
enforce the citizens 90 be- responsible for
the tax Of another. and that, moreover,
such legislation was impOlitic, as tending
TO frigEten away capital.
S,-ator Hutchinson argued that the
claas of securities Intended TO be taxed
under this bill could not be reached when
held by nou-residcnts, and that there
fore, the law ns il now stands could not
be materially changed by the bill, This
bin would also destroy the negOtiabihty
of such securities and nuke the rate of
interest higher 10 the farmer and ranch
men than TO other borrowers.
Senators Keurby and Yoakum advo-
Gated the passage Of the bill, while SEN
utors Green and Jester opposed Il.
At II o'clock the senate went into exc
ecutive session and confirmed the np-
pointmcnt of w. H. Camp of san An
ionic ~ district attorney of the Thirtieth
district
When the doors were re-opened the
senate resumed consideration Of the
Keurby bill taxing land securities.
Senator Smith moved the previous
question, which prevailed and the
amendment 20 strike out the enacting
clnuse was adopted by vote of IL to Z,
which kills the bill.
senator Douglas, by consent introduce
ed o bin 10 amend the law regulating the
practice of pharmacy.
Adjourned.