Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-01

A Petition 10 Create the County OF
Alamo.

~ EftiktDh 10 tftAit tut tNuhtt Oh
Alamo.
Austin. Tex. Jan. si.--Tho thaw OF
frozen river was suggested by the
titions and bills that poured in this
morning. 1t looked as II tho business
had been rcpressed In this direction
for the past few days. and as II an
ondcavor was being made to catch up.
SebHgtiun OF stevens Introduced u
petition from the citizens OF Braxoria
county PRAYING for q division of the
county and the creation OF the county
Of Alamo.
Burmelstor or McNlullcn Introduced
similar petition signed by n great NUM-
Der OF interested citizens.
Daahiell Of Leon, Gilliland Of Callahan
aud Stubbs OF Galveston introduced pc
tltions on the same subject.
Petitioners OF Carpenters Local I'm
Ion. No. ia OF Houston. praying the
euactlon OF the '1ien law" biz, presents
ed by Hon. John kennedy Of Harris.
They ask It for the reason that the
lien law OF Texas framed IN 1889. mnkea
inadequate provision for the protection
OF artisans mechanics, lahorers and
wage-earnera In tho collection or thcir
Just and equitable wages. The present
law oitera II temptation. urge the cur
pentora' union, TO collusion between dis
honest contractors and homestead
owners 60 the end that ware earncrs
may be dcfrauded out Of their wnges
by failure to mako out certain specific
forms OF contract.
Bumpnsa OF Kaufman, despite tho
fact that the bills this morning reached
the No 400 mark, n dissatisfied. He
waniH the house TO keep session daily
ON the plan Of the public school. He
offered n resolution this morning that
the house hereafter come to order Mt
$3.50 and adjourn at ~ and come to-
gethcr again at $3.50 and keep school
until G;G0 lie cites the fact that since
the couvening OF tho Twcnty-fourth
Legislature the house had been sitting
an aggregate time amounting TO only
a hourH lie dd not cite how many
bills had been introduced. how many
bills had boon passed IN that time or
how many times the ayes and noes had
been called. but simply wanted the rep
rescntatiyes to wnrm the seats Longer
per diem.
Mr.. Tarycr OF webb moved that this
resolution be laid on the top of tho
table" aud tniu WIS done with ylgor.
Houce bill No. S23 was placed upon
It's third reading and hnal panaage IL
was by Mills and It's contents were re-
lated IN these dispatches yesterday.
when tho bill was paused TO enErosa-
ment, IL is amcndatory of section
OF an act 10 flx the ratio OF taxation ON
Insurance compnAies, telephone com
panics, sleeping and dining car COM
panieB and other corporations. to pre-
scribe the time and manner OF collecting
such taxes etc. Section 1 (the amend
cd scction) relates to the rate OF taxa
tiOn ON life, fire, marine, accident or
other insurance companies, and tho
amendment proposes to raise the rate
Of taxation to per cent on the gross
premium receipts and l per cent on
lasf TN lltUtt. .lV.tas
antec and accident Insurance COM
pnnies.
Mr.. Tarvcr OF webb made m incf-
fcctunl resistance to the passage OF
tho bllL He offered the amendment
TINT the caption be changed TO read
10 raise the rate q premium OF policy
holders and urged that tho raise IN
the rate was only an apparent gain 70
the Taxpayers IN the state. The COM
punlrH would distribute the additional
tax expense they are made to bear
among those citizens who take out pol-
iole8, The proposed amendment was
defeated, and the bill was passed on
third reading.
House bill No. 81 afforded unusual
interest In bringing before the house
the very clever cOlored member OF tho
Smith family" from Colorado county.
The bill Is by Greer OF Collin. requiring
railroud companies. lessecB and re-
oelvors Of railroads to provide separate
rooms IN passenger depots for whites
and negroes, and to prohibit any one
from occupying rooms other than those
Hct apart for the race, and 10 confer
certain powers on ticket agents and TO
provide penalties for the violation OF
this act.
During the course OF his speech Smith
threw the house into the widest con-
fusion Of laughter and merrlment at
tha pxuenea of Mr. OWHiev of Dpnfau
Smith had used q "cuss' word In quot
Ing some one else. Mr. OwBley got up
and offered "A point OF order that the
language OF the oolored member was
supplementary.
Mr.. smith, beg the houses par
don II my language has been unparlla-
mentary. | have been associating
with Mr.. owHley In the committee on
privileges and elections"
Then the house took up two minutes
OF the col0red members time In laugh
| tor
Smith said In part;
"Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen OF tho
House: This bill In its general import
| singles o.t from the citizens of Texas a
half miIion OF its inhabitants as OBJ
| jeo0 OF special legislation. II pres
Bupposes q condition OF AFFAIRS by viz
tue OF which part OF the people who
| compose the commonwealth have by
legislative enactments TO be seg%gated
| from the remainder for the good of the
whole. These individuals are not
| diseased in soul or body. The ordinary
| habits and customs which characterize
| the movements OF a communicate tho
streams Of humanity-are TO be de-
| parted from and tho proposition IL
boldly submitted TO this body that for
certain reasons II 10 best for the body
polite to ALLEVIATE from public places