Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-04
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Why They Killed the Separate
Waiting Room Bill.
WOULDN'T JUMP ON CORPORATIONS
That We Have and Then Invite Others
to Come In,
An Easy Matter to Forecast what
WIN He Done This Week In poth
Houscs-oonte.tcd Election Case.
department Notes.

Austin. Feb 3--lrhe house yesterday
killed Greer's pee bill providing for sep
arate compartments in depots for ne
groes. This bill was reported favor
ably by the committee and its author
was confident that 1t would pass the
house, The conservative members
regarded the bin as vicious bill
ships on the railroads and force ex-
penditure OF thousands of dollars in
these days OF financial depression
Representatives of the railroads asked
justice or at least fair treatment at
the hands of the lawmakers. They
agreed that 1t was a tyranlcal abuse
OF power 10 force them TO build new
depots after having provided separte
compartments in coaches. After con-
siderable skirmishes Greers bill was
indefinitely postponed by vote Of
90 To az. Greers bill is 'deader than
door nail, and no tears need be shed
over Its demise
This was bill day and the house
was deluged. In the senate this
morning the TexRrkana separate
coach bill passed, Lieutenant Governor
George ]. Jester saving 1t from ami
hilation by breaking a tie vote. Sem
ator Ben Whitaker was the happiest
man at the senate end of the build
ing. Later the TexasArkansas
court bill was introduced In the house
ana Its friends Will make u desperate
fight TO railroad 1t through, II is likely
to run the gauntlet Of the house
and become a law. Jester made
a fight this morning for REFORM
ing the judicial districts OF the state,
and committee viii be appointed
by the house to act with Il like Gem
mittee from the senate to provide
for the most practical plan for dedls-
tricung the state. Beall OF holland
county introduced Puritan bill this
morning making It penal Of
Tense to bet on the result of the game
of cards, even in "a private residence.
This bill will be harpooned in the COM
mittee room. The house also instruct-
ed Governor Culberson to invite cot
ton mill owners of New England to
locate in Texas. Senator TaIver,
the grand old warrior from Laredo.
enemy OF crank and class legislation
of every species. raised great laugh
by asking, Mr.. Speaker: Does the
word corporations appear in that res
olution?" Major Tarver says It Is
i'd nonsense to jump on corporations
already here and then have the gall
TO invite others to move in from out
side states" The panacea OF the
major for all the acts that affllct the
body politics is irrigation, Nothing
sensational or spicy enllvened the
house proceedings today. 1t was the
luli that follows the storm.
IWaT1's railroad consolidation bill
was landed squarely before the house
by the resolution adopted. The bill
and the majority and minority reports
were ordered printed. Ward is max
ing desperate fight for this bill and
denies that It was inspired by Hunting
ton and other railroad magnates The
governor is said to be against this bill,
and to have given his unqualified In
dorsement to the Bramlette bill which
is in direct opposition to every prin-
ciple the Ward bill contends for 1t
will be a fight to a finish in the house
over these two important measures.