Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24
WORK OF THE TEXAS HOUSE.
MEMORIAL AGAINST AN IRRIGATION
BILL.
III Pase People Don't Like Its Feat
ure., II 1t Is as They Think
Il h--No Session of the senate Yes
terday--Austin Midget.



Morrison's Hill county road bill was
the first local bill taken up this morn
ing and, after being amended SO that
Cooke. Grimea, Hunt Victoria. BeKar'
jackson and Bee would come under It's
provisions, Il was, by suspension OF
rules, put upon It's third reading and
final passage,
Tho report Of the printing COMMITTEES,
recommending the acceptance of tho
printing for the legislative record In
the present form was adopted.
Radford's Parker county road bill
was taken up and when roll call was
concluded. on molipn to suspend the
constitutional rules requiring that a bill
be read on three several days, It was
discovered that the house lacked three
OF a quorum. A call Of tho house
was thereupon demanded and three
quarters OF an hour consumed In chas-
Ing bare quorum. The bill was
then passed.
There was then introduced memo
rial OF El Paso county 'condemning
the Irrigation bill introduced by their
own representative aud severely crii-
oislng hls action w connection thorc-
with and praying the legislature not
70 pass mcaBucc framed ana Ay4y
rushed through the house In the inter-
est OF an English syndicate aud against
the interest OF the people" Turney in
tFodueed the memorial by request. IL
is signed by Dan Scanllu, J c. Critch-
cit, @, II. Kellogg. clyde Stanheld, l..
L. Etter, j. j Schairer. d, II, Domee,
Sam =, Llndley, l.. u. Linoyi Baulino
Carbgal, Reuben Wright, S, O., Eth
ridge. Eermin Porto. OBgiow II. Bean,
W. NJ, Baker. j. c. Elan, Ignacio
Charles Thompson, c, T.. Lewis ana
G. o. Coffin. The text ID In substance
as follows:
Clint. HI Paso Co, Tex. Feb. II. 1895.
Gentleman and Honorable Legisia-
tors: The farmers and fruit growers
OF this valley beg leave most respect
fully 10 state that for the first time
they have just now learned that there
IL before your honorable bodies Chouse
and senate) a bill regarding Irrigation.
introduced by The member FROM this
district.
II the contents OF this bill arc such.
urge the petitioners. as they are In
formed they ore. II would as law
operate entirely against their intcrest
anu ia VIC AANfA NhhH 90 NlA AHAhAAHiA
syndicate and against the interests Of
the El Paso Canal company. which
canal company was projected and dug
by the citizens or the county at cost
OF $780, 600.
They further protest against the pro-
vlsionH OF the bill which would compel
oittEens 10 give lien upon their lands
and crops to secure payment or water
rightH, whereas the bill proposes to
protect the companies by special pro-
vision In the event OF their being abla
TO furnish sufficient water 10 carry out
their contract.
They charge further that the ely
stealth with which the bill has been
rushed through the house Is significant
OF the ty.rAnniuRl methods Of syndlcated
foreign capital backing II and for those
reasons pray that the bill may not bo
passed. As 10 what tho memorial
means by the "sly stealth" with which
tho bill was rushed through the house
II IL impossible 10 say. for no measure
before the house this session has re-
oeivsd such exhaustive treatment In
the press reports throughout tho STATE
or been more thoroughly discussed by
tho house Another petition OF "a stint
lar tenor and frelghted with prcpon-
dernnce OF Mexican names was sent w,
but was not read before the house ad-
journed.
Mr.. O'Counor tried hard 10 have
house bill No. 3is Cproviding for the
opera tiou OF urteslan well companies in
Bexnr county taken up. but the house
grew boistorous and impatient and
voted down the motion 10 take It up
and adjourned I'll 10 o'clock Monday,
One bill was sent up before the motion
to adjourn was put, but some one made
the point OF order that there was again
no quorum present, and the bill was
sent back to It's author.
Morrison'R Hin county road bill 10
identical IN every detail with that
passed with reference 10 Fannln county
a week uHo and that introduced by
Radford Affecting Parker county Is the
same measure slightly altered to meet
local conditions.