Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-30
CROWLEY WAS ExONERATEO
The Report Of the Committee On
the Subject,
NONE OF THE CHARGES SUSTAINED
The Report Adopted By the Senate By a
Unanimous Vote.
ONE OF THE CHARGES SUSTAINED
The House Discusses the Question of
Removal of Disabilities From Mar.
ried women-A Numb, Hills In
troduced in 10th ], ~ g.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 20 " re
met this morning at 10 oclosJy /%
After numerous motions IL @
senators for absence petition. j i.
memorials were called for.
Senator Agnew presented a petition
from the citizens of Alvin and vicinity
for the creation of new county out
OF the eastern part of Brazorla county.
Senator Mccomb presented memo
rial from number of citizens of
Walker county for the relief of public
school teachers.
Senator Dean, from the committee
on privileges and elections. submitted
the following report:
your committee on privileges and
elections, to whom was referred the
memorial against Hon. Miles Crowley.
senator of the Seventeenth district of
Texas. signed by j. w. Terry. Esq,
after duly considering the same. are
of the opinion that the senate has no
jurisdiction of any of the charges in
said memorial contained except the
threNhrst and the specifications there
under; OF these the third was volunta-
rily abandoned by the memorialist;
that charges one and two, together
with their respective specifications,
were carefully inquired into by youf
committee and the evidence relating
thereto reduced to writing, which is
herewith returned, together with the
said memorial; and 1 am instructed
by said committee to report the same
back to the senate with the statement
! that none OF said charges or speclnca-
! lions hereunder We're sustained by the
evidence. and to recommend that said
! memorial be dismissed. All OF whicn
IT'S respectfully submitted. DEAN,
| Chairman"
on motion Of Senator Shelburne the
| above report was then unanimously
adopted.
the various other committees made
reports upon bills as outlined in these
| dispatches yesterday.
Senate bill to authorize the CONSOLE
daton of the LaPorte, Houston and
| Northern with other railroad COM
panies, reported back from the house
with amendments, was taken up, the
amendments agreed to and the Dill
adopted as amended
Agnew's bill to legalize primary cleo
lions was taken up and passed.
The senate bill amending the law
prescribing the purposes Tor whl.h
charters may be granted by the stare
was also taken up and passed
Greers Joint resolution TO amend the
constitution so as to have state oiheeIs
elected for terms OF Tour years anu "
reduce the membership Of the house'
were made the speclni oruer III 1A0+
day, .,,,.
Lawhons bill to give livery stable
men and owners of pastures liens upon
stock boarded by them was ordered Gu
crossed.
Senate bill to amend the law regard
ing the payment OF attached Wlt ,,,es.'..
was made the special order Tor Ihurs-
day
Balley's resolution requesting the
United States senate to pass u panK-
rupt law was made the special order
for tomorrow.
On motion of Senator Tips, tomorrow
at IL o'clock was fixed as the time 70
go into executive session to consider
the governors appointments
Adjourned to 10 tomorrow.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced this morning;
BY McComb Fixing the liability oil
common carriers and giving better "a
ciities to shippers in ascertaining when
negligence or laches lie In the damage
or lass OF freight ,
BY Lewis; Amending article sO6b OF
the Revised Statutes, relatlhg 10 uh'
payment of fees In jury trials, and re-
curing the litgant asking jury tC
deposit with the clerk for the use OF the
county a jury fee OF $2i II in the dis
trict court, ana s12 in the county court
BY Bowser: Amending the Dallas city
charter. enumeratlng twenty change!
I'm the present charter.
By Shelburne: Amending the genera
: laws of the Twenty-thlrd legislature
which prescribe the time Of holding th'
terms OF the district court Of the Elev
entb judicial district. and changing th'
t boundaries of that district, and Great
, ing tho Fifty-ffth judicial district
BY Smith Prohibiting railroads iron
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