Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-14
HOUSE PRoCEEDINcs.
The Land NH ana III. ,,u-r.
Biil-DiIIs ana Pe,t,,,.

L. N-f anti I
rust Din (house bill No. 4OD was mend
ahs business this morning. on an
amendment by Graham OF Travis 10
st,,,he OUT subject of section 1 of the
pili' winch defines a trust TO be n corn
Dlnatlon OF capital ito limit or reduce
~, the production, or increase or reduce
commodities" VI
Bumpass opposed the passage Of tho
amendment, for the reason that il
would practically destroy the bill, The
aedtlenuneht was tabled, by a vote OF
60 ayes to 30 noes. we VI
AFTER an amendment by Reoll If No
IN mad been lost, Graham made an
O.her assault upon the bill by an
alheIuihent TO strike out all after the
WORD state in the following dehnitior
Of a trust: ITO create or carry ont re-.
slrletions in trade or commerce.
create or carry out restric.
lions In the fun and free nursui,
OF any business authorized or permitted
Dy the laws OF this state; or 10 create
or carry cut restrictions in the full and
t LIT exercise OF any avocation, occupa-
tIVh or profession authorized or per-
mitted by the laws of this state.
Mr. Graham pointed out that yester-
day he had tried by amendment to do
away with a clause which would pre-
vent the farmers from agreeing upon
acreage in cotton for the purpose OF
maintaining prices; now he wished to
call attention to the fact that tile pres
emit clause being passed would be the
ue4th OF every elf-protectlng labor
union; II would prevent every class
OF artisans or mechanics agreeing upon
the minimum price at which he will
furnish his labor.
When number Of addresses had
been made to the effect that IL any
class was excepted II would nvalidate
Inc Dill, according to the decision of the
supreme court, the previous question
was moved on the amendment. and
Graham, getting the floor on his amend
ment, yielded 1t to ABE Lincoln" Da-
Wis OF Falls, who proceeded to make
matters exceedingly lively. He was
exposed to a fire Of questions on all
sides, but came out (characterlstically)
with laurels each time. He begged 10
assure the gentlemen who had been
speaking so fcelingly and knowingly OF
the desires ana wishes OF the farmer
that II they thought the farmers wanted
a law, which would preyer' fnem from
agreeing upon the avleun' ~ acreage
they would plant in 80" ''th view
of lettering the price,, Wv were
nightly mistaken. INV" 'rH watch
word with which the bill IS being push
ed was sprung ON him:
Does not the gentleman from Falls
know that " the farmers are exempted
from the provisions of this bill. by pro-
vision OF the supreme court, the rest Of
the law falls?"
Mr.. Davis: Docs the gentleman, like
the negro preacher, propose to point
out only two roads. one leading to hell
fire, the other to damnation?"
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Thomas offered the following
amendment. looking to the execution of
the provisions of the bill when enacted:
ANY court, officer or tribunal having
jurisdiction Of the offenses defined In
this act, or any district or county attor-
ney or grand jury, may subpoena per-
sons and compel their attendance ms
witnesses to testify as to the violations
of the foregoing sections.
ANY person so summoned and ex-
amined shall not be liable to prosecu-
tiOn for any violation Of said sections
about which he may testify fully and
without reservation"
This was adopted.
The bill was then engrossed by a
vote of ~ to 20.
Evans of Grayson was appointed by
the chair to MI the vacancy of Smith
OF Bra2os, resigned. on the committee
to investigate the printing of the SUI
preme court reports.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas. We have Just learned with
sorrow and regret Of the death OF Gun-
eral Henry Il. Mccullough. therefore
be 1t
Resolved That In his death the state
OF Texas has lost a distinguished, wor-
thy and valuable citizen, and the mem
bers of this house extend to the bereav-
ed family OF the deceased their sincere
sympathy and coincidence.
! A.r n
S. p. Burns.
A resolution was also offered by Ken
nedy. and adopted, empowering the adj
jutant general to permit the use of the
state tents by the knights of Pythias
in Houston next month.
The land bill, which was pending
business, chen came UP. and Dashiell
moved that, for the sake OF eNpedltlng
business and as the members We're
pretty thoroughly informed on the is
sues where they were in the bill,
the houre reconsider its action whereby
the bill had been taken no by sections,
and consider 1t as a whole.
Peyton Immediately orered an amend
ment that the rate of interest on pur-
chascs be placed at per cent. instead
of . per cent, as provided In the bill.
Plemmons offered as a compromise
substitute per cent, and made an elo-
struggling purchasers, who are seeking
10 make homes in Texas, and insisted
that by the terms of the bill the poor
MANTLE actual settler, the man who
is struggling to make a home for HIM
self and his family--was being discrlm-
mated against; that 1t was an outrage
and a barbarous proposition to say
ttut tho moor man with energy enough
10 brave the dangers or the frontier
shnnld he Disseminated against In that
wny. The speaker knows what he IL
taiitinr about. He has lived among
tbosa people for twenty years and has
been on terms OF intimacy with them,
ana knows that God never made
more worthy, earnest. energetic or hon
est set OF people. He begged the legis-
iature to consider well what terribly
Vicious policy was about to be adopted.
He appealed to the cupldlty OF me
members and showed mat y would
nav the state three or FOUR tunes as
much per annum 70 sen tue i"hu van
II would 10 lease H.
Owsley made ringing ADDRESS IN
the same direction.
The question recurring upon Peyton's
amendment. the ayes and noes revealed
tbat Mills and freeman, the Formidable
s.s,sconists and leaders OF the other
,,n,,s mad capltulated. as had NUM-
Al y, others. including TRAY Hender-
~ "a Pevton's amendment was lost
~ In Overwhelming vote OF 30 10 II.
ny ny reanlt was greeted with applause
~ ns0ntive votes were Carpenter
~ o1nosed the reduction with
eMn,b, Davis. Fletcher. Freeman. Jen-
.pngs Moore Of Morris, Morrison; Mur-
Gibson. orr. Rudd, Thoihpkins anu sti