Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-02

be placed at 5000 year, the amount
fixed by law. The motion prevailed
and the state printer Will be compelled
to worry along on SIS per month.
The recommendation for the public
printing department was adopted viii
the following edition offered by Tule
ney OF II Paso.
Publishing 300 copies each OF the Il
supreme court reports now out OF print
ana for which the state now owns the
plates. and which reports shall be sold
at profit Of 20 per cent to the state
ana to be In no case sold for less than
$500 per volume, $4,000.
Representative Dashlell wanted the
decisions 10 be printed by authority OF
the supreme court. Colonel Mckinney
objected to onerous labors being piled on
the shoulders Of the Judges OF the su.
preme court. Finally discussion of the
reports OF the higher courts was
brought 70 a close by motion to post
pone action until tomorrow.
Recess til p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following petitions were read at
the afternoon session:
By D'Connor: Petition of Henry
Schwethelm and others, Kerr county
minute men, asking for sl0.4sO for SER
Vices rendered the state in protection
OF the frontier from November, 1874.
10 February, 1877
BY Moore OF Morris: From sixty-hvc
citizens OF Titus county in favor OF
transferring Titus county from the DIS
trict to the community system
by O'Connor: Petition OF James r.
Newcomb asking the legislature for an
appropriation OF $4,000 for services rem
dered as agent for the state Of Texas
TO assist in preparing the claims OF the
state against the United States gov
ernmeft for frontier defense.
BY Burmeister: a petition Of citizens
Of Castroville protesting against the
Dill repeating the act vt Incorporation
Of Castroyile, Medina county.
By Burnclster: A petition OF citizens
or Frio county praying that a law be
passed granting sheriff's fees for the
arrest Of offenders before indictment Is
found In case the offender is indicted.
Representative Bailey sent up a bill
TO be entitled An act TO organize the
Twenty-fourth and Thlrty-siNth judi-
cial district and 10 fix the times for
holding the district court therein; Spill
lane, bill amending the charter OF the
city OF Galveston, regulating street
railroads, street railroad franchises.
street car fares and providing for gen
eral terminal facilities If any corpur-
alton shall secure a franchise 10 lay a
iNiAHdA track OF 10 operate a line OF
railroad along or upon Strand or Ave
niue - west Of Twenty street;
Ward, n bin to repeal section 3 Of an
act defining who are officers Of this
state and prescribing their rights,
powers, duties and privileges This
rcpeals section OF an act approved
February Is. 1851,
The report Of the free conference
committee on the general land bill was
ordered printed IN tho journal. Section
u was stricken out by the conference
committee and an the house amends
mgnts were agreed 70.
The Waylaud bill taxing fire and
lie Insurance companies ana other
corporations was called up. Blair
mnde the point OF order that bill con-
tanning the substance of this bill had
hcon defeated by tho senate and that
II was unconstitutional, Speaker Smith
said, anticipating this point Of order.
no had consulted Governor Culberson,
Attorney General Crane and First AS
slstnnt II. II. Brown These gentle
men held TINT the Maryland bill was
not violation Of the constitution.
The point OF order was 1vcrruled Blair
made speech against the bill, and
then moved to amend by striking out
the word gross and Insert met re-
celpts wherever It occurs. and imposing