Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-29
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
THE SENATE SHORT OF A QUO
Rum For SOME TIME.
a HOT DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
OVER THE APPROPRIATION FOR
THE RANGER FoRcE-BlLLs IN
PRODUCED - FREE CONFER
ENcE COMMITTEE.
AUSTIN, March rs.

AUSTIN, March rs.
Senator Dean offered n resolution at
the opening of the session this morning
providing for dispensing with all but
two committee clerks.
Senator Whitaker moved to amend
by providing for the retention OF five,
and the whole matter was on motion
Of Senator Bailey referred to the com
mittee on state affairs.
Senator Agnew called up his concur
rent resolution providing for sine
die adjournment on April 10.
The resolution was adpoted without
debate.
Senator Tips warehouse bill was
taken up as an unfinished special
order. After considerable discussion
and some amendment that did not
change the provisions OF the bill in any
material point the bill was read sec
ond and third time and passed under
suspension Of the rules.
Senator Bowser's bill TO regulate the
organization Of life and accident insur-
ance companies was taken up with
number OF amendments proposed by
the special committee 70 which the bill
WAS referred, The committee amend
ments were all adopted.
Senator Colqultt moved TO strike out
section is OF the bill, which provided
that home Insurance companies should
be exempt from franchise and occupa-
ton taxes.
After considerable discussion which
developed more or less familiarity with
the constitution, the amendment was
agreed 10.
senator pafta,. f,avab o., rorap.II,r
the vote by which the amendment was
agreed TO- which motion he had spread
upon the journal.
Adjourned TIL 3 p. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate reassembled at D. M,
but 1t was 1906 before a quorum was
secured.
The appropriation bin was then taken
up, and on motion OF Senator Steele,
was SO amended that 5000 ~ the gener-
sl appropriation for penitentiarius may
be used for the construction of sew
erage system az the Huntsville penl-
tentiary. The amendment cutting the
pay Of the CHIEF clerk iu the office 1f
the commissioner OF Insurance statis-
tics and history from $500 10 $500 was
Trconsllcred ana voted down
On motion or Senator Stafford the
number of assistant clerks allowed the
comptroller az $1,000 salary was In
creased from nine tn ten.
a motion TO reconsider the vote strik.
ing out the revenue agent precipitatpd
a call Of the aenute and the appr0Dria-
ton bin was sent 10 the table to await
fun senate.
Senator Colquitt called up his bin
Tor the collection Of back taxes. with
house amendments The amendments
We're read and ordered printed.
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
q
Confederate home bin made a rsp6rt
recommending that ihn senate agree
. the house amendment mixing cligi-
Ole Tor entrance TO the home ali those
sH-Confederate soldiers who resided Nm
TeXas January l. 1895. ana that the
mouse reeede from It's amendment cut
ing the SALARY ~ the guperlntendent
from $500 10 $1,000
senator TIPS introduced a bill to
amend the law so that all the lands
belonging to the public land may he
spld AZ 81 per acre. Also 70 bin 10 re-
iund 10 parties the money erroneougiy
Paid 10 tue state treasury by them.
senator Woods introduced n biIi IN
ny ana define the liabilities OF sleeping
car companies The bin requires siaep, |
ing car companies 10 furnish ncconnn. |
untlona equal 20 those named in tbplr |
contracts aud for the distance so
designated 81
Judleiary, committee No. reported
iaVorably house bills 90 restore tho
eivll and criminal Jurisdiction 10 The
county courts OF Liberty Angelina and !
iohld counties also the house iii IN |
ny The time for holding court In the
Fofty-slNih judicial district.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
senator .Colqulu introduced A mn
~ MAKE illegal mortgages and trugt |
ducts. pros
senator Dean introduced u bill In do.
nne Ilaternal and benevolent orders
~. NJ associations and to provide fnr |
the organization OF same. '''