Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-28
House bill fixing the time OF holding
courts in the Thirty-second judicial dis
trict was engrossed.
Adjourned until . o'clock Monday
morning.
IN THE SENATE.
Discussing the Amendment to the Con-
stitution Regarding Naturalization.

sutution Regarding Naturalization.
: ustln, Tex, April 27.-The senate
took up as a special order house Joint
resolution to amend the constitution
SO as to require foreigners who desire
10 vote 10 declare their intention of
becoming citizens twelve months before
the election.
The resolution failed to receive the re-
quired two-thirds of the senate on
final passage, and so was defeated,
House bill to prescribe lawful fence
was taken up.
on motion of Senator Steele the bill
was amended so as to make a four
strand fence a lawful fence instead of
three strands as provided in the bill
originally.
The bill was then passed.
House bill for the relief of John A.
Coplan was passed.
House bill to provide for payment OF
costs in cases where county ConVicts
work out their fines was taken up and
passed.
House bill to exempt Cherokee and
other counties from the operation of
the game law was passed.
Senate bill to amend the law relating
TO escheated estates SO that pur-
chasers from whom such estates have
been recovered by the heirs may re-
N'NfA AiAt purchase UlbutN WIS passed.
House bill to amend the law so as to
provide for the survival OF causes of
action for personal injuries where death
does not ensue was passed.
House bill to provide that in cases
where assessors fail TO assess property
collectors may do so was passed
House bill to amend the law so that
In an indictment for forgery only one
indictment shall be based upon the
On me fng
Senate bill to provide for the APP
pointment Of attorneys pro tenn for the
state in certain cases was passed.
House bill TO authorize the Issuance
Of a patent to Mrs. Carter for land
paid for, but to which patent could not
issue an account of some irregularlty
was passed.
on motion Of Senator Tips the senate
refused to concur In the house amend
ments to the senate deficiency bill. and
asked free conference committee.
On motion Of Senator Dean the SEN
ate concurred in house amendment, 10
senate bill to encourage mining.
on motion of Senator Lewis house
bill to authorize the Incorporation Of
natural premium life insurance com
panies was taken up and passed.
On motion of Senator Simpson the
senate concurred I'm house amendments
to the senate bill ameding the game
laws.
on motion of Senator Bailey senate
bill to amend the valued policy law
was taken up out OF its order
senator Beal moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
The motion to Indefinitely postpone
was defeated.
The question then recurring on the
final passage of the bill, call of the
house was demanded
The call developed the absence OF
Senator Goss, unexcused, and the bill
went to the table.
on motion of Senator Dean house
bill to change the times for holding
courts in the various counties OF the
Forty-iirst judicial district was taken
up and passed.
House Joint resolution to authorize
the state printing board TO sell the
printing material belonging to the state
was taken up, amended and adopted.
Senator Darwin moved TO adjourn
till $3.50 p. m. today.
Senator Colqultt moved to adjourn
till $3.50 a. m. Monday.
Both motions to adjourn were lost.
Senator Steele moved TO postpone
further consideration of the bill till
Monday
Senator Sheriff. moved the previous
question, and the motion was seconded.
Senator Beall made the point of
order that a motion for the previous
question was not In order, upon mo-
ton to postpone 10 a day certain. which
was itself a privilege motion.
The chair overruled the point OF
order, saying that, as the previous
question was Intended TO shut Off de-
bate, and the motion to postpone being
n debatable question, II was clearly in
order to move the previous question
upon such a motion.
On motion OF Senator Steele the SEN
ate adjourned till $3.50 o'clock Monday
morning.