Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-30

hut they had won signal victory In
/ reducing the appropriations, saving
thousands of dollars to the state. There
| were items In the free conference com
mittcc report which should have boon
! stricken out. A compromise was nccca-
sary, however, ~ the senators were
/ very stubborn and held 10 the items
/ IN their own appropriation bill tcnu-
| clnusly. Representative peyton, an
! other economist, defended the report
and urged It's adoption, The previous
| question was ordered and the report
| Of the free conference committee was
/ adopted by vote OF 81 to 20, The
| Pupullsts, or a large majority OF them,
/ voted In the negative. Last Saturday
| they voted for the Blair adjournment
! resolution, thus cutting on all chance
OF the house making fight TO strike
out the Increase IN appropriations forced
by the senators who served on that
committee. And then. to be incOnalst-
ont, they voted against the free con-
ference report on the appropriation bill.
message from the governor relative
to important bills enacted Into laws
was read
The free conference committee on the
general deficiency bill was read. Rep
resentativc Henderson said that the
senate had relnserted the items stricken
out by the house. The free conference
committee obtained a few concessions.
A motion TO adopt the report prevailed
ayes as. nays %, The general def
cheney. according TO Representative
Henderson, amounts In round numbers
TO $4,000 A bond Issue OF 100000 was
proposed 10 wipe out the deficiency,
but the senate committee Saturday
night killed the bond bill.
Representative Patterson sent up a
privileged report. asking the house to
allow Hon. A. G. Tompliins @Sg he
having been put to that expense IN his
contest against Hon. william Joseph,
who resigned to escape being fired out
by the house. Representative Patter-
son said the claim was Just and should
be paid, and It was 30 ordered.
Representative Cough called up the
Bowser bill providing that where sub
stantial Justice has been done the court
OF criminal appeals shall affirm all
cases submitted. BY n vote OF "a to 40
the house refused 10 suspend the rules.
Representative Monroe called up the
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which
the bill validating the land titles OF
Confederate veterans had been defeat
cd. After speeches by Monroe owsley,
Cough ana Freeman, the gentleman
from Hunt moved the previous qties- |
ton, and on the previous question MFR. |
Cough moved a call OF the house This |
was seconded and the call was made. |
Brooks moved that the absentees be |
excused, and the ayes and nays were |
called-ayes 20. nays 25. The absentees
were excused.
Tho house refused TO reconsider the
vote by which the enacting clause was
stricken out OF the bill validating land
patents issued TO Confederate soldiers.
The vote was 90 to ~. and this kills
the bill.
At the afternoon session Beard OF
Smith asked permission TO withdraw
his bills and to apologize to the house
and to the people OF Texas for having
them.
Carpenter moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which the private corporation
bill Gtogers' bllD had been defeated.
Bumpaas said; There is big
smoke IN that bill. Let us XIII H."
He moved TO table the motion 10 re-
Lost. The motion 70 recon-
slider carrIed--ayes 60. nays "a.
Bumpass obtained recognition and
made a bitter fight on the bill. saying.
1T IL too much sugar for dime"