Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-30

/ Vile p'i' raiders from Economy
| tna me attorney generals Office was
| vIonr 'sehle9 and, on motion, the pre-
a"s Question was ordered, and mo
department passed. Henderson, az X.
,nur burney Of Kerr and other MEM
seis kicked vigorously and mo housa
riyceeued 10 take the back track ana
.eSonsidered It's former action. Burney
s .nvveu 70 strike out $3.50 and insert
ssv'v as the salary OF the ilrst assistant
attorney general
haiiey Of Dewitt hoped that the
S~mehdment would be voted down and
'a a OF Srayson moved Ito clay II
W me table" The ayes and nays were
Ayes. $751; nays, IS.
Gniiland OF Callahan moved TO strike
OUT 1000. the salary OF the third office
assistant OF the attorney general.
anel oil Dallas moved TO table the
aihenument, but withdrew It at the re-
quest OF Chairman Morrison. Nor
rison, Chambers and Graham spoke
against the abolition Of the office and
united In declaring that the third as
sistant was needed in the attorney
generals Office. Turney OF El Paso
made strong appeal for the retention
OF the third assistant.
Burns OF Brown wanted the third
assistant knocked out instanter.
The roll was called on the motion
10 table the amendment OF the gen
teman from Callahan to strike out.
Ayes, 81; nays, ~.
The Populists and the Republicans
BILE.
Recess till p. m.
Drew's bill to define and fix the
salaries OF the clerks OF the supreme
court and Of the court of criminal ap-
peals and courts OF civil appeals was
passed TO engrossment this afternoon.
Greer's senate bill TO confirm the
TUE of the Texas and New orleans
Railroad company to the Sabine and
East Texas Railway company and to
authorize the Texas and New Orleans
hallroad company to purchase the
Louisiana Western extension railroad
and to authorize said Texas and New
Orleans Railroad company to own and
operate the Sabine and East Texas
railway and said Louisiana Western
extension railway as parts Of Its line
was called up ON second reading. Nc
Kinney, Blair and Ward urged the
passage of the bill. and Bumpass at
tackled 1t after reading a long news
paper clipping from the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, purporting to be an
Interview with c. y. Huntington. The
constitutional rule was suspended and
the bill passed-ayes 50, nays 10.
The house concurred in senate
amendments to Coughs bill involidat-
ing the Incorporation OF towns Of less
than 1000 inhabitants.
Committee substitute house bill to
limit the liability OF telegraph COM
ponies to $500 on account of "mental
NJ fn1.f
ayes 80, nays 81, This was known as
the Postal Telegraph bill. projected by
Tom Ochiltree, the agent of John w.
Mackay
The populsts voted solldiy with ex-
ception Of O'Connor, to keep the Postal
Telegraph company out OF Texas
Robbins bill for the protection OF
fish and game was called up. Its OPP
ponents llibustered and asked for time.
Further consideration was postponed
until next Wednesday.
Rogers senate bin was called up.
Cough moved to postpone considera-
ton. Lost.
Representative Plemmons offered an
amendment TO subdivision 4, providing
that employees dissatisfied with the
award shall not discharge employees
without giving thirty days notice
Cough made another attack on the bill
by moving 10 strike out the enacting
clause. Lost by large majority.
Beard of Smith followed with an
attack on the bill, declaring II was
dangerous legislation. Jennings fol-
lowed along the same line, Evans OF
Hunt made n powerful appeal for an
arbitration bill. saying that the Demo-
! cratic party was pledged to II and the
| laborlng masses were entitled TO Il.
Al amendments were voted down. the
| rule suspended by q vote OF 50 TO 4
and the bill passed Its opponents
either failed to vote or Withdrew. with
the exception of Representative Jen-
nings, who called for n division when II
was too late.
Martin sent up petitions from citizens
| Of Maverick, FRO Pecos and Klmball
counties protesting against the passage
or the live stock sanitary commission
bill.
Thomas sent up bill to fix the
weight OF a barrel. sack. half sack and
quarter sack OF flour; to provide for the
stamping OF same and to fix u penalty
for the violations Of the provisions OF
this act.
Adjourned tin $50 tomorrow morning,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mckinney: A bill to be entitled
| An act To adopt and establish the Re-
| vised Civil Statutes OF the state OF
Texas.
BY Graham: An act authorizing the
board OF managers Of the state lunatic
asylum at Austin. Tex. TO sell. lease
| or dispose Of the water flowing from
the arteslan wells on the grounds be-
| longing to said asylum,
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
BY Blair: A joint resolution raising
the limit from 100000 TO $l,OOO,OO0. In
order that the state can borrow sufii-
Client funds TO relieve Itself from fnan-
clal trouble in case Of shortage