Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-01
He Adjourned the House Before
They Were Ready.
APPEAL FROM EQUAIIzMa BOARDS
viii Not Be Allowed Unless the House
Differs From the Committee.
smith, the Negro, Makes nn Eio-
aucnt Plea for His Rnce-spoonts
of Fort worth righdnR the Mills
Bill 90 Tax Railroads.

Austin. Tex, Jan. Sl,-The senate
without quorum. there being only
eighteen senators present Upon n
call OF the senate there being then
twenty-one present. the chair an
nouneed quorum and the morning
session proceed'G With business
The following committee reports
were sent up and read;
BY chairman OF judiciary committee
No. /; Senate bill No, 40, giving jurls-
diction to the several courts OF civil
appeals over cases transferred from
one OF such courts to another under tho
direction OF the supreme court, and
also providing FOR the transfer OF such
cases. Senate bill No. &c, amending
article sec. Revised Statutes. providing
the objects for which corporations may
exist 80 that subdivision No. % will
add "or rctalIr after the Wholesale
1t is proposed also to amend the cap
tlon. adding the following. relating to
the purposes FOR which private corpora
lions may be formed" The third
sFsa'sihhANhh W AAllH HAhAF thkkANAfN ny
the committee. is by adding section 4S;
"The establishment and maintenance
OF yards for weighing, storing and sell
ing cotton aud other farm products"
The committee ON labor reported fa-
vorably senate bill No. 81 with an
amendment This bin purports to pre-
vent one landlord from hiring the ten,
ant OF another when such tenant "a
already under contract. Also favor
ably No. ll3, which prescribca the PEN
ally for nterferng with persons en-
gagged In any lawful employment
The senate committee on Internal
Improvement reported favorably scn-
ate bill No. 10, which relates to the
construction OF cattle gnards by rail-
rond companies. The same committee
reported unfayorahly senate bill No.
49, for the relief Of railway companies
having charters granted or amended
since January /, 1853, which have
failed or are about TO fail to comply
with article 427s OF the Revised
Statutes.
The committee ON education asked
that senate bill No. 1872. providing for
resembling contracts between the state
and private Individuals OF sales Of
lands" be referred 10 the committee
on public lands,
The committee on judiciary No. re-
ported favorably senate bill No, CO.,
amending article 1853 Of the Revised
Statutes, validating the registration
Of deeds, convcyances. mortgag.s
deeds OF trust or written Instruments
relating to real estate situated In any
unorEunizcd county ana recorded prior
to March 30, 1881 and recorded In the
county to which said unorgnniZed
county was attached for judicial pur-
poses at the time OF such registration.
A minority report Of judiciary COM
mittee No. | was offered against the
favorable report on Senator preglcr'B
bill that provides for better facilities
for procuring executions against tho
property OF defendants and also re-
etrlctng unlimited homestead priyl-
leges. McComb, Bailey, GOss, l.nwhon
and Simpson, composing the minority,
are os the opinion That such leglaln-
ton " unnecessary under the liberal
system OF law and equity as blended
and observed In the Texas courts. The
minority say further that the bill Is
not in oonsonance with the spirit OF
the Texas law and proposes radical
| legislation, and that Its reference TO
the homestead law Ia unconstitutional.
The following bill was introduced;
BY Goss: validating the records and
surveys heretofore made and the oili-
| Cl1l acts done by county surveyors IN
| counties that had organized, but whose
boundaries had not been established
! as required by chapter 4, article 22,
OF tho Revised. Statutes OF the state OF
Texas. ana TO repeal article cole OF said
chapter and title.
| Senate bill No. 30 was laid before
the senate on i,s second reading, be-
/ ing special order.
Senators Sheriff. and Whitaker
spoke In favor OF the bill
senator Smith spoke at length
against the bin taking the position
mainlp that II was unconstitutional.
Senator Sheriff. closed the argument
I'm strong speech. and the bill wna
ordered engrossed.
The following bills were introduced
by unanimous consent.
BY Tips: TO amend the school law,
by .Beaii; TO regulate the licensing
OF lawyers In TcxnH.
Gree. offered IA Joint resolution "a
provide for n committee TO visit the
various institutions. Referred 10 the
committee on cdt'atlon. E
Adjourned tn 10 o'clock tomorrow
Elections Committee work.
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