Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-15

e.Setiohhis Inns leklslatufe couid
nor anord to Htuitify Itself by going
pack to It's people with having passed
= Jaw on the moat important subject
terly invalid.
Mr.. Peck said a measure seldom came
up before the house but what points OF
..onstitutionaiity arose. The constitu-
uonaiity OF measures was to be deter
mined from Montague.
Mr' Chambers urged the same point,
saying 1t was manifestly not the work
OF iawyer-tho text OF this bill.
Mr. kaufman. replying 20 the last re-
mark, said that " the fact that It was
not drafted by n lawyer was the nrgu-
ment against It he thought the motion
70 recommit should be defeated He
wanted II distinctly understood that
lawyers were not the only members
who could draft effective bills.
The previous question being ordered
ana the ayes and noes called for, Mr.
bramiette begged leave 10 say in reply
70 the remarks of Mr.. Mills that his mo-
tion was not made 10 inject his personal
IDEAS into this pending legislation or
TO defeat It, and as an evidence OF good
latin he amended his motion SO that the
special committee would have to report
back on next Tuesday.
The motion to reeommit TO n speciai
committee Of seven carried by a vote of
90 ayes to 81 noes, and Burmelster NOV
ed to reconsider and table that motion.
The house adjourned TO o'clock this
afternoon.
Afternoon session.
The speaker announced first thing
at this afternoon session the following
special committee ar seven to whom
is recommitted Colquits dcllnlnquent
tax bill: Mills, Brambette, Mckinney,
Morrison, Mcbride. peyion and
| Langhammer.
The special memorial committee on
the death Of Hon X. u. Harrell, sub
mitted the following:
whereas, since the regular session
OF the legislature. the Hon. r. ID. Har-
rel, OF Bowie, an earnest. faithful, com
scientious representative OF the people.
has been finally separated from us by
death and his labors in the public
service brought to a close. and
whereas, we desire In a public man
ner to do honor TO his memory and
| leave upon the pages OF the records of
this body a testimonial of our appre-
| citation of his public service and the
esteem In which he was held by us,
| Therefore be 1t resolved, that In the
death of Hon. Il, ID. Harrell. the people
OF Texas have lost the services OF a
most faithful, true and patriotic repre-
sentative,
Resolve, further, that we hereby
tender coincidence and sympathy TO the
family Of the deceased, and in token
thereof forward to each copy OF these
resolutions attested by the signatures
Of the speaker and chief clerk OF the
house and that page of the House
Journal be appropriately inscribed TO
his memory.
Resolved further, that these resolu-
lions be considered Tuesday night,
March 20, at o'clock
MhaiasaffntMe
MCKINNEY, Chairman,
ONeal.
Judge d. Il. Barrett Of the Sixteenth
judicial district was granted privilege
TO absent himself from the state for
thirty days during the current year 10
recover his health by resolution OF
Owsley, adopted.
The Mills bill leaving an annual
advalirem school tax of 20 cents on the
800 was taken up on motion OF MIR
Mashiell. 1t leYies a 20 cent tax for
1896 and 10 20 for each year there
after. This was 80 amended on motion
OF Mr.. Dasheill that the 20 cents tax
remains fixed for subsequent years
The constitutional rules being suspend
ed, the bill was put upon final passag;
and prevailed by IS yeas to noes
This another OF the caucus measure
House joint resolution No. amend
ing the constitution, the people SO elect
ing at the next general election, 81
that electors who have not paid thel
poll tax shall be prohibited from vot
ing was made a special order for mex
Wednesday.
The redeubtable Captain Tarver o
Webb took the chair at Tom Smith,
solicitation at this point, and some
a l...a..
Patterson and Brlgance. who sought I,
bring up his bill making It a misde
menor punishable by fine of from 81
to i50 for one TO leave the carcass Of {
COW, hore or other animals within {
, certain distance OF a public highway
Brigance complained that he had yield
ed the right OF wny to Patterson thu
other day and found him again. Al
forever, In his way.
, Tarver recognized Brlgance, and tn,
, bill being before the house, Patterson
sent up the amendment to have "ant
jackass" added after horse In th'
| bill. Brlgnnce sarcastically accepted
the amendment, but Captain Tarvel
J fairly radiated Indignation from hit
spectacles as he ruled the amendment
: out of order. Then the bill was killed
! amid prodigious uproar and whei
Brigance wanted TO know the rulini
OF the chair on the vote the chair testil,
replied that the "bill was as dead a
the COW that sent II up"
The captain had his inning with sew
= eral who continually shout Louder
when he In making a speech.
J House Joint resolution No. Is, 20 sci
| public school lands for the benefit o
) penltentlary system, etc, prevailed oil
} final passage by q vote OF 10 to 8.
Freemans bill permitting the statut
Z OF Limitation to run against marrie'
> women was enacted-7S ayes. 25 noes
Patterson's bill granting the farm
laborer lien on crop TILED whethe
! written or not, and 10 take precedenc
? over all save landlords and prevlou
liens, was passed.
Mltchell's bill creating fish an
oyster commission is pending. TIL
! house adjourned TO o'clock tonight,
Bllls--By Mcneil; Providing tina
county boards OF teachers examiner
shall hold ar necessary examination
!. ON the third Saturday and the Thurs
/. day and Friday preceding In tn
/, months OF June and December OF eae
I year.
: by Mcneil: Compelling teachers I
hold at least three Institutes OF tw
: DAYS each during the school tear
! By Maroney: Establishing board o
inspectors for steam boilers and I
! provide for licensing engineers.
, Petitions-By Burmeister; Petition Q
: citizens OF Medina county praying 10
len restorat lon OF the civil and crimina