Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-22

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AUSTIN. March 81.
Az soon as the morning hour had
passed in the senate this morning the
pending order Of business was, on
motion OF Senator Agnew, suspended
and the bill providing for a division
of commissions between incoming and
outgoing county collectors was taken
up. read a second and third time and
passed under suspension OF the consu-
tutional rule.
On motion OF Senator Stafford, the
bill providing for transferring Smith
and Wood county cases from the civil
court OF appeals at Dallas to that at
Galveston was taken up and passed
under suspension Of the rule.
On motion OF Senator Sheriff., the
house bill to validate the Incorporation
OF towns Of over 1000 inhabitants which
have heretofore been attempted to be
made was taken up for consideration.
After some discussion the bill was
postponed and made q special order for
tomorrow
on motion Of Senator Tips his bill to
amend the law providing system OF
quarantine for the various counties and
cities OF the state was taken up for
consideration.
After lengthy discussion and several
amendments the bill was ordered en-
crossed.
On motion OF Senator Harrison the
house bill to provide for the disburse-
ment of the direct tax returned to Tex
ns by the Federal government was
taken up and passed.
Senator McComb's bill TO fix the la
bility OF connecting lines Of common
carriers was taken up, the pending
question being upon the adoption OF
the substitute offered on yesterday by
Senator Lewis.
After some discussion the substitute
was defeated and the bill ordered en-
crossed.
Senator Presler's bill to allow county
commissioners TO loan school money
upon real estate. county bonds and
other securities was taken IN.
on motion OF Senator Beall. the bill
was amended by striking out the pro-
vision for loaning the money on real
estate security.
The bill was then ordered engrossed.
Pending motion 10 suspend the con-
stltutionnl rule and place the bill on
It's third reading and final passage. ad-
Journed TIL p, m,
When the senate renssombled the I
free conference committee upon the I
bill to revive the charters Of corpora
tons which have failed 10 comply with /
their charter provisions recommending !
that the senate agree 10 the house I
amendment. which was done.
The appropriation bill was then taken /
M, and under public printing depart |
mert $1,000 was added Tor publishing .
second edition OF certain court reports
now out OF print on motion OF Sena-
tor COlqultt the salary Of state printer
was cut from 1880 to 1890.
In the supreme court upon the mo-
ton OF Senator Boren. the provision FOR
a porter In library and clerks office
N1s stricken out.
In the judiciary department, on mo-
ton Of Senator Boall the approximation
for attached witnesses was cut from
Si25.0O) TO 100000.
Senator BOren moved to cut the an
preparation for fees and officers costs
In felony cases from S4OO,O TO $500. 900.
Senator Beall moved to substitute
$4,000. The substitute was adopted.
Committee on towns and city cor
poratnns reported fayorably Bailey's
Dill 70 grant new charter to Fort
Worth.
Adjourned TIL 10 o'clock tomorrow.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
ed as follows:
by Bailey. From the Tarrant county
bar. protesting against the passage OF
me BIZ to redistrlct the state into Judi
eial districts
BY Alice From the Business Mems
association OF Corpus Christi urglnsr
the passage OF the Mitchell Ash and
oyster bills. ''N
By Darwin; From the ba. OF Sui
phur sprlnga. against placing HOPKINS
county In the same judicial district
by Bailey: From the Chamber OF Com
merce OF Fort Worth. urging an
amendment to the bill to license pnbIic
bonded warehouses. so ms to make fine
purposes Of snld bill include meats and
live stock products.
By Bailey: From the TarrAnt county
Market Garden, Fruit and Vegetable
sAsociation. asking the passage OF tho
bowser bill to create a state board OF
agriculture "a
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The committee on internal improve
ments reported favorubly senator Nc
tAnney's bill to amend the railroad
commission law so as 70 make II appIl-
cable to suburban. belt and terminsi
lines of railway
The same committee reported mia.
NoraDiy senator Deans bill to provide
FOR the subdivision Of Certificates %
shares IN railroad corporations, and
,.a,,,Is., h'isy nlil 10 amend the law
bonds. 'eN' anu
The committee on public lands re.
ported tavorably Senator Goss's bill to
create Lubbock land district.
Inc committee on towns and city
corporations reported favorabiy sena-
tor Tips bill to grant an amended char-
ter to the city Of Austin.
me committee ON education reported
invorably Senator Boren's Hill 70
amend the school law so az to provide
number of pupils in their schools anS
the grades In their certificates ma
senator Gosss bill to amend the school
NV relating TO the transfer OF puplla
from one district to another.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.