Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-22
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mittecs are at work was lost. The MOI
tion was tabled by the casting vote Of,
the chair.
concurrent resolution was adopted
TO hold only morning sessions of thdI
senate ana house for the next fttccni
days so rs 20 afford the respective com-,'
mittees time TO prepare the bills to rel
codify the laws and redistrict the stato.H
The Agnew assignment bill being mi
order, Senator Bowaer resumed hisy
speech on the question pending fronna
Yesterday, to strike out the enactlngl|
clause OF the hill.
The Bowser motion was lost by n vcts
OF II to Il. and the bill was ordered.
engrossed by the following vote:
Ayes-Agnew. Beail. Dickson. Gage.F
Goss. Greer, Harrison. Lewis. McKin-l|
ney, Presler. Sheriff.. Stafford. Tips.K
Nays-Bailey. Bowser, colqui,t, crow-l
ley, Dibrell, Lawhon, McComb Shsl-
bufne, simpson. Smith, steele.
Senators Boren and Darwin we~a
paired with Senators Rogers and Dean,
the former fnvoring and the latter op-
posing the bill.
and spread upon the Journal the fol-
lowing:
The chairs vote against the concur
rent resolution providing for recess 10
enable the select senate and house COM
mittees TO formulate bills for the ~.
dlstrlcting Of the state Into judicial dis
tficts and for the revision OF the civil,
and criminal codes Is based on the foi-i
lowing reasons:
l, While he believes II the duty OF the
legislature 10 delegate TO a COMMITTEES
that which II was In this Instance elect
ed TO do Htlll he Ia OF the opinion that
every member OF the legislature is dl-l
tod IL. a. a 49,. -.
OF The stnte and should be present 10
advise and assist in the formation OF
the hill should the legislature nd
Journ and leave the committee to re-
district the state aided only by an in-
terestcd lobby, the result would DO
that when the legislature reconvened
II would require fully as long for the
bill 10 be amended as It would for thc
formation OF a new bill, while the en-
tire legislature IL In session, prepared
with the advice aud assistance OF the
senators and representatives.
2 THE adjournment for recess to re-
district the state aud revise the codes
would neccssltato such u great eN-
pense ana Inconvenience to the mefn-
pers not on the committees that II
would be difficult TO assemble n quorum
In View OF the fact TINT only these two
measures would be considered on re-
converting
o. nv p'heNeh int NofK OF the NO
committees IN not 40 great that IL can
not be accomplished by four-hours'
afternoon session during the next M
teen days and that all necessary leg
lslation. including these measures. can
DO accomplished during u ninety or
one hundred days session.
Senator Goss' hand bill was taken up
on second reading, amended. discussed
and was pending when the senate adj
journed TIL p. M, after motions to
adjourn TIL Monday morning Satur-
day morning and various times tOmor.
row morning had been voted down
Afternoon session.
senator Tips introduced a bill pro-
vldlng for the establishment OF stato
board of embalming and providing for
the better protection OF HE and health,
TO prevent the spread OF contagioua
Diseases, and TO regulate the practice
OF embMming and the care and dispo-
Aitun Of the dead. Accompanying the
bill was a memorial asking for the law,
and sigued by Drs. Swenrlngen, BEN
nett, Hudson, Wooten. Graves and
hamilton OF Austin.
The chair laid before the senate tho
house bill creating the county OF Ala
mo, ANA tho senate killed the same by
the adoption OF the minority report,
against Its creation.
The senate refused TO suspend the
rules and take up Bowaers libel bill,
ana the Goss land bill. which was under
discussion In the morning session. was
taken up.
Senator Lawhon asked postpone-
ment until Senators Atlee and Dean
could return, as they are largely inter
ested In the measure, which aroused
considerable discussion and was re-
fused.
SENATOR Beall moved to strike out
section "a.
Senator Presler sent up two amend
ments. which were read, and pending
further action this senate adjourned
until 10 o'clock.