Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
THE LIBEL LAW DEBATED.
1t Passes the First Stage in the
Senate.
THE fogs ARE AFTER ARMIsTEAD
Rhodes of Van zandt Calls Up the Memoir
ial.
THE TOPS ARE AFTER ARMIsTEAD
Set From cass County-Armistend
Uses some Strong ana Forcib,e
Lansunee-smith of Colorado, the
ooiored Member, Is Happy.



to suspend the regular order of bust
ness and take up substitute senate
Dill No. "a on its third reading and
,inai passage @ is bill proposes to
transfer to General revenue ac-
count parts >in funds now in
the state TIRE 20 the credit of
other accounts. =. E III has already
passed the senat,S >.ssefly, the bin
provides that the 10 the credit
of the several foil . named ac-
counts shall be transi Il to the gem
eral revenue account and be used in
the payment of the current expenses
of the state government:
FROM unorganized tax account. $50. 900
from organized tax account. 90. %. 900
From escheated estates ....... 5000
From settlement of estates... 1000
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500 900
The bill prevailed without any fur
ther debate or amendment.
Substitute house bills Nos. and 7.
providing colored trustees for colored
schools, was by'suspenson of the rules,
put upon its third reading and final
ment or debate.
Rhodes Of Van zandt is rapidly de-
veloping Into a Populistic sensation
allst. He exploded the bomb of the ses-
sion this morning, and there came near
| being hot, very hot time In the
| house as consequence. Yesterday he
submitted a memorial from certain
citizens of Cass county preferring
charges against Representative Armi-
! gtpnn md paGtIagtffNfr IA ~,
be investigated and Armistead removed
| from the committee on privileges and
| elections. Speaker Smith ruled the pe-
tition out Of order.
Rhodes as a consequence this morn
| ing introduced the following resolu-
| ton:
Whereas, ninety-seven citizens of
Cass county have, by memorial offered
| preferred charges seriously effecting
| (slc) the integrity of a member of this
| body, to-wit,, w. r. Armistead; and
| whereas, the allegation in said
| memorial are (sic) sworn to by some
| of said citizens; and
whereas, said memorial was de-
/ clared out of order and is not before
the house for consideration; and
] Whereas, Justice demands that any
accused member shall have full oppor-
tunity to meet his accusers face to
face; therefore. be It
| Resolved, that II committee OF five
| be at once appointed to investigate
the charges set forth in said memorial,
with power of bringing before 1t such
| persons and papers as they desire. ex-
penses OF same to be paid out Of the
contingent fund OF the house; also,
that the house may be fully informed
and take appropriate action thereon"
| (Signed by Rhodes of Van ZandO.
Immediately there was a motion TO
table this resolutlon-to table 1t be-
| You'd remembrance" Patterson Of
fered the resolution and Patterson was
vlsibly mad-mad as an upset hornet
nest Armistead was not In his seat at
the time. and, moving slowly towards
1t. absolutely unrufiled and contemptu-
Gus. he proceeded in a calm way to
administer TO the memorialist a dose of
| quiet ''roasting' which made the Van
| Zandt member shuttle uneasily In his
seat and flush crimson.
II care nothing for that resolution,
Mr. Speaker and gentlemen said MIR.
Armistead; 81 care no more for 1t than
for a little flee barking at my heels.
The party alluded to as swearing to
the charges is negro as disreputable
| and base as Jim Davis" CThe gentle
man from Van Zandt seemed uncertain
whether to smile or look mad) 1t Is
simply a renewal OF the attempt TO
remove me from sitting on the case or
Frost VS.. O'Neal. One OF the slgners,
that Editor Erwin, publishing the Al
lance Standard, is baser than the ne
gro / have alluded to-as base liar
aa ever lied in print. He has pub
ushed one hundred lies on me during
the recent campaign. Another slgner
had to turn states evidence to escape
tbe penitentiary. / care nothing what
ever for the matter"
Mr.. Feagin (angrily); 81 should IKE
IN know who offered the resolution
Mr.. Rhodes (rising): II did, sir.
4 MIR Feagin: I'D like to ask of the
gentleman from Van Zandt u he can
testIfy-can testify under oath to the
alterations set forth in the memorial
Mr. Rhodes: II cannot. 1 simply In
troduced their memorial
Mr. Feagin (more angrlly); Il shoulo
like to know II the gentleman from
Van zandt can certlly 70 'he
ter Of the memorialistsY
Mr. Rhodes: Il cannot
Mr. ;rearin very angrily): You are
rasnonsIble. nevertheless, for this reso-
iu Mr. Rhodes growing wrathy); Il
most assuredly ami -. %
MIR. Feagin: That's al want 70
know" NJ ,rordv warfare
al, down and glare at each other. The
resolution is tabled. &c. an,
Greer's antl-clgarette bill house pii
No lGn was knocked in the head with
~ sledge-hammer amendment TINS
s,orning as II was going to ensross-
,nent. The object OF me Dlil was
2 .,o,,tsestly TO discourage the manulac-
,.,.n md sale OF cigarettes In the state
W. he lew OF an excessive taxa
ps tsx OF 500. The amendment cut
s s'. lawn and knocked the purpose Of
t ,hls Iii MI" stone dead by making the state
, u $3.50 per annum, TO be paid 70 Inc me
county treasurer OF me county wiz this
w M. mo anti-cigarette bill staggered
nraided. to engrossment: o..
uil rae report on the Halter contest Tor
irs eat in the house uhe substance
Dui, ,,birh has already been gwen IN
these columns) was then sun ,a,i rsao ~
the house. In fun the m@'0fiN
.