Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-18

A Hot Time and a Tle-up Until Late
In the Day.

A Hot Time and a Tie-Up Until Late
In the Day.
Austin. April 1.-THE following acts
We're today signed by the presiding
officers of the two houses and sent to
the governor:
To give Jurisdiction to the several
civil courts of civil appeals over cases
transferred to them from other courts
under the direction Of the supreme
court.
To amend the law providing for
guardians ad Item
To prohibit persons from carrying
duplicate keys to the capitol building
To repeal the law requiring railroad
corporations to make annual reports to
the comptroller.
SENATE.
Austin, April 1.-THE committee on
rules reported an amendment to SENATE
rule 6, providing that when any senator
Is present at a roll call and refuses to
vote his presence shall be noted bv the
secretary and he shall be considered
present for the purpose of making
quorum.
The report went over a day under
the rule providing for amending the
Consideration Of the house antitrust
hill was resumed, the pending dues-
ton being the amendment offered yes
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~. ~ vi Ioi'i@duohs from the meaning of
w I'M
o,,,,,m bIs i.ewIs LOOK me loor to re-
Az. Jus ursuiheht interrupted yester-
~ ~ NOTION 10 adJourn, but said
nall Me Iii ~ ~ ueSreu 70 move 10
n1Sia ,,l, 81 u'sustte iochtluhs OF lana
mi, u n,,ni I. p,l,,e scrip
mentary fight, which was finally ended
s9 ,, ~, ~, L" IL chhnahslhg ms motion
f,- T,rtI,,, ,,,-,, IT. ~ "a SpesIaI uruer
a.. morning anu from day to
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49,, e sUs ~" ~, tuok the moor ana
~ M 'UI ~ nan an hour IN support
t ~ q, l anu against the bill
rs !. v.l'Lle 10 lIv senate,
. e'la'oF 2HeIrlll moved the previous
uGrlsIl'il on we annehament'
IN, nus ntguEH' iorth a req NOT speech
ato I'm, 9e ,i... boWser, VINO protested
thelI REASONS Tor opposing the bill be-
,nE denied that privilege by those who
"oi' A..
. Sg''atur LEWIS i"is moved coll OF the
iiarno,,, w.. ., atIer gonsileisole par
haihehtary SpArring' was made. devel-
80 wi w ',i ri's MT
s,IioI '' ,,d w. eMcu is sesator Whltaker
.ss.',.l' Nuu On ilutloh OF senator Beall
''.,', & was instructed TO
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hs susns,.I.J '"''e" tHat tue call
The n"tio, WOO, as, .,,a , -
AYES ond ii noes ~ "''N 'e'e''eu ~
The noInt 49, rotso5 th,. 4. 49,
two.tbirds WITS 70 s,,Snand i'' ~ ~ ~. tnoh a
the chair 50 ba1I and anno,,,o va" , my
the motion was Lost '''o'
sennt5I g,nltE onno,,od tr,., 49,,
cision OF the chair ''e W.
Pending the appeal. Senator Ralley
moved to adjourn mi n 'n A'''e'
The motion Ia .,dioiirn vas iost
Senator Smiths apnea, wna o,,,
taken up. and Senator I,eyts -. 10 ~,
point that an appeal from the decisior
OF &c chair In the announcement ~ -
vote. He took occasion In his REMARKS
10 refer to what he declared TO be Tho
revolutionary tactics of the majority.
who, he declared, were attempting 10
do by a majority vote what the rules
declared II should take two-thlrds 10
90.
The chair read from rulings in for
NOR senates to show that It required
two-thlrds to suspend a call OF the
house. and Senator Smith Withdrew his
appeal
After number of futile efforts made
by the opponents OF the pending bill
the two sides sat down to game of
freeze out.
Lunches were ordered by the var
lous senators. and the senate chamber