Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-27
AUSTIN. April 20.

earnest
Drew's bill reducing the salaries Of
the clerks of the higher courts.
Bill to prevent persons from unlaw-
fully boarding and riding upon railroad
trains.
Bill for the relief OF actual occupants
OF the unappropriated public domain
as homes.
Williams of Ellis attempted to have
the rules suspended in order to take up
his public warehouse BILL but 1t failed.
The public warehouse bill will hardly
get hearing this session.
Dashielrs bill for the distribution OF
estates was passed.
Representative o'Connor, by request.
sent up bill amending the San Anto-
MO charter and authorizing the issu-
ance of 100000 bonds to pay off the
floating Indebtedness OF the city.
Representative Spillane offered the
following resolution, which was lost:
That Miss Elizabet Ney be invited
to address the honorable members o.
the subject of an institute of arts in
Texas.
Rogers senate bill relative to the
purposes for which private corporations
may be formed was laid before the
house on third reading. The aims and
objects OF this bill have been exploited
on numerous occasions by the daily
press.
Representative spillane grated his
terminal railway scheme on to the bill.
and every member who has lost some
pet measure since the session began
came to the front with an amendment.
The bill was sent to engrossment.
Representative Bumpass called up
.A..tvz =..NIl4 atul 20.
keep guardians bonds solvent. The
bill passed.
Representative Morrison movI that
the vote by which the deficiency bill
was passed be reconsidered. This mo-
ton prevailed. 1t requires a two-thirds
vote to make the bill take effect at
once. II lacked few votes on final
passage Wednesday. The object OF the
reconsideration was to secure the nee
essary two-thirds, in order that the
parties to whom money Is due may
obtain II without unnecessary delay.
The vote on final passage was "a to 10,
and the general deficiency bill failed
again to receive the necessary two
thirds of all the members of the house.
and those who hold the warrants of
the state will be compelled to do with
out their money for three months after
adjournment. A majority of the Popu-
lists and the Republicans voted In
favor OF the AUSTIN DIpAtTS anu lIVtt
and warrant shavers and against the
creditors of the state.
Greer's senate bill, giving mill men
and material men a lien on railroads
for material furnished, was passed,
Representative Peyton called up the
general game and fish bill. II was
amended until the original bill was
obliterated, and Its enemies, not salts
fed with their work, attempted TO XIII
the bill by striking out the enacting
clause.
Representative Mills announced that
the free conference committee on the
school tax bill had agreed upon
20 cents on the 500 valu-
alton for the first year, and IS
cents for the second year The house
The house adopted the report OF the
free conference committee on the Rel
ger union label bill
The house resumed consideration OF
the McComb bill, providing for gen.
eral game law.
Representative Peyton made strong
appeal to his fellow-la w-makers to
| give the people some sort of law for
the protection of game and fish. At
least the shipping of game out OF the
state and the dynamiting and poisoning
| of fish should be prohibited.
Recess till 8 p. m.
The McComb FISH and game bill was
passed, loaded down with amendments.
Senate amendments to the johnson
/ grass bill were concurred In.
Senate bill to place the lands In the
Texas and Pacific reservation on SAFE
as mineral lands was passed.
The McComb- Bailey connecting car
| rier bill was laid before the house on
third reading. A motion to suspend
the constitutional rule was lost and the
| bill was side tracked.
Senate quarantine bill regulating the
salaries OF quarantine officers was pass
ed. Chairman Morrison OF the finance
/ committee said the passage OF TINS
| bill will save to the state $4,000 an
nually.
senate bill No. 100 providing that the
| original transcript may be sent up
from the courts of civil appeals to the
supreme court whenever writs of error
are applied for in any suit, was passed
Stokes stock law bill was passed.
This bill points out way for coun'
ties and subdivisions to escape from
the operations Of the stock law after
they have voted the law on.
Pattersons bill to exempt lawyers
from the payment OF an occupation tax
was taken up. owsley moved TO IN
definitely postpone. Lost. Farmer
Morris of Hood favored the bill and
said the law was an imposition on an
honorable profession. Spivey moved
TO strike out the enacting clause. a
number of members who look with dis
favor upon lawyers attacked the Dill
1t was engrossed.
Lewis senate bill to amend certain
articles Of the revised civil statutes
was passed 1t provides, when the
judgment OF the court OF oivil appeals
reversing a judgment practically set
tles the case. and this fact is shown ir
the petition for writ OF error. and the
attorneys for petitioners shall state
that the decision OF the court OF ciyi
,ybich n the supreme court afiirms the
decision Of the court Of civil appeals
IL shall also render final judgment &C
cordlngly."
Lewis senate bill to connrm anu var
idate certain surveys OF land made b,
virtue Of certificates issued to persons
permanently disabled by reason o.
wounds received while in service OF thii
state or Of the Confederate states. wa
I rrals nerC0 On