Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-11
THE SENATE HAD NO QUORUM TO
TRANSACT BUSINESS.
THE HOUSE DID SOME wRAN-
CLING ON THE DIFFER
ENT FEE BILLS 4.
FINALLY PASSING TO ENGRoss-
MENr THE FEAGIN SUBSTITUTE
"A STRONG LOBBY WORKING
FOR AND AGAINST THE METRO
PoLITAN POLICE BILL.


AUSTIN. April 10.
The regular order was suspended by
the house this morning and passed the
following bill by Evans OF Hunt:
AN act to enable the mayor and
city council OF any town or city to dis
continue unlnhabited territory as
part of any city or town. BE 1t en-
acted by the legislature of the state
of Texas that whenever there exists
within the corporate limits OF any city
or town, organized under general laws,
this state territory To the extent OF at
least ten acres contiguous. unnhabited
and adjoining the lines Of any such
city or town. the mayor and city or
town council may by ordinance, duly
passed, discontinue said territory as a
part of said city or town, and when
said ordinance has been duly passed
the mayor shall enter an order to that
effect on the minutes or records OF the
city or town council, and from and
after the entry Of such order said ter
ritory shall cease to be II part OF said
city or town"
Pending business was further sus-
pended, ana the bill of townsend of
Angelina, to amend article 1884 of Re
vised Statutes of Texas, was passed.
The BIZ is as follows:
Every conveyance, covenant, agree
ment, deed, deed Of trust, or mortgage
In this chapter mentioned, or certified
copies OF any such original conveyance.
covenant, agreement, deed, deed Of
trust, or mortgage, copied from the
deed or mortgage RECORDS OF any coun-
" IN THIS state, may be recorded in
the county where the land lies. and
Wnen delivered to the clerk Of the prop
or court to be recorded shall take effect
ana be valid as to all subsequent pur-
chasers for a valuable consideration
without notice, and as to all creditors
from the time when such Instrument
shall be so acknowledged, proved on
cer,liied and delivered To such clerk 10
De recorded, and from that time only"
consideration of the appropriation
Oil was resumed, and the state uni
Eerslty was the department discussed
Representative Bumpass moved H.
strike out $4,000 for libraries to he used
IN two years and $1,000 for electrical
plant.
Carpenter OF Fannin was willing n
nj propriatc $1,000 for library purposes.
Gldcings OF Washington made n
strong plea for the appropriation.
Thomas Of McLennan made ono M
aus brilliant arguments In behalf of
tae university ana roasted ClrppnteT
OF tannln, who, he said, was a teacher
9hd YET knew nothing Of the needs of
the university,
Mester Of Jack. a school teacher
stated that he was friend OF ths ri,,,i
NeFSlty' but the time had come to de-.
crease the expenses Of the unlyarsrf,,
~ should have been self-supporting
years ago, ''''6
simons Of Grayson made a telling
sspeeeh Tor the appropriation asKed
PATTERSON Of Bell was for the honest
taxpayers, who asked that their bur-
dens be made easier to bear. lie pnid
his respects Ito the long-tailed game
cock from McLennan." who had re-
nHected on the spelling of the gentleman
from Fannin.
Harrison Of Harrison said that cleo
trlcai science was tAe study of today.
ana he favored tho appropriation.
Morrison defended the apprOp. .atlo1
and roundly criticised the opponents OF
the appropriations for the university.
He paid glowing tribute to the uni
Versity and the bright men who re-
stitution.
Ward said the university was the
child OF the early fa hers Of Texas ana
IN time 1t would beco ne one OF the
hrst class. He declared that the state
OF Texas was no beggar ana her tax
payers were wiling TO place the uni
yersity In the first rank. Representative
Ward warmly defended Colonel Back
enridse, who had given $50 900 for a
mess hail and had rendered thirty
acres OF land to the university condi-
tlonally on the state appropria,ing
$1,000 for an electrical plant The gen
tleman from Travis made very DOW
ertul appeal for his fellow members 10
vote the appropriations
Martin OF Coryell closed the debate
and the main question was ordered
Carpenter of Fannin, who denounced
the criticism Of Thomas of McLennan
as 'unkind, unjust, unmanly and UNI
Eentlemanly.' Continuing. Carpenter
said: II have In the past entertained
feelings Of high regard for the gentle
man from McI.ennan and have held
him In high rcpute. We part company
today and in future l want nothing
to do with HIM"
Thomas OF MeLepnan obtained the
floor, but the speaker ruled that
he was out of order pending discussion
and question OF personal privilege
would be his mode of redress later
Mr.. Thomas resumed his seat and a
vote was ordered on the Carpenter
amendment.
The amendment was lost. Ayes, Al;
nays, IS.
This amendment covered the library
appropriation. and by the action OF
the house the university VIII receive
$4,000 for that purpose
The amendment OF Major Bumpass
OF Kaufman TO rlke out $4,000 for elec-
trlcal plants then came up. Mr. Bum
pass made magnificent argument 10.
the adoption Of his amendment an
declared himself TO be a friend OF edu-
cation. lie wanted the Ell ldren of The
mlBses--whlte and black-educated
He wanted more money expended on
the public free schools ana ss o.
frills. He had sent his boy to the stat,
university and paid for his tuition. blu
he would never cast vote to appro
pirate money for state institutions
WREN the state was In debt and The
public free schools needed IL.
The major gave the universal"
gentlemen on the floor a caustic repri- |
mand for their unseemly conduct on |
the moor earlier IN TIE day. and gave II |
out solid that the mother made the |
man and not the university. He urged |