Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-13
work Of THE LEGISLATURE.
rnE SENATE MAKING GOOD Pro-
GREss NOW.
rhe Land DiIi the chief Topic of In
. tcrest in the Honse-GouEhs city
and Town BILL Pnsscs--rhe Uni
SersIty Bill May lie vetoed.
AUSTIN, March 1s.

81 AUSTIN, March 12.
lH The morning was cold and dark and
,dreary, and 1t seemed to have it's eff
feet upon the nerves Of Senator Smith
Y hnd to put him In lighting mood.
ID IA soon as the underbrush that fills
up the morning hour had passed the
ELOQUENT senator from Denton called
up the Bowser libel bill on the pend
Ing motion to reconsider and made the
greatest effort Of his life against the
bill. He attacked II as class legislation,
as dangerous to character. as alto
isether bad and without redeeeming
Feature.
Senator Bowser spoke for the bill
and Senator Colqultt against 1t.
The bill was then amended in Il
number of places. passed in amended
vote on the final passage laid upon the
liable.
On motion Of Senator Dickson the
dill to provide for chair OF dentistry
in the University of Texas was taken
up. read second time and ordered en-
CROSSED.
4 On motion of Senator Lewis his bill
10 change the required depth OF
coasted channels was taken up. read
aud ordered engrossed.
Senator Goss presented petitions from
3citlzens OF Wichita and childress coun-
ties against the pending Venue bill.
! Senator Gage presented petition
from rifiZpng nf Midland ngg-
ling to be put In the Thirty-eighth ju-
( dicial district. also from citizens OF
Midland county asking that the terms
of the district court of their county
be made three weeks.
Senator STAFFORD presented a petition
from citizens OF Longvlew protesting
against being placed In the corporate
limits Of l.Ongvlew
Senator Lane presented petition
from citizens Of Jackson county ask.
ing that their county be exempt from
the fish and game laws
Senator Tips introduced bill 10
make appropriations for the deficiency
in appropriations for the two years
from February Is, 1898, to February
rs. 1885. The amount Is 1914, 093 80.
Senator Boren introduced bill pro-
vlding for creating the counties Of Au-
trey out OF part of the territory of
Brasoria and Fort Bend counties.
Senator Colquitt introduced bill by
requcsD to amend the private corpor-
alton law 30 that corporations for mis-
sionary or educational purposes may
have as many directors as it's charter
may provide. instead Of a maximum OF
thirteen, as other corporations.
Senator Mckinney introduced n bill
to amend the law creating railroad
commission for Texas. so as to put
suburban. belt and terminal lines OF
railroad under the control OF the COM
mission
At IL o'clock the senate went into
executive session and confirmed the
appointment Of Frank q. Norris of
Travis to be Judge Of the Fifty-thlrd
judicial district. and u. @. Brooks of
Williamson TO be Judge OF the Twenty
sixth judicial district. When the doors
We're again opened. Senator McComb
offered a Joint resolution declaring Ger
tain claims against the republic of
Texas and requesting congress to pay
the same,
The warrants are three for $50 each
drawn December 81, 1887. and one for
300, drawn January IS. 1888. Referred
10 me committee on Federal relations.
The senate adjourned til 10 o'clock
tomorrow.