Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-30


vim this morning. the majority re-
port, recommending that II do not pass,
peing adopted. This bill proposes an
amendment to article s06d, title 81.
chapter T. of the Revised Statutes, so
mat "a party applying for jury trial
IN the district or county court shall
on the same day deposit with the
clerk, to the use OF the county. jury
Zee of 50 II In the district court, and
Of So II in the county court; provided.
mat the clerk of the court in which
such jury is called for and serves shall
assess against and collect at the end
of each term OF court from the person
taking such jury, for the use of the
county, the amount allowed by law
TO such jury while 1t may have been
engaged In the trial and consideration
of the cause In which the party calling
Tor the same Is interested, but nothing
In this act shall be SO construed as to
prevent the court upon final judgement
from taxing as costs such jury ice
paid by either party against the person
as may seem proper to the court and
provided, that any defendant so La'l-
ing for jury shall be required, at the
demand of the opposite party, or any
officer OF court to give security for the
jury fee provided for herein. which
security shall be approved by the clerk
of the court"
Greer's senate bill No. 5, to abolish
the board of pardons, was also ten
derby laid in its coffin by the house this
morning and the lid was screwed down
so that II cannot possibly be resurrect-
ed this session. This was apparently
cut and dried and no lengthy debates
were made on the subject. The sup
port of the bill had so dwindled down
since the bill used to be one actively
discussed about the Hobbies of the
house and the hotels that 1t found a
very feeble voice this morning.
Senate bill No "a was by suspension
of the rules put upon its second read
ing and its third and final passage
This is Agnew's bill for the relief =,
railway corporations and belt and
suburban railway companies, having
charters granted or amended since the
first day Of January, 1887, and which
have failed. or are about to fail, to
construct their roads and branches or
any part thereof within the time re-
CURED by law.
Consideration of house bill No. %, by
Freeman, which had been made a spec
ial order for today, was Indefinitely
postponed, and senate bill No. %. (by
SMITH was taken up in Its stead. The
point was made that It was out of
order. in that Its substance matter was
the same as that of the house bill
which had been indefinitely postponed.
Both bills relate to the Limitation
against married women, senate bill No.
22 amending art. 1922. title 62, chapter
3 OF the Rev. Civ. stat, SO as to read:
III a person entitled 20 bring any ac-
ton other than those mentioned In
chapter OF this title, be at the time the
cause Of action occurs under the age
of q years, or of unsound mind, or a
person imprisoned. the time of such dis
ability shall not be deemed a portion
of the time limited for the commence
ment of the action, and such person
shall have the same time after the re-
moval of his or her disability that Is
allowed others by the provision of this
title; provided, limitation under this
article shall in no case run against q
married woman until she shall have
arrived at q years of age" A motor
was Immediately made to postpon,
consideration of this bill indefinitely
but this was lost by close vote o
5S noes to SO ayes. There was endless
debate on the bill, which was closel,
and hotly fought. It was finally bur
fed by vote of IS to 50. and will no
come up again this session.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Bailey of Dewitt; Providing To-
a board OF examiners of finance IN cor
porated towns and cities TO prescribe
/ the manner of their appointment an,
/ to define their duties.
BY Robbins of Wilbarger: Allowinj
/ county surveyors necessary stationer!
and blanks.
by Turney OF FL Paso: Amending
| section of an act to organize tn
courts of civil appeals. to define thel
| jul isdlction and powers, and TO pre-
scribe the mode Of procedure therein
being chapter lb. acts of Twenty-sec
ond legislature, first called session. ap
proved, April 10, 1892,
BY Mitchell of Victoria: An act TO
the relief of j. j. Jones and to max
an application therefor, %. j. Jones
only surviving heir of Fielding Jones
deceased, to whom at time of deatl
the state owed $101550 for services ren
dered as judge of the Tenth Judicis
district)
By Wester of Jack; Exempting pub
lie schools from forced suspension o
holidays.
BY Ward OF Travis; Amending chap
ter CHI of General Laws of the Eigh
tenth legislature, approved April II
1888. Upon proper proof being mad
to the comptroller that money has beef
in good faith paid into the state treas
ury upon land, for which. on accoun
OF cOnlllGls, tIIOHtpus VI NNiAN
causes, patents cannot legally issue, o
have issued and been or ma
hereafter be legally cancelled, tn
comptroller is hereby authorized to is
sue his warrant for the amount s
paid into the treasury, in favor o
the parties who have In good fait
paid such moneys. for which they re
ceive no consideratlon)
By Mcbride of Hays: Authorizin
city and town councils in cities an
towns having less than 5000 inhabitant
according to the last preceding censu
Ia dispense with the office of marshal.
BY Mitchell of Victoria (By request
Opening to location the public and un
appropriated lands of the Islands upo
the gulf coast.
Nv Smith OF Brazos: Amending sec
t,on IT, chapter 122 General Laws Q
the Twenty-thlrd legislature, entitle
IAN net TO provide for more efficien
system OF public free schools for tn
STATE of Texas" (All children. withou
regard to color, over 5 years of ag
and under II years, at the beginnin
az the scholastic year, and all chi
dren who will be s years OF age a
onx lime before the middle OF the schc
tasttc wear. shall be entitled to tn
beneft OF the public school fund fo
that year,
nv Henderson OF Lamar (By request
Amending chapter l. title "a, article
sssq ss4O and chapter II. title "a. al
,Icle 3e45 OF Revised Civil Statutes, 5
as 10 proyide that the governor, will
a,t me consent of the senate, sha
atnt Tor each port whose populi