Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-06
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Both Houses Hard at Work
Again.
THE GOVERNORS LAST MESSAGE
Discussed and Brings About Two
Cauouses.
HE GOVERNORS LAST MESSAGE
which VIII Result In Expediting
WoriS--A Graceful Tribute to the
Worth of Mrs. Andrews, the WIFE OF
Tarrnnt's Representative.
AUSTIN. March :.


Twenty-four senators responded to
their names when Secretary Poole al
ed the roll this morning and u,oO E
number settled down to bus U,
Chaplain Shoots short but :
vocation. Il.
A message from the govern n
received and read s.
Senator Sheriff. introduced a bin
validate interpretations OF towns a.
villages heretofore attempted to b,
made. Also u bill to validate the in
corporations of cities and towns of
1UvO inhabitants and over heretofore
attempted to be made under certain
conditions.
The bill introduced by Senator Bailey
by request to regulate the practice Of
medicine came up as a special order.
Senator Sheriff. moved to amend the
bill by adding a member OF the vita
pathic school of medicine to the
board of examiners. In support of his
amendment he said he knew vitapaths
who had been very successful in treat
ing diseases and without the use of
medicines II might be that supersti-
ton entered into the cure, but that
made no difference. We had heard 1t
said that In the last one hundred
years no witch ever entered a house
over the door 10 which a horse shoe
hung and he believed it, This brought
down the house.
Senator Bailey spoke in favor OF the
bill, saying 1t was meant to keep out
graduates of bogus medical schools OF
all kinds.
After considerable discussion and the
adoption Of two or three killing amend
ments, the bill was indefinitely post
poned on motion of Senator Steele. A
motion TO reconsider was spread upon
the Journal
The joint resolution providing for
single daily sessions of both houses,
as amended by the house, SO as to al
! low night sessions of that body, was
taken up ard the amendment agreed
/ to.
Senator Steele called up and had
passed under suspension house bill
I providing a special road law for Par
/ ker county and house bill providing a
| special road law for Hill, Grimes and
Cooke. A motion to reconsider the
vote passing the latter was subse-
quently spread upon the journal.
on motion of Senator Atlee the house
! irrigation bill was taken up and read
| a second time, amended and passed
TO a third reading. A motion TO sus-
pend the constitutional rule so as to
| pass the bill was made by Senator At
lee but failed
on motion of Senator Shelburne
| Senator Simpson was allowed to take
! possession of the seat heretofore occu-
| pied by Senator Crowley
| on motion OF Senator Boren the
house concurrent resolution providing
for the adoption of the present jour
nails, set in minion type. instead OF
| BREWER, and paying for them. was Ia
ken up and adopted.
on motion Of Senator Presler his
Joint resolution TO amend the constl-
tuition so as to provide for the division
of the state into irrigation districts
was taken up, read a second and thlrd
time under suspension Of the constitu-
tional rule, but failed to get the re-
duired two-thirds vote on final adop-
ton. and was defeated. Senator Steele
l had spread upon the journal motion
To reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was defeated.
Senator Dibrell got out of its order
his bill to amend the road law per-
tanning TO Guadalupe county Mas
taken up, read a second ana .tiIu
time and passed under suspension oi
the constitutional rule.
Senator Greer resigned as a member
of the codifylng committee ana Sena'
for Boren was appointed In ms place
A communication was read annouhc'
,p0 that Governor Culberson "oulo
,nceive members of legislature 1uuses
~ the higher courts and hea1s o'
departments and their wives on Ihurs'
day evening -. .,,,,orrov,.