Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-06

Navarro county on the night of April
20 last from In front of the Avenue
hotel The resolution was passed,
and Beard, Bramlette. Roy, Cooke
and McWilliams We're appointed.
Beall of Nolan introduced a resolu-
ton recommending the hearty coop
GRAFTON Of the citizens and counties
OF the state with the management OF
the fair In all measures tending to
make the game IA full exposition OF
the advantages and resources of the
state.
Senate bill No was taken up re-
lating to the investment OF public
| school funds, and Graham OF Travis
took the floor in advocacy OF his
amendment to the caption, following
this when carried, with an amend
ment to section one, the purpose be-
ing to conform the senate bill to the
house measure, which Is deemed much
better. A motion to suspend the con-
stltutional rule and put the bill as
amended on Its final passage failed of
the required four-ffths and the bill
goes over to Monday. The vote was
81 TO 25.
The house then refused on an aye
and nay vote to adjourn.
Senate bill No Z TO validate GER
tain sales of public school lands came
up on Its second reading. Burns OF
Brown made an effort to strike out
the enacting clause. Burns pleaded
the shortness of the session, declaring
that 1t was desired to make this the
shortest legislative session ever held,
but came very near making the long
est speech of the session. He wanted
the matter considered at a regular ses-
sion on account OF Its Importance.
owsley Of Denton, who is the author
of the same measure in the house,
replied to the gentleman that called
gn NnrAr tor tIs.
sldering grave questions, and that the
governor had no authority to call the
body together In special session on
trivial matters The gentleman from
Denton made clear exposition of the
purposes of the bill which were laid
before the Legislature by the governor
Mt the express instance OF the land
commissioner
Replying 10 a question by Dashlel
of Leon, Owsley declared the bill did
not validate titles which had been re-
Gently cancelled by suits of the attor-
ney' general. but that II the measure
failed to pass the attorney-general
must sue all the people affected by the
decision of the supreme court TO the
effect that the sale of "A piece of land
did not detach adjoining sections until
the land sold was actually paid for.
This affected thousands OF acres OF
land sold as detached sections by Com
nan III kOOu the tlllp
to which had never been questioned
until the supreme court decision re-
ferred to.
Bailey OF Dewitt opposed the mo-
tion 10 strike out the enactlng clause.
The speaker signed in the presence
OF the house senate bill No 6, to cover
deficiencies in the general appropriation
bill OF the last session.
Representative Beard OF Smith also
opposed the motion TO strike out the
enacting clause. Wood championed the
bill.
The previous question was ordered
after n motion to adjourn was voted
down. and Burns took the floor 10 close
the discussion In favor OF his motion
TO strike out the enacllng clause, but
yielded his time to Henderson OF
Travis. who advocated striking out
amendemcnt.
The motion OF Burns was lost.
Burmeister offered an amendment TO
the effect that those who should desire
to hold their land under the proposed
act should notify the commissioner I'M
der oath and that those who preferred
10 have their money refunded might do
so.
The amendment was tabled.
The FIJI was then passed 10 a third
reading.
Owsley moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the bill was passed TO a third
reading and to lay the motion on the
table. f4.e
The aye and nay vote resulted; Ayes.
sebantIan aud Peck introduced