Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-03
TEXAS INVITES THEM ALL.
Resolution Adopted Regarding
Eastern Cotton Mills.
PLACES RRADYIoaAI THAT COME
Tho State Senate Passes the TeIarkana
Court Bill.
PLAoEs READY Ioa ALL THAT COME
Aftermath OF the Cyclone Davis AZ
fair-A substitute or Composite
Fee-Biii introduced-Dareiy a
Quorum Left TO Transact business.


The following resolution was
adopted with enthusinsmt
Whereas, The cotton mills of the
New nnEinnd states have publicly
expressed their determination 10
transfer their plants and business 10
the cotton arcwing States, and
"whereRs, rho state OF Texas pro-
duces nearly onc-third of the cotton
crop OF tho United states, IN the
commercial gateway 10 Mcsico aud
thc Central and spanish American
states, has direct through conncn-
ton with the Pacific slope ana the
Orient nnd IL now developing a
mngnlficeut Nyatem of deep watcr
PORES, opening upl 20 the Atntc the
trade OF the world, thus nnordIng 90
cotton manufacturing concerns adj
Nantnwss which no other state In
the Union Gun oner, aud
"WhereRs, The location of said cot
ton mills sycaid greatly diversif,
the industries OF our own state By
giVing employment to thousands OF
skilled IsbOrers, al the nnne time
onoriuE 20 said mills m unrIvnItud
home market for their products.
"bc u resolved by the house of
representatives, the senate concur
rlng, That the owners OF cotton
mills In Northern States DESTROYS OF
iocN.ing choir IIHnts In the south
be invited 20 locate In the state OF
Texas, nnd that the Legislature of
the state OF Texas assures them of
hearty reception, II warm welcome
nnd equitable LEGISLATION, with due
rrgmrd TO their rights aud those Of
the Eeople.
'nc Il further reviewed, That this
Legislature invites correspondence,
through Hon. G. A. Cniberson, gov
ernor of the state of Texas, from
nny cotton mill firm In the Union
with respect "a the text nnd context
OF the foregoing resolutions"
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Austin, TEX. Fob. Alt took tight
squeezing to get n quorum In the sen-
ate this morning, but twenty-five scna-
ators We're anally ruatled up, and after
listening to an eloquen, Invocation by
the chaplnin. Or. Smith, the business
OF the day was begun.
Chairman whitaker OF the commit
tee ON public bulldings and grounds
made favorable report upon the
resolution providing that the man in
charge Of the capital elevator be ex-
eused from running same ON Sunday,
The resolution was adopted.
Other committees reported as FOL
lows.
The committee on general land office
reported favoruhly bill TO amend the
law relating 10 tees In the general land
Office; also Il bill in relation to taldng
deposition IN the general land office.
The committee ON public lands re-
ported fRvorably a bill to validate IL
ties TO land now owned by purchasers
from railroad companies to which said
lands were patented.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported the house bill TO tax insurance
companion. telephone companies, din
Ing car companies and other oorpor-
atoms, with amondments.
Senator simpsons bill to amend the
law relating 10 the attachment Of Wilt
nesses In criminal cases was taken up.
read second time and upon the quea-
ton of engroHHing the bill the nays
were I'm the majority and the bill was
declared defeated.
Senator smith, who. by the time his
name was reached on the roll, saw that
the nays would have H.. voted nay.
thus reaorvlng 20 himself the right to
move reconsideration OF the vote.
This he did Immediately. aud then
made a. strong argument IN favor OF
the bill. The real question Involved
was the payment OF attached witnesses
called TO testify as To character.
! character witness, ho declared. was as
much entitled to pay for his attend
ance as witness called for any other
! purpose He rs as useful many times
as any other witness. and Is as much
obliged TO obey the process Of the
court. He did not believe there should
| be a discrimination In the law ngainBt
any class of witnesses.
| At the conclusion of Senator Smiths
| speech tho motion to reconsider WAS
| agreed to and the bill was laid on the
| table subject To call.
The bill TO create u new court at Tex
arkana was taken up. read the third
time and paused
Senator whitaker, to clinch his vie
tory, moved 70 reconsider the vote by
| which the bill passed and TO lay that
motion on the table.
The vote stood II 10 IL on this mo-
| tlon and the lieutenant-governo voted
aye, thus putting the matter beyond
| unioing by the senate.
Senator simpsons bill TO amend the
law so that vendors liens may be
transferred with the transfer OF tho
notes which the Hens are given 20 So
cure, was taken up on third read
/ ing.
Senator Tips opposed the paaaage OF
OF the bill IN "A short speech. Hhylng
that tho frlerde OF the measure had
failed 10 show any necessity for its pas
Bagc.
senator shelburne made a strong
speech In favor OF tbs bill. showing
that purchasers OF notes secured by
| vendors Hens were entitled 90 the
/ same security as those from whom no
1 purchased.
senator Smith opposed tho bill on the
rround that the bill provided FOR the
transfer with one note OF all the oqult-
able rights OF the original vendor. who
might have remaining In HIS possession
several other notes. the security 70
which would be entirely gone. lie cali
ed upon the friends OF the measure 10
show better reason for TIM pasHage OF
the bill than appeared upon the face
Of the measure. or than had yet been
given.
Senator Simpson argued in favor OF
1 his bill. He said that under the pro.
visions OF tho bill the purchasers OF