Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-17
motion 10 adjourn. and the senate ad.
journed TIL y. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AT 4 LANAN0O4N RAlooAON.
When the senate re-assembled at 8
p. m. Senator Tips offered resolution
TO authorize the oummlttee ON privil-
eyes ana elections to examine into the
credentials OF Nj. Laaker OF Galveston,
as senator from that district, and II
1t finds that he was legally elected,
that he be allowed to qualify as a
member OF the senate. Senator Smith
thought the proceeding irregular. as It
proposed to commit the senate to the
adoption of the committee report be-
forehand. Senator Tips amended his
resolution so that II provided simply
for referring the matter 10 the COM
mittee for investigation and report,
and 1t was then adopted.
on motion OF Senator Sheriff., the
senate refused to concur In house
the law regulating the sending OF per-
sons to the state refornatory, and
asked a free conference Committee.
ON motion OF senator BCall the sem
ate conourred in house amendments TO
the age OF consent bill. on motion of
senator Colquitt the senate coucurred
In house amendments 10 senate bill
regulating appointment OF medical SUI
perlntendents of lunatic asylums
On motion OF Senator Smith, the
senate concurred In house amendments
to senate bill. providing for advcrtls.
Ing notices OF sales OF property under
execution.
House amendments 20 senate bills
prescribing punishment for throwing
stones or shooting into moving trains.
and to tho senate bill giving owners OF
livery stables and pastures liens on
stock for their board, We're ooncurred
In.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up for consideration for a sec
ond reading. Senator Simpson moved
to amend by adding $4,000 for the
erection OF u new building at the
southwestern asylum. Senator Gosa
moved 10 amend by making the
amount 100000. The 100000 amend
ment was voted down. and tho 500
OOO was agreed to. Senator Benn en-
tered motion to recoggidcr the
amendment Senator Sheriff. moved TO
amend bill by provision that the
superintendent of the asylum at Aus
tin should reside In the main building
aud that the house no now lives i'm
be used MS hospital for sick patients.
The amendment was lost. The motion
10 reconsider the vote adopting the
amendment appropriatlng $4,000 FOR
Il new building at Southwestern agy-
lum was called up, carried. and the
amendment was voted down 90 mo-
ton of Senator Atlee, the bill was
further amended by providing $500 to
pay for erecting voting booths
IN the cities using the Australian bal
lot system,
senator Tips moved to amend by
providing $4,000 for tho employment
Of additional help In the oonptroller's
ONCE. rendered necessary by the new
law for collecting taxes. The amend.
ment was adopted. Senator Presier
moved TO amend by providing Sl25. 900
OF proceeds from the sale or public
domain be used, $4,000 la building a
governors mansion and $4,000 for
beoutifylng the capitol grounds The
chair tSenRtor DEAN ruled that the
amendment was not In order.
Senator presler appealed from the
decision OF the chair. a vote was Ia
ken and the dccialun was sustained,
Scuator Rogers moved to ameld by
adding $500 for the purchase of eN.
Gov Hogg's portrait. The amendment
was adopted. The appropriation for
the quarantine department was on
motion of Senator Tips cut from 10000
to $4,000. Senator Sheriff. moved ia
amend by approprlntng $4,000 10 nav
for a monument to Albert Sidney John.
ston, The amendment was adontcd
Senator Shelburn moved to amend by
Inserting $1,000 to purchase part OF the
san Jucinto battle field. up0n which
to erect monument. The amendment
was lost
Fifteen minutes were consumed in
discussing the proposition To appro.
PIRATE $500 with which to amend the
pump at the public wen on the capitol
grounds, and It was finally voted down
The bill as amended was then ordered
engrossed. Senator Tips called up the
motion TO reconsider the vote by which
the senate passed house bin to tax
Insurance agents. The motion to re-
consider was lost