Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-07
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE HOUSE ACTS ON A NUMBER
OF LOCAL BILLS.
THE MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO
WANTS o'coNNoR's METRoPoL-
ITAN POLICE BILL BEATEN
BILLS SIGNED by THE GOV
ERNoR-rHE FEE BILL.



After prayer the house proceeded 20
business. Saturday being local ON
aay. there was rush OF business and
each member Was striving 10 obtain
recognition.
The bill TO create more efficient
road system in the county OF GAHaa-
lupe was passed.
oConnors bin to authorize the eoun-
~ commissioners OF BeXar county TO
issue 100000 bonds for artesian wells
and constructing bitches was read
third time. on motion Of Harrison OK
Harrison further consideration Of the
bill was postponed until next satur-
day.
The bill putting Washington county
under operation u general road law
was passed.
The bill to diminish the criminal jur-
lsdiction OF the county court Of Rsfugio
county was passed.
The bill TO authorize the commits
slonefs court VI Bra4oria- county o.
Issue 3i6sC0 road bonds was read
Third time ana further consideration
postponed until next Saturday
The bill designating what counties
shall compose the Twenty judi
clai district u the state uf Texas ana
to nN The dine of holding courts therein
was called up The bill was read
third time and passed.
The bll changing time % holding
court 10 the Fourth judicial district
was called up, read a third time and
passed.
'rne bin authorizing the sale OF the
Texas Transportation company to any
railroad company owning % that may
own A line or lines OF railroad extend
lnE into the city OF Houston and own
ing tracks which connect or which
may be hereafter connected with the
tracks OF said Texas Transportation
company and comforting necessary
power upon such companies, was
passed.
McBrlde's bill changing time Of hold
Ing court In Twenty second judicial
district was passed
Bcalrs bin f,r the relief Of the heirs
OF 5. II. Carter directing the land
commissioner to issue patent to heirs
Of said Carter 10 north half and SOUTH
east quarter Of section 40. 2, block No.
,, Fisher county, as surveyed by the
san Antonio and Mexican Gulf Rail-
way company. was passed,
The speaker laid before the house.
on It's second reading with amend
ments uy the committee, senate bill
No 2ll. a bin TO be entitled An act TO
authorize and empower the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad company
a. acquire, control and operate, by
leasn pr purchase, the Central Texas
and Northwestern Railway company,
the Fort Worth and New Orleans Rail-
way company, the Aus On and North
western Railroad company and the
Granite Mountain aud Marble Falls
CitJ Railroad company Representa-
lives Blair. Mitchell Burns and others
favored the hill and Mitchell gave very
substantial reasons why It should be
passed.
Representative Blair waived consld-
Grafton OF The bill In order that Rep
re7entative Alien might call up the
Dallas city charter bill There was no
objection and the charter bill was
considered and passed TO third read
Ing
lH' auuIe resumed consideration OF
the Houston and Texas Central com
s"l. iHuou OH. BrImlottc OF Fanuln
mlle a f2rcihle speech against The bill.
ne offered an amendment striking out
%. nays, o..
The house lacked the number con-
sututinB quorum ana ON motion OF
Thomas VI McLeunan the house adj
journed until Monday morning at o
o'clock
Dwslcy. who oppul,l tho bin todt p.
voted for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas evusoli laupn bill passed 10y the
Twenty third Legislature.
Currton Townsend of Lampasas.
Badfnri and Stokes Popullsts, vote;
Tor the Agnew bill Wednesday, max
ms highway and train robbery cap
itll crime.