Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-28
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
HOT DEBATE IN THE HOUSE ON
THE MILITIA.
NO MONEY FOR a STATE EN-
cAMPArENr THIS YEAR-THE
RANGER SERVICE WILL RE At
Tackled NEXr-rHE SENATE
TAKES UP THE LABEL BILL.

?, at O'clock pm, TO be considered |
from day to day until disposed Of Mr.
Drew made a request that his Zee hi,
introduced carly In the session, be
prlnted. Granted as mark Of cour
tesy TO the gentleman from Kaufman
There Is no probability that the Drew
pill will ever be considered.
Consideration of the general APP
preparation bill was resumed. and the
item OF the acknowledgements depart
ment was read,
Representative Patterson OF Bell
county moved TO strike out the APP
preparation OF $4,000 FOR expenses IN
CURED In holding annual encanpmont
Mir. Patterson said that II was iuht 40
much money thrown away. 1he econ
umists were anxious 10 cut he SAL
aries OF $1,000 clerks aud here was an
opportunity to save $4,000 20 the tax.
payers. He made powerful appeal
Tor retrenonment and reform, anu WaS
given liberal applause,
Representative Pock OF draysuu de-
fenced the appropriation ana hoped
they the state militia, would be re-
tnincd. iptlmaung that state guards
were far preferable TO regular soldiers
{
state is bound TO have one or The other
The speaker declared the state guarda
TO be the bulwurk OF civil liberty anu
he for one would vote FOR the appro-
/ prlauon.
Representative Jcnnlngs OF Nacog-
/ dorhcs came 20 the dcionsc Of the
| soldier boys lie paid splendid trlb-
ulo to the gnllantry Of state troops IN
/ the 1url, ana bloody days Of internecine
/ Htrtfe and trryently prayed that the
| time will never come when Texas
| legislator will cripple the state gunrda'
| Representative JenningH pointed with
[ pride TO the Stone Fort Rifles OF his
town and declared that these boys
would ryspoui like trained regulars In
tho hour OF danger
Representative Ward OF Travis also
rushed 10 tho rescue Of the Texas
soldiers, lie spoke 81 thNlr HntNlGcH
during labor trouble at Fort Worth
and other places Ia days gone by, The
state troops We're needed TO hold the
mob In check In days of trouble, Rcp-
{ rrsentntiye Ward closed With SPLEEN
did tribute 10 the state troops aud an
appeal to The lawmakers to stand by
the boys.
Representative Wester OF lack county
| declared that the battles Tor freedom
In this country Ind been won by TIC
men who came from the pillow. The
] APPROPRIATION NhN MHolly hll'NNaNti ?
and he Joined hands witt, thc gentle
man from Beli To- save the tuNpuyers
OF Texas 100000,
Representative Tarvcr OF webb made
a speech FOR rclrehch..mllen r'ioln n.y., 1
an appropriation" always catches Cncti
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thhlrnlhh MVrllSun ~,
I "a, uphnld tht citizen HulllerN.
hrptcbehthtlNe ~ , 'u.l,. W 80 "
county MADE iou-hot W.,'',h W., wy. ,'ls
appropriation rs N'lu lhr VnN ',p'ig, u i,.,
We're IN no rohulsloh T." I KIN, '''s t. i,g,i'
OF expense. ~ ~ ~, a,,,,' ~, i'',.ti
We're S'ne'Ihau w. orn "i ih,,. ~ S,rr,S.n
cp,tntr,. In no tlmcli remarked Burns.
VINO lpusus ~ ~ ,tt,s,',,ri rc,.iVns,,t
70 the commune w " s,. i,,,i,,, 30
IN the Cphleheia'o uIllA w ,l'h
W.T. ~ m'', '. W n,,1 tn, ,nnn III,
lhin OF ,ne pepp'' ",'" W." ~,
PoWoI VI Wv a, ia" !, w, ,,,,nrd tHnir ill.,
Nlnerieahs VII ~, e,,,,i,,s, r'r,,i,sn
tlu'1 M. i',o it..t $3.50 19,,,,
ohGillles ~ p,o.'Vi o, ai noptnr
',,,, ~ bis bcrnic efforts fnr ths
n ~, ~ "ll' ", n,s IT,, g.r 10 ,tc,r,t,,
SZo'VVo npp,upl iAIip' ~ ,,,,.,,,,' ~,
MEM. gMs'vs ,sn,ac,ia, ana mn,
ItHhs uoinn'u ~. ~ 5000 iha nra'
trained sti,e .ro'p PILL aa Mo gentle.
tecllot inN' ,,",,ooiad IN M,
nun nun, Itoip ,,o, ~ si5li,a down stnt,
''ii'',,,,'ri,, jy d.strovlne the stnt,
lunS, ,'h''''
Representative Joe Frazier Brown o
san saba made the best speech OF w
advocate Of the appropriation; Brow
{ was a gallant soldier OF tne CuI
federacy. lie made q p1lhird nrEun"h
In favor OF Keeping q weh- lrnlhe'
state guard. lie recited the merlto,ipu
deeds OF state milltli W i",t PHI ~
county, Shelby nouI'ly, M ~ ~" S. ~,
Grande, ana ~ cltlea OF leNnS uu.,l
disastrous strikes Ah9' KS u ihlnl'
and old soldier asked ipr th' "plFu
! prlntion.
2 Representative Patterson closed IN
E debate In q very able ana bflllis,il
argument against the APPROPRIATION, -
= rldiculed the argument that lhei
= was any danger Of IoreiEn war; .
! cutting little clerks - thai iney eeu ll
y not make a lvinE ana passihk oNs
large sums Ike THIS ihat mere NaA !,
earthly use for. The tahppyeih, ~
farmers Of Texas. were wciBhs9 upM
nj this time. They asked Tor fe,lei M
he appealed 10 his fellow,meinpe,a
% grant their prayers. lie closeu WIN
a powerful plea for rctrenciment ~
d was given round OF app,a,nss W. Ngn