Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08

VIII Use Their influence 10 Raise
the Price OF Cotton-BiIIs.

Austin. March 7.-House concurrent
resolution No. 10, providing for the ac-
eeptance Of the Legislative RECORDS
| I...eca IN ...inIun type was laid before
the house by the speaker, and the sem
| ate amendments were concurred in.
Tarver's irrigation bill was laid be-
fore the house. and on motion OF It's
author the house concurred In the sem
ate amendments
Mr. Speclslcs offered a resolution that
the Twenty-fourth legislature use its
Influence to raise the price OF cotton
to cents per pound. II was adopted.
Mr. Thomas offered resolution In
dorsing the efforts OF the citizens of
| Waco in rebuilding their Cotton Pal
ace, and this was adopted.
Senate bill No. % (by Goss), provid-
ing for the sale OF public free school
lands and asylum lands. was then
| taken up. and occupied the entire morn
ing's session. II was taken up by sec
| tons. when section OF the Goss bill
| was reached the house struck its first
snag. The final provisO OF this section
In the original bill requires that the
classification of lands heretofore classi-
fed as agricultural shall not be chang
ed. The committee report which was
adopted struck out this proviso. and
there was an immediate attempt when
the point was reached TO insert the
same proviso by amendment.
Mr. Bumpass opposed this measure
because. he said, he had put his foot
on every foot Of ground IN the state,
a a hne" ol hohe that heeueu Teciussi-
~. ,,s,
bad o,sr nann wsn'S1 20 INV wv ~ ~
haI ever neeh down among the oactl
and mesquite.
MIR Bumpass said he was not speak,
ing Of that portion OF the state, but OF
that rich belt north Of the Texas and
Pacific.
MIR Burmeister lndlgnantly demand.
ed TO know IL tho bill applied only TO
his (BumpassD part of tho state.
An amendment that the provlso held
good for only that part OF the state
north OF the Texas and Pacific was
lost; likewise one that It apply only to
"Bumpass' country" (wlthdrawn). 1t
amendment:
his
BY McLemore OF Nueces tby requeaO.
Encouraging the construction ond
maintenance OF naVlBbple channels,
uocks ana WharVes hlo1B the shalioW
puys alohE me gun CONT ana uelnlhE
IlBh.s anu naoulslea OF corporatl1ts
ag3iu,r'hB iahu OF privileges u'ueF 'h'7
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51n,l3v within aye niles Of 5nv Mace
OF worship.
nv AcNelu of Live Oal, POM. Pro-
vding that In cases of robbery by
holding citizen up with firearms. Of
render shall be Imprisoned FOR life or
executed at the discretion OF the Jury.
Petitions.
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zeng az Gorg,tos nr,t,stin~ o,,,tnst
The now comfy Of cuibcrlGn' rqy IfnI-
lar fcoi RerI Y.rbrca nctitt,ns fr0,r,
cl,iyers M fir1ynrin nsirIn,, tt,ot H..
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unohstu,
comfy nrntastinc agaInst nnY oban,,
in he insnectinn i,w ''''''' any '''''Ss
nv RassNFrom "a cItize,a NJ Co,,n
og "'S9 IU',' ~ Vl'lEeuS Oh limp
inaI i1rIsdIrtiS, nF ~ conrt, .'''u -, hs
restored NV ''''' 1'"'' w
nv purrnots,,r- .L,,,,,,, ot,,,,,,, nj, 20
valia county nroinsting a%,inst an,
change in tSe insncction la Ss''''' "'''
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Bhrleson and Lee. asking tbot tba
state erect u suitable monument 10
commemorate the heroism OF Col. VIM.
u Todpprg and bIo mos, ,,h, f,n