Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-06

and to permit children OF scholastic age
to attend the public free schools OF the
communities or districts In which they
I'VE. The fight against the bill was
on this argument. that the transfer at
which the prohlbitory character Of the
bill is aimed facilitated the building
UP OF at least one set OF excellent
schools in every county The bill pre-
vailed on engrossment by IS to 40.
House bill No. 800 (by Patterson)
providing an emergency clause to the
act providing for the prompt, speedy
and economical disbursement OF the
direct tax refunded to the state of
Texas, under the act of Fifty-hrst
congress, was passed.
MIR. Mills then called up house bill
No. SIC. by unanimous consent, pre-
facing his request by the smiling state
ment that it was In line with the gov
ernor's recommendations In his mes
sage The bill provides that express,
railroad companies and telegraph
companies shall pay . per cent of their
gross receipts. No occupation tax can
be levied by counties, but this Is not
TO be construed to prohibit the levy Of
state. county and municipal taxes upon
the real and personal property OF such
companies, MIR, Mills signed the COM
mittee report. although he signed 1t
cling chairman. He moved that the
Il nmittee report on the bill be adopt
" n so far as 1t recommended the
/.%. e Of the bill. but that its pro-
" % mendments be rejected. These
endations propose virtually to
.-e bill--to strike out all of the
relating TO railroad and telegraph
ompanies and to tax the express
companies L. per cent OF their gross
receipts.
Bramlette opposed Mills motion and
called for division OF the committee
report Blair made the point OF order
that Mills motion and the call for a
division were not in order, because
the report OF the committee was not
susceptible of division. The chair.
however. ruled the point not well ia
ken. The question was put upon the
committee recommendations and both
carried so that the bill does not af-
feet the taxation of railroad or tele-
graph companies at all. An attempt
was made to lower the rate OF taxa
ton on express companies from the
| proposed 1 IL per cent TO / per cent,
| but the amendment was lost. Before
| the vote was taken on the bill u motion
| was made to reconsider the vote
| whereby the committee recommends
! lions were adopted. on the heels of
| which Mills moved adjournment to
{ HN
| nays We're caller for, as between that
hour of adjournment and s o'clock to-
night. The house adjourned to the
latter time
NM.
By Thompson of Waller 10 lehg
the time OF the January term Oh 'he
district court In Brazoria county
BY Bailey of De witt; increasing the
| civil jurisdiction Of the county court
of Goliad county.
BY Patterson of Bell; Prohibiting
the sale Of the Texas reports and
criminal court OF appeals reports for
any price less than cost TO the state
of the same
By Cough OF Collin; Nahuallhg t ne
Incorporation OF cities or towns Oh INV
inhabitants or over winch nave mere
tofore attempted TO be maue uhue'
certain conditions.
BY Cough OF CONN; Nalua.liis IN
corporations OF towns ana Niliases
heretofore attempted TO pc ina9e uil
der the provisions OF ehaPter IL tu, H.,
II, or REVISED SlVll statutes' ~ ~
which attempted incorporation taleu
to comply win the requirements oi
said chapter and title. -
BY Whiteacre OF Coinanenei Ailehu,
ing article ~, OF ehapter OF se'oiiu