Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-05
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Settlers to Be Given Time to Pay
for Lands.
MORE APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
BY the Governcs This Time in Quaran-
tine service.
Tho Senate Gets Down 10 hard work
--reAnr<ana Court nm In the
Lower nouse--A Number OF mis- In
trodneed--rhe Fec nil.

Austin. Tex. Feb, 4.--rho iirgt bust
ness that came before the house this
morning after tho introduction Of a
number OF bills and petitions was the
following joint motion offered by Beall
OF Nolan. An cndeavor was made 10
refer It to tho committee on state az
fairs, but this was defeated and the
house adopted It viva yoee; Whereas,
the drouth which has prevailed for the
last three or four years. the shortage
Ia crops. the low prices FOR cotton and
other farm products, and the general
financial depression. has rendered many
OF the purchasers and settlers OF tho
public free school. tho university and
several asylum lands unable 20 meet
their obligations therefor. and whereas.
there are now about 5000 claims and ac-
oounta OF such purchasers which have
been or are about to be forfeited for
the non-payment OF interest,and where
as such forfelturea. win render homo
less and penniless many OF such pur-
chnsora. and Will thereby work a hard
ship and produce great trouble and
distress upon them and their families.
therefore. be It resolved by the house
OF representatives. the senate concur
ring, that tho commissioner OF the gem
crSl land Office do Is hereby instructed
to withhold and suspend forfeiture OF
al such lands sold under the act OF
1851 and subsequent acts thercto, until
further legislation is had upon such
land matters by the Legislature now
In session. or until the close OF said
session, ana the state treasurer Is here
by instructed to receive Interest and
principal payments upon such lands
under the rules OF law regulating such
payments for ana during said time"
A very iowery revolution relating to
the produotlveness OF East Texas, COM
pairing It's climate to that OF Italy and
commencing the fruit palace 10 be
built In tyler. was onered and adopt
ca,
House Joint resolution No. 10, re-
lating to tho constitutional convention,
was made special order for Wednes-
day.
The bill to take the counties OF Smith.
Gregg and upshur out OF the Firth nu-
prone judicial district and place them
in the First supreme judicial district
was passed. the rules being suspended,
to It's third reading and iinal pass
age and enacted, with tho amend
ment OF emergency clause.
Houne bill No. col (by Carpenter OF
Fnnnln), to constitute the treasurer OF
tho state the custodian OF all bonds held
by the state under tho provisions OF an
net or the Legislature, approved March
"a 1895. and also another act. APP
proved February !, 1889, WIS by auspen-
sion OF rules put upon It's second and
third reading and passed.
The johnson Grass Hllp' next came
up for the consideration OF the house.
II provides II penalty OF not less than
two nor more than ton years In tho
penltentiary for man 10 SOW the
grass ON land not his own. Bailey
of De Witt offered as mn amendment
that tho penalty he n fine Of not less
than 500 nor more than $1,000, There
VIZ considerable discussion On the sub
feet OF the penalty md q flood or
amendments ON the subject Of the dlf-
fcrcnt growtha that should come under
the provisions OF the law. The penalty
was finally settled as mot less than
two nor more than ten years IN the
penitentiary or by ilne OF not less than
800 and not more than $1,000. the felony
or mlsdcmoanor In u specific case to
be determined by the jury. The bill
was pasHed to engrosHment.
Tho house adjourned to 10 o'clock to-
morrow
The following petitions and momo-
rails were introduced:
From cltlgcns Of Harris county ask
ing that the age OF consent DO in
creased to IS years. This rs signed for
tho most part by clergymen and doa-
cons.
ny Chambers OF Montague; Mefno-
rial OF NJ. s.. Skinner a Co. of sunset
for relief for damages caused by illc-
gal Injunction In tho name " the state.
Prays for s25 OF the $500 paid the state
for n liquor license in Sunset, Mon
tague county. and Inhibited from
using tho same by the district attorney
on Injunction. claiming that the town
was IN Wise county. Petitioners pray
for SIS OF money for month they were
closed pending the decision Of the
court.
BY Morrison or Hamilton; Petition
from citizens and school teachers of
Hin county. praying for relief In be-