Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-04

Recess tn p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Consideration of the committee sub
stitute fee bill was resumed at the
afternoon session.
Monroe Of Starr secured the adoption
of the following amendments to sec
ton 4:
"The sheriff shall be allowed one
deputy for each 5000 inhabitants or
fraction thereof and one for each 700
square miles OF territory In his county,
or fraction thereof
Mcbride sent up an amendment pro-
viding that sherlffs shall be allowed one
deputy for each 10000 population under
the last census, and that each county
be allowed two deputies anyhow, ir-
respective of population; that county
assessors be allowed one deputy tor
each 1000 population; that county
clerks be allowed one deputy for each
10000 population, and that county col
lectors be allowed one deputy for each
900 population salaries of deputies
to range from $50 to $50 per month.
Allen of Dallas made a thirty min
utes speech in which he characterized
the committee substitute bill as un-
fair, unwarranted and the work of
young statesmen who lacked expert
ence to draw a Just bill, and who were
looking to their constituents for politi-
cal prefNrment. The Mcbride bill was
worse than the committee bill, I'm his
opinion. 1t was a bOtch, and IL en-
acted into law would impair the eflicI-
ency OF the service in every populous
county of the state Allen made the
strongest speech of the session in op-
position to the bills before the house,
and took occasion to say that he was
In favor of fee bill. but would never
vote for a measure so ridiculous and
utterly absurd as those pending. Al
len and Thomas had sharp passage
Mt arms, in which compliments of the
season were exchanged. and the Dallas
gentleman retorted very warmly and
pointedly. He closed by asking the
house to permit the older and more
experienced members to prepare a just
and equitable bill and relegate ambi-
tious Kids to the rear for n while
Brown OF San Saba sent up an
amendment to the Mcbride bill. II
proved to be the committee bill, with
section 4, with regard to deputies,
omitted. Brown proposed that the
commissioners court shall be the
judges of the number of deputies
needed by county officers, and that
these deputies shall not receive more
than $50 per month. The adoption of
the Brown amendment will take "in-
nards' out of the committee bill and
and the Mcbride scheme, and practI-
cally demor2lIze the extreme fee re-
formers, who march to the music fur
nished by their leader, Carpenter.
Thomas moved that Mcbride and
Brown solutions be printed in the
Journal, ana that consideration be post
poned until Friday. Carried.
The conference committee on the
Colquitt tax collection bill reported
that the senate concurred In house
amendments.
Adjourned until $3.50 tomorrow morn
ing.
BILL REcoAIAIITTED.
stubhs Of Galveston had the Harris
county court bill recommitted to com
mittee on judicial districts today. II
appears thnt Galveston is opposed to
Harris having two judicial districts.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
by Gough-Two hundred citizens OF
Mckinney asking for consolidation OF
the NJ X. and T. railroad and the
sherman, Shreveport and Southern
BY Burney-Memorial from San An
tonic since Tax club praying for the
passage of the house joint resolution
for proportional representation.
By Huddleson-Petition from li9 free
holders Of Anderson county praying
for the passage Of a law providing for
means by which the repeal OF the stock
law as applied to counties and sub-di-
visions thereof may be submitted TO a
vote OF the district affected thereby
after q reasonable time from the adop-
tion Of same.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Bramlette and Henderson-A bill
entitled an act to amend tie act creA-
ting the Sixth judicial district and Xix
ing The times for holding the terms of
court therein, and repeating all laws
in conflict with this act.
BY Ihompldns-A bill 10 amend arti-
Gle 2i03 OF the Revised Statutes Of Tex
a. relating 10 commissions allowed
county treasurers for receiving and
paying ont money.
BY Good--A bill to transfer San Au-
justine county from the district school
System and 20 authorize and empower
SAID county 30 organize and conduct
all Of its public free schools under the
cos mluHg scru9l Hystem as provided
by the law now IN force
ey Evans 81 Hunt-A bill to be en-
titled au act 10 authorize the district
court to transfer probate cases to the
county court.
BY Graham-A hin making all officers
OF the city Of Anstin elective. At pres
ent the mayor and members Of the city
council are the only officers elected by
the people.
By Watkins-tsy requesp, TO amend
article 1871 81 the code OF criminal pro-
ccdurc 10 read AS follows;
~ Indictment for the offense Of rape
may be presented within one year and
not afierward. provided. however, that
II the said offense Is committed upon