Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-03
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE INSURANCE TAX BILL CAME
UP IN THE SENATE.
THE HOUSE HAS TAKEN UP THE
FEE BILL. AND IT'S FRIENDS OF
FERiNG AMENDMENTS TO MEET
observation-disclosures OF AUS
TIN NBWs-CAPiTAL GOSSIP.


AUSTIN. April 2.
The hour set for the meeting OF til,
senate this morning was o'clock but
1t was 1886 before a quorum was pres.
ent and the business OF the day was
begun.
At the conclusion Of the morning
call. on motion OF Senator Bailey. the
concurrent resolution providing for a
joint committee to consider and report
upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of moving the
general land Office from the building it
now occupies to the capitol was taken
up and adopted
Senator Agnew called up his concur
rent resolution providing that each
house set aside Monday and Thursday
Of each week f5r the consideration Of
bills passed by the other house
The resolution was adopted.
The free conference committee ON the
Goss land bill made report recon-
mendlng that the senate concur In the
house amendments to said bill.
The report was adopted.
On motion OF Senator simpson his
bill providing that loss by ure shall
be "a iiquiduted demand against the
Z company issuing only wnen the prop
erty Insured Is three-fourthA destroyed,
I was taken up.
After some discussion Senator Bow
3 ser moved TO postpone the further con-
I sideratlJn Of the bll and make IL q
I special order for next Tuesday,
The MOTION failed.
After further discussion by Senator
Simpson Ia favor ul the bill ana SEN
f Eh.HHIf1
against u, vote was taken upon the
question OF passing the Oil to en-
grJs8meut, and the bill was killed
Later senator Diurell made ana had
entered upon the journal a motion TO
reconsider the vote 10y which the SEM
ate refused to order the bill to engruss-
ment.
on motion OF Senator Tips his bill to
amend the quarantine law was taken
up and passed
On motion OF Senator Steele Senator
Tips bill to cut the scholastic age
from ~ 20 10 was taken up.
Senator Uiorel moved TO amend the
b'll $50 as 10 make ths scholastic age
from 20 " instead OF from 90 10.
The amendment was agreed TO and
the bin AS amended passed to eugruss- .
meut,
on motion OF Senator Presler his bin
tp regulate tile granting oil permanent
state telahela' certificates Was taken
~ on third reading.
The BIN was opposed In speeches by
Senators steele aud SINH. on aad cham
H3urI by senators Fr-sler and Har- .
tAau. The discussion was vigorous
Hnl somewhat ctusug. the opposition
miWlug IN the course ut their rg-
marks .u criticisms OF the increasing
power OF the office ut superintendent
~ public instruction. winch Senator
sHfHH|. declared ID
Dictatorship.
on the question of passing the hill
no quorum voted, dud call uf the
senate was ordered, After few min
utes spent In hunting UP es.rays a
quorum was procured, the call sus-
pended and the bin passed
ON motion OF senator Mckinney
Senator sherrllls bin to prohibit per-
sons from carrying pass keys 20 the
capitol building was taken up and
passed under suspension OF the rules.
message from the governor an
nounced the following appointments
For pilot commissioners at the mouth
of the BRACES. T.. u. Combs W. NJ.
Walcoit j. j. Diugle, s. il. Hulgins.
a. u. D0Wd.
Senator Bcalrs bill to authorize the
regents Of the University 10 elect
president Of that Institution was taken
up and passed.
fNuAAAI hbN5 NAllel up ms blll to
validate the tlUc to lands heretofore
patented 10 railroads Tor sldlngs and
switches now in the hands OF innocent
purchasers, was taken up and the
house amendments thereto coneurred
In.
on motion Of Senator sholburnc the
senate bin to provide penalty FOR
leaving the cIrca3scs Of dead animals
IN public roads was taken up and pass
ed 90 euErossment
Upon tic question OF su8pcndiug the
constitutional rule so that the bin
might be further considered today no
quorum voted, and On motion of Sem
atpr Agnew the senate adjourned. TIL
9 p. m.
Less than quorum OF the senate re.
assembled at Q o'clock, and 1t was $3.50
before the roll showed enough senator's
present TO proceed with business.
on motion Of Senator Simpson, the
house iish and oyster bill was recommIt-
TED 10 the committee on state affairs.
The deficiency appropriation bnI was
taken up az the regular order. on
motion OF Senator Tips the bin was
amended by Inserting $500 for paving
Tue salary OF the porter and custodian
OF the geological specimens belonging
20 the state An appropriation nf S3B6.6I
was inserted to pay for the work OF A
stenographer In the court OF civil an,
peals at Fort Worth. Fees OF county
judges We're allowed amounting Ia
s9lh'sO The appropriation for water
lnel ana lights at the Southwestern In,
sumo asylum was cut from SliG3 TO SSf9
AFTER several other very slight amend.
monts the bill was ordered engroaged
The house bill to levy tax OF Ia
per cent. upon the gross receipts ar az
press companies was taken up ana
tutional rule.
The house bill 10 tax national bant,
notes and United states TREASURY noics
az taken up, discussed al some lengtb
and hnally postponed until tomorroV
senator Goss called up his motion >,
e.oh5lleer me vote by which the senate
y p'sae1 me bill 10 create a state hoard
't pharmaey, and Withdrew same
Ihe house bill to levy an occunoti,,
IaN upon agents OF life Insurance CON-
panles doing business IN this state Wa
.aKen up Pending Its consIder,tiS,,
M senate adjourned I'll! 10 o'cl1ek 10,
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
NssignutiOn House Bill Discussed