Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-24
SENATOR HORACE Chiffon.
All He Has to Do Now is to Take
His Seat,
FAITH IN DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH
still Bndurss With Him and will Never
Die.
A pombshen In the House In the
shape of n Resolution TO Investi-
gate Lnwyer-what the LeRIs-
Iative Committees IRE Doing.


Austin. Tex, Jan. 2s.-The senate met
this morning at 10 o'clock, twenty eight
senators being present.
Senator Lawhon offered memorial
from the citizens OF Atascosa county.
the purport OF which was to request
their representatives in the legislature
to vote for II resolution providing FOR
an amendment TO the constitution
which viii guard against frauds and
guarantee the purity of the ballot. COW
erlng the following:
1, That hereafter no one shall be ELI
glble to vote in the state of Texas un-
less he is citizen of the United Stoteu
either native born or fully naturalized
in accordance with the federal natural
ization laws
2, That the right OF suffrage be limit
ed to those only who can snow re-
ceipt Gearing date OF the year pre-
vlous) for poll tax paid by such person
on his poll for the calendar year pre-
vlous to the one in which he offers to
vote; provided, however that any per-
son between the age of II ana 20 years
and any person over the age OF 60 years
be exempt from the provisions OF this
amendment
on motion of Senator Smith, the
! regular order of business was suspend
/ ed and house concurrent resolution No.
| G was taken up and adoptcS2. This
] resolution refers to the manner la
which the Revised Statutes of Texas
/ shall be adopted. The substitute Sim
! ply provides for the manner OF proee-
/ dure which shall govern the commit
tees appointed to examine and adopt
the codes, the original resolution only
/ providing for the appointment of the
committees.
Senator Colquitt attempted to call
back the substitute bill making the age
OF consent IL years In young tenales'
I and failed. This bill had, on motion.
been recommitted for the purpose OF al
lowing committee OF ladies' to be
heard on the subject,
Senator Greer, under suspension Of
the rules called up, and the senate
passed. bill No. 80 relieving certain
suburban railroads IN and near Calves
ton and Houston. and giving such
roads the right to consolidate. Same
passed by vote of 2S to ..
The senate here went into executive
session, and affirmed the following ap-
pnlntments:
Trustees of the deaf dumb and blind
asylum for colored youths at Austin
Rev. II. A. Mitchell, ID. w. Dover. Hen
ny Hutchlngs and Sam Harlan OF Tray
Is county; Lee j. Rountree OF Hays
county.
Trustee for the institute for the blind
at Austin! ]. II. Henderson OF Travis
county.
Quarantine officer at Port Lavaca
Thomas J. Mcfarland.
When the senate resumed business
after the executive session. Senator
Greer's bill to abolish the board of par
dons was taken UP ana finally passed
a house joint resolution to invite Hon
Horace Chiffon to address aaoint SEES
sion OF the house and senate immed
lately after the result OF the election
of United states senator iB declares
was received, taken up under sus
pension of the order OF business, an
adopted.
Senator Colquitt's bill TO amend IN
law prescribing the manner OF appoint
ing medical superintendents of the IN
sane asylums was taken up and pass
ed.
on motion of Senator Smith reces
was taken to ll:5b.
Upon reassembling the senate re
paired to the hall of the house, wher
a Joint session was held 10 close tn
result Of the vote for United States sen
ntor.
: Upon returning TO the chamber tn
senate Immediately adjourned I'll
o'clock tomorrow
The following bills were introduce
this morning;
, BY Dibrell; Defining the appellat
: Jurisdiction of the courts Of civil al
, peals 80 that In appeals from 1ustic
courts In cases OF foroible entry an
detainer such appeals shall 20 no higf
{ err than the district court unless Ia
} amount involved be greater than 500,
1 BY Tips; Making nm appropriate
for the support of the state govern
ment for the years beginning March
: 1896, and ending February 2Srls91.
T cover deficiencies and for other pul
poses.
BY Lewis: To confirm and validat
certain surveys OF land made by virtu
4 OF certificates issued 10 persons pei
[ manently disabled by reason of wount
= received while in the service OF tn
h state or of the Confederate states
: BY Bailey (by reluesD: Regulatin
8 the practice OF medicine and prescril
e ing the qualifications of physicians nm
a surgeons and to repeal title rs OF the r
= vised statutes.
Il BY Dem: Amending section Z, chRl
: Ter 100. OF the acts of the regular Sc
: sion OF 1850 SO that the $50 provislo
n is struck out and mining and prospec
$ ing Is encouraged.
4 BY Dean: To prescribe penalties 4
G the operating OF locomotives by incon
/ petent persons.