Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-06
A Strong Sentiment Growing in
Favor of a Change.
THE SENATE BACKS cuIBERaoN
In His Appointments of the Asylum
Board
pibreir. DIn to Repeal the Austrai-
Ian Daiiot Feature of the Eection
Law-Sinroney'S Drug Bi,I--Procced-
ins. of the Texas Legislature,

Austin. Tex, Feb. 5,--The senate met
this morning n, 10 o'clock.
Senator Gage presented a petition
from the citizens OF Reeves county re-
duesting the continued maintenance OF
the Ranger force.
Senator Colquitt presented memoir
iai from the citizens OF Navarro county
asking that the age OF consent be made
Is years.
After the Introduction of bills Sem
ator Simpson asked that senate bill No.
az be returned from The house for cor
rection. This Is u bill to prevent Gull
prits from throwing dangerous missiles
into moving passenger trains.
Senator Alice called up house Joint
resolution No II, which provides that
the commissioner Of the general land
Office may suspend forfeiture OF lands
sold by the state ON account OF The
dronth, shortage OF crops. etc. Adopted.
senator Bowscr offered resolution
instruetlng the sergennt-at-arms to
hang up the picture of the senate OF
the Twenty-thlrd legislature.
Senate substitute bill No Is. being
an act to validate the naturalization
and registration of certain Instruments
OF writing, was taken up and passed.
The measure socks to validate the acts
of officers who took acknowledgement
before authorized under the law,
though having such authority under
subsequent legislation.
The senate took up and passed SEN
ator Lewis bill, No. 1903. amending arti-
Gle 1902 OF the Revised Statutes. reiat-
Ing TO filing pleAdngs In vacation and
the notification to opposite parties or
their attorneys OF the Ming OF such
pleadlngs at least ten days before the
next term OF the court.
Senate bill No. iI3. by Senator Dbl
rel, was taken up and passed This
bill raises the maximum OF petit lar
ceny to $50 whereas IL Is $50 now,
Senate bill No So by Beall amend
Ing articles dSs asa and ass OF the code
OF Criminal Procedure, passed to en-
Erossment. This bill prescribes the
manner In which citations shall be
served upon Witnesses dlHobcying sub
poenaa In criminal cases aud the char
ncter OF judgment that may be rem
dered- Under this proposed amend
ment the judge, In dis discretion, may
compel the person dlsobeying sub
poems TO show cause at the inEtnnt
term or In the next following and in
collecting the fine the Same rule will
be observed ms In mlsdemeanor nHc
The senntc next took up Senator Me-
Combs bill making It a penal offense
for minor 10 enter and remain In a
saloon. Senator Simpson offered nm
amendment, which was adopted, which
removes the element OF crime In the
event the minor has obtalnd the con-
sent of parent or guardian. Senator
Agnew offered an amendment, which
was passed. chaging the caption and
which virtually killed the bill VI finally
adopted. Senator Sheriff. offered an
amendment TO conform the caption to
the subject matter Of the bill, which
was lost. Senator Simpson moved 20
reconsider the Agnew amendment and
10 spread on the journal Senator
Steele called up the same and moved to
lay on the table, which motion was
lost The bill was then Indefinitely
postponed.
Senate bill No 81 was engrossed. IT
provided that II any person who shall
have committed AN offensc In any for
eign country, state or territory, which.
II committed In this state would have
been robbery, etc, shall be punished
as III tnc oHenSo hau been committed IN
this state.
The chair laid before the senate SEN
ate bill No. IS, authorizing counties and
subdivisions of counties TO escape the
provisions OF the stock law by submit
ting the proposition to II vote OF the
citizens. The bill was indefinitely post
poned.
Senate bill No. 60 was made the order
for Thursday, Nog. 81 and 60, amend
ing local option law. were laid on the
table, subject TO call Senate bill No.
10, amending law requiring railroad
companies TO give notice Of construo-
ton OF cattle guard fences, was en-
crossed.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion at IL o'clock and confirmed the fol-
lowing appointments made by the gov
ernor
Managers OF the North Texas lunatic