Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-20

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amendment was amended by striking
out the provision FOR s. a day for the I
members who were at home.
senator sheriff. said he would
rather see The resolution voted down
than 10 see II killed With n lct Of frivo-
lous amendments. The COMMITTEES
could not be forced 10 work nine hours
a day, II could not force the newspa-
pers 10 publish the proceedings. and IL
could not force the various members to
read the proceedings if they were
printed,
Senator Smith said that he was glad
the senator had suggested the proba-
bility THAI the committee could not DO
forced 10 work ms It ought TO work.
He was sure that would be the trou-
bic, that the committee would not have
n quorum half the time. Every senator
know how hard II was 70 get a uuo-
rum now on any committee. This re-
districling committee could have had a
great deal done already II It had been
ut work since It had been appointed.
Senator McComb suggested that the
members OF the committee would have
done a good deal OF work had duty not
demanded the presence In tho senate
OF the members to hear the senator
from Denton talk,
Senator Smith said that II the acna-
tor from Montgomery had been pres
I VIZ HNNAN Nv hNNlu ANnNf HFNIu nun
| tSmlth) ortencr, He said. NJ the sus-
gest!on OF senator Dlhrell that the
committee had already showed that II
! could do his redistrlcting work during
the session Of the legislature by sitting
| down, and Ia two or three hours had
carved out twenty districts.
senator MoComh said, Tor the sonata
| committees that II had not been doing
the work Tor which I, had been APP
\ pointed. bec1 use the house COMMITTEES.
| with which IL was appointed to act.
] had only been appointed yesterday and
/ announced 10 the house this morning,
( rhla had hecn one OF the best working
bodies he had ever seen but there were
many committees IN the 4enute, and
with each one demanding the aitend-
( unce Of mcmhers. lt waa hard for tho
! rcdiHtnctup committee or tho endlfN-
/ ing committee to get quorum lie
had opposed the proposition 60 redis-
trict The state ct this time. but tho
! legislature had decided to 20 into j..
] and nnw he was Tor adopting the mode
that would insure the boEt work and
the amailest expense,
senator Greer said that within an
hour from the time the hOuHe inoinbefs
at the committee had been appointed
/ the Joint committee was In session.
mapping OUT itH work lie had op-
posed redisiicting the state at this
poanion, but u majority OF each house
had decided against him, and he hnd
then gone to work 10 sre how the work
| could best be done. The rvceAs idea
was the Outgr9wth Of the idea Of me
members " tho committee to have the
| rudlsirlctlnR aud codifying huAlnenH
done in the moat economical manner.
The figures had been carefully rte-
pared, and they showed mat many
thousnnda Of dollars could be saved
nv ndoptlug the recess Idea,
Senator Smith made \ few saruastir
remarks concerning the ABILITY Of tho
members Of the committee. and then
nguin argued whnl he considered the
constitutional objections to- the matter,
Senator Mcchmb naked senator
smith IL the attorney general nov the
goyornoD had not decided ~ the IN
fernnl inNnntlgniiun ease given the
oplniom. that n committee could be
created "a sit duflug rfcefa ana 10
draw 50 q day each
senator smith replied that the attor-
nr,,.,. ,,n,rnl was not Tho keeper OF hia
Csmifh'n1 coincidence; that he accorded
"a M otIloe,"s opinion the same respect
MOI bo ,vould ffiyp 10 the opinion VI
~ nti,.r Ia yNpr and no more.
seuator Ilarriron made u short Rppcrn
A. 'un,.at,lnn 10 the bin, and then
moved Ia Indefinitely postpone tha
,,,,,,,iutinr, nnd pending amendments
IN ,nntIon 10 Indefinitely postponu
,,as ndnnted
, me ynte thon REQUIRED upon the
a,,n,d,nent orfrred by ecnntor Smith
, ~. a,,,nndcd ~ The amendment ~
/ sa,o,n,. steele ,rie amendment was de.
t e',Iod
: '', ,I,,,, a., ,ucstion OF adopting ths
,,i,,a,on Do voted et,,nd,
/ vas hgnow BAILEY. Beall, Iiowser
. a.ao, ce,is MeC,omh. Prealel, Rogers
Z eh.rrili sthfford Tins, WhitakerA-la
= ss,a1 Ilnren. coIauitt. crowley. Oar
O Nh nihyeii DIeltaon. aoss. Harrison
a,,,hnn aheIb,rne. Himpson. smith
q s,a"i, tvandal-il
a ~ n,e rcsohition VAS defeated.
4, an, ,he roll call on senatol
r s.i.u,,,. .,,,,r,,drncnt senntor Gage aalf
,,'''s '',s, ineii,,e tl, VIE mon cIti,er III,
Il NJ s nn,,e MAR nr ne resolution. becausr
/ 49,, ,ner,her Of The Committee n.
4 p'lms tt ms ,nrn,,nded Nv m. con
/ 'i.,,,it,i'',, a. ,efrain from waiting. IL,
|, ~, A.. saiI wnnt 10 be nlaccs
w." ~ i,,h, ~ criticislna other mem
( tha enn,,nittee vino voted bul
4 n,Fh y, ,iar ~ roraei.nne he mug
) s ss w. yoie upon tbo matter