Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-15

alarms TO have an assistant
was promptly deieateu. aoouing
In among others being resolution
That Immediately after the inAusulal
careynonv tomorrow the house adjourn
10 a n M wednesday TO allow an
opportuuity for arrangements lot tne
bail and that permission pc sNyn
TO hold the ball in the capitol inns
was passed without objection
Senate bills Nos. and 4, proVlulhg
for the appropriation of $iiU,0VO TO pay
members per diem and mileage anu
the officers per diem and AO,oOO LOT
CONTINGENT expenses were reported
favorahly by the finance committee
The bill was passed to It's second fea1-
ing when Thomas OF McLennah VI
ferred the amendment that the mem
bers receive IS per day for sixty Gays
and 50 per day for any term oil ueys
the legislature might remain IN ses-
sion thereafter: also that they receive
but cents per mile mileage lnsleau
of The 20 cent mileage fixed In lsi6'
Where were the retrenchers now
Mr.. Thomas amendment was DOWN
ed with the heartiest roar OF vocal
votes the house has heard this session
and not one voice-not even the au-
thors-was heard at the reporters
desk, supporting It,
Then there was roar of laughter
The Joke was too Immense to be kept
until after the session. Retrenchl
Yesl But that immaculate 20 cents
per mile Of mileage! Touch i'll Not
muchl 1t was anticipated that there
would be some fight on this retrench-
ment measure, but the retrenchers did
not materlalize. The amendment was
absolutely frlendless and alone, its
own daddy not even putting In a kind
word for it.
So eager was the house to put the
question ont of the way that n mo-
tion to suspend the rules and place
the bill on its last reading was car
ried by vote OF SO to y, and the bill
was passed
The $4,000 contingent expense bill
was. by suspension Of the rules. put
upon It's third reading and passed.
bills Introduced.
BY Kennedy: Preventing persons
from getting on or on ana holding ON
10 moving trains, cars and locomotives,
ana TO prescribe penalties therefor.
by ShWeii; To better preserve the
record OF land titles.
By ,Brigance: 70 better define who
arc eligible for state and county Of
BY Williams: To repeal a portion of
an act of the 'Twen,y-sec9nd leglsla-
ture, providing for the transfer an
huaIIy OF per cent from the per-
ihanent to the available school fund.
~ Jennings: To change the time Of
holding the courts in the second ju-
dlelal district OF the state of Texas.
ana 10 provide for the return OF writs
ana process, returnable to the dis
trlft courts said counties affected by
this act, that have heretofore been is
sued by said courts and that NAV
hereafter be issued before this act
taxes effect, 10 make this act take eff
rect July /, 1885; and TO make all pro-
cess ana wrlts returnable to said courts
as now fixed by law. and TO make the
same as valid and binding as II no
change had been made; and to repeal
herewith.
BY Mills: Relating to and regulat-
ing the Investment OF the permanent
school fund and other funds. and 10
suard against any loss OF such funds /
In the investment thereof.
BY King; To amend article 52l
chap. H. title rev. civil code. brelating |
10 the power Of the board Of aldermen |
over streets, alleys and other public /.
By Cameron: Providing for the cleo
ton OF while and colored trustees and I
prescribing their qualifications and du- .
ties, and providing for taking the srhol- ]
astic census for white and colored .
schools.
BY Martin Of Kinney: Amendment .
regarding the flllns Of afidavits In lieu .
of appeal bonds.
ny Logan; Amending sections
und H. chapter ll6 OF general laws,
state or Texas CfwentS- third leglsla
moved iron, fbe ESsth s, SoutSy 5,, re-
dIstrir. - - a. a. 9 ir 81 -, Juu'S4H'
Nv Nrcf ,svpo,s. NJ ar,,,.l,..I., 80
dclent amount T., nlars tba o,,t''I
grounds in proper condition
BY Moore of Morris. NJ establish n
court at Texarlana in R,,yia cni,n,,,
By Bramlette: Proylding for fne
and punishment OF absent v;itnesses
that have been summoned tn attend
court
BY Evans: Memorial from chiefs Of
Shawnee and Delaware Indians rem
Of Texas to be set apart, in accordance
with treaty, lands to be used for homes.
BY Moody: Joint resolution amend
ing former act So that the senate
shall consist OF thirty-one members and /
the house ninety-three members. never
to be increased above those numbers.
By Dun: Concurrent resolution that
the several parts of Governor Hogs
message be referred to the proper COM
mitlees
Ky Roy: Amendment relating TO
holnes,o7ds.
by Mllls OF Mclehhan-Amendin the /
acl Iciauhs 10 the Attachment OF wit
httses.
By Martin or hinney-TO amend the