Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-22
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PENAL offenss dor one to sell property
upon which there IL a statutory lien
There was strong antagonism mani
Tested and long speeches made both Tor
and against and the consideration OF
ths bill was interrupted by a suspeh-
sion for the purpose of considering the
above privileged report. The mouse
firet adopted the resolution and then,
on motion TO reconsider, made a one
hours circuit and came back 10 IT'S
Identical positlon--adopling the report
and placing ~ beyond further consld-
Grafton by voting to reconsider ana Ia
bic that resolution.
At the conclusion Of this diverung
parliamentarian canter, Coughs pin
was showed under by a vote 20 taDte
OF 65 10 a..
Peace was declared between the gem
man from Fannin (carpentep and the
gentleman from MoLennsn this morn
ing IN this wise;
Mr.. Carpenter-tir. Speaker and
Gentlemen Of the House: In the course
OF my remarks yesterday / said certain
ahlngs which appeared TO impugn the
motives Of certain genlemen-espec-
tally the gentlman from McLennan-in
having the question of the fee bills re-
committed 1 wish %. say, sir, that l
had no such intention nor desire TO
cast any reflection upon either the gem
tieman from McLennan or any OF the
gentlemen who voted with him.
Mr.. Millg-Inasmuch as the gentle
man from Fannin disclaims any In
DENTON TO lmpugn my motives IN my
motion 10 recommit the fee bill yester-
day, retract my words OF yesterday
| am satisfied that the gentleman IRON
Tannln spoke In the heat Of debate
Ialler and Thompkins Will receive
full pay and full per diem, by resolu-
tlon offered by Patterson this morning,
and adopted by the house.
Resolved, That Hon. A. c. Thomp-
kins and N II Halter be and each OF
them are entitled to their fun pay In
mileage and per diem ns members OF
the house OF the Twenty-fourth legis-
iature from the beginning OF the ses-
sion, uH though they had had certili-
Gates OF election. and this shall be SUN
Client authority for the payment thereof
in due course OF law
Speaker Smith had the following spe-
clal committee Of seven on fee bill an
nOunced: Mills, chairman, Armistead,
Giddings, Cameron. Owsley. Carpenter
and O'Connor PopD.
Freeman OF Cook county tried hard
to have his bin allowing the statute NJ
limitation to run against married Voc
men, passed. and succeeded This bill
had been indefinitely postponed, There
has been some Industry expended upon
tue project OF IT'S resurrection since us
burial. as Instances the following open
letter, placed around on the different
desk8 and introduced by Mr.. Burns
rs u part OF his argument;
To the Voters Of the TWeuty-fourth
Legislature who Voted Against the
Bill 10 Remove Married Women From
the Class Exempted By the Statute
OF Limitations
Coraleauu. TEX address you ne
patriots and as honest and faithful rDp-
reBentntlves who appreciate tho sacred
trust you now hold, and NOT as Demo-
erGt, Republican or Pouulist, on a sub
iect that "a above party politics / pre-
sumo 10 write You ON this subject be-
cause ] have had opportunities To in
vestignte " as no other man IN Texas
has had and l have given II more.
thought propably than any man In
Texas. I therefore ASK that you give
me considerable hearing In voting
against tho bin ! CouCedp that you did
what you thought was right and your
1uty, but ! am satisfied thar you did
/. not understand the gublect In all itn
bearings. ana did not realize the wrong
thut was being done your constituents
ny the vote YOU gave, ] state AS facts.
which | have verified 20 "a certainty,
maj there cNlTta today combinations OF
robbera extending from the Atlantic to
he Pacific, and from Canada to the
Sulf, organized for the especial purpose
" robbiug your constituents, high and
iow. rich and poor, OF the homes upon
Which they live, ana upon which many
nave raised families These fellows
n-lbo w'tresscg. defacc tumhatunes,
;hange records, and even manufacture
evidence TO make out prima facic
fiHe, ana then when the defendant
'cih up the fact OF ten 10 nifty years az
SEXUAL occupation aud possession. etc,
they dodge behind tho statute exempt
Ing TnnFTlnn Fe4.Hft No .
Limitations, and thus secure tho Iudg-
meht OF the courts, thereby making
mo state party to their orlme and
the cause OF great injuutlce 10 It's oitl-
Some Of thegc claimn relate back to
time when % n almost impossible
10 get at the rcal facts In tlie caae.
ana n at all, only at very great ok
penne' Some or them relate back sixty
years rnerr are now pending In the
courts Of Texas suits ON these actitious
claims Tor property amounting To mill
mons, and uine-tuntha OF them would
ne harrei but for the law which eN-
fmplH married women from the atntutr
OF hmitntluns--a statute which has mo
reason In II az ii now exlHts. and ls not
supported by any well Informed man on
me subject, except these thieves ana
hnysier lawyers who are seeking to get
prend aud butter by pushing these
claims In the courtH,
NOW, gentlemen. | call your attention
20 thu fncts ana put YOU on notice of
the wrong which You have done bv mo
Nole you have cast, and ask that you
az once take steps to correct n. for /
Know you would have never cast The
vote you did II you had realized what
you were doing.
IL ~ not too late to correct the Vronr
uhnt mas been done. and your conatiti-
enta demUnd OF you that YOU deliver
them from these vampires thnt are ex.
ltaetlnH the llfe-bluod OF the country
ity your vote IN retaining the statute Of
limitations IN favor OF married women
you are unconaciougly making your.
selves parties to "A crime uneuuall.d In
an the catalogue OF crimes. from muir.
ger down TO petty larceny. The people
nave Just begun to Investigate mi,
subject and the time IL near a. hand
when any man who Is known 10 hay,
voted IN fnvqr OF retaining this slaunt,
VIII be, politically, dead cocl, in IN,
plt ana a plea that he ala not EnoN
the effects OF his vote will not be taher
as an excuse.
l now ask that you investigate thl,
question from the standpoint fron
which have presented IL. and II Va,
desire them, will furnish YOU VIII
facts and hEuroa which can not NH \,
convince you. "
W, r. BNlGuT.
Davis Of Falls repeated his forme
emont on the subject with renewed m
rect and when ne said he dld moi IA Ia