Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-09-29

fal long ltliefs sihce our last fpf which W.
ars andef special obligations 10 him and
ffom which We make some estfaois.
W. sends IA The Central Rallway lilll,
Which We Publish on the outside Of io.days
paper, aud also the Joint Resolution asslng
for branch Of tho .. &. district Court al
this place, which will be found 10 another
column.
lie alyo onoloscs rs n copy Of long bill,
which had passed the House. to provide for
The appointment of a Commissioner Of sta
tistios, 40 prescribe his duties, iiS his aala-
~, aud that Of his Assistants aud further
TO provide for the means Of making Texas
known In other COUNT les, and to prescribe
tho mahper Of their application 1t was
killed IN the Senate by q vote of II to 10,
because it was thought to be too extrava-
CANT in money and commissions, and for
other reasons.
Senator r., thinks the Judicial District Bill
as published by us last week, reducing the
Districts 10 fourteen, will pass the Senate
without any trouble. 1t had already pass
cd the House and was in the Senate,
A County Court Bill would DO reported
in the Senate on the 18th
The Governor in special message to
both Houses, requesting that q Joint Com
mittec from the two Houses be appointed
10 proceed 10 Brennan and enquire into the
reported burning Of o portion Of that place
by Federal soldiers. Acommiitee was ap-
pointed on the same day, consisting Of
Mcssrs. Giddings and Kyle from the House,
and B,rrney from the Senate, with instruc-
tons TO gather all the testimony in the
case and report TO the Legislature. The
committee left Austin for Brennan, On the
morning Of the 10Th.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom had
been referred several bills, CIRCULATING the
collection of debts" &C., requiring prop
"erty offered at forced or Sherif's sale in
Certain cases, to bring two-thirds of its
appraised value" and requesting the Ju-
"diciary Committee to enquire into the ex-
"pediency and constitutionality Of pass
"ing law allowing creditors to collect
"thirty-three and third per cent Of their
"credit annually" reported that they had
investigated the matter thoroughly, and
offered q substitute for the whole. They
add that the substitute ais not relieved of
"all objections; grave constitutional ques-
"tions are involved upon which the COM
mittee differed, yet from charitable prmpt-
ssings towards our oppressed people, have
"withheld any expression Of opinion The
substitute provides that on all judgments
heretofore rendered except in cases of at
tachment, six months stay shall be allowed
after the passage Of this act, when one.
third the principal and interest be paid; at
the end of twelve months after the first
payment, another third shall be paid; and
at the end of twelve months thereafter the
balance shall be paid; provided, that should
the debtor fail to pay either of said install
ments at the time named, execution shall
issue for the whole amount Of the debt and
shall not be thereafter stayed.
All judgments rendered in suits now
pending, shall be subject to the provisions
above named, provided that the debtor shall
have six months after the judgment, within
which to make payment of the first install
ment as provided above.
Upon all suits hereafter instituted upon
evidences of debt in writing given before the
Goth day of May, 1865, except in cases of
attachment, SC, the defendant shall be Ill
lowed to pay the same in two equal install
ments, subject to the provisions of the first
section above named; provided that the pro
visions of the actshall not be so construed
as to apply 10 judgments in action of Tres
pass to try title, and proceedings in County
Courts for foreclosure Of vendnr's lien, and
the settlement of estates and divorce; and
provided further, that all costs Of court
shall be paid with the first instalment, or in
default of payment execution may be is
sued therefor.
All causes Of action accruing since the
Goth of May, 1860, and which are not in
discharge Of causes of action existing pri-
or to said date, shall be subject to, and reg
ulated by the laws in f0rccprior to the End
day of March 1861.
The above are the-provisions Of the sub
stitute as reported by the Judiciary Com
mitteO. There may, and probably viii be,
amendments made to the bill, but as the
opinion of the Committee, this will proba-
bly, be the action of the Legislature, in the
main, with regard to the stay law.
Another letter from Austin. under date
Sept. 18th, says;
"a lot of troops on the march from In
dianola to this place, have been stopped 8
miles out on account Of cholera having
broken out among them. All intercourse
with the camp is prohibited, and do not
apprehend much danger.
"To-day the Governor sent to the House
Special Message, with a report and MEM
orial of one Mr.. Coffee, an agent, who has
been engaged in collecting State cotton, and
other property. He reports cotton collect
ed enough to amount to $4,000, and some
other valuable property"
The same writer, under date Of the 18th,
says:
81 learned this evening that dispatch
from San Antonio says there was about one
hundred new cases Of cholera in that. city
yesterday. do not vouch for the truth Of
this, but il is certain that cholera is raging
there 10 some extent. There is some ap-
prehension felt here"