Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-09-11

,silgtttsl ia United states currency,
IN ,;rrman-A clause laYnTiug hisii- .
lial legislative sesslons ~ siAiy days
I'M Wrst--.A clause declaring void
anl claims rendered void by previous
laws, .-u..-
The President appointed tie follow
Ine a. tir committee a. lnNtsllsa'e W"
Met 'Urmirk, Chairman
John Henry Brown, Dunham' Ar''ih'
and Mills. ~
Surklale understanding lac had in,
icresls ia property which may ~, Uses,
i0r wharf purposes, nshrl !" Ia Renew"
innm the I,osilion at Chairman "l lhe
Committee nn Pirate Corporations
ON the melton ~ Flanagan hs Was
excused, aud nn the mellon al fl"uI'
nay, Wright MAS appolh'ed 'Ha'''
man, ,.u,..,
The Convention adjourned Till am
'"'''"" sixth pas,
AusrIS, Sept, u, Is'i,
Convention met at . a. IA, Prayer
and reading at Journals,
A number 0f resolutions, lnehi"flhiH'
etr., were read and referred To hppf"-
prInts committees, among Them ARE
the following; To employ Slehos-
rainier; Ia protect fish IN lhlald Wa
tiers; regulating the collection OF taxes
anpnlnting special committee Ia APP
nnrtlnn the Judicial districts; pTnhib-
iiInp lotteries; prohibiting the l.egls-
inturr from divurlimg school lands In
regard To voters; In regard Ia Judiciary
defining the right NJ suffrage.
Providing for six Supreme ana tweh-
tw.iIyr District Judges. The salaries
of The Supreme Judges 10 he thirty
five hundred dollars; those of the
District Judges 10 he twenty-five nun,
,Irrl dollars. All officers IN be elected
except the Secretary Of State aud the
Superintcndcnts Of AsylumS. No
power 10 suspend laws except by n
iwo-third vote OF the Legislature. Inc
Legislature To hold sessions biennially,
and ppr diem not To exceed five don
lars. The Legislature to have no pow
er to grant money To individuals or
corporations, except IN cases OF caiam-
ity, and the same restriction TO Apply
To counties and cities. requiring Il
vote of II majority of the tax payers
To incur municipal debt for Internal or
public improvements. The public
school lands to I've placed at the dispo-
sal of the counties.
The Legislature at the first session
after the adoption of the Constitution,
To provide for the preparation and pub
LEGATION of an abstratc of land titles.
Providing for II homestead law.
Ministers of the gospel to he ineligi.
bile ~ members of the Legislature, ana
no Governor, Lieutenant Governor OF
member of the Legislature to be eligi-
bile to the United States Senate for five
wears after the expiration of his term
Al,
o' n o,l'ueti, for t,e administration O,
lii, aai,noIo
puplic sGnoo's rv;r, tbe tepuro n
., rrov, md si,, i'm wncancies for mex
Office anu MINI, elm" wniid land Ger
pireu TERMS a;o ?, tnn,orv 1s75
tiiichte y, 'SSueu l",., W. o,'rt', a,i dat,n,
iro.iuin s ~ . tha came Inns
inS ti'e Ju. ,'',.. ,,;,od fnr pronosin,
,iues e"u't' to the Constitutio,
Two ahie' ,,i C, W t ,n sonna tn ha in
OF lhe onite" p, a''I, au /,
tfouucen ny o"r on,har nf tha T erfsla
oone e 30 oi;n;iIe for Senator of fin,
~ w S,o,Ds ,,rr;ng lie farm n,
unlteo states rs uI i;aihia n rs onw ot,ic,
i iin,;n,, 70 r,,ad hS the Lnoisloture
Whicn Is li, ,';,, oy ,,a 're r ste o"' :
rrOhaui:,ns a. ;.,.;'d;o,;an ~ ;nfar;o
DeilhlnS J uIiSu,"t ;,dna.
courts un. H''",i' ,, ; w JV CO., ,,b;o,
III cohvir.ip.,s w ~ ' aiin'nad ~" mr.,
capital p''ilisi''hen. 10 a,i""t", w"
10 nave ITO power W 'o''''i''' w p''F''
1oI ne. A., .,u,,+ 81 twin, h,
IN civil c"ses ''se i,s shi;o y, ., +,
jury guarahtee". 40 Puo'io ,;oy ' "
oe uiumn ~, ,,,i n,ss;shn,ant Sac,Ir
ing freedom or sp1eui.. IL aSer;ng in
violable charters already granted I
railroad companies.
no make Land Office self-sustaining
Regarding trial by jury.
Proving for public schools. Favor
tho saiting aside of one-tenth of tn
diract tax. the use of school lands, an
aiinyinc counties to tax themselYe
"me-holf of one per cent by a two
thirds vote.
Reoordinp public schools; also reso
Iut;on relative TO printing. The latter
will sundry Others concerning tn
,,r,a matter. referred to the Printin
C"n,mittee.
Relative TO the apportionment q
;riiciai districts.
JULIAN Ailowinr trial by Jury in civil case
80 Ioamed advisable. to- be arranged b
Tho T,auisIofure. and in case juryma
=; ; anravented from attendance, the bal
- pie " tho ;mrv TO render verdict.
'n Donm;r;no Seneral laws in cases of d
Si"ao tha chanUing of name.
Also. prohibiting lotteries.
AiSo' pstoiiish n1blic schools. State t
,oassnme control of school lands.
Marion Martin, for the Committee o
Mileage, reported the mileage Tor eac
a.9 miIes and costs the State Sc 1856 Al