The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-31
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Ship WIS returned and recommended
10 be passed also, one for the relief OF
the heirs of w. IL. Garner; for the sale
Of the university lands and one hum
bred copies ordered printed; establish
ing code Of criminal procedure; for
the relief of the heirs OF II. Walker.
The report from the committee TO
visit the blind asJ lum was adopted.
A bill allowing county courts to levy
a special tax was introduced and fifty
copies ordered printed.
Mr.. Westfall introduced bill for the
relief of the heirs Of II. Kirk; also, a
bill for the preservation of game.
Mr.. Ireland reported In favor OF the
bill to regulate the testimony Of wit
nesses.
A bill was passed organizing Free
stone county.
The act to change the name Of ID. X.
Clanton was referred.
An act authorizing change of
venue in civil cases was introduced,
and one hundred copies ordered
printed.
The bill providing for the per diem
and mileage of the Fourteenth Legis-
lature was passed.
In the house petition was presented
from Mckinney, to amend the charter.
A bill was passed authorizing Rock
wall county to levy special tax to
build n JAIL also bill regulating the
mileage of the Legislature, providing
that they be entitled to eight dollars
for each twenty-five miles Travelled.
The Finance committee reported In
favor of the bill authorizing sheriffs
and collectors to receive ono-half of
the tax in State warrants.
Pending the discussion, the house
adjourned for ten minutes.
The house reassembled at II NJ.
The senate and house in joint ses-
sion proceeded to the election of n
| United States senator.
The roll of each house was called,
and u quorum of each house answered
to their names.
The speaker announced that as no
election had been had on yesterday,
the Joint session would now proceed to
ballot.
Nominations being in order, Mr..
Rainey nominated S. B. Maxey; Mr..
Epperson, J. w. .Throckmorton Mr..
-, Ed. T. Randle.
Mr.. Sayres said: On yesterday !
placed in nomination the name OF
Hon. j. H. Reagan. l now withdraw
his name and return thanks to those
gentlemen who voted for him.
Mr.. Ireland placed in nomination
| Mr.. S. b. MaXey.
Mr.. Ball nominated ]. w. Throck-
morton.
The vote resulted: Senate-Maxey
10; Throckmorton, 8; Randle, q Nc,
Gary, l; Reagan, l. Total, 90. House
-Maxey, 46; Throckmorton, 81; Ran
die, IL. Total, IS. Necessary to Il
choice, SIS. Mr.. Maxey, receiving 50
votes, was declared elected.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
| Il.
NoTE.--Messrs Bradshaw, Kimble
and Middleton voted for MaXey. Mr..
Cochran voted for Throckmorton.
AUSTIN, January 29.-In the senate
the house amendments to the bill
providing for the mileage and per diem
pay of the Fourteenth Legislature was
concurred in, and the bill passed.
In the executive session the nomi-
nation of w. 2. Ballinger for associate
| iustic. was confirmed.
In the house, the petition of c. Jor-
dan and others, bondsmen of the late
sheriff of Galveston, asking relief was
referred.
A resolution was adopted for a joint
special committee to consider the
charges against NJ. Priest, judge of the
Fourth district, for misdemeanor in
Office.
A resolution requiring the commit
tee to report bill providing for the
payment of teachers who were en-
ployed under an act of the Thirteenth
Legislature, was referred.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate the charges against Judge l..
w. Cooper, for misdemeanor in office,
and that they report the mode of pro-
cedure.
A bill was introduced regulating the
settlement of accounts at the treasur-
er's office, and that treasury warrants
be received for taxes.
A bill was introduced creating the
office of public weigher.
The resolution of thanks to the Pres
ident of the United States was returned
from the committee and adopted.
A bill was passed repeating the act
authorizing Angelina county to levy
special tax.
A bill was introduced for the relief of
Peter Rush.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
granting the use of the capitol for a
festival on the 9TH of February.
A bill was introduced authorizing
the use of Photographic copies of
writing for testimony; one to repeal an
act for the appointment of notaries
public; authorizing the governor to APP |
point judges pro tenn in cases of vacan-
cies in District courts; to prescribe the
time of holding courts i'm the Tenth |
district; repeating an act locating the
county seat of Trinity county; for re-
storingth records of Rhinestone county;
for the relief of Walker and San Ja-
cinto counties.
A resolution was adopted instructing