The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
FROM AUSTIN.

Mr.. Ball introduced Il bill urging on
Congress the speedy reimbursement OF
Henry Warren for damages done by
Santana and Big Trees raid.
Senate bill repeating all laws author
izing towns, counties and cities to levy
a tax and to make donations to rail-
roads was discussed to adjournment.
In the house the senate amendment
to the house bill locating branches of
the Supreme court mt Galveston and
Dallas was taken up and passed. Thus
Dallas is stricken out and Tyler inserted.
The vote stood forty-scven to thirty
four.
BY Mr.. Kemble: A petition from
Ellis, asking the incorporation of the
WaXahachie and Ennis Telegraph
company.
The special order, house bill provid-
ing for the payment Of the floating
debt of the State by the issuance and
sale of bonds, was taken up, engrossed
and passed.
There was considerable discussion on
bills of minor Importance.
Numerous bills were introduced and
referred.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
The senate adjourded till Monday.
Ex-Governor Davis, when called be-
fore the committee on address against
Judge Priest yesterday, gave his evil
dence under protest. He claims that
the Fourteenth Legislatures illegal and
himself to be governor until the 18th OF
April. AUSTIN.
AUSTIN, February 2S.-In the house
Mr.. Kessler introduced q bill defining
the amount of bonds to be issued to the
International railroad, and providing
for their payment.
The bill protecting blacksmiths, car
penters and other mechanics, allows
the parties making repairs to have a
lien upon the property repaired until
their charges are paid. Passed to ell
grossment.
A resolution passed requesting the
governor to consider the prepriety OF
remittng the forfeiture against James
Fl. Muldraw and J. n. Whitesides, sur
eties on penal bond.
The bill for the protection OF stock
and stock raisers was read the third
time and passed under the suspension
of the rules. Many counties are eX-
empted from its operations.
The special order, being the substi-
tute for the frontier bill rcmitting taxes
to the frontier counties that they
might use it to build court houses and
iails, caused considerable discussion
and there were many amendments
offered. The bill was lost.
Under suspension of the rules the
senate bill making an appropriation tt
pay the contingent expenses of the
department of State, was taken up anC
passed.
The next business in order was the
Joint resolution calling constitutions
convention, pending which the house
adjourned.
There was no session of the senate.
The committees are working OF
addresses. AUSTIN.
AUSTIN, March In the senate th'
following bills and resolutions were in
troduced:
By Mr.. Ireland: An act providing 70
the removal from office of distric
attornies, county treasurers and sur
veyors by district judges for cause, ant
an act amending the penal code.
BY Mr.. Wood: An act appropriatini
forty thousand dollars to complete tn
agricultural college.
By Mr.. billiard: An act authorizin
the secretary of State to furnish coun
ties with the decisions of the suprem
court.
BY Mr.. Allison: An act regulalin
the redemption of real estate sold 70
taxes or under execution.
The act repeating the laws empower
ing counties, cities and towns to al
the construction of railroads by don'
tions was discussed, and finally sui
stitute, which authorizes counties to al
such Improvements by taking stool
was passed under a suspension of I'll
rules.
The senate then resolved into a hig
court of impeachment ofJudge Chan
bers, but adjourned without action.
During the discussion on the abov
house Joint resolution making the sc
ond of March and the twenty-first
April State holidays was taken u
: passed and went to the governor WI
, approved it.
In the house, Mr.. Stewart, of Mon
pomery, introduced joint resolutiC
making the second of March and TIVE
ty-first of April legal holidays, al
, delivering a long and able specs
|, thereon. He was followed by Speak
, Bryan.
The resolution passed under 81
= pension of the rules.
a House adjourned. AUSTIN.
n AUSTIN, March S.-In the senate I
following bills and resolutions were
troduced:
= BY Mr.. Moore: An act repeating t
e acts regulating the sale of lands und
e DEGREES of courts.
|, By NJ. Parker: An act AUTHORIZE
!, county courts in each county to Du
+ roads, bridges and causeways, and
e thorizing them to keep the roa'
bridges and causeways in order.
BY Mr.. Wood: tan act coneerni
If notaries public; also, an act REGULATE
1 common carriers.
:. BY Mr.. swif: An act amending I