The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-28
FROM AUSTIN.
Special dispatch to the Dallas IIerald.l

petition was prescntcu ny MI hui
ply from citizens of Mckinney, pro
testing against the disorganlzation u
I that county.
A message was received from tn
governor returning house bill authen
ticating and validating certain instr,
ments of writing, with his veto, be
cause the bill was unconstitutional.
A joint resolution was offered author
izing the attorney general to institute
suit against James Davidson, late al
jutant general, for default.
iIUnder suspension of the rules o
the senate bill for the relief of l.. NJ
Smith; u bill authorizing the superin
tendent of education to ascertain til,
amount and apportionment of schoo
funds; and bill regulating the cree
ton of wooden buildings in incorpo
rated cities and towns, We're passed.
In the senate, bills were introduced
by Mr.. Bradley prohibiting the sale oI
liquor within five miles of Dresden
Navarro county; by Mr.. Westfall, an
act authorizing the construction of toll
bridges; by Mr.. Ball, an act providing
foe holding district court in Eastland.
The majority report on the bill locat'
ing branches of the supreme court at
Galveston and Dallas was read. They
recommended that Dallas be stricken
out and Tyler substituted.
Messrs. Bradshaw and Ball fought
hard to keep Dallas in, but failed.
Tyler was substituted and the bill was
returned to the house for concurrence
in the amendment.
The contested case for senator from
the Thirteenth district resulted in seat
ing the negro, Burton.
The following bills were passed:
Senate act amending the act pre-
scribing'the time of holding the sew
eral district courts, and the financial
bill authorizing the sale Of bonds in
New York. AUSTIN.
AUSTIN, February 2l.-The senate
passed the house bill for the immediate
apportionment of the school fund,
with the amendment, provided that
the superintendent of education has full
scholastic returns for 1873, and that he
shall proceed to make the apportion-
ment on the scholastic returns Of 1871.
The rest of the morning was con-
sumed in the discussion Of II bill favor
ing the constitutional convention, Mr..
Bradshaw favoring il in lengthy az
gulnent, and Mr.. Wood opposing.
Mr.. Ireland offered substitute that
voters shall say whether the constitu-
tion be called or not, and at the same
time vote for representative. Mr..
Bradshaw favored at least ninety
members and Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Ire
land thirty. Adjourned till Monday.
The house consumed the entire day
in the discussion of two special orders,
one authorizing the funding of public
debts of the several counties of the
State, and providing manners of pay
ment, and one creating the office
of weigher. Both engrossed.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Cochran and adopted, making Dallas
one of the points where the public
weighers are to be located. Adjourned.
AUSTIN, February 23.-In the house,
Mr.. Miller moved to reconsider the ac-
ton of the vote engrOssing the bill pro-
viding for u public weigher, at certain
named places, which lies over.
Numerous petitions and memorials
were presented, among them one by
Mr.. Cochran from the citizens of Kauf-
man and other counties, urging the
location of one branch of the Supreme
court at Dallas.
The amendments to the law on gam
ing were defeated.
The bill authorizing county courts to
divide Justices precincts into any con-
venient number of election precincts,
and allowing in incorporated cities
that the wards may be so divided,
passed.
A bill for the relief of o. S. Profit, of
Dallas, was indefinitely postponed.
A bill appropriating fifty thousand
dollars to pay fees of clerks, sheriffs
and district attorneys for fees in 1878
and previous years, and thirty thous-
and dollars for fees of justices for 1872
and previous years, and for assessment
of taxes for 1878, passed in the COM
mittee of the Whole. Also a bill al
lowing three dollars per day and ten
cents for mileage for witnesses in inn
parchment and address cases.
The house refused to concur in the
senate bill apportioning the school
fund.
A joint bill, providing for the public
printing by contract, passed to its
third reading.
The house adjourned.
In the senate, Mr.. Bradshaw intro
duced petitions from the teachers of
the public schools of Ellis county,
which were referred.
Mr.. Russell introduced bill provid-
ing for the removal, by the governor,
of appointed officers, for certain Of
fences.
BY Mr.. Moore: A bill authorizing
justices of the peace to employ assist
ant assessors, and bill validating as
sessmenis made by such.
BY Mr.. Ireland: A bill supplemental
to and amendatory Of all ac's concern
ing Justices courts, when sitting as an
examining court.
The rest of the day was consumed in
discussing whether we are to have q
constitutional convention or not. Adj
journed with decided action.