The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-28

/ Dlll We fAtpln lht ilhf lnl lllh pNli'
stIuGlinH NJ works Of internal improve
menls, referred,
Supplemental ~ tho act ~ inglipo'
ntn ihe Paris, lreenyille and Clebnfne
railroad company,
nill eta amend seolinns two aud
eleven NJ IAN ACT ~ lnrnlIOnte Tie
beaumont, C0rsimna aud Fort Worth
railway COMPANY
Nh billiard introduced q resolution
'that the committee on Judiciary be
! instructed 10 Inquire " any Of the
wharf companies along our e0ast have
collected more wharfage than h al
lowed Wy law anG 10 Inquire u any
legislation necessary 10 protect the
agricultural Interest rom unjust eHac.
ll0ns 0f This character
House bill $50 erect monument To
the memory OF SAM Houston was,
after considerable debate, referred ~
! the finance committee,
The senate adjourned until 10 a, ~
! Tomorrow,
House Senate bill for relief Of cOpn'
tics aud Incorporated lOWnh, ninklllg
donations ~ aid in the construction OF
railroads, Passed, |
House bill incorporating the agrlGul'
| lural and mechanical college NJ Texas,
reported hyOrahly on by The commit
toe, read, one hundred aud twenty
Goples ordered printed, aud bill made
special order for "Wednesday next,
The hour for the special order the
international question, having arrived,
Mr., l9ppeTHOn moved the adoption Of
the amendments offered by Nh, Coeh'
ran on 'fueudny last,
MI Smith, OF Grimes, rose aud said
that lao proposed briefly 10 state MS
objections Ia. the amendment offered
III provisions required the company,
first, 10 purchase the bonds Of the
state 10 the amount Of $500 400, hearing
interest NJ eight per cent currency, on
seven per cent gold second, 10 pny
two per cent Of tile gross earnings OF
the road 10 provide for sinking fund
10 was well understood that two mort
cages, amounting 10 S27 900 per mile,
fastened on all Of liz property, rolling
stock Included, Had This legislature u
right 10 diveat any " the franchlspa OF
these mortgages, on would the success
Ora, IN case Of transfer, b0 hound by the
provisions ~ the amendment More
over the rOnd would be- by ~ pr0vls-
Ions, forever exempt from taxation,
the two p0r cent, Including all taxes
lcvled would never bo sufficient 10
cancel the three millions Of dollars In
bonds 10 be- issued.
10 puy the Interest and pay OIL tho
principal Ia thirty years, would require
the average annual payment of S3i5,-
OOO The gross earnings of the Inter
national aud Great Northern railway,
In 1874, amounted toa little over Sl,-
100000 on four hundred miles OF road
The company proposes to pay two per
cent on that purl Of the rond receiving
the subsidy, about two hundred miles
the earnings of which would amount
To- 'hOu, OOO, two per cent IoSl,0OO, Com
plctcd 10 san Antonio, proporlionate
valuation on three hundred aud seven
~ miles CONSTRUCTED, would make
amounted 10 $4,000, whereas the
amount 10 be paid 10 keep the state
harmless, should be $4,000, nearly
twenty times NJ much rs contemplated
TO be paid 10y the amendment. He de-
sired the rond TO De built, but hoped
the company would offer more advun-
tugeOus terms.
Mr. Epperson, In reply, made one Of
the most eloquent and convincing
speeches in favor OF tho amendment
and bill ever listened 10 by the house,
which was filed Ia Overlooking with
the beauty and wealth of the state cap
it0l On the conclusion Of his argu-
ment, Mr. Cochran's amendment was
adopted BY vote Of Al yeas TO 80 nays.
Mr. Watts moved the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Bar2iaa offered an amendment;
objected TO by Mr., Epperson, declaring
the amendment out OF order. Objection
sustained BY the chair. Call of the
house, The call was suspended, and a
vote being taken, the bill was defeated
by vote OF 10 nays to 80 ayes.
Mr.. johnson moved reconsdera-
ton of the vote Just taken.
MI smith, OF Grimes, moved to lay
this motion on the table.
Pending u consideration of which, a
call of the house was ordered, which
being suspended, the house adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The consideration of the Interna-
tional bill pending n motion to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table, was
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. Cards introduced n bill provid-
ing for the printing in Spanish Of one
thousand copies OF the constitution and
one thousand copies of the general and
special laws of the legislature of the
state. Referred to the committee on
printing.
Mr. Goodwin called up senate bill
defining time of terms of the criminal
court at Dallas, Sherman and McKin-
ney. Passed.
Mr.. Delany introduced u bill reduc-
ing the salary of district attorney from
81, 200 to 5000 per annum, which created
quite n discussion, pending which the
house adjourned until $3.50 A. NJ. to-
pnriow '|IfI.a.