The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-27
TEXAS LEGlsLirrRR,

! Alhllht lphlNNlN ~ 'NhN' WV
Rus ELI Tor the judiciary commlllfe,
rep0rled layorahly 0n The senate fes0-
milOn 'lnalrueling The Judiciary COM,
millee ~ inquire iniO The Necessity ul
making AN appropriation W meet ~
eGpensp of pXlradillng OllullAlsn lllef
the treaty between the United States
and MeXiGl,p aud submitted blll 10
lhnl effect,
Mr.. ireland, from The same comnlt'
leo, reported upon several bills of llll'
lmpDrlOnpe' H.,
Nh Culbersnn, from Internal I'M
movement committee, rpp0rtel up0h
several bills, among them lhN0rhplE.
on the bill concerning the location ul
the depot for Tie TeNna ana racine
! hallway company on tile eastern nor
der Of the state"
Among tho bills introduced was one
by Mr. Friend, ''nnlendplOry NJ ahd
complementary 10 the several acts ~
relation ~ the Incorporation OF ana
granting aid 10 the Texas nnd Mexican
railway company which wn4 refer
red,
The following bills, among others,
Mtlf lNhii VIZ Nil' l'''fN'
Senate bill ''cOnrrrning the location
Of tho depot for the Texas aud Pacific
railroad company, on the eastern Dor
der Of the state
Senate bill ITO repeal article 2lO Of
nm net 70 establish code of criminal
procedure for The state OF TeNns,
House bill "to authorize the county
court Of GNyHOn 10 issue bonds, y
senate bill 10 amend 'nn not regu-
hating the estlNylng of stock"
senate bill "prescrlblng the compeh..
sntlon 10 ho pnld the financial ngenl of
the state, or other agent employed ~
the governor to sell the bonds OF the
state .t
Senate bill 10 amend section 3b1 OF
"An net prescribing the mode OF pro-
cecdlng In district courts, IN matters OF
probatc.P
Senate bill supplemental TO An net
TO establish u criminal court In waco
and Mnrlin,'n
The senate hill "lo translate the
laws OF the fourteenth Legislature Ia
German aud Spanish was defeated
by II vote OF u To 10.
senator Ireland presented Il lavora-
bic rcpOrl on the senate bill ITO us
courage aud prevent fraudulent con-
vcyancps 10 renl estate with an
amendment that The governor be
authorized to employ an agent, AT II
salary OF ~ 900 per nnnum, to collect
said fraudulent seals.
On motion of Senntor Flanagan, the
bill was made special order for next
"Wednesday. II was supposed that MS
NacogloChes was an old town, and
many deeds had been made TO land
there, that some of these seals might
be found In the section OF country rep
sented by Senator swift; especially no
~ the said senator tried 10 postpone
the consideration of the bill for two
weeks.
The governor sent IN n LOT of names,
yesterday, for confirmation ~ notaries
public, They We're all confirmed to-
day.
The governor sent IN the caption Of
all bills approved by him since the 7th
of the present month.
On the bill ''prescribing the COM
pensation to be paid the financial agent
Joseph and Wood made some very in
teresting remarks, all agreeing that
this matter of having bonds engraved
and sold was hut temporary relief to
the people, thdt would in the end
plunge the state into hopeless bank
ruptcy, and that all such financlering
was but sham and a delusion on the
people. They contended it was time
to "put on the brakes" aud live Inside
Of our resources.
Mr.. Wood said that the financial
agent, Colonel Moody, had already
made thirty-two hundred dollars as his
per centage for the bonds already sold,
The agent heretofore received two per
cent, aud the bill that passed only al
lows one per cent. Iaa
Senate adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-
morrow. 4aHn
House--Mr Chambliss, for the COM
mittee on asylums, submitted n report
on the condition of the institution for
the blind, highly complimentary to
the present management +'
The committee recommended that
the appropriation asked for 10y the sill
perintendent for the next fiscal year
he made. Also, the passage of the bill,
pending at present, regulating the at-
fairs OF the Deaf and Dumb asylums,
Referred to the committee on finance.
The house bill eXempting the prop
erty of the Educational Union for edu-
cational purposes from taxation was
taken up, pending O substitute by the
committee on education to incorporate
the Educational Union, and exempt
the same from taxation. Read, and
the further consideration of the bill
postponed until Saturday next.
The senate bill incorporating the
Red River and Rio Grande Railway
company, pending the motion of Mr..
Reeves, that the house recede from its
amendments not concurred i'm by the
senate, compelling the company to
build u branch from Whitesboro, Gray
son county, to Sherman, ON motion of
Mr.. Stuart, of Falls, referred to COM
mittee of free conference, to consist of
Messrs. Helton, DeMorse, Cochran,
Reeves, Pickett and Hayes.
House bill giving merchants lien
on crops for advances made, considera-
bly, discussed and on motion of Mr..
Delany, 1t was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill concerning vacant lands in
Fishers and Miller's colony, was pass
ed also senate bill authorizing the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee to employ eight additional drafts
man at a salary OF 81 200 each per an
mum, and ore night Waterman at six
hundred dollars per annum; senate
bill amendatory to an act authorizing
the sale and disposition of university
lands, affecting the settlers on such
lands In McLennan aud Hill counties,
was passed
Mr.. Bean called up senate bill amend
ing incorporation act of tie Dallas and
Wichita Railroad company in 80 fa :
as to allow the company to construct
branches from intermediate points and