The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-06

house refused to pass the bill TO ID
third reading, Mr.. Epperson move,
| the call Of Ale house.
1 The absentees having arrived, ant
the call suspended, the motion to tabl,
was lost by 43 nays to 81 yeas.
Mr.. johnson moved to withdraw his
otion to reconsider. Lost.
ma call of the house ordered. Mr..
Hayes absent.
Pending the call, Mr.. Manning, by
consent, called up the senate bill incor-
porating the Fairfield, Hillsboro and
Cleburne railroad company. Passed un-
der suspension of the rules.
After a great deal of exciting discus.
sion, at 3 p. m, Mr.. Hayes made his
appearance. There were various dila.
tory motions, involving discussion and
calling of yeas and nays, until half
past three, when Mr.. Storey obtained
the floor and presented II substitute,
which proposes u loan to the Interna-
tional company by the state of $780,
600 In bonds, to be secured by first
mortgage lien upon all the property OF
the company, upon the condition that
the bondholders of the road file their
agreement to priority of state lein.
Messrs. Storey and Barziza spoke at
some length against Mr.. Cochran's
amendments.
Mr.. Epperson answered Mr.. Barziza
and moved the previous question. Be-
fore this motion was put, the motion
for a call was sustained. Pending the
call, motions to adjourn failed.
AT seven o'clock, Storey's substitute
was read and adopted by a vote of 30
to "a.
This kills the compromise measure,
as the company will not accept the
substitute.
Mr.. Brown, of Gregg, who has been
voting for the compromise bill, voted
for the substitute, and it may be that
he will tomorrow move reconsidera-
ton.
Adjourned after ten hours session.
AUSTIN, February 27.-Senate-Com-
mittees reported favorobly on bill rela-
ting to affairs of deaf, dumb and blind
asylums, with amendments; subse-
quently passed.
Mr.. Ball, for the conference commit
tee, reported in favor of the senate con-
curing in the house amendments to
the senate bill Incorporating Red River
and Rio Grande railroad company.
Mr.. Bradshaw reported favorably on
senate bill to amend act defining land
district 0fy Palo Pinto, Young and East
land counties.
Bill to relieve floating debt cf the
state made special order for Monday.
A joint resolution amending the
state constitution, was referred.
The senate passed the following bills:
TO incorporate Red river and Rio
Grande railroad company; bill to pro
vide for the. reception of titled and
patented lands in Texas.
The senate passed joint resolution
that the senate adjourn sine die, on
Monday March eighth. Adjourned.
HOUsE-The morning session opened
upon the consideration of substitute
for the international compromise bill,
which had passed to second reading
yesterday.
Mr.. Manning of FreestOne, who had
yesterday voted for the substitute
moved to consider, which motion was
carried by vote of Al to 35.
Mr.. Epperson moved the previous
question, which was duly seconded,
and the main question was ordered,
which is upon the third reading OF
Storey's amendment, and the bill with
Cochran's amendments, passed to the
third reading by Il vote ofSl to So
Under the rules the bill goes over un.
til Monday. In the meantime it is AS
serted another substitute bill will be
offered, giving the road the right to
sue the state, with a clause limiting
the amount to be sued for to $4, 700,O ,OOO
Senate adjourned.