The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-13
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
AUsTIN, February 3, 1875.

MS signature, the Dill concerning maj
feasance, non-feasance, etc.
The judiciary committee reported fa
vorably on number of bills.
Senator Wood introduced bill re
gulating the fees of assistant attorneys
IN felony cases paid by the state
Seecinl order, ellis BILL amending
stock law, amended and passed under .
suspension of the rules.
; The following bills passed:
Establishing criminal court in La
mar, Fannin and Red River counties
Omnibus liquor bill-making appr0.
priation to pay Judge Ferris.
Amending penal code.
Shepard introduced bill regulating
proceedings of district courts in cases
of probate.
In the house number of bills were
introduced, mostly of minor import
ance.
Committee on penitentiariesr reported
fnvorably on senate bill to provide for
the building of two penitentiaries.
Passed to third reading and made
special order for February 9th.
The same committee also reported
favorably upon the bill providing for
the purchase of library for convicts.
Passed under suspension of the rules.
Special order being announced, the
joint resolution calling q convention
was taken up, pending the discussion
of which, the house adjourned.
In the senate, February 4, the COM
mittees made reports ;amoDg, one from
the judiciary committee amending the
act creating criminal court at Dallas,
Mckinney and Sherman, reported on
favOrably.
Bill prescribing the time of holding
courts in the several judicial districts
of the state.
Bill amending act in reference to un-
lawful interference with private prop
erty and private rights. :
| Bill providing for instruction at the
deaf and dumb asylum by procuring
printing presses for same; amended by
authorizing board of printing to have
public printing done there whenever
practicable.
Bill regulating fees of district attor-
neys, with amendments.
| The following bills were introduced: !:
Regulating the hours of business in
the various state departments. 1t pro-
vides for keeping open the depart
ments for eight hours. Referred.
Also, bill fixing the per diem of
mem bers at six dollars and mileage at
twenty cents mile. Referred.
Validating the acts of Metcalf, the
surveyor of Pilo Pluto district. Re-
ierred. Also amending act defining
| land districts of Palo Pinto, Jack,
Clay, Young and Eastland counties.
Referred.
The resolutions in regard to LIouisi-
ana made special order for IL o'clock
Monday next.
Bradshaw's supplemental act as to
time of holding Ourt in Judicial dis
tricts of the state. Passed.
Bill amending act creating n crimin-
al court in Dallas, Sherman and Nc
Kinney. Passed.
Adverse report of committee on bill
allowing civil officers TO summon u
posse. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Culberson, the act
to encourage the construction of canals
and bitches, which was made the spe-
ial order for Friday, was taken up
under suspension of the rules. Passed
with a few amendments.
Mr.. billiard offered II resolution call
| ing upon the committee on printing to
inquire into the cause of delay in the
delivery of the governors message Or
dered by the senate. Adopted.
Senate adjourned.
In the house, arguments on the mo-
| ton to strike out that part of the Joint
! resolution calling for constitutional
convention, requiring the people to
, vote for or against calling the same. -
Epperson spoke against striking ont
Doubts the legality of the Legislature
calling convention. -
| Messrs. BarziZa and Delany spoke
strongly in favor of calling conven-
ton, simply so as not to have the pro-
position burdened or complicated with
anything else. They have no question
as to the power or legality of the legis-
/ lature to call.
Pending the discussion the house adj
journed.
AUsTIN, February Sin the senate
the committee on education reported
unfavorabiy upon the bill authorizing
cities of Texas to maintain public
schools and favOrably upon the bill
amending school law.
| The committee OH state affairs re-
ported favorably upon the exempting
| the Alamo church property from taxes,
regulating the hours of business in the
state departments and authorizing the
employment of a detective TO ferret
out land claim frauds.
1 The Joint select committee reported
| a substitute for several resolutions in
reference to border protection. Ii offers
to defend the border, of the state for
two million dollars, and instructs the
governor to open correspondence with
the war department.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Camp
as substitute for senate bill No. 456.
It creates q criminal distr ct of Marion,
Harrison, Smith and Anderson coun-
| ties. Substitute adopted and passed.
Mr.. Wood had taken up the bill
making an appropriation to- finish
BRYAN Agricultural college. Passed.
Mr.. Shepard called up the act sup
Elemental to the school law. Subsli-
tute OF committee adopted and passed.
Messrs. Wood, Hobby and Bradley
were appointed committee to consid-
er the floating debt of the state.
BILLS TAKEN UP.
Providing for the purchase of a IL
brary for the penitentiary. Passed.
htDOTb Ou blii III itititiiht w tht VI
ganization of county courts.
Bill providing for the purchase OF a
printing press for the deaf aud dumb
asylum.
Bill providing for proper dislurse-
ment of money raised to build school
houses. Passed
Adverse report on joint resolution in
reference to The international railroad.
Adopted.
Senate went into executive session
and confirmed sundry appointments oi
notaries and adjourned.
In the house Mr. Miller Introduced
concurrent resolution that no business
lie received after February .. except hy
a two-thirds vote. Laid over under the
rules
Bills were introduced amending the
criminal code, and regulating the duties
of the comptroller of the treasury u
relation TO auditing claims against th'
state.
Amending act providing for the salt
of alternate sections of land.
Making an appropriation to enabl'
the governor to recover nigtives from
justice.
Defining the jurisdiction OF mayor