The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-13

HXInR the time Ol construction oil lDt
road. Referred.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Goodwin called up house bill In
cooperating the Educational Union,
and exempting ii from taxation, which
was postponed.
Air. Harrison called up the charter
a. of the Kaufman Tap railway.
sed.
~ r. Hart called up bill attaching
Taylor and Callahan counties to Shack
eliord to the thirty-fourth Judicial dis
trict for judicial purposes. Passed. 1t
also fixes the times of holding courts
in said district.
The house went into committee of
the whole on the senate bill called up
by Mr.. Hayes, paying five hundred
dollars to Deputy Sheriff Morris, of
Collin county, for the arrest OF the
stage robber, Reed, near Paris, Texas,
and passed it unanimously.
Mr.. Henderson, of Smith, called up
the bill regulating the assessment and
| collection of taxes. Passed.
Mr.. Epperson moved reconsidera-
tion of the vote passing the constitu-
tional convention bill to third reading,
| w bt CiitSiNt pOh VIZ .Dt'
House adjourned until $3.50 A. NJ. to-
morrow.
AUSTIN, March 4. Senate. - The
committee on internal improvements
reported favorably on the bills charter
ing the Tehuacana Tap railroad, sub
stitute to the bill amending the charter
of the Pacific and Great Eastern rail-
road, and bill incorporating the Cen
trail Marrow Gauge railroad.
Committee on state affairs reported
favorably on bill regulating the sale
of poisonous drugs; n bill fixing the
time of holding the annual sessions of
the legislature, with an amendment to
begin April |, 1876, and that the bill to
enable incorporated cities and towns to
levy tax for sanitary purposes, lie on
the table.
Committee on constitutional amend
ments unfavorably OH the resolution
providing for an election to settle the
permanent location of the capital.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced:
Resolution appropriating S25,O00 for
per diem for members; resolution to
provide for the investigation of the
Fort Griffin military outrage. Referred
to state affairs.
Bill concerning trusts.
Bill making it n penal Oflense to re-
fuse to make FAX returns, or valuations
of taxable property.
Mr.. ireland called up the bill pro-
viding that the mayor or aldermen,
for violation of duty, misfeasance and
malfeasance in Office, may be tried
and removed by the city council.
Passed
Bill to regulate assessment of taxes.
Passed.
The bill compelling the Texas and
Pacific railroad to build depot in the
Texas portion of Texarkana was re-
ferred.
The bin regulating the time of hold
ing criminal courts in Dallas, Sherman
and Mckinney was passed.
The bill to appropriate one thousand
dollars to cover expense OF arrest OF
criminals under the eXtradition treaty
! between the United States and Mexico
was passed.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole on the general appropria-
| ton bill.
The estimate for the immigration
| bureau was cut down from fifty thou
sand dollars TO seven thousand six hun
dred dollars frontier defense increased
from fifty thousand dollars to one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars; the
amount 10 meet the interest on the
bonded debt down at -four hundred and
eighty thousand dollars.
Lieii;enuut Governor Hubbard made
an eloquent speech against cutting
down the estimate for the bureau OF
immigration.
Adjourned.
House-Mr O'Neal, of Cass, rose to
an exclamation of his course in CON
nection with the International bill and
the LOngview and TeXarkana Ar
Line railroad charter, reflected upon 10y
an article in the East Texas Leader,
published at Jefferson. He denounced
the article as false, containing an en-,
tire Misrepresentation of the facts, and
pronounced the Leader contemplate
and dirty.
Mr., Epperson responded, and stated
that having been opposed to the gen
tleman during the discussion of the
Longview Air Line railroad bill, he
could but heartily indorse the gentle
man, whom he considered above re-
proach.
Mr., Smith, of Grimes, offered reso
lutions asking the committee on state
affairs to investigate the Galveston
wharf company. The resolutions are
: strong enough, and if the Legislature
comes up to their consideration will
the determination to ascertain the
whole truth, and act accordingly, Gal
weston will have relief
) On motion of Mr.. Triplett the reso
lutions were referred to special com
mittee of seten lawyers of the house
to be appointed by the speaker.
Mr.. Henderson, of Smith, called VI
: house bill regulating the management
, of the deafand dumb and blind asy lums
Passed to its third reading.
A bill to settle the claim of Thoma
Toby, amounting to Si55, ,53i for arm
; and ammunition furnished the repuu
| lie of Texas, in 1886 and 1913, was los
on its final passage.
A bill amendatory to an act concern
ing common carriers and defining pen
aIties in certain cases, passed.
The bill concerning jurors in capita
cases passed.
The bill authorizing writs of attach
= ment and execution TO levy on any ral
q ticular brand of horses and cattle a
: they run in the range, was made til
= special order for Tuesday next.
: The constitutional convention bill
$ pending Eprerson's motion to recor
e slider. was adopted. Some ame' Z
ments were offered changing the tin,
i of the convention from September
d June or July, but were voted dnwi
: and tbe till passed by vote OF fiy
: six ayes to twenty nays. This Is IT,
v bill as published in THE HERALD yei
e terday morning.]
Mr.. Sadlcr moved a reconsideration
y and to Law the motion to reconsider
: the table Adopted.
= MIR. Munsnn, 10y leave, called up tn
bill repeating the law imposing a J
r. cepse tax OH hotels. Referred to tll
p committee on state affairs.
n Mr.. hickman proposed stveri
D, amendments to the constitution. X
> ferred.
l. Mr.. jenkins called up the bill to II
d corporate the Lopgview and Texa
kama railroad. Engrossed.
Is Mr.. Kimtall called up the bill 81
IT propriating seven hundred and flft
40 dollars IN nav I w. Ferris for servicl