The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-21
TEXAS LEGiSLATuRE.

AUSTIN PtUTNNlY To- Ntnult MT
Wood for the judiciary committee re'
ported u substitute for the dill regilat-
lux and providing for the collection OF
fees, by clerks Of the supreme court.
The same committee reported favor
ably upon the following blllI Reg,
ulnting advertisements of sale of reNl
estate under orders Of sale (nmonded 20
~ TO include personal propcrly) reg
ulutlng proceedings In district courts IN
reference 10 eschcalod lands authorize
Ing Collin nnd druyson counties TO Ia
sue bonds; senate bill amending Grim.
lnal code aud house Joint resul ton
urging congress 10 indemnify the state
Tor thelts committed 10y Indians nenr
Fort Sill reservation aud on the Rio
Grnndc frontier
The same committee reported unlA-
vorahly upon the following: BIN pre-.
venting aud Furnishing the institution
Of suits on frivolous complaints,
House bill amending penHl code,
House bill pcnling act defining fur
| thcr cause Oi continuance. House bill
amending act In reference to eXeru-
tons. House bill amending net regu-
latlng attachments,
The following bills were introduced /.
For the protection Of poor persons
In eases Of writs Of error aud amend.
ing penal code.
Mr.. WestfNll called up his till lncor.
pornting TRAY. Rllle company, Read
and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Russell, the vote
rejecting his resolution providing for
printing the governors message in
Spanish, was recOnsidered. Same
passed.
On motion of Mr., Hobby, the senate
took up and read first time the pro-
posed amendments to the constitution,
as reported yesterday on the speakers
table.
The bill providing for funding of GER
tilicates of debt issued by auditorial
board was lost.
Mr., Westfall intropuced bill sup.
Elementary TO bill Incorporating the
Southw> stern university. Passed UNI
der suspension of the rules. This re-
stores the name of Texas university.
Mr.. Allison moved to takeup the bill
to encourage the settlement OF the In.
dian frontier. Passed.
The adverse report on the bill pro-
viding for payment for transporting
witnesses In criminal eases from one
county to another was adopted.
MIR. Shepard moved to take up the
bill regulating the fees Of clerks OF the
supreme court. Passed uuder sus-
pension Of the rules.
On motion of Mr., Wood, the bill
amending the act prescribing the mode
OF adoption was takenup. Passed.
Nh Shepard called up house bill reg
ulating proceedings in district courts.
Adverse reports of committee adopted.
Dir. Flanagan called up the bill
amending the act regulating proceed.
lngs in matters of probate. Passed.
Mr.. Allison called up the billauthor-
laing Collin county to issue bonds.
Passed
Dir. Hobby called up the bill ncor-
poratlng the Dallas and Southwestern
railroad company, and the bill passed
The senate adjourned
House--A motion to take np senate
adjournment resolution was lost.
4N'' i'i'hl'NoH CNntl up tHe ulIl
amending law for the relief of rail.
road Indebtedness to the state for nc.
count of school fund, This amend
ment debars roads from relief that are
not in running orderin twelve months.
This is intended to hasten the compile.
tion Of the Houston and New Orleans
railroad, which is said to be indebted
half a million dollars to that fund.
Passed
Mr.. Hays called up Senate bill incor-
porating Red River and Rio Grande
railroad company. Amended so as to
require the road to pass through Sher.
man, and the state not to he RESPONSE
bic for the deficiency in the public do
main
MIR. Storey called up bill amending
the charter Of Austin and Pacific Short
Line railroad Passed.
An attempt was made to take up the
International railroad compromise bill,
but failed.
Mr.. Reeves moved TO take up hill
granting an extension of time TO pur.
chasers of university lands.
Pending the same the house ad.
journed