The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-03
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Tweniy-SccOnh DRy.
Especial to the Houston Telegraph.
AUSTIN, September 3D. 1878,


AUSTIN, September ~, 1875.
Convention met pursuant to adj0urn-
ment.
Several memorials, in reference to
Judicial districts, were presented and
referred.
Ballinger, for Committee OH EXecu-
tive Department, reported an article
defining the same, etc. provides for
the election of all executive officers,
except the Secretary of State; fixes the
Governors term at two years, and his
salary at -, 600 lie is not to be eligi-
bic for more than four years out of six 4.
The terms and salaries of other off
GERS are placed ms follows Secretary
Of State, $1,000; attorney General,
$1,000 and fees; Treasurer, Comptroller
and Commissioner of the General Land
Office, $500 each, and to serve four
years.
Dohoney, from the Committee on
Suffrage, made II majority report de-
filming classes entitled to suffrage. IL
makes the certificate of payment Of
poll tax n prerequisite, and limits to
freeholders the right to vote in GER
tain county and city elections.
Rentfro made n minority report. He
objects to the poll tax provision, aud
claims that If poll tax receipts are re-
quired, il will initiate against the
working class. He thinks the princi-
pie should be extended, and receipts
required showing the payment of all
taxes.
Whitfield, from the Committee on
Education, presented n majority re-
port favoring public schools. 1t pro-
vides for the disposal of revenues, and
allows onestGnth Of the general reve-
nue. to be used for schools IN addition
to poll taxes.
Sans0m made II minority report. He
believes education to be IA private duty,
and thinks that education by the State
should be confined to INDECENT orphans.
Mr.. Cline gave notice thai he would
submit another minority report.
These reports were made the special
order for Tuesday II ext.
Mr., Russell, of Harrison, offered a
resolution calling for an ordinance ex.
empting certain coast counties that
have been devastated by the late storm
from payment of the state tax levied
for 1875.
Mr.. Erhard offered resolution pro.
viding for II Bureau of Immigration
Also, II resolution relative to the
property OF married women.
The Committee on Rules reported
some additional rules, which were
adopted.
The consideration of the article on
Legislative Department. was resumed,
the pending question being the amend,
ment offered by Mr.. German to add
to section 81, the words, "Public land
or thing of value" As amended, the
section would read as follows:
"Section 81. The Legislature shall
have no power TO make any grant, or
authorize the making of any grant, of
public money, public land, or thing of
value, to any individual, association Of
individuals, municipal or other cor.
poration whatsoever; provided, that
this shall not be so construed as to pre-
vent the grant of aid in case of pub.
lie calamity"
Messrs. Stockdale and King made
strong speeches against the amend
ment, claiming that the grossest injus-
tice would be done to tho West by its
adoption.
Mr.. Flounoy thinks 1t the will of
the people and to their interests to
have the public domain used for in
ternal Improvements; that true states
manship was to increase the subjects
of taxation, and thereby reduce the
amount to be paid by the individual
taxpayer.
Mr.. Mccormick favored the amend
ment, wishing all the public domain
to he reserved for the school fund.
Mr.. Robertson, of Bell, also favored
the amendment.
Pending the discussion, the Conven-
ton adjourned until o'clock to.mor-
row morning.