The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-27


The following bills were called up
and PASSED.
Regulating advertisementf of sales
of land and personal property by sher-
ills and other officers.
Regulating proceedings in reference
to escheated lands.
Amending act authorizing counties
to raise means to pay their present in-
debtedness.
incorporating Gulf, Austin and Nor
thern railroad company.
Mr.. Shepard introduced joint res
Olution allowing state geOlogist 10 fur
nish colleges aud Others with dupli-
Gates of specimens in his possession.
Mr.. Hobby called up house bill
amending act for the relief of railroads
indebted to the special school fund.
This requires all such roads to be put
In running order within twelve months
after its passage, and has special refer
ence to the Houston, New Orleans and
Texas railroad. Senator Hobby in u
few remarks explained the object of
the bill. He stated the Indebtedness
of the road to the state, its present con-
dition and the necessity of some action
in order to save the state for funds ad-
vanced. Bill passed.
Mr.. Allison called up bill provid-
ing for the purchase of printing es-
tablishment for the Deaf and Dumb
asylum. Substitute by Mr.. Dillard,
making appropriation of $500, which
Is necessary to carry this into effect,
adopted and bill passed.
Senate adjourned.
HOuse-Mr. WOrtham, from special
committee, reported that the joint
committee of the house and senate, on
matters of variance between the two
houses on Louisiana resolutions, cam
not agree and ask free conference.
Mr.. Reeves asked consideration of
the bill giving time to purchasers of
university lands, and amended the
same to restrict the operation of the
bill TO parties in Fannin county. a
motion to remit was lost. Bill engross-
ed, and motion to suspend rules aud
pass was lost.
The bill from the senate authorizing
cities and towns to levy II tax of u
quarter of one per cent for quarantine
purposes, passed.
The committee reported favorably
on the senate bill opening Fisher and
Miller's colony to location.
The International compromise bill
being the order, u motion to postpone
was made, and call of the house
moved. All members, except those
granted leave, were present, and the
motion to postpone was lost
Mr.. Epperson moved to amend to
postpone until Tuesday next. His OH
;es:, ,1he stated, was to give time to con-
suit and bring in bill that would meet
more general support than the present
one.
Mr.. Delaney-I have said nothing
upon this question, but have listened
patiently. The friends of the present
bill can not hope to pass it. myself
cannot vote for it. The friends of the
con- pany have found that no bill Civ
ing money subsidy will pass, and the
question now is, whether they can not
accept something less that will take
the matter out of the politics of the
country. To give them Il chance to dos
this, favor the further pOstponement.
Mr.. Bryant is known to members
on this floor that, in conference with
others, we have had to settle this ques-
ton. On yesterday, and for several
days, we have tried to agree upon
something that would eliminate it
from the politics of the country, and
without any prospect of success, and,
therefore, lnlets we can have some as
surance given us that it will be settled
satisfactorily, shall vote for final ac-
ton to-day. | have labored earnestly
with gentlemen for some measure that
would guarantee the building of the
road and the protection of the state.
have said two things must be done to
done to attain these ends. One is to
eliminate the donation of money or
limit relief to the road the other was
to provide so as to tide over taxation
upon the people. If the gentleman
from Marion iEpperson) will rise to
his feet and say something has been
definitely agreed upon, or will propose
something that can be accepted, will
not oppose the motion.
Mr.. Triplett-I regret to see oppo-
sition to the postponement, Our action
last session was a failure. The courts
refuse to entertain this question. We
find ourselves again graphing with if.
| The people demand its settlement. 1t
! will not do to force the friends of the
measure to the wall. You cannot read
them out of the democratic party. If
not settled it will distract and divide
the marty. Ater lnOtner election Win
this question i'm the canvass to divide
the democratic party you will find the
republican party holding the balance of
power. AS to the equity in the de-
inapds of the road there is much force.
| / would saw TO the gentlemen from
Galveston and Houston that their rail
roads obtained land subsidies when
the land was plenty, and their lands
are now valuable, besides they had IA
money loan. The northern states hay-
ing no public lands have literally aid
ed their roads by money subsidy,
and the twelfth legislature was prohib-
tied from pran,ing any other. The
records of that body show that nearly
every democrat I'm H. yotel for this
com pany's charter. Where do Won md
Mel enn. who was in that ljstP He Is
! i'm Congress representing n democratic
constituency. There was some good
| in that body as well as ont of il. |
believe. as a LAWYER, it had the right to
pass the bill, The Hon. John Hancock
says We must settle it. Judge Reagan,
Throckmorton and Cnlberson have
been opposed because they favored a