The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-23
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

AUSTIN, Friday, February l0.--Sen-
ate.--Mr. Wood, for the joint COM
mittee OF conference on Louisiana, re-
ported nOn-agreement, and ask that
there DO created committee of Free
conference.
Mr.. Hobby, for the intsnal improve
ment committee, made favorable re-
ports on the following bills;
incorporating the San Antonio and
Fredericksburg railroad company.
incorporating the Colorado River
railroad and Slackwater Navigation
company for the improvement of Oys-
ter creek, San Bernard and Caney.
The same committee made unfav0r-
able report on the following;
Incorporating Austin City bridge
company and amending the charter of
the Pacific and Great Eastern rail-
road.
Mr.. Baker, for the finance com.
mittee, reported favorably upon the
bill:
AbOlishing certain criminal courts.
The committee reported substitute
for the several resolutions calling on
the governor for certain financial in
formation.
Mr.. Bradshaw, for the committee on
public lands, reported adversely on the
bill allowing owners of certificates of
Indebtedness against the state to sur
render the same and receive land scrip.
The following bills were introduced:
Amending the criminal code; amend.
ing act regulating probate proceedings;
concerning citation in civil cases; con-
corning the location of depot by the
Texas and Pacific railroad. 1t requires
the company to establish depot ut
Texarkana, and prohibits the transfer
of freight or passengers at any other
point on the border of Arkansas, unless
by order of the consignors or the wish
of passengers.
The following bills were called up
and PASSED.
Regulating advertisements 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.
| MIR. Shepard introduced Joint res
olution allowing state geologlst 20 fur
nish colleges and others with dupli
Gates of specimens in his possession.
Mr.. Hobby called up house bill
amending act for the relief Of railroad
indebted to the special school fund
This requires all such roads to be pu
in running order within twelve month";
after Its passage, and has special refer
ence to the Houston, New Orleans an,
Texas railroad. Senator Hobby in
few remarks explained the object o
the bill, He stated the Indebtedness
of the road to the state, its present con
dition and the necessity of some actor
In order to save the state for funds nd
vanced.l Bill passed.
| MIR. Allison called up bill prOvid
Ing for the purchase OF a printing es
Enlistment for the Deaf and Duml
asylum. Substitute by Mr.. billiard
making appropriation of $500, whicl
Is necessary to carry this into effect
| euoPecN out bti DtoStus
Senate adjourned.
i House-Mr. Workman, from specla
committee, reported that the Join
committee OF the house aud senate, OF
matters of variance between the tw,
houses on Louisiana resolutions, can
not agree and ask free conference.
| MIR. Reeves asked consideration o
the bill giving time to purchasers o
university lands, and amended tn
same to restrict the operation Of tn,
bill 70 parties In Fannin county.
motion TO remit was lost. Bill engroes
ed, and motion to suspend rules an,
pass was lost.
| The bill from the senate authorizin,
cities aud towns tn levy q tax of
quarter OF one per cent for quarantin,
purposes, passed.
The committee reported favorabl,