The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-18
TEAiS LEGiSLATgRE.

AUSTIN, Foh, 10, Senate, The fol.
lowing bIllS were introduced
Regulating evidences In suits con
corning lands IN certain caers.
Providing for elections Of assessor
and collector OF taxes,
Prescribing the compensation Of the
financial agent, or NtN other agent up-
pointed TO sell bouds. II limits the
amount OF commission TO one per cent.
on the bonds sold Tor money.
Bonferring civil and criminal juris
diction upon mayors Of Incorporated
towns. 1t gives concurrent jurisdic-
ton with the justices of the peace to
maoors OF towns not having over two
thousand inhabitants.
Joint resolution authorizing. and re-
quiring the keeper of the capitol to eX-
ercise the same control over the capt.
tol rs If the legislature was not IN ses-
sion, and to lock the doors ut 8 p. m.
Joint resolution amending section
thiIty-two, article twelve of the consti-
tuition, 1t prohibits the state, counties
and towns making grants of bonds for
works of internal improvement except
the same are the exclusive property of
the state, county or town making such
grant.
BIZ prescribing proceedings in dis.
trict courts in matters of probate.
On motion Of Mr. Wood, the lieuten-
ant governor was granted an indefinite
leave of absence, ON account of sici;-
ness, and ON motion Of Mr. Westmll,
Senator Ireland was elected president
OF the senate until the return OF Lieut.
enant Governor Hubbard.
Mr.. Allison moved to take up hin
giving Morris one thousand dollars for
the capture OF Reed, the stage robber.
Mr.. Swift moved to strike out one
thousand aud insert five hundred,
which was adopted and the bill passed.
On motion of Mr. Bradsaw, the reso-
luton to adjourn February Is, was
taken up, and vote passing the same
reconsideret. Amended so as to read
February n, and passed.
Mr. Wood moved to reconsider the
vote passing the resolution, and lay
that motion on the table. Carried.
The special order being the bill
amending the act for better defining
maritalrights, was taken upandp passed
Mr.. Wood, 10y leave, introduced n
bill amending the criminal code.
On motion of Mr.. Dwyer, special or.
ders were postponed until tomorrow,
and an act amending the stock law was
taken up and passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
The resolution in reference TO the ST.
curity Of the capitol was taken IN.
Amended by substituting 10 p. N.
Passed.
Senate adjourned.
House-Mr. Epperson moved to re-
consider the vote passing the Interna.
tional railroad hill to its third reading.
also to reconsider the vote ordering the
main question to be put. Both requests
granted.
Petitions were received from the
tahnin County Medical association
asking that certain amendments tothe
act regulating the practice OF medicine
be pass d.
The following bills, etc, were intro.
duced:
Resolution mquiring into the cause
ct 'he,late fire in the capitol, aud into
WV N'N"'ti'b w tIic Iubtit hullulnNS .
GENERALLY, regarding protection from
tire, etc.
Bin Incorporating the Texas and
European emigration company.
Resolution calling on the commits.
sioner of the land office for nforma.
ton relative to univemuty lands.
Bill making appropriation 10 carry
into effect tie Quarantine laws.
The house refused 90 recple from its
io senate hiil authorizing
The cancellation IL patents IN certain
eases.
The house also refused topcodc from
us amendments to iuini resolution re-
iaiive ~ Louisiana affairs.
The bin regulating the affairs Of the
deal ami dumb and blind asylums was
ordered to be engroSsed.
me SENATE bill, defining ollenses of
lhIsleaSanee. etc, passed.
The senate hill, creating criminal
'ourt for Jefferson. Tyler. Marshall
anil Palestine aleu- passed, and the
house ndip;Irnpd