The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-13

Mr. WOfsllum 1aVOfeult. Inc Dill was
engr0sscd.
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass tho bill to its third reading was
lost, 1t requiring three-fourths vote.
The house then adjourned.
AUSTIN, March5.-Committee OH In.
tcrnal improvements, favorably on
the bill requiring the Texas and Pa
ciiic to build depot houses on the Tex
as side of TeXarkana.
Finance committee, favorably on the
appropriation of twelve hundred dol
lars to purchase laws printed in the
German language.
A resolution instructing the finance
committee to report a plan to pay the
amounts due to teachers of public
schools for services prior to January 30,
1875, and for services to date of super
intendents was introduced; also to pre-
serve the public buildings and to sell
the old furniture and mattings. Refer
red.
Mr.. Friend, by leave, introduced an
amendment to the code of criminal
procedure. Referred.
Mr.. Ball called up the substitute for
the amendment to the charter of the
Pacific aud Great Eastern railroad.
Adopted and passed.
Mr.. Bradley called up the bill char
tering the Tehuacana tramway from
Tehuacana to Mexia, sixteen sections
of land per mile. Passed.
Mr.. Russell called up the bill provid-
ing for the citing of absent defendants
by publication for six weeks in the
county where suit is brought, or in the
paper in the nearest county where one
is published. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Baker, the COVER
nor's message was read, vetoing the
bill chartering the Houston, East and
Western railroad company. The de-
feet is in the latitude of time for the
sale of land to be donated the COM
pany. The message and bill were re-
ferred to II special committee of Baker,
Bradley and Hobby.
On motion of Mr.. Hobby, the gene
raj appropriation bill was taken up.
Mr. Dwyer's substitute for the clause
appropriating seven thousand six hun
dred dollars for the immigration bu-
reau, giving instead a liberal amount
for that bureau, was voted down. Also,
proposition to increase the ap-
preparation for frontier defense was
voted down. The bill, as adopted by
the senate, appropriates $246,O0O for
the judiciary department S5O5, 900 for
education $3.50, QUO for interest $780,
900 for the frontier, and $767, 900 for
other departments and miscellaneous
PURPOSES The deficiency bill calls for
S27S,00O. The appropriations altogeth-
er now proposed amount to 81, $780, 900.
The appropriations under special acts
already passed will increase 1t to about
S2,0O0,OOO.
EVENING SESSION.
The senate joint resolutions calling
constitutional convention, with the
house amendments, were referred to
the committee on constitutional
amendments by vote of Ia to IL.
The senate refused to pass the Collin
county bond bill over the governors
veto.
The bill providing for the organiza.
ton of mechanical and agricultural
college at Bryan passed.
House. Reeves called up the
bill amending the charter of the Red
River and Rio Grande railroad COM
pany, which, was passed.
Several bills, under the head of un-
finished business, were taken up ana
passed, among them one regulating the
removal and establishment of county
seats, which requires twO-thirds OF the
qualified voters of the county to change
the county seat.
The bill abolishing capital punish
ment was rejected, and the common
school bill was made the special order
for tomorrow.
Mr. Gellatly called up senate bill tor
the relief of scholastic census takers in
1871, 1872 and 1873. Passed.
Mr.. Matthews called up the bill Gre
ating the county of Franklin from
part CT Titus. Passed.
Mr.. Cochran introduced bill requir-
ing district clerks 10 furnish the secre-
tary of state with the number of regis
tered voters in their respective coun-
ties. Also bill repeating the one per
cent school tax act, and providing FOR
the refunding of the tax.
Adjourned.
MARCH G.-Senate.-Mr. Hobby,
from the committee OH cOnstitui inl
amendments, reported recommending
the senate to concur in the house
amendments to the joint resolutions
calling constitutional convention.
Mr.. Bradley, from the same commit
| tee, presented u minority report ad-
versely and recommending that the
senate do not concur in the amend
ment calling convention, without
submitting the question to vote Of the
people. .
A bill providing for the collection of
all back taxes due hy railroad compa-
MES was referred.
The senate refused to take up the
house bill requiring the Texas and Pa
| cific railroad to build depot on the
Texas side of Texarkana.
The governors message vetOing the
International railroad compromise bill
was referred to special committee of
seven, viz: Messrs. Camp, Wood, Flan-
agan, Westfall, Joseph, Erath and Ire
land. The message occupies forty pages
of engrossed paper.
Adjourned.
Hcuse-Senate amendment to house
bill regulating the government Of the
agricultural and mechanical college OF
Texas, and to the bill concerning liti-
CATION with the New Orleans, Mobile
and Texas railroad company, requiring
the road to be completed between
Houston and Sabine by the first of
May, 1876, concurred in.
House bill requiring district clerks to
send surplus copies of Texas Reports to
the secretary OF state, and appropria-
ting five hundred dollars for the neces-
sary transportation, Passed.
Senate bill prescribing the mode of
sale of shares of joint stock companies
under execution. Passed.
A bill making il "a penitentiary of.
fense to deed property and uiterward
dispose of the same with fraudulent in-
tent, passed.
A bill authorizing sheriffs and con-
stahles to call to their aid not to ex-
ceed twenty men, to pursue criminals
within the state, at compensation oi
four dollars ench day when without the
, county, passed to third reading.
A hill prescribing mode OF procedure
IN district courts inlmatters Of probate,
: passed.
A bill amendatory to an nrt punish
: ing unlawful interference with private
: property and rights, relating to obtain-
Ing horses, rattle, ETC., under false pre-
: tence, passed.
: Bill amending the code Of criminal
) procedure. Passed.