The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-11
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,
Third Day.

Alltl JIS ttdulllS VI tnt Joul llhli VIZ
President announced the Standing
Committees, as follows:
On Federal Relations--McLean
Chairman; SAMSON, Lynch, Durham
and Brady.
On Legislative Experimentation
l.. Henry, Chairman; Ferris, Ross
WOclder Russell Of Wood, Weaver
John Henry Brown, Fleming, DE.
Morse, Mclean, Murphy, Dahoney
Cards, Bruce, and Russell Of Harrison.
On State Affairs John 5. Ford,
Chairman; Barnett, Chambers, Dill.
lard, Flanagan, Lacey and Goddin.
On Bill of Rights-W. l.. Crawford,
Chairman; b. III. Davis, German, MI
gent, GaiCher, Holmes, Haynes and
| Abner
On the Judiclary-John II. Reagan,
I Chairman; Ballinger, West, John l..
Henry, Wright, Ferris, Norvell, Cline,
Mccormick, Stockdale, DeNIorse, Ma
rion Martin, Blake, Prescott and
Douglass.
On General Provisions--C. s. West,
Chairman; Reagan, Ferris, Dahoney,
Crawford, Fl0urnoy, Jonathan Russell,
DarnelI, Mckinney, Hugely, DeMorse
and German.
On Executive Department - w. p.
Ballinger, Chairman; III. c. King, De-
Morse, Russell of Wood, Kilgore, ALI
son, Buleson, Cooley, Johnson of Col
lin, Martin Of Hunt, Marion Martin,
Whitehead, Robinson, Spike and Rey-
nolds.
On Railroad Corporations--J. w.
Ferris, Chairman; Mclean, b. H..
Davis, Moore, Smith, Holt, Blassin.
game, Burleson and Flanagan.
On Private Corporatlons-F. S.
Stockdale, Chairman; Kilgoro, Blake,
Mccormick, billiard, Nugent, Darnell,
Murphy aud Lacey.
On Agriculture and Stock Raising
Marion Martin, Chairman; Johnson,
Hugely, Allison, Sessions, killough,
Barrett, Bruce, Whitehead, Arnim,
Flanagan, John r. Henry, Scott, Ed.
Burleson and Robinson.
On Public Land and Land Onice--
N. ii. Darnell, Chalrman; Robertson
Blake, Whitehead, John l.. Henry,
Kilgore and Mitchell.
On Sutlrage-E. l.. Dahoney, Chair
man; Robertson, Spike, ?. A. Scott,
Murphy, Ford, Brown, Stanton and
Rentro.
On Education j. w. Whitfield,
Chairman; +. w. Moore, Flournoy
Wright, Alternately, SAMSON, Graves,
Cham bers, Lynch, Raimey, Durham,
Cook ofSan Saba, Holt, Robertson and
McCabe.
On Style and Arrangement--John
Henry Brown, Chairman; Stockdale,
Ballmger, Raimey and Reagan.
On Revenue and Taxation. Charles
DeMorse, Chairman; Mclean, Raimey,
Fleming, Cook of San Saba, Holt, Ab-
ernathy, Whitfield and Lacey.
On Printing and Contingent EXpen-
ses--W. ID. $. Cook, of Gonzales, Chair
man; DeMorse, Whitfield, Ford and
Allison.
On Engrossed and Enrolled Ordi-
nances-W. n. Raimey, Chairman;
;darion Martin, West, billiard and
Haynes,
On lmmigration-Jacob Waelder,
Chairman; Arnim, Douglas, Erhard,
Holmes of Franklin, Killough, Martin
OF Hunt and Davis of Wharton.
On Crimes and Punishments- iona
than Russell, Chairman; Kilgore,
Wright, Douglas, Mum, Crawford,
Cards, Mccormick and Abner.
On Counties and County Lines-H. C.
King, Chairman l.. w. Moore, Mum,
Barnett, Cook, OF San Saba, Bullinger,
Brown, j. II. Henry and Morris.
On Municipal CorpOrations-George
/. Flournoy, Chairman Craw ford,
Weaver Ford, j. l., Henry, King, b,
ii. Davis, Dahoney and Morris.
The special committee on Rules re-
ported, and two hundred copies of re-
por. were ordered printed.
The committee on per diem and
mileage, reportedrecommendng IS per
day ana twenty cents per mile, by the
nearest practical route, the committee
to regulate distance, and 500 per day
for pages and porters. Mr.. Mclean
Tor The minority, recommended four
dollars per day, and that the amount
should not be in excess of the amount
the Convention would fix for future
Legislatures.
Some discussion ensued, and mo-
ton was made for no pay at all, and
various amendments were proposed,
all or which Were voted down and the
report of the majority adopted.
The Sargeant-at-Arms was instruct
also to procure stationery and postage
stamps.
Mr.. Crawford offered resolution
that the Secretary of State be request
ed to furnish members with digests
containing the Constitutions of the
state aud general government.
Adopted.
Mr.. DeNIorse offered u resolution
that the Governor be directed to defer
his proclamation ordering the next
Biennial Election until the people pass
upon the new Constitution, to Which
Mr. Brown offered u substitute, post
poning the election, both of which |
were referred to n special COMMITTEES. |
The committee consists of Ballinget.
Chairman; Reagan, West, Stoekdale,
Brown, j. L. Henry aud DeMorse.
Mr.. Raimey offered u resolution to
take the Constitution of 1915, as q ha-
sis upon which to build new one.
Referred to committee on State affairs.
Mr. Mclean offered resolution re-
curing the committee on General
Provisions to frame an ordinance
an assessment of all lands
In organized counties at not less than
one dollar per acre. Referred.
Mr.. Stookdale moved that the rules
be amended so as to permit the dispo-
sition of amendments by tabllng with
out affecting the original proposition.
AdOpted