The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-06
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

AUSTIN, March l.-Senate-Bill re-
quiring sheritls to collect the deficien-
cy of the school tax was referred, as
also IL bill to charter the Tehuacana
tramway to connect Tehuacana with
the Central railroad.
A motion to reconsider the motion
to adjourn March Sth, was adopted.
The bill legalizing the notarial acts
of. j. Metcalf, of PalO Pinto, bill re-
curing county courts to furnish coun-
ty surveyors with books and maps, and
the omnibus liquor prohibition bill,
were all passed.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to the bill providing for
the sale of the university lands.
The senate passed the bill to appro-
pirate the unexpended school funds to
he used in counties to which it be-
longs.
A call of the house sustained the
general appropriation bill.
The bill funding the floating debt
was postponed; the bill to authorize
sheriffs to send money to the comp
troller by express was indefinitely
postponed; resolution calling on the
governor to submit statement of the
sue vi JULIUS WuS ttuODlCu Ulllu
ing penal code passed.
Several motions to adjourn were lost,
and the International railroad bill,
which had been received back from
the house with amendments, was taken
up. After sundry dilatory motions,
Mr.. Flanagan moved to concur i'm the
house amendments. Mr.. Dwyer moved
the previous question, which cut off
debate, and under call of the house.
the senate concurred in the amend
ments, by the following vote:
Ayes-Baker, BeWt8h, Camp, Gull
berson, Dwyer, Flanagan, Ledbetter,
Morris, Moore, Randle, Russell, Stir
man, Swift, Westfall-l4.
Nays Allison, Ball, Bradshaw, Brad
ley, billiard, Davenport, Ellis, Erath,
Hobby, Ireland, Parker, Wood--l2.
Mr.. Flanagan moved to reconsider
and to lay his motion on the table.
Adopted.
This cuts of reconsideration, and the
bill now goes to the governor.
The senate then adjourned to We'd
nesday, March 81.
HoUsE.-After refusal by the house
to entertain several bills, Mr. Epper-
son moved to take up the InternatiOn-
al bill, and Mr.. Lea moved the pre-
vious question which was adopted.
When upon call OF the house the
perfected bill, with Mr.. Cochran's
amendment, passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Abner, Anderson, Billiard,
Beck, Brown of Harrison, Cards,
Cham bliss, Cochran, Davis, Denman,
Eraap,un f.aluan lnllaflty
Harrison, Henderson of Kendall, Jack
man, Kessler, Lea, Lindsey, Lynn,
Manning, Massey, Moore, Mitchell,
McLeary, Meissner, Rogers, Roberts,
Scott, Simpson, Smith of Travis, Ste
wart, Stuart of Houston, Swain and
Nays-Speaker Bryan, Barziza. Bean,
Bruce, Delany, DeMOrse, Eastland,
Farrsr, Foote, German, Hart, Harris,
Hayes, Hilton, Jenkins, Johnson,
Kimball, Mathews, Inclusion, Mid
dleton, Nicholson, O'Neil, Rosebor-
ough, Saddler, Smith Of Grimes, Ste
venson, Oxsheer, Patrick, Patterson,
Reeves, Storey, Watson and
Wood-35.
A motion of Mr.. Epperson, to recon-
slider and lay the motion on the table,
was carried, which disposed of the
matter. ~
The majority report, favorable to the
bill establishing state normal schools,
was adopted. gi
The consideration of the bill author
izing cities and towns to maintain a
system of public schools, was
till Friday, and the bill or
dered printed.
A bill by Mr.. Mr.. DeMorse, requiring
the Texas and Pacific railway to dis
charge freights in the Texas part OF
Texarkana-penalty Que hundred dol
lars-passed.
Mr.. Delany called up the bill reduc-
ing the salaries of district attorneys to
$500. Engrossed.
Mr.. Easley called up the bill author
izing the Austin and Pacific Short Line
railway company TO build narrow
gauge, which passed.
A bill offered by Mr.. Edwards to
have the county court of Kaufman
county sit one week in each month at
Terrill, passed.
Mr.. Foote called up the bill for the
relief of purchasers Of university lands.
Senate amendments concurred in.
A Joint resolution rendering the cour-
tesies of the house aud senate to Gen.
eral G.. w. Gusts Lee was unanimous
Iy adopted, and the house adjourned.
AUSTIN, March 1.-The senate not in |
session to-day,
In the house, after reading and