The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-14

stitute for the bill allowing the Coy
ernor TO use the Frontier Battalion Tor
the extraordinary power granted III 'ne
original bill to sheriis, Mr' flnef su'
yocated his substitute in lengIny
speech and opposed the original Diii'
Senator Stephens opposed the 'ubstl-
into and advocated the bill Of Senator
Grain as did also Senators Terrell Ford,
p,ndy and story, In lengthy speeches,
senators Smith and Ball opposed the
bill and favored the substitute, but the
substitute was finally tabled yesterday
Tbi, morning the bill was lengthlly
argued again, and under call for the
previous question was ordered engross-
ed and finally passed by vote of "a to
., the nays being Senators Ball, +. NJ
Henry, Piner Smith and WORKMAN
senator Henry, of GAGS, in casting his
vote. sent up and had read a protest
against the BILL AS in his opinion it will
prove injurious to the public, Tor sever,
Al reasons which he named The bill
goes TO the House, and it il considered
doubtful if it can pass there All ac'
| knowledge the necessity for aome law
| that will ensure the better enforcement
Of the laws in relation to the arrest
conviction and punishment ofcrimlnRls
but the senators doubt the propriety OF
giving such extraordinary powers to the
shcrills and their deputies
| The county court bill has finally pass
ed the House, with u number of amend
mcnts, none of which however, vital
and il il believed that the Senate will
concur and the bill become u law in a
few days
The pcnitentiary question has
been occupying , the atten-
ton Of Tho House for several
eral days. and finally to-day agreed to
appoint committee to proceed to the
pcnitcptiary and Investigate its affairs
and report what legislation is necessary
to be hid in the premises Mr. Cole
man, Of Harrison, is chairman Of the
committee, which will proceed to Hurts
vile on Monday next 1t is said that
the lessees Of the penitentiary are de-
srous of surrcndering the lease, hut
don't wish to do so until the first OF
January next, for the reason that they
have labor contracts which do not ex.
pire until that date,
The following amusing report was
made in the House yesterday, by Mr.
Rust, from the Committee on State AT
fairs, on the bill to tax dogs p.
Your Committee of State Affairs, Ia
whom was referred House bill No. 1853
providing for the levy Of II tax Of one
dollar on dogs and five dollars upon
bitches respectfully report that after
consideration they are at some loss &c
know whether the reference of this bill
is reflection upon your committeeman
they have each been constrained to ask
themselves the question: "ls thy ser
want dog that he should do thin
thingY And ifso they say that they
have grave doubts IA TO the constitl
tionality of such u law If they W.,
mean the dogs are property, as somt
of the courts have held then we think
| that the tax proposed to be levied by
the bill will not be uniform with TIM
levied on other property; and if dog
are not property, we cannot see how W.
are to collect the tax, unless we make
them citizens and levy the amount aI
" poll-tax, But your committee (humili
Eating rs the confession is) are painful
ly aware of the fact that we have al
ready too many citizens of that chnrac
ter who only pay one dollar Anc
again, we think that the bill itsel
makes an unjust and indivious distinc
ton between the soxes We are, hu
manly speaking, fully prepared tC
admit the superiority of the gentle sex
But we are not no sure that the ditlerenc,
is five hundred per cent. We think, too
that 1t makes mn unjust discrimination
against the poorer classes, who seem I,
think it their peculiar right to "keel
and harbor" all tho bitches, and the,
being unable to pay such tax, it would
amount TO an determination of til,
whole pack-"rray, Blanche and Sweet
heart and the heart Of the poor mn
could no more respond to that boauti
tul sentence
"'rIs sweet TO hear the honest watch dog
bark
Bay deep-mouthed Welcome AZ we draw
near homo"
But, seriously we think that if dog
can be legally made n source Of rcvcnu.
to the State it would be "a consumma
tior devoutly to be wished and il
such event the State could never new
cr find better friend than Old Dos
Tray"
| We, therefore, recommend that tn,
bill be first referred to Judiciary Com
mttee No, 2, to ascertain il it be con
stitutional, aud that it then 20 to You
Committee on Assessment and Collec
ton of Taxes.
| Notwithstanding which however, tn
bill, which was introduced by Mr. Ali
son, Of Collin, was passed to secon,
reading. ............... .........
| A resolution was introduced in tn
House, yesterday, that no bill shall b
introduced for reference to committee
nor reports received from committees
nor other business be transacted unit
the business on the Speakers table u,
to this date is disposed of, The resolu
ton was laid on the table.
The following resolution was intro
duced in the House u day or two ag,
! by Mr.. Kopperl, and it is said that tn,
committee have decided that it is thei
opinion that the present Legislature i,
not u biennial session but one provided
for by the Constitution in lieu of tn,
session which should have assembled il
January last that this session was con
vened by ordinance of the convention,
to conform legislation to the new Con
stitution, and that the Legislature has
power at this session to provide At wha,
time during its term, after November
1870, the first biennial session shall
begin; .l...... .... ..... ....
WHEREAS, The Constitution, articl,
s, section 81 provides that the Legisla
ture shall not make appropriations OF
money for q longer period than two
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