The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-16
STATE PRESS REVIEW.

cination. 1t says:
The legislature has been in session twenty.
; five days snd so far has accomplished bu
| Little. The session is only half over and Their
is yet plenty of time 10 dispose of much bust
neas.
The Banner torgets that several hundred
bills have been introduced and some very
necessary legislation severely set down upon
The Greenville Herald tavors speedy es
tablishment of a state university, and thi!
seems TO be the sentiment of the entire press
of the state--at least we have seen no word
Of objection urged in any paper yet. The
Herald says;
The duty of providing for the establish.
meut Of a state university dovolves upon the
present legislature, and no subject of more
vital Importance is likely to engage its at
tention. Subcommittee have been APP
pointed by both houses to report bill for
that purpose
The Mute Ranger, published at the deaf
and dumb asylum at Austin, and edited by
Colonel John s. Ford, superintendent IF that
institution, who has devoted liia-ti 10 to
eminent and efficient service to Inc state,
says:
The writer has spent forty-fye winters in
Texas, and the present has had longer term
Of quito cold weather than any be has seen.
Colder snaps have been experienced, but
they we're OF short duration generally. The
Yankees bave not only whipped lis, but they
have appropriated our sunshine, Cr carried
! it off, aud have invaded US with their climate.
We accept the latter under protest, and hope
to bo successful in driving out the icy la
truder.
The Palo Pinto Star raps the commission
ers' court Of that county sharply over tho
bnuckles, and gives the old fogiea and Rip
Ven Wrinkles dig in the side for not
building court house Give It to them,
bright Star, and aover stop until you make
the fast asleep open their eyes. The Star
says;
The commissioners court meets next
Monday in regular session, and we would
mildly suggest that Pale Pinto county
needs court house worse than any thing
we can think of, unless it be q church Tho
idea that the county Is not able, is all bosh,
| it ia Just as able as it will ever be. The
same plea has be put up for the last
twenty five years by The logies and rivals Of
| toe town, and until our commissioner court
does It's duty and builds, it will still be-
| plead. If tho best interest of the county is
consulted the court will 20 TO work at once
The San Antonio Express is excusable for
its enthusiasm over the prospects of its city,
for it hrs right and just cause to DO onthusi-
astic, II says:
Although not the geographical centre of
TeXss, yet San Antonio Will soon ba the
railroad coDtre of the greatest railroad lines
in the southwest. 1t will be- on tho main
line and II. the junction of the most popular
of the transcontnentsl roads with the prln-
cipal Mexican roads and besides will prob
ably b3 tho objective point of number of
shorter roads, The commercial Importance
of such city is certain to be very great |
and from being second on the list of Texas |
cities it will be first in everything. AS there
is some talk of changing the location of the |
capital we suggest lhe name Of San Antonio |
IS Its future location, and promise the sOlons |
hearty welcome 10 our historic city,
But when did the Express hear any talk of |
moving the state capital and who did it hear
it FRONT If San Antonio will follow in the
wake Of Houston now, and get to be sea-
port, her fortune will be made indeed.
The Waco examiner is alive to the inter-
ests of the people, snd tells the legislature u
solemn truth when it says:
Martin, of Navarro, has introduced q bill
in the legislature to amend the civil code 50
as TO make it obligatory on county officials
to advertise forced sales and other proceed
ugs. There is no doubt that under mis-
taken idea Of economy, the state has lost
much financially, not giving sufficient public
notice, through the press ofsales and other
proceedings in which it is Interested.
The Waco Examiner thinks thore ought
to be ~ Sunday law bu! it ought to be o "a
tional law, ono founded on common sense
and common justice The Examiner reasons
so well on the subject snd so nearly with our
own way Of thinking that we extract quite
fully from its -.tticlo. Itsays:
We are OF opinion that any Sunday law
which would deprive men Of social enjoy.
meut and legitimate amusement is wrong Ia
principle and pernioious in its cflect What
Is rest 70 one msn Is not 10 another. The
man who msuls rails all the week would
probably feel like spending his Sunday DIFF.
ierently to him who stood behind the counter
all tho week. Air and sunshine we're made
for the enjoyment of Gods creatures,
and if those whose business has kept
them indoors all the week de-.
sire 70 picnic on Sunday, they should
not be deprived Of the privilege nor from
the moral and physical blessings which they
may derive thereby. Public libraries, read
ing rooms, art galleries, and similar places of
amusement and culture, should DO kept open
on Sunday, "The Sabbath day was made
for man and not man for the Sabbath" No
business house should be allowed to be kept
open on Sunday, except when the necessities
of the case demand it. No Sunday law
should DO enacted on the idea that il /. CON
ductiye to good morals, and subserves the
interest of the church and of religion. If
men cannot be induced TO practice good NOR
ais, except from the force of civil law, they
| will not be likely 10 mslts much Droprass in