The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-13
STATE SPECIALS.
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TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH,
Proceedings of the Seventeenth leg
tslRture-Eupreme Court Decisions
The City Marshal of EsRrne
Indicted USr Murder-Rail-
ROAD Hstttrs aB Waco, Etc.
The AenlalAtRra.

Austin, Jan. 12.-The senate met st the
usual hour. Senator Burton, of the seven
tesnth district, took the oath of Office. J
T. O. Whitehead WAS qualified as secretary
The president then announced the following
judiciary COMMITTEES No. 1-Terrill, Of
Travis, chairman, Buchanan, of Wood; De-
vsnport, of Eastland; Duncan, of Gregg;
Lanc, of Golisd; Shannon, of fParker, Swain,
Of Red River Tilson of Bowie; Lightfoot, of
Lamar; Powers, of Cameron; Stubbs, of Gal.
weston; Harris, of Bell; Hightowsr, Of Har-
rison.
Judiciary committee No. 2-Stewart of
Harris, chairman; Gooch, of Anderson;
Houston, Of Bsxaf; Homsu, Of Burleson,
Patton, of LsvAccs; Burgess, Of GuA.
dslupe; Buchanan, of Gaisss; Wynne.
OF Rusk, Rainey, of Ellis; Cooper,
Of Tyler; Wcathorell, Of Sabine; Hender-
son, of Brazss.
Constitutional amendment committee
Houston, Of BeIar, chairman; Stewart,
Terrell, Buchanan of Wood, Davenport
Duncan, Gooch, Lane, Patton, Shannon,
Tilssn, Homan, Lghtfoot, Rainsy, WynuS,
Slubbs, Burgess, Martin Of Navarro, Hen
dsrion, HigLtower and Harris.
Committee on educational sffairs--
Buchanan of Wood, chairman; Patton,
Martin, of Navarro; Terrell, Tilson, Martin,
Cook, Houston, Stewart, Stubs, Burgess,
Ross and GsocG.
COMMITTEE on internal improvemeuta--
Shannon, chsirmaA; Davenport, Gooch,
Cooper Lane, Martin of Navarro
Ross, Stewart, Houston, Swain, Powers,
Moore, Torrill, Burgess.
Finance ommittee--Lans, chairman; Ter.
rlll, Stewart, Martin Of Navarro, Homan,
Moore, Ross, Lair, Martin of Cooke, Stubs
Tilson.
Committee on private land claims --Tilscn
chairman; Lair, Cooper, Westherell, Buchgn
an of Grimes, Duncan.
| COMMITTEE on penitentiaries--Sw chair
man; Duncan, Patton, Ross, Gooch, Bu
ohsnan Of Grimes, Wynne, Lair, Burgess
Moore.
Committee on public health and history o
TsIss--Lsir, chairman; Duncan, Stewart
Stubbs, Powers, Tilson, Cooper, WeRtherred
Committee on military aasirs-Rots, chair
man; Duncan, Shannon, Lane, Stubbs,
Weatherrsd an Swain.
COMMITTEES on public lands-----Aar
tin, of Cooke, chairman; Davenport
Cooper, Houston, HArrir, Stewart, Terrell
RGiney and Powers.
Committee on state Affairs-Patto n, chair
man; Good, Lightfoot, Hightewer, Houston
Moore, Ress, Harris, Stewart and Henderson
Committee on commerce and mBnufac
tures-SLubbs, chairman; Houston, Nartil
of Navarro, Stewart, Hightower, Heuder
son, Powers, Swain and Tilson.
Committee on public building
and grounds-Terrell, chairmsn, Cooper
Rainey, Houston, Henderson and Moore.
Committee on the revision of the rules
aowau, chairman, Houston, Gocch, Harris
Lightfoot, Martin, of Cooke.
Committee on insurance statistics and hiI
tory-Buchansn, of Grimes, chairman; Hour
ton, Terrell, Henderson, Rsipey, Housr
Gooch.
COMMITTEES on public roads bridges an
fsrries-Nsrtin, of Navarro, chairman, Buch
anan,. Moore Lair, HightOwer, Burton.
Committee on public sccounts-Powera
chairman; Cooper, WsAthorred, Homau
Wynne; Hightower, Stewart, Martin, Of Ma
varo.
Committee on contingent expenses--Dun
eau, chairman: Wynne, Ross, Ilsir, Hsnder
son, Burton.
Committee on general land Office High
tower, chairman Lane, Goosh, Swsin, Bur
CESS Shannon Homsn.
Committee on federal relhtions-Lghtfoot
chairman; Wynne. Duncan, Stubs, Power
Martin, of Cook, Weatherred, Buchanan, o
Wood.
Committee on counties and county boun
daries-Rainsy, chairman; Burgess, Shannon
Swain, Davenport, Powers, Burton, Buch
anan, of Grimes.
Committee on public dsbt-Gooch, chair
man; DuRcan, Cooper, Homap, Liant
Buchanan, Of Wood, Harris, Tsrrill, an
LightfoOt.
Committee on public printing-Martin, G
Cook, chairman; Davenport, Homan, Rsinel
Henderson, Terrell.
Committee on frontier protecton-Dsver
port, chairman; Bowers, Shannon, Burger.
Lane, Houston.
Committee ob AIylums-Hender,on chSil
maa'; Patton, Terrell Buchanan of WOOD
Martin, of Navarro, Lsne, Buchanan
Grimes Martin, of Cooke.
Committee on stock and stock raising
Eosre, Chairman; Davenport, Lane, MART
of Navarro, Powers, Shannon, Ross, Psttol
Committee on agricultural affairs -Lov
chairman; Martin Of Navarro, Moore, Ros
Hightowsr, Lair, Harris, Burton.
Committee on rstrsnchment and reform.
| Rnrnhta chairman. Iowa Mnara D.;,.
Lightfoet Lair, Buchanan of Grimes, Pa
ton, Harris.
Committee on treasurer aud Comptroller
departm ents-Harris, chairman; Coco
Moore, Martin Of Cooke, Stewart, Lightfoo
Committee on privileges and elections
Wynns, chairman; Harris, Lightf,o
Buchanan, Cooper, Hightower, Shannon.
Committee on judicial districts-Wes esthere
chairman; Buchanan, of Grimes; Davsnpor
Shannon, Swain, Wynne and Burton.
Committee on engrossed bills-Buchana
Of Grimoi, chairman; Patton, Duncan
Rainy, Stubbs.
Committee on enrolled bills-Coope
chairman; Davenport, Howman, Ross, Tilso
Senator Buchanan offered the following
Resolved, that the senate proceed TO cen
plete its organization by the election of
president pro tenn"
On the nrst ballot Gooch was elected ar
delivered an appropriate address
Senator Shannon's motion to amend artic
s704 Of the revised statutes, was referred ,
tho educational committee.
Senator Martin offered resolution to Il
cate, during the session, n branch office
the telegraph company in the capitol bull,
ing Referred to tho committee on publ
buildings.
Senator Tilson offered resolution for Il
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