The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-03
.XYIITH LEGISLATURE.
TWEEN Y-FlRsT DArs PROCEEDINGS.
Numerous Bills lntrOduccd I'm Both
HOnses - OOmmittees Seemingly
We'll Up with WOrk-rhe Gov
ernOK Sends % Message on the
Sale of Lands Speeches
by Numerous Gentle.
men iu the House
Kill u BiIl.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Special to the Herald.
Austin, Feb. 2.-The senate met at 10
o'clock this morning. Senator Gooch in the
chair, the roll was called, quorum found
present, prayer by the chaplain and the read
ing Of the journal WAS dispensed with.
On motion Senators Terrell and Burton
wore excused for week and Davenport for
ten days.
Reports of committees Senator Light
foot, for the committee on federal relations,
reported favorably on tbs joint resolution,
requesting the delegation in congress to use
efforts to obtain deep water in the Brszos.
Judiciary committee No. reported "a sub
stituto for bill No. 6, amending the penal
code.
Mr. Rsney from the committee, reported
favorably on house bill No, S5,amending arti-
Gle 1881 oi tue civil code, and providing tor
the pay of jurors in Justices coorts.
By the same, for the same COM
mittee-reporsing lavorsbly on senste
bill No. 49, and the substitute 10 the article
in the code allowing additional fees in GER
| tain cases to sherihs and other officers.
Judiciary No. |, reported the following
senate bill, substituting an article for article
| 47S of tho code which had been declared un-
con tltutional by the supreme court favorably,
and unfavorsbly OIL senate bill No. 94,
amending article 1850 of the code; and un.
| fayorabl, on senate bill No. 100 amending
the sub division of article AIS of the code ;
| ard untavorsbly on senate bill No. so
adopting certain papers 10 be records OF
the general land office; tavorsbly on senate
bill IA, fixing the tine Of holding county
criminal courts in Grayson county, so as TO
| give more time for civil business and fa.
vorably on senate bill 81, amending article
| 4796 of the civil code relating to trying title
in trespass cases and untayorably on senate
bill n, amending article 245, and senate bill
| l0l, amending article Ash of the civil code
Mr.. Bucbnnon, of Grimes county
for the committee on engrossed bills reported
senate bills Nos. l6, 90 and 25 correctly en-
grcssed.
Bills we're introduced. By Mr.. Rainey, q
bill 10 amend articles 3i4, BAG aud 357 of
the civil code relating to the formation of
municipal corporations, so as 20 relieve
small towns from the election of certain
officers.
By Mr. Lane--A bill to amend section Q
of an act requiring persons enclosing school
lands to pay an annual rent therefor.
By MIR. Houston-A bill to amend article
4746 of the civil code relating to the collec-
tion of lakes on insolvent lists.
BY Mr.. Oooper-A bill to prescribe the
requisites Of indexes to deeds.
BY the samoa bill 70 provide for the sale
and lease of the public lands and the invest
ment of tho proceeds.
BY MIR. Tison-A bill providing for the
surrender Of stock not fully paid in COM
panies and resembling the certificates TO the
amount of paid up stock.
The house resolution relating TO the con.
duct ofthe United States in reference to Greer
county, and for ascertaiAing the correct
boundary, was adopted.
The rHles were suspended aud Joint reso-
luton No. "a was put upon its third reading
and passed, instructing our congressional del
egstion TO labor for an appropriation for
Brazos Santiago, Sabine Pass and Pass Ca
| villo.
The house bill amending section 435 of the
| criminal pOdn and nrnv,din0 fOr tho trao,fou
of ;nd;otn,, o u e p'VSiaS ,h" .oi .ne transfer
oarr,a I"n;nn innOd;0t;n tno usStLlcs soute 10
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