The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-19

The Legislature 10 Adjourn on Mon
day for enc bay to Visit the Alamo
Cit9-rhe senate Land Law
Advertising Bili EngrOssed.
spirited Debate On tho
BiI-Other DOimgs of
the SOfOns.

SENATE.
Special to the Herald.
Austin Feb, 18,-The senate met pursuant
70 adjournment, Lieutenant Governor Storey
in the chair.
Roll called quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Petitions were presented as follows;
By MIR. Nc ore "A petition from citizens of
Fayette county, c'Eing for the creation of
two new counties.
BY Mr.. Lightfoot "A r9tition f.om l76
citizens of Lamar county, asking for a pro-
hibitory liquor law
By samoa petition of l51 citizens,
asking the repeal of the bell punch law and
the passage of law making liquor dealers
snswerabe in damages,
Reports were introduced as follows.
MIR. WeatheIred, for the committee on
Judicial districts, recommended the passage
of q substitute for senate bills Nos 80 and
10, relative 10 the creation and reorganization
of certain judicial districts
Mr.. Buchanan, of Grimes, for the COM
mittee on eugrosscd bills, reported senate
bills Nos. 1888 and l81 correctly eng ossed.
Bills and resolutions were introduced as
follows:
My Mr.. Davenport--A bill amending
chapter D, title %, of the statutes.
BY MIR, ROSA bill amending the law re-
lating TO sock and stockraising.
BY Mr. Cooper--A bill changing the times
of holding district courts In the fourteenth
district.
BY same--A bin amending the law relating
to the protection Of timber.
Mr.. Houston present cd an invitation from
the mayor and aldermen of San Antonio TO
tho legislature TO visit the Alamo city.
On motion Of Mr.. Duncan the rules were
suspended and the bill regulating the prac.
tlce of medicine was taken up, amended and
postponed till Monday next, and go copies
ordered printed
On motion of Mr.. Powers senate bill No
126 was taken up aud passed, authorizing
tho commissioner Of the land olice to issue a
patent on certificate No. 291 TO the Mexican
telegraph company.
On motion of MIR. Burgess the rules we're
suspended, and substitute for senate bills
Nos. 80 and 70, creating and recognizing Ger.
tain Judicial districts, was taken up aud en-
crossed, and made the sp. cisl order for
Wednesday next.
On motion of Mr.. Burton tho rules were
susr )nded and the bill amending the stock
law was taken up and engrossed. The bill
simply places Fort Bend county under oper-
alton Of tho law of 1879.
The comptroller reported in answer TO the
senate resolution, as to the revenues and ex-
penses Of 1879, as follows: Total revenue.
S1,8349lS SO, S320,00O 90 of which came
from the belt punch law the total expenses
is Sl6S, asa 36l. These amounts arc up 10
August, 1880.
On motion Of Mr.. Martin of Cooke the
rules were suspended and senate bill No.
l5S, providing for advertising public law
sales of real estate, WAS taken up aud dis
Cussed at length.
MIR. Houston strongly opposed this bill, as
IT was, he sad, only newspaper benefit
ing bill, and opposed it vigorously through
out. The bill was engrossed.
Mr.. Martin, of Navarro, said he was op.
posed TO allowing defendants the right 10
stick up written notices If they saw ft and
defraud creditors out of their money by get
ting brother or somebody to buy 10 the
property.
MIR. Houston said he hoped the bill
wouldn't be engrossed, as he didn't think the
mon having Judgments against them ought TO
be compelled TO help il maintaining news
papers. II is nothing but newspaper bill
he said, and he was against it. We didn't
have time TO legslate on suoh subject
There was no cry tor change.
MIR. Martin, OF Navarro, couldn't see that
it was newspaper bill. The gentleman had
no sympathy for anybody but the poor
debtor He thought the poor creditor had es
much iAiert-t in sales being given
notoriety as the debtor The whole opera
tion Of the present law was to defraud
creditors by friends of the men who owe
them honest debts but had not cent in ery
newspaper. But he could see necessity for
the bill and its justice TO all parties.
Mr.. Powers thought the bill ought to pass.
AT frat he thought not, es he was looking
simply at the debtors position, but now he
sees somebt iy else he'd rights - bo protect. /.
The creditor is entitled 70 every
means the laws cen give 10 collect his ius,
duea, and notoriety is necessary to insure
purchasers for property under q lew. There
is nothing like advertising in the papers.
There is u public policy back of all this
thing. All the law ssles should be made
upon the largest notice.
Mr.. Houston egan said that the bill was
newspaper bill, not in the interest of either
plaintiff or defendpnt.
Mr.. Terrell said the bill ought
to pass He could point to county
in Texas where all the properly
sold under ,levies by posting was bought by
two men, who alone saw and watched for
such notces-speculators trying to buy some
mans land cheap. 1t is not so if the sale is
Inserted in a newspaper Everybody sees il
and competition 10 lively. Newspapers GEN
orally have never been very great favorites
with him as he was not of theirs.
Notices are nearly always torn down,
and there is no obligation
upon sheriff to report tho matter of costs,
which is mere bsgstelle and don't amount
to anything Ia any case.
MIR. Davenport favored tho passage of the
bill. lie was prepared to say that such pub
lication would certainly bring y greater mum.
Der of bidders. He had scan valuable land
sold when but two or three men were present,
and sold for mere song. He didn't want to
SEQ some land-shsrk profit by the want of
unnaral inflammation in a nonnnnnity about