The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-19
CAPITAL TOPICS.


Thus far both branches of tho legislature
are working in good condition and harmony,
while the committees performing tho full
mcasure of requirement. Already there
have bean several meat important bills SUBJ
mitted, for instance on yesterday Mr.. WuTz-
bach introduced in The the house a bill to
r'psal the bell-puHch law, which is now a
aead-letter on the statute book. Mr.. Smith,
Of Titus, before the same body offered the
| following resolution as q test On the oocupa-
ton tax abomination
| "Resolved, That taxation under all free
governments should be levied as far a.
practicable upon real and personal estates
end Incomes, and that occupation taxes are
now and have always been ropugnant in
principle, and arc entirely repugnant to tho
genius OF free government.
Resolved further, That the finance conn.,
miltee DO instructed to draft bill 10 levy
taxes, etc, in conformity with tho spirit Of
these resolutions"
This, | believe, is the prevalent feeling in
the house, notwithstanding tho governors
proclivity toward the tax.
Mr. Labatt, of tho Hebrew faith, offered a
bill doing away with tho eE-
listing Sunday law. And this, too,
is responsive to very general
and correct sentiment on that subject, for it
is notorious that the present law is not OBJ
departments, and throughout the state, and
10 hence o moral disadvantage. The old law
appears to have accomplished the ends do
signed. That insisted on the closing Of
stores and tho suspension Of business be-
tween the hours of 0 a. m. and 4 p m. But
even this restriction, religious in itl nature,
will some day soon be extinguisbod by free
people who will have no mixing up OF
church with state.
Tho bill introduced by Senator Gooch, for
0 commission 10 sell public lands not occu-
pied, and constituting the governor, the
treasurer and. the commissioner OF the
land Office as the commissions; pas.
ture land TO DO sold at not less than so
| cents per acre. arabic lands at not less than
81, and no sale TO be made on moro than ten
years time-is bill that opens up the ques-
| ton which now agitates so many minds Us
to the propriety Of creating vast monopoly
landed interests, thereby possibly precluding
an immigration that might otherwise
flow in upon them. On the discussion
of its merits, will furnish you
with the leading featuresnnd the arguments.
Yesterday afternoon and to- day, the two
houses in joint session convened Us required
by the provision of the Changers conslitu.
ton, have been occupied with the counting
OF the votes for governor and lieulenaut-
governor. The count will take a. least five
hours, and az the Members, % representa-
tyeB and 81 senators, draw some $3.50 psr
day, along with thtir extras account, and the
other current expenses are $3.50 per day,
this will equal $1,000 daily for 10 hours
work, or $500 10 count ihayota. Tho eAtira
cost OF the session is generally put down At
about 500, 600 for tho 60 dNya; this coufsrrns
tony count though excluding Sunday and
ether receeses, tao estimated average cos!
per working hour ia put at $3.50.
Day before esterdAy there was spirited
contest over the question whether ReprSson-
tatiyo Santos Benavidea should DO allowed IN
interpreter at $500 per dsy, as he could
speak nothing but Spanish. An hoar was
consumed in the Discussion; the cost can bo
computed.
The proposed changes in the criminal
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