The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
XYIITH LEGISLATURE,
THIRTY-sIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Morning ind Evening Sessions Held
Discussion or the Appropriation
Biil-SRlaries OF Department
Clerks Cut Down n-PrOhibitiOn
Petitions GaIOre-Other
Important Items.
SENATE,

SENATE,
Special to the Herald.
Austin, F.b. ls.--The senate met pursuant
to adjournment
Roll called; quorum present,
Prayer by the chaplain of the house.
The reading OF the journal was dispensed
with.
Mesers. Terrell and hotre were excused.
Petitions were presented rs follows:
BY Mr.. Coopcr--A petition from citizens of
Polk county asking for prohibitory liquor
law.
Reports of committees Were submitted as
follows;
Mr Powers, forthe committee of conference,
on senate bill No, 5l, reported tho non-con-
currence Of the house IN the senate amendment
70 this bin, adding new countiee and recon-
mended that the senate recede from It's amend
mont. Report adopted
Dfr. Bucuansn, of Grimes, for the committee
on engrossed bills, senate bill No. 50, correctly
eugroesed.
Mr.. Lane, for The committee on finance, re-
ported back with substitute, bill No l3l, pro-
vldlug Tor the issuance OF ofmnnuscrpt bonds in
certain cases, and one hundred copies were
ordered printed.
Bills sud resolutions were introduced ag
follows,
BY Mr.. stewart-A bill providing for having
Texas products properly represented at the
Worlds fair In New York
By samo-A bill creating the ollce Of state
register.
BY Mr., Hightower--A bill amending section
35S Of the penal code
BY Ar. Swa,n--A bill authorizing tho gov
srnor, attorney general and suuerintendent OF
the peniyeutary to contrac. for conveying
prisoners from counties TO the pententiaries
BY AIR. Ligh foot--A resolution that the
printing committee inquire into the cost of the
publication of the supreme court reports, and
see If they can be furnished at So so per vol
ume. adopted,
Nr. Ralney insisted that the special order
being bill No. 1OS, relating to officers in cities
and towns, be takenup. An mendment was
adopted, offered By Mr. Coach, and the hill
was engrossed.
A message was recslyed from the governor,
bat was moi read or taken up.
a message Was received from the house am
n0uacng tie passage OF tie act changing
tae timus of holdlag district courts IN
the nftn judicial district. Also the adoption
OF th go carrent resolution TO visit the city o.
san Astouio
On mstioa ar Ar. Lsae senate bin NO lO2,
wIthc3m nitteaa ,a6s ttuto, being the appro-
pHtfeu BIN Dr The yeer ending February 49,
1883, =as tHkanup, the report OF thac0mmittc,
alorted and th,hi,, taken up by sactons.
/ Tails bill gave rise to con iderahlo dlaous5ioI
oud Ramhor OF amendments were offered
odop,cd aud rejected relating to salaries
IA SLY
by The amendment Of AIR. Martin, OF Cooke
the sal,ry OF the warrant clerk in the comp
trener't Office was out down from 81 800 t
1850
By the amendment of Mr.. Wynne the salar
ofthe chiei clerk in the same once was Gu
down from ,OtO to Si,SCO.
The Appropriation FOR the eight assistant
back tax clerks wSsstrcksn out, on motlon o
Mr.. Homan.
M. Houston offered substitute for the en-
tire section Of the bill relating to the comp
troller's department, the now p0ndlng ques
ton.
On motion of Hr, Ross, Nj. Martin, c
Navarro, was excused.
Mr.. Duncan introduced q BILL providing 70
the employment of official seuographers Il
district courts.
The senste then adjourned till 0 O'Clock thi
aft.mo,n, pending discussion on the apprc
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho senste met at O'clock, President pr
tenn Gooch IN the chair.
Mr.. Davenport introduced bin to restore {
Eastland, Stephens, Callahan aud Iaylo
counties tina criminal jurlsdlcuo
heretofore exercised by their count,
courts and to conform the jurisdiction Of dis
trict courts thereto. Referred.
A message was received from the governor
transmitting communication iron
the altorney.general on the subjee
stating that he had employed counsel in refer
.Ece 10 the suits Ou the university LANDS Il
MoLeanau and Hill counties, and urging favor
able consideration Referred to judiclar
committee No. J,
The special order being bill No, /, was post
poned for one week on motion of Mr Hous
! ton, aud the general appropriation blu wa
taken up,
on the cNll OF tine senate being ordered, 10 wa
discovered that quorum was not present ant
tue senate adjourned to o'clock Monday.