The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-29
SEVENTEENTH LEaIsLArURr.

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SEVENTEENTH LEGIsLACURE.
What Was said and Done Yesterday
BS the SNloos.
Austin, March 28-- The house met
IN regular order aud the vote engross-
Ing the bill for printing reports
OF the supreme, and appellate courts was re-
considered and Mr.. FinlAy's amendment,
adopting small plea as the body typo was
tabled, long primer adopted and the bill
passed under the suspension of the rules.
Messrs Bruce of McLensn, called up
the bill approprialing, $3.50 for employing
counsel for state In suit for University lands,
now pending in Hill and McIenan counties.
considering the committee Of tho whole, and
the house passed II under suspension Of the
rules.
The bill reorganiziug the agricultural and
mechanical college passed.
The bill providing for the conveyance Of
prisoners TO the penitentiary, was so amended
as to require the board to advertise for bids
thirty days before government lets contracts.
The bill to restore civil Jurisdiction in the
county courts OF tho counties Of Brown,
Morris, Palo Pinto. Hamilton, Callahan
Ess.land, Taylor, Matagorda, Stephens,
Brazoria and Bowie, psssed.
The university bill was taken up.
Mr. Haynes made apcech against u. He
showed that all state universities, with per-
baps ono or two exceptions, were failures;
that there were no public universities In this
country ofanv consequence; that they were all
In the hands Of denominations. He said our
common schools were not success, but nor.
NAL schools wero still an experiment. In
face of this the state proposes to cripple the
usefulness: Of oil public schools by inaugur-
ating another failure.
Tho bill finally passed -yess II, nAys7.
Tne bill providing for impoundiag cor
tain stock, when strayed, in counties
where tho stock law Is In force, passed.
Tho bill for establishing the tenth,
twentieth, eighth and thirtietn judicial dis
tric,s passed.
The bill forbdiing the sale Of intoxicating
liquors within three miles Of any incorpo-
rated school, academy or college, except In
incorporated towns, was taken up.
Mr.. Parker took strong ground
against tho bill on scrip.ursl argu.
men's, rs no understood the scripture
said, whisky was not an evil; that God had
pronounced Nil his works good, and he
| (Parker) advised the seventeenth legislature
to bo very careful indeed how II called q
thing an evil which God had made and called
good.
MIR. Dsvidson--You don't n aintain that
God ever made modern whisky or wine?
Mr.. Parker-Didn't he m AXE tho seed of the
grape that wine Is made from, and the grain
whisky 10 made from? There now, come
again Screams OF laughte, and deaf, Ming
applause. He said the first and only tenn.
perance society mentioned In tho bible was
where forty murderers swo.e never to eAt or
drink till thoy had taken Paul prisoner. He
said tho Saviour had told his disciples that
no would drink new vino in tho kingdom.
! guess these prohibitionists will leaye
heaven because thera Is no liquor law there.
Prolonged screams of laughter
Mr.. Finloy showed tina. it was unconstitu.
tional, and MIR. Reeves said all this talk had
sent his bill undoubtedly whero ,hree.legged
| Willies went.
The bill WINS lost.
Mr. Finlay read an autograph letter from
Colonel Spaigbt, the same being dispatch
from his headquarters nj Beaumont, whero
he had relreated from tho fro at Sabine. He
read this as vindicstng him in charging that
Colonel spslghl ran during tho battle Mt SA.
blne Pass. Tho letter camo from tho file OF
war records 10 tho state.
The governor sent In bis veto of the bill
restoring criminal Jurisdiction in Bosquc.
Dewitt and other counties because ho had
Just approved. similar bill, leaving out
DaWilt county indifference 10 tho request OF
citizens.
Adjourned ill $3.50 .. m.
| The conference committee on the Appro.
priaton bill reported that the commi,tee
had agreed TO cut down appropriations @
between tho original and present report
over $4,000 and us II had raised house
amendments about 100000. Tho report
was adopted.
The blk exompting from taxation town
and city property less than five acres, used
exclusively for Horticultural and agricultural
purposes, passed. This 10 TO exempt such
land from ono fourth of one per cent. Of mu.
nicipal and school tax.
The house bill anolng parties from $25 70
300 for roslsting peace officers, passed.
Yeas 80, nays 80.
The house bill allowing cities and towns
incorporated, 70 use old laws 10 change
charters passed.
Tho house bill validating land certificates
located 10 the JacklAnd district between
April 20. 1874. and same dsy, 1876, passed.
Tho house bill granting Gao acres, head
right certificate 10 }. Townsend, passed.
The house bill reorgAnixing tho fourth and
twenty'ilrst judicial district passed.
Tho house bill allowing parties Who
recently located certificates to relocate tho
same, on proof that they did 90 In good lhllh,
passed, but was virtually killed, q Il did not
receive the two-thirds vote.
M. FinlAy moved rsconalderAtion, and
tho bill was finally postponed indsanitsly-
yeas 30, nays 26.
Tho revolution and subsulute relative y
The cmployme Of chief clerk, sergeanl-
alarms and Journal clsrks aller adjuuinmon(
was taken up. The substitute q reported
wss adopted and amended 70 y 70 employ 3
chief and journal clerks lWoni
days aher sdjournmsnt for al
purpose Of ladsslng. correcting sal
mailing Journals to msmbsss, also rslalalR
John Prize . faithful veteran poFtoe
days 10 clsan fafallufe.
The houss IN adjourned tll . Z Me