The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-18
XVIITH LEGISLATURE,
THE PIFTY-SIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
A Number of Important Measures
Acted ON in the Scnate-The Ea-
tire Day Taken Up In the
House ga the General
Appropriation Bill.

SENATE.
Special TO the Herald
Austin, March 1.-THE senate met pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Roll called and a quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading Of the journal was dispensed
with.
House bill No. 40, relating to the ncorpor.
alton of towns and villages for school pur-
poses only, passed.
The house bill authorizing the commissioner
of the general land office to approve county
land warrants issued to the heirs of William
French, passed.
Mr.. Duncan called up the motion to
reconsider house bill No. 81, the carrier bill
Amended and passed to third reading.
The house bill providing, for setting apart
three hundred leagues of land for the benefit
Of unorganized counties. passed to third
reading.
The house bill providing for the csncolls-
tion by the comptroller OF conveysnces of
land sold for taxes under error, was postponed
indefinitely
House bill No 559 prescribing the time of
holding court in kaufman county, was post
| poned.
House bill No. $40, providing for purchase
| by the comptroller of certain outstanding
bonds and destroying the same, passed by n
two.thirds vote
Senate bill No. 270, changing the julisdic
| ton Of the county court in Dewitt county,
passed.
The oint resolution providing certain
| appropriation for the second-class debt, was
tabled subject to call.
Senate bill No. ll5. WAS engrossed
Senate bill No. $780, for the relief Of the
heirs ot Lieutenant Sam Wilson, passed
MIR. Lair reported on senate bill No. 100,
| favorably.
MIR. Burgess introduced a bill amending
the revised statutes.
| Mr.. Buchanan, of Grimes, introduced bill
for the benefit of James Hardin.
On senate bill No. 1l6, the adverse report
was adopted.
Senate bill No. 122 authorizing corpora.
tions to issue bonds, was engros:ed.
| Mr.. Houston reported on senate joint reso-
ution No. 33, adversely.
Senate bill No. 1913, relating TO probatiDg
wills, was engrossed
| Mr.. Martin, of Navarro, introduced bill
defining what paupers shall be buried at
| public expense.
Senate bill No. l24, providing for tho Gus
tody and safe keeping of the law books be-
longing to counties, passed.
Senate bill No. 129 was lost.
Senate bill No. 1872 was lost.
Senate bill No. 1856, creating the office Of
hide inspector, and preicribing tho duties,
was lost
Senate bill NJ. 127, amending article
2,725. chapter |, title GS Of the revised
statutes, was engrossed,
The senate bill prohibiting the sale OF in.
toxica!ng liquors 10 Indians, was lost.
soR,te bill No. 143 was oneroseea.
MIR. Stubbs entered motion to reconsider
the vote adopting tho reports of the com.
mittee of conference on the tax bill.
Adjourned until 3p, IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Lane reported to the senate the general
deficiency bill.
MIR. Harris sent up q communication from
George z. Pfaiiler and j. Peeer, denying
reflections upon them as directors of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
The senate bill for the relief of William
Scanlan. was tabled, subject to call.