The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-03
BY Mr.. Todd--5amo from citizens Of Ma.

, rion county.
BY Mr.. Tompkins-Same from citizens o
Walker county.
. BY Mr.. Stribbng-Same from citizens
of Fort Griffin.
By Mr.. Templeton-Same from citizens Of
Cherokee county. Also tor more stringent
Sunday law.
BY Mr.. Haynes Same from several COM
munties Of Texas for prohibition.
BY Mr.. Arnold-Ssme from citizens oi
Williamson county.
Mr. Davidson asked 10 reconsider the vote
striking. out the enacting clause of tho railroad
rjght-of-wsy bill yesterday.
MIR. Paddock moved to table that resolu-
ton. Lost, and the vote to reconsider WIS Q
tie, but the speaker voted aye. Applause
Bills and resolutions were in lroduced as
follows
BY Mr. Ayers-A resolution that General
A. 7. Hawthorne be requested to repeat his
lecture on Brazil, and that the hall of the
house Of represen tatiyes be rendered for that
purpose any night this week he may choose.
Adopted.
General Hawthorne replied that he would
name this evening az o'clock.
BY Mr.. Wooldridge-A resolution to
change tbs rule relating to taking newspaper
ard journal printing
BY Mr.. Baker-A resolution to tender the
hall OF house of representatives to the pupils
of the blind asylum for their entertainment
tomorrow night. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Woods "A bill defining the time of
hol1ng district court in Kaufman county.
By Mr.. Tompkins-A bill prescribing
additional costin change of venue cases.
By Mr.. Dsniel-A resolution that as the
claim of the heirs of Thomss Toby proved
satisfactory, and that the United States has
balance for debts for services rendered the
republic of Texas that the sum of $63 364
be set aside and congress requested to M ke
an appropriation bill or.otherWise to pay the
same.
The special order for II o'clock was house
joint resolution No. 81, and senate joint
resolution No, 81, being arDendments 10 ar
ticle Of the constitution, changing he iua
dcial system Of Texas, There was a maiori
and minority report with the bill.
The majority report favored the
house resolution, which only provided
lor change III the supreme court, making it
a court Of seven judges, while the minority
report favored the senate resolution, which
| proposed q change in the entire judiciary
system.
Mr. Hutcheson explained the provision of
the resolution favored by the majority report,
tho committee TO oheerfully support either
that the house might choose.
hlr. Todd supported the minority report in
an exhaustive speech
Mr. McOomb spoke in favor OF the majority
report.
The railrond bill was made the special
order for Thursday ct 1880.
The house then adjourned till 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. McComb resumed argument and 90
jacted to the minority report on the judicial
bill, because of the proposal to do away with
the presens appellate court.
Messrs Roach and Moursand favored the
minority report.
Mr.. Gather said he was sorry that he was
neither lawyer nor the son of lawyer but |
did nSt believe any man, no matter how
great ms intellect, could invent judicial
system without deNcia. Ho favored q
Reorganization Of the supreme
court not because ho had any cases in that
court / am 60 years Of age, he said, and |
never had q law suit in my life; but L favor
tho msjority report because it proposes to
make tue supreme court more efficient, and !
because 1 do not believe bill revising the |
whole judiciary system can pass THE houae.
hassfs. Hill and McCord also favored the |
mejority report.
Mr.. Gather moved, as it dia no. accord |
through with the constitution and therefore
the house could set on Il, that it DO com |
milted 20 the committee on constitutional |
amendments.
Mr.. Scott was in favor of doing only what |
was absolutely necessary, but wanted The ma |
jority report adopted.
The bill was recommitted.
MIR. Bakers pokeT.dice bill wss.taken up, |
with senate amendment ining officers play !
ing at any prescribed games from one hun |
dred to ole thousand dollars.
Mr.. McComb moved that the house concur |
in the senate amendment.
Me. McCord objected, ss IL singled out
officers and fined them moro than Others for !
the same otiense.
Mr.. Faulk objected on the same
grunis and Mr.. Woodbridge favor
cd tho amendment, holding that |
If officers whose duties are 70 enforce the
law break them they should be fined more
than others.
Mr.. Johnston did not favor Il, since it
would include Legislators, whose duties were /
TO make rot enforce the law.
Nr Carleton urged tho same objection.
lir rompletou thought It made Office
holding a crime.
AR. Wmzbsch did not favor It on ibe
further ground that II would inclnle the
notary public, who bad nothing ~ do with
enforcing the laws, and saw 10 Iolsol fDr
Discrimination.
Mr. Todd thought II farce in The senate
iaoking on such thing aud moved that The
bouse DO not concur. Carried by 81 % 2i
Mr.. Plumley's jewish civil rights res.
olution Wis returned from The ten-
ate, with the vhsruases pus back. tho
which, the houss Topped OF and apdpted.
AYES, So; aoes. 20.
rhe liqnor tax bin was msds the special
order ior $50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
morrow morning.
United states supreme Court neei.
sfons.