The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-26
.XVIITH LEGISLATURE.
THIRTEENTH DAY'sIPRoCEEDINGs
HSxsy Reelected u, q. Senator en- the
First bRllOt - Diphthoria In the
&OvernOr's FaAaiIy - Proceed
inEs in Both MSEses, Etc.
SENATE.

Austin, Jan. 2t.-The senate met pursuant
TO adjournmnnt.
Roll called; quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the Journal was dispensed
with.
Senator Buchanan, of Grimes, reported on
senate bills Ne. q and 2o, finding the same
correctly engrossed.
Senator Powers introduced bill to vail.
date certain records deposited in the general
land office. Referred.
Senator Burgess introduced bill amend
ing the act 10 establish penal cede. Re-
ferred.
Senator Swain moved that the senate go
int the election of United States senator
at y O'Clock. Adopted
Senate bill No. % was taken up with the
pending amendment OF Senator Rainey,
which Was adopted. Read the second tiaae
and engro sed.
Sona,e bill No. 33 WAS taken up, read the
third lime and passed.
The house concurrent resolution was taken
up to allow Margaret Scott to keep a
lunch stand in the basement of the capitol
Adopted.
Ca molten of Senator Homan, senate bill
No. II was postponed.
Senator Moore reported on senate
bill No. %, recommending its pas.
sage TIE bill WAS read the frat time.
6enale bill No. 8 was read the third time
and passed.
Senator Cooper reported on senate billa
! Nos. 8 and 4, finding the same correctly en-
crossed and amour ced their delivery TO the
governor for his signature.
Senate bill No. % was read the third
time and passed.
A message was received from tho housc
announcing the passage of house bill No
prohibiting foreign sailors handling carE
in Texas aeaports. Referred.
| Senator Gooch introduced bill, amend
ing chapte 2, title 10, Of the code 0 terminal
procedure. Referred
Senate bill No "a was taken up, largely
debated on, and with several amendments
wa. read the third time and lost.
Senator Buchanan reported on senate
bill No2 hudins tho same correctly en-.
crossed.
| CSuhkS DIlI W. % WINS thhOl ups IchO VIZ
third time and passed.
Senate bill No. 2, to repeal the,section ir
the revised statutes restricting the taking o.
dspostions, vas read the third time and
passed.
| A message was received from the housl
announcing the passage of ..the concurren
resolution IN regard to the penitentiary.
Senator Buchanan, of Grimes, reported OF
stnate bill No. 20, finding the same correctly
engrosssd.
The senate took recess of FIVE minutes.
At II o'clock the senate went int,
election for United States senator.
Senator Stewart nominated Maxey with
few appropriate remarks; seconded by Sena
tor Terrell.
Senator Shannon nominated Throckmor
ton, stating that the democratic party, whom
this legislature represents, is entitled to
man whom they can fully depend on, who
fully identified with it, and that man
James w. ThrOckmorton. The nomination
was seconded by Senator Lair.
Aaxey received %; Throckmorton, s; Il
j. Davis, l.
The following voted for Throckmorton
Senators Houston, Lair, Martin Of Cook
Martin of Navarro, Rainey, Ross, Shannon
and WeAthered. Senator Burton voted fC
Davis. The balance voted for Msxey.
The senate then adjourned until 10 cloc
tomorrow.