The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-01-20

mshsuIb VI IequlloutHts hiIehuy tHsIe
have been several most important bills sub
mittsd, for instance on yesterday Mr.. Wurz-
bach introduced in the the house bill to
rsFea the ssll-punch law, which ia now
aehd-lsttor on the statute book. Mr.. Smith,
Of Titus, before the same body offered the
following resolution as a test on the occupa-
ton tax sbomination
"Resslyed, That taxation under oil free
governments should be levied al far az
practicable upon real and personal estates
and incomes, and that occupation taxes ere
row and have always been repngnant in
grinciple, and arc entirely repugnant 10 the
z Mus OF free government.
Resolved further, That The fnaneo Gems
miiteo be Instructed to draft bill 10 levy
taxes, etc., in conformity with tha spirit Of
these resolutions.'
This, behave, is the prevalent feeling in
the house, Notwithstanding the gsverner's
proclivity toward the tax.
Mr.. Lsbatt, Of the Hebrsw faith, offered
bill doing away with the ex-
isting Sunday law. And this, too.
is respensive TO very general
and correct sentiment on that subject, for it
is notorious that the present law is not OBJ
served, but ia broken regularly by nearly all
departments, and throughout the state, and
is hence a neral disadvantage. The cid law
| appears to have accomplished the ends de-
signed. That insisted on the closing Of
stores and the suspension Of business be-
twsen the hours Of q. IN. and p. m. But
even this rsstriston, religious in its nature,
will some day soon be extinguished by free
people who will have no mixing up OF
church with state.
The bill introduced by Senator Gosch, for
commission to soil public lands not occu-
pied, and constituting the govoraor, the
land Office as the commission; pas
ture land 10 be ssld at not less than 90
cents per acre; arabic lands at not loss than
81, and no sale to be made on more than ton
years tima-is bill that opens up the cues
ton which new agtates so many minds as
to the propriety of creating vast monopoly
landed interests, thereby possibly procluding
sn immigration that might etherwisd
now in upon Thorn. On the discussion
of its merits, l will furnish yo}
with the leading features and the arguments
Yesterday afternoon and to-day, the tw
houses in joint session convened as rsqsire&
by the provision of the Changers constitl
ton, have been occupied with the count
of the votes for governor and lieutena
governor. The count will take at least
hours, and as the members, 90 rssrese1
tives and 81 senators, draw some S7.6
day, slosg with their extras acceunt, 81
other current expenses are $3.50 pei
this will equal $1,000 daily r 10
work, or $500 to count the.vots. The
cost Of the session is generally put
about 100000 for the 60 days; this G.
to my count, though excluding Suq
other recesses, the estimated aver
per working hour is put at $3.50.
Day before yesterday there was
contest over the question whether
tative Santos Eenavides should be y
interpreter at $3.50 per day, as
speak nothing but Spanish. An
consumed in the discussions the
computed
The proposed changes il
codes thus far preferred are
with the suggestions made by
eral McCornick in his report
outlined to you in my letter
yesterday.
There are two subjects WI
less elicit much fllibu
and possibly ssme acrin
being tbe disposition 9
funds in the treasury, and
proper distribution of the
just previou,ly referred
the true inwardness, frog
may be able 10 procure
For nearly week the
in session, and the men
obtain from this postoi
mesgre amount of pG
pers, etc. All this
mess on last Tuesd
to rent lock bsx f5
was informed that If
would DO made for
in order only whom
The installation
place on next Tu
the citizens give
which is the subje
in fashionable ON
their extravagsa
sail under the lig
inevitable rcgu
while the good
smoke his corn
chamber, and di
sentiality of riI
Pillar that uphold
Ii Gevernor II
noar Klugge's,
resort Of bis scorer
I'whsm feel confident OF
senatorial race, which th'
! United States has fixed 10
18th inst. Resgan's letter
interfere or take any part
less a deld- lock makes
Hancocks friends are lyin
his availability upon the q
fn the event Of stubborn 4
NC Kinney and the Paris B
There Is strong effert b
Insurance men 10 have M
Houston, appointed 10 d,
Certainly this whole iusu
vision. The entire bus
toned is sbsminable. o
John Henry Brown, is
all matters pertaining d
&c, and the chances are
of the bureau.
Arr
For jo'ut resolution prC
10 article B ofthe const
Texas, relating 10 the
Be it resolved by 4
state Of Texas that tie
to the constitution is
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