The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24
XVIITH LEGISLATURE.
THE sIxTIETH DAYS PROCEEDINGS
The Railroad Bill to Come UP Tod
The Senate Bill Amending the
Charter OF Dallas Passed-The
Appropriation Bill Again
Tackled i'm the House
The Deficiency BilI
Adopted, Etc.

SENATE.
Special to the Herald.
Austin March 22.-The senate met pursuant
to adjournment.
Roll called and a quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Buchanan, of Wood, reported on senate
bill amending articles 37l5, $685. S742 37i4, 3747,
375a $780, 3T62 3766, 3768, and to repeal articles
1856 and 1858, chapter 3, title7 Of the revised
statutes, favorably.
Mr., Hightower reported on senate bill No.
2s recommending the passage of the commit
tee substitute.
Mr.stewart introduced bill ascertain Ing
the salary due Hon Gustave Cook, and TO make
an appropriation therefor.
Senate bill No. 176, relating to counties issut
ing warrants for the purpose of building @
courthouse, passed unde suspension OF the
rules.
Senate bill No. 1913, to amend certain articles
of the probate law, excluding wills from pro-
bate after four years, except In certain cases,
passed. - 10,
sergeant alarms purchase 20 pounds OF Ice 1or
Mr.. shanpon said better insert overcoats
| instead.
The Ice resolution was lost,
| Mr.. Buchanan, of Chimes, reported on senate
bills No. l69, III, II, 342 and 2e7, correctly
engrossed.
Senate bill No. III. repeating articles AZ, G2,
| "a and 446 of the revised statues Engrosseds
Mr. shannon introduced a bill changing the
time of holding court in the twenty ninth
MIR. Lair introduced o bill providing for the
| inyest tment of the sinking fund.- set aside for
payment of bonds issued for building rallroads'
Refer ed. ~
Senate bill No. 1872, amending article $50,
chapter ?, title II, of the penal code. En-
senate bill No. 1888, providing for making
| post nortem examinations by competenL
ph hysicians III certain cases, was engrossed.
Senate bill No. l79, amending the code OF
criminal procedure, passed.
A message from the governor In, was ne re-
i1s, creating the county Of John Up
relative to the suit OF Clark and Dwyer on
Mr.. Roes introduced a bill providing FOR the
protection of the title of the state TO university
lands.
claims, passed under suspension OF the rules
The piil changing the time of helding court
In the twenty-ninth judicial district was taken
up, and under Suspension OF the rules passed.
Senate bill No. 24S, amending the charter
of ID sllas repeating sections ., and
of the existing law, and amending
| section III, relating to building Sidewalks by
property owners, and prescribing the penal
ties for falling TO comply with the provisions
of this act, was taken up, the rules suspended
and passed by two-thirds vote.
Senate bill No. 2s2 amending article 1853 of til @
revised statutes relative to replevyfng proper
ty attached, passed under suspension OF the
rules.
The senate substitute to the deficiency bill
was returned from the house with several
amendments.
The senate refused to agree to the amend
ments, and adjourned till Sp. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill No. l22, amending article 577,
chapter 8, title 20 of the revised statutes,
Senate bill No. 2sl, granting 1s Iabors Of
land to the heirs of Anson Jones under mo-
ton 10 reconsider, was called up, reconsider
ed and passed under suspension OF the rules.
Senate bill No. 206, authorizin.
the commissioners court in counties 10 act
as an audital board on certain claims,
Mr Terrell reported on senate bill No. 900,
Mr.. Terrell introduced bill supplementary
to the act granting 1880 acres of land to certain
INDECENT veterans.
Senate bill No .2s5, relative to partition of
real estate, passed
A message from the house was resolved,
asking for q committee of free conference on
the amendments to the deficiency Dill
The chair appointed committee OF nye.
Senate bill No. 2l9, amending articles 3 ana
32l of the penal code, was tabled, SUBJECT 10
call.
The senate then adjourned till $3.50 n. m.
tomorrow.