The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-04
'XVlITH LEGISLATURE.
F0RTY-PIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ON the Prohibition Amendment
The Advertising Bill Passed
sn the Se8ate-A Number
of Bills Disposed of.


Austin, March S.-Tho senate met pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Roll called: quorum present.
Prayer 10y the clsplsin.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Petitions were presented as follows:
BY Mr.. Buchanan, of Grimes-A memorial
from the grange of Grimes county. Also 3
petition from citizens of Wharton county,
asking for prohibitory liquor law.
Mr. Stubbs reported on senate bill No. rs,
correctly engrossed.
Mr.. Moore reported on senate bill No. 22s,
being an act amending tho stock law, favor
ably.
MIR. Weatherred introduced bill amend.
ing articles 322S, 1929 and $3.50 of tho revise
statutes.
Mr.. Henderson introduced bill amending
the bill in reference to the Agricultural end
Mechanical college.
Mr.. Patton presented a petition from citi.
zens of Gonzales and Lsvscca counties, sslS-
ing for tax on dogs.
Senate bill No. l9,reducing the sd valorem
tax, was tabled, subject to call.
House bill No. 4, non concurred in by the
house as TO the senate amendments, the SEN
ate receded
House bill No 26, amending the penal code,
passed.
The substitute for senste bill No. 7 VIZ,
taken up and POSTPONED.
Under the call the senate fuel bill passed.
Mr.. Burgess arose 10 question of privilege
on the statement of Mr. Denman being drunk,
He said it was all fiction,
Senate joint resolution No. 20, amending
the constitution, WIS taken up and passed.
Senate joint resolution No. S2 amending
section % article l6 of the constitution, the
fence law, was lost.
Mr.. Rsihey reported on senate bill No. 2l7
favorably.
Senate bill No. 9S, the act validating Ger.
tain acts of notaries public, passed.
MIR. Lane reported on the Toby claim,
with the committee substitute, fayorably,
Senate bill No. 10S was taken up and
passed.
Senate bill No. 1853, the advertising bill,
wss taken up.
MIR. Houston opposed it aud said he had
been grossly misrepresen.ed by some news.
papers in tho stats, but wished to
express his thanks TO thoee who
maj dealt with him fairly. He said
there was no demand for such law. No
voice save that of the newspaper men had
been raised for it, and he thought il should
not pass.
MIR. Gooch called attention to the line re-
9niring advertising .or 20 days succecsiyelv.
lie said it would beanienormous cos. M.
Davenport spoke ably in favor of the bill.
lie said that many had ask |
its passage who knew the evil
effects of the old way of advertising. He
%antt no more legal advertising in the woods.
ihe Dill ought to pass so as to give to every
BODY fair chance of fair sale. Hs never
mad been interested in newspapers, and never
Mr.. Martin, of Cooke, amende by insert.
iog three weeks in lieu of twenty dsys.
Adopted.
Mr.. Martin, of Navarro, demonstrated the
necessity of its passage, and said tho present
mode was great evil, and should be rem
edied.
The bill then psssel-2O yesq, 7 NAYS.
The nays were Alessrs. Duncan, Lair.
Houston, Esiney, Stewart, Weatherred and
Patton.
Not voting-Mr. Martin, of Cooke.
Senate joint resolution No. 27, under a
motion to reconsider the motion, was called
up and withdrawn.
Senate bill No. 157, the act leasing school
lands, passed.
The concurrent resolution for adjournment
on the 10Th was taken up.
Senate bill No. Ia was taken up and
passed.
Mr. Buchanan, of Grimes, report on bill
No 20i and the substitute, for senate bill No
lO2. correctly engrossed.
Mr. Henderson introduced bill amending
the stock law. Referred.
Hr Martin, of Cooke, report on senate
bill No l63, iavCrably. Two hundred copies
W . ordeT ! printed.
Mr.. Stewsrt reported on house bill No.
365, faYorsbly.
Adjourned until 8 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Discussion was resumed on senate Joint
resolution No. 81, tho prohibition amend.
ment.
Mr.. Terrell, having the floor, said ho on
posed it ss duty TO himself and the peopie.
ITO a'd not pelieve in sumptuary laws. He
read statistics showing that prohibition in
creased drunkenn. g and hoped it would
not become law.
A message WAS received from the house.
announcing the passage of house bills Nc.
3S, 2l7, and senate bill No. "A. Also that
tho house c0nCurrcd in the senste amend
ment to house bill No. 3S5 Also the pas
ssge Of house bills No. 4S6, 432, 4l2, 235
227. 1872, $40.
Mr. Homan took the floor after Mr.. Ter
rell and spoke ably in favor of the resolu.
tion. lie said Mr. Terrell had read an article
stating that crime was increasin. in
Maine 4s2 pnr cent. He said
that according to that it there
was 10 murders twenty.nine years ago,
there consequently would be this year 4S2O
murderers.
Mr.. Houston interrupted him, ssking IL
4s2 per cent. increa,e would not make As / 6
instead Of 1920.
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