The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-02-17
XVIITH LEGISLATURE
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
A Memorial From the County Court
OF Dallas Presented by Mr.. Daniels
Relative to the Location OF
the Supreme and appellate
Courts - Petitions, Ellis,
Etc, Acted Upon.

SENATE.
Special to the Herald.
Austin, Feb. 15.-The senate met pursuant
to adjournment, acknowledgement Storey
in the chair.
Roll called; quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Bunting.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Petitions were presented as follows:
By MIR. Davenport---A petition from eiti-
zens of Hamilton county, in regard to the
right of-way OF the Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa
Fe railway.
By same-A. petition from citizens of
Callahan county, in reference to tho stock
law.
By Mr.. Duncan--A petition from two
hundred citizens of Gregg county, asking for
a prohibitory liquorlaw
By Mr. Shannon--A petition from citizens
of Mosley county, asking to be attached to
Baylor county for judicial purposes.
By Mr.. Honan--A petition from Mrs.
Hubby in behalf of herself and other teach~
ers in free schools in 1871.
Reports OF committees were submitted as
follows:
Mr.. Swami, for the penitentiary committee
-Favorably on the bill to dispose OF useless
state property in penitentiaries.
Mr.. Buchanan Of Wood, for the committee
on educational atfairs-Favorably on the bill
leasing public public free school lands. One
hundred copies were ordered printed.
Mr.. Lane, for the finance COM
mittee, recommended the passage of q sub
stitute for the general appropriations
bill, and two hundred copies were ordered
printed.
Bills and resolutions were introduced as
follows:
By Mr.. Davenport--A bill authorizing
counties TO take up warrants outstanding for
public buildings, and ia cases of issue OF
others.
By Mr.. Homan-A bill prohibiting the
sale, importation, manufacture or use OF GER
tam d dsadly weapons in the state
By the same A bill repeating articles
4462. 4464 and 4466 of the code, relating to
the salaries of certain officers.
Mr.. Martin, of Cooke from the committee
on public printing, reported favorably on the
bin to change the form of printing the jour
nals 10 quarto.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
asylums, sent in q supplemental report.
A message wss received from the house
announcing the passage of the Dill inserting
article 663 A 70 the penal code; also tue bill
in reference to the sale Of I'M
appropriated school lands; also the
bill creating the thirty-fourth judi
cial district; also the adoption of the res
olutioa sympathiziDg with the Jews in Ger
many, and non-concurrence 10 the senate
amendment TO the bill decreasing the iuris-
diction of certain courts in southwestern
counties.
Joint resolution No. IL, the much vexed
question of immigration, again came up as
substitute for the resolution reported back
and was lost-not two-thirds vote.
Senate bill No. Z, with reported
sub titute, providing for sale Of the public
domain known as the university and asylum
lands, was taken up. The senate went into
committee of the whole on this bill and con-
sumod the morning in amending, substitut-
ing and discussing the question.
The committee rose and reported the bill.
with amendments.
Messrs. Stewart and Henderson were
excused from the committee TO visit the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
and normal schools, and Messrs. Harris and
Shannon were appointed.
MIR. Highiower was added TO the COM
'mittee on judicial districts.
Messrs. Henderson and Stubbs were ex-
oused from the senate for short period.
The senate ,Aen adjourned.