The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-29
XYIITH LEGISLATURE.
sIxrauNrH DArs PROCEEDINGS
The Eoreign RaiIors Bsll @epOrtcd
FaVSrably TO tho Senate The
6oUse Adjourned Till Mon.
day--'rhe Senate &Gj0urn.
ed Till This Morning
SENATE.

Special to the Herald. hs
Austin, Jan, 2S,-The senate met pursuant
to adjournment.
Roll called quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading OF the journal waa dispensed
with.
The committee on commerce reported
favorably on the bill to prevent foreign sail.
ors and crews from laboring in hatbors and
on wharves in the state beyond the ships
tackle.
Reports Of committees were received rs
follows
judiciary committee No. 1--Oa the bill
and amendment in reference to tie powers
and rights Of married women Reported
fsvorabIy on the minority report.
BY judiciary C0mmittee No l.-0n
the bill to validate certain acts Of
noiAries public. Reported favorably.
The same committee Unlay1rably on
s9nale bill No. 10, empowering nine Jurors in
certain cases to return verdict. Minority
reportadopted.
By same committee-F -Favorsby" senate
bill No 81, in relegSnce TO chance of crimi4
nal and civil jurisdiction Of Wharton
county.
Billsan resolutions were introduced as fol-
lows:
A bill to amend section 1886, Of tho civil
CODE. Referred.
A bill 70 amend section 1902, Of ,he code.
Referred.
A joint resolution to substitute Tor sec.
tion l, ,articls S, Of the constitution anotker
section.
A bill TO amend section 261l of the civil
code in reference to guardianship. Referred.
Senate bill No. l3 was postponed, or
motion, till Wednesday next and MAC
special order.
A msjority of the committee on con.
tionsl amendments reported back
resolution No. 20, with amendment, and rec
ommeHdine lis adoption, GEing the taxation
for school purposes at twenty-five couts on
the one hundred dollars and one dollar poll
tax. The minority reported vas substitutGl
| fixing Tue tax on the one hundred dollars at
twelve and half cents aud cue
dOlmr poll tax. Iha minority sub
s.itut7 was adopted, in which
thirty-s1ven and half cents Was also fixed
as the mn1imuu Of taxation for general pur-
poses, aud the bin cngrossed
The bill to amend chapter 10, section ~
| being bill No 40, Of the codG, vas read the
second time and amended aud engrossei.
The bill to amend section 435 Of the Grim
inal code, in reference to transfer of indict.
ments, was read the third time and passed.
The bill to remove the disabilities ofmiDor,
over nineteen yesrs Of age was read the thirC
time and passed.
The bill to amend section 15l7 of tho codt
was finally Tesd and passed, providing fo
the time of holding justices courts.
The regular call was suspended and sen
ate bill No. 7S. was taken up, dtfning VIII,
are officers the state entitled TO fees. Post
poned.
A memorial by Senator Patton was re
lerred
Senate bill No. 25, amending sections 456
and 4566 of the code, WAS read the secont
time, amended and ongrossed.
The petition Of citizens from Bander
county was referred.
Senator Buchanan, of Grimes, from tn
committee on engrossed bills, reported sen
ate bills Nos. "A, SO, 4S, and 81, correctl
engrossed.
The president appointed Senators Swair
Lair and Burton committee to visit th
penitentiary.
Amessage was received from the governo
and the reading suspended.
The senate adjourned till Saturday NOR,
ing at ten o'clock.