The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
CAPITAL TOPICS.

sre working in good condition and harmony,
while the committees are performing the full
Measure Of requirement. Already thsrs
have teen several mos. important bills sub
mittas, fer Instance Oh yesterday Mr.. Wuiz-
back iSrodEcsd ia 'hs the house bill to
repeal tho bSll-puach law, which 10 now 3
dsad-latter on the statute sosk. Mr.. Smith,
Of Titus, before tho sane body offered tho
following resolution asa test Ga the occupa-
ton tax determination
"Rssslyed, That taxation under all free
Geysrumsn.a should be lsvisd a. far a.
practicable upon real ana personal sarstea
aud iacomgs, and that occupation isxes are
as" and HAYS slws,s be,a repugNsnt il
gF,sc,pp, snd arv entirely rspusaanl 20 tae
ge.i1s Of lres government.
Resolved further, That tho hsancs con-,
mlltos 10 Instructed t. draft bill 10 low
taxed, etc, IN conformity With lhR sgiGt Of
t6fs3 resolutions"
TnlF, | GshSvs, Is thu pravslon! is.iiug in
the house, Notwithstanding tho governors
proclivity toward tho tax.
Mr., Labait, Of lAo Hebrew faith, cGared p
bin doing sway with the s1-
lstiEg Sunday law. and this, too,
is reRppHslyS ~ YAry general
ana csrreat sentiment Oh tAGt subject, Tor it
is notorious tuat Tho present laN IL not OBJ
served, bu! 10 broken regularly by nearly all
departments, aud Throughout, tho stst0, Ghd
Is hence moral disasvNstsgc. Tho sid law
appears so oSy9 accomplished the sRds do.
InSasd. IbGt ln5litod on the closing Of
stores hnu The Suspension Of business bo-
twsen the hsUra Of 8 o. M. and p IL. But
even this r1Nlriauon, religious in ts nature,
will some day soon DO extnguisaei by trse
people vic viii have 10 mixing up Of
church with stats.
The bill introduced By Senator Gooch for
8 commission 10 soil subtle lnsds not occu.
pied, and cosstituling the pov.rs.r lSo
troaearor Ed tho commssiuner OF tbs
LAID Office as the commission; pas.
ture land to be sold NJ not lass than 80
cents per Scr0; arabic lands at not lass tnau
III, and ne Ssls to he made on more thsn ten
years tme-is bill! that opsEs up the cues.
ten which now agitates SO Liauy miEds ~
TO the propriety Of creating vast monopolv
landed lnterefts, thereby possibly precuding
VA immigration that might othorwisC
now il up0a tbtB. Ga the DISCUSSION
of its mcri,s, | will furnish you
with the leading features md the arguments
Yesterday afternoon snd to-day, the tvs
houses IN joint session couvepsd "a required
by The provision Of thu Changers coastitE.
tioni have been occupied with lhs couatiSn
OF tho votes for governor Eod lieutenant.
governor. The count will take vt lsast five
hours, sud as tho msub6rs, 90 representa-
tlves sud 81 senators, draw ssme $3.50 psy
day, along With their extras account. md III,
otner current expresses srs $3.50 por daV
thla, will equal S'l,90S daily "a, 10 hour,
work, or $3.50 Ia count tho.vate. Tho entire
ceat OF Tie session is generally put down 81
asout 5000 for The GO dnys: this csslSrn,
t?ny count, though excluding Sunday Snl
other recessss, The estimated average cos,
Psr working hour Is put ut $3.50.
LAY before Yesterday thore was spirited
contest over the question whotbsr Rsprser
laiive santos Sonsyides sGsua be- tlowoa NJ
interpreter at $500 per day a. ha could
speak uolhIhg but Spanish. AS hesr VIZ.
GeHsuaae9 III Tao dlscGGsion; tho cost caa bS
computed
The prOpsicd changes in the criuina
With the augy,,iisgs ,,gg. NV k.a Us,o. y ~.
sral McCariaic. IN Ma r,,Sr, InS *" "''
outhngd 10 gOu IN " Is,iEr ,,siIe1 ,1', 49,
yesterday, '''' W. -
There qrs two subieots which NIL, a,rh,
less elicit nues gljsu,terirg shiji,,,
and po,shl, ,.me arrimnn1 go
being tue disposjtion sf H., 'ar, Tm'
funds in tho tresuiry. and ,b Wv ,,h aa'p ,S
proper distribution of tho ,TbIc land, 'a "
Just previously referred ia wil IT, - -
iES trua inwardseis. frop, limo f. lima ~.
may be ablo TO nracuro t. way w ''4''' "a
For nearly week the jeoislaturo b,, ho.-
in session, ard tho members ara MAJ Shi w. =,
obtain from this postoiieo more thar oy'o o ~
meagrs amount of poslaye s,arns 49, r.To
psrs, etc. An this should have hsan in " r,aj
mess on last TUESDAY at lcsst e,,Jas ' ,,,'
To rent loci; box Tor months ,ec,o a,l
WAS informed that II A boz wqs yoniod q i, ,o,
would be made for ma. tbst hoysa 80 nv
in order only when thew miob, bc yo "t,S pN
The installation of mo ,..yors "1r''V '.-
place os next TUESDAY on tho Ion 49,
tho citi2cas gvo a Grand innnc,,rJ XII
which is tho subiec; Of constsnt ,Si Inc, ,",,
in fashionable circles. Tbe holIsa MI; l'' d A.
their exlravagant dismnn5s and tbs ht ''
sail under tbG lioIts ~ si,' "uu me oynVA
lUeVlthOig rspulRfi al. L.....-.