The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-20
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was In the chair; prayer was held by the
chaplain; the roll was called, and the min
utes tho previous meeting were read.
The president laid before tho senate the
bill reducing passenger fare oyer oil rail
roads In the state to three cents per mile.
Mr.. Terrell moved IL be postponed and
made the special order for Tomorrow
Lost.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment to
strike out three cents and insert three and
half cents. Lost.
The bill then passed-ayes, %; nays, s.
Messrs. Davenport, Stubs, McLane, Pat
ton and Wethered, voting in the negative.
Mr., Terrell introduced a bill to destroy
certain engraved state bonds which have not
been sold Referred.
Mr.: Terrell also introduced bill to re-
neal sections 8, o, 10.and IL off an act provi-
ding for the sale Of public lands Re-
ferred.
The committee on Federal relations, re.
ported bill providing for the survey and
location of the boundary line between
the United States and Texas. Read the
first time.
Mr.. Buchanan offered bill to. provide for
the deficiency for the support of the Prairie
View Normal school. Referred.
Mr.. Davis offered bill to provide for the
sale of portion of the public lands. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Swain introduced bill
to make an appropriation for completing
the Rusk penitentiary and to provide liber:
ally for the penitentiaries at Rusk and
Huntsville. Referred.
Mr.. Shannon, for the committee on in
ternal improvements, reported back the
bill repeating the law granting land to rail
ways.
It was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Terrells bill to repeal sections 3, o,
10 and II, of the Revised Statutes, was
reported back with the recommendation
that. it pass.
IL was Immediately taken up and an ami
mated discussion followed.
Several amendments were offered, and a
substitute by Mr.. Harris pending which
the senate adjourned.
Mr. Ross offered resolution that judi
ciary committee No. l report what in their
opinion Is proper construction of section
No. 8, of the proper article of the constitu
ton, as to whether the power of counties to
levy an ad valorem tax for ordinary pur-
poses is limited to half that which may be
levied by the state. Adopted.
The committee bill TO provide for The sur
vey of the dividing line between Texas and
the Indian territory was read second
time.
The committees substitute to the senate
bill to adjust the states Indebtedness to the
university fund and make an appropriation
therefor, was taken up and passed under a
suspension of the rules.
The substitute reads as follows:
WHEREAS, Among the claims of the state
.public accounts as of doubt full
Validity there is one liz favor Ct
the state university fund in the sum Of
q S244, 1920 by bonds of the state for like
yum bearing five per cent. interest annu-
ally, and issued on the LIST day of January
1867, maturing in twelve years, thereafter
the accumulated interest on which TO the
of S10i, 2l5.95, and
the history ' of this claim shows
that it was for money borrowed by the state
and placed to the credit of the general rev
enue amount, and that the claim is just
T and valid, and should be recognized and
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the comptro l.
er's record thai the state is indebted to
the University fund in the sum of $40, 3CJ.59,
evidenced by certificate of indebtedness
of the state issued 10 that fund by the
comptroller June Sth, 1867, in lieu of a like
amount of state warrants which had been
paid out to the credit of that fund for the
purchase of university lands, and which
warrants were cancelled by the comptroller,
therefore.
Be itenac ed by the legislature of the state OF
SECTION /. That the said bonds for Sl0l,-
472 be paid by the state to the univer-
s sity fund f hereby the app s~@ d
to be paid or transferred to the credit of
the available University fund in full pay
ment OF the interest accrued on the prlnci-
pal of said bonds up to July LIST, 1892.
Sec. 2-Be it further enacted that
the sum of S10,3C0,041 be and
the same is hereby appropriated out of the
general revenue in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to be paid or transferred
to the credit OF the permanent University
fund in full payment of said certificate of
indebtedness, which the comptroller is
hereby required TO cancel and destroy.
the Bill Mr.. Davis offered an
amendm ent for the appropriation Of the
further sum of $l3i,372 out of the general
revenue to pay the principal of the bonds
and transfer it to the University fund.
Messrs. Harris Go och and others OBJ
iected on the ground that it would be too
& great drain on the treasury.
Mr. SWAIN in q very able speech, favored
the amendment and thought it proper that
the principal and interest on the bonds
should be paid. The senate then ad-
journed.
AUSTIN, April, 4.-Mr. McLane pre-
scented petition from the citizens of Webb
county asking for the formation Of O new
judicial district. Referred.
Mr.. Ross, Tor the finance committee, re-
ported favorably a bill to destroy certain
bonds Of the state with an amendment pro-
viding for the destruction of the Interna-
tionaf railroad bonds.
The bill fixing the value OF lands in
the reservation and unorganized counties
was taken up with the amendment of Mr..
LightfOot that no officer shall make,
complete or carry out any sale of lands un:
less the purchase money or part OF it shall
- .,a;d 70
Mr.. Hightower offered an amendment as
follows:
Nor shall he make surveys of said land
under said act upon any application made,
therefore, after the passage of this act
Adopted
M. Duncan offered an amendment to
that portion Of the bill appropriating a
part Of the proceeds Of the sale to the uni
versity. Adopted.
Mr.. Stubs offered an amendment chang
ing the caption. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment that all
applications for surveys heretofore made
not in good faith, or by irresponsible PEI
sons, shall be null ana void, AID
all persons who have heretofore
made applications for surveys unoer
the act TO which this is amendatory
shall manifest their good faith and respon-
sibility by depositing in the treasury one
half Of the purchase money within thirty
DAYS from the date of the act and the re-
mainder within sixty days from such
date.
Mr.. Terrell opposed the amendment in
forcibie speech and urged the passage OF
the bill. saying that the public lands were
being shndowed by applications made by
irresponsible land Spectators and railroad
companies, thus hoping 10 have a chance
10 locate their certificates thereon, at fu-
ture day. The amendment was lost.
A vote was then taken on the substitute
offered BIZ Mr.. Harris on Thursday, and it
was lost. On motion Of Mr.. Terrell the
rules were suspended and the bill passed