The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-07

NSin"ttee 10 wait ON the governor
anu lnierm him that the house was duly
ton.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
chiet clerk to obtain for the use of the
members and officers of the house, one
copy each OF the revised statutes and of
tne rules and journals, and the laws of 1879
and iSS0.
Seth Stewart, of Hopkins; Owen Brown.
ei Johnsoni s, Z. Rodriguez, of Atascosa,
ana Hal Geiger, of Robertson, new
members were sworn in and appointed to
committees as follows, to-wit Stewart ON
internal improvements, judiciary No. /,
ana nnance committee; Brown on constitu-
tional amendments, state affairs, county
finances ana county governments: Rodri.
quez ON constitutional amendments stock
ana siock'raising and federal relations;
Geiger on roads, bridges and ferries and az.
ricultural affairs.
Inc house, upon motion, proceeded
TO ballot tor calendar clerk and
postmaster with the following result
FOR calendar clerk there were two candi-
dates, John I. Kirk, of Travis, and A. X.
haley, OF Harris, late deputy city mar
shsl OF Houston. Kirk was elected on the
hrst ballot, receiving 81 votes to Raileys n.
For postmaster there were six candidates,
W. G. Hicks, of Travis; SwindelIs, of Travis;
Hammer of Galveston; Pickett, of Liberty;
McMorris, of Kaufman, and Burleson, of
Hays. McMorris was elected on the fourth
ballot.
At the evening session bills were refer.
red from Mr.. Wurzbacher to apportion the
state in congressional districts.
From Mr.. McCord, to apportion the state
into senatorial districts
From Mr. Woods, to re-
peal all laws in favor of
authorizing concessions by the state to rail
road companies of certain lands.
From MIR. Chenoweth, to provide for q
board OF commissioners of railroads, and to
prescribe their duties and fix their salaries
and to prevent unjust determinations and
extortionate charges.
From Mr., OXsheer, to apportion the
state into congressional districts. This
bill stretches the Galveston district to the
Rio Grande
From Mr.. Mattock, TO prevent the sale of
the vacant public domain on public school
land at less than one dollar an acre.
From Mr. Baker, to make an appropria-
ton for the per diem and mileage of MEM
bers, officers and employees.
From Mr.. Carlton, to provide for the
erection of a suitable building at the head
of the avenue for public Offices, and TO pro.
From Mr.. McCord, to reduce passenger
traffic on railroads to 3 cents per mile.
From Mr. Trailer, to prescribe railway
passenger traffic.
From Mr., Feulk, TO amend an act pro-
viding for the sale of portion OF the unap.
propriated public domain and the invest.
ment Of the proceeds of the sale.
| From Mr. Gailor, to make an appropria,
tion for the expenses of the extra session. I,
The clerk OF the senate reported the pass
age by that body Of n resolution to select
place for the higher courts, the business
which is most seriously impeded by tn
blasting OF rock in the excavation for tn
new capitol. I
A resolution was offered by!
Mr.. Woods that eight new menlD
bers each from the house and sen
ate be added to the committee on apportionl
ment as made at the regular session. This
led TO q lengthy debate respecting the right
of the committee TO hold over and the oues
ton OF 'ho numerical representation ofeaol
body on the committee.
M. MoComb contended that the OBJ
ject u the committee being special, it could
not be held over.
Early in the debate, by permission
Mr.. Tarleton introduced the following res.
olution, which was referred:
WHEREAS, A large lot OF lands have beer
sold Tor taxes, and
WHEREAS, II is not the policy of the stat,
to oppress its citizens or confiscate theil
property, and
WHEREAS, There is no law allowing then
to be redeemed, be il
Resolved That the house re
quest the governor to call the attention
Of the legislature TO this subject. Adopted
Mr.. Todd said, discussing Mr.. Woods
resolution, that the resolution was a polit,
way OF telling the senate that the hous,
was entitled to larger number on the
committee than that body.
Mr.. Roach offered Joint resolution that
the committee be as heretofore appointed
by the appointment of eleven addi.
tional members from the house
and like number from the senate, and SC
increased that there will be one from eacl
district us now made.
Mr.. Todd suggested the striking out o
the words "like number" from the resolu
tion, but Mr.. Roach did not think il poll
tic TO cut the senate down, as they could
content themselves in the appointment.
Mr.. Baker offered an amendment that tn,
joint committee ON apportienment he in
creased to eighteen from the house anC
eleven from the senate. Adopted.
Mr.. McComb offered substitute rescind
ing che resolution providing for the ap,
pointment OF joint committee, which was
adopted by 80 ayes TO l6 nays
The question recurring ON the adoption
of Mr.. Bakers amendment as submitted, Il
was adopted.
Mr.. Ayres offered resolution that Hon
William Brown, comptroller, be and |,
hereby requested to make TO this body a,
early us possible, n report showing all tn,
moneys which have been appropriated oil
I..al Al N.