The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-20

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Seventh District Galveston. Bfa2ohn
Wort IIend, Wbanoi, .MaioFodn
fugio bee, San Pairiclo Nneces
Duval, Cameron, llld1lgo, Star, Hapaia
| Encinal, Live Oak, McMullcn Lasallo
Dimmit, Aransas, Maverick, Iavalla and
Frio.
Eighth District - Colorado, favette
| Caldwell, Layacca, Gonzalez, Guadalupe
Dewitt, Karnes, Wilson, Atascosa, Austin
Lee and Hays.
Ninth District Washington, Burleson
Milan, Bell, Falls, McLennan, Limestone
and Navarro.
Tenth Dlstrict-San Saba, Mccullough,
Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Williamson,
Bastrop, Crockett, Travis, Comal, Blanco,
Bexar, Medina, Bandera, Uvalde, Kinney,
Edwards, Kerr, Kendall, Gillespie, kimble,
Burnett, Llano, Mason, Menard and Lam
pasas.
The eleventh district takes in the rem ain
ing counties. The last changes made were
the transfer of Angelina from the second to
the first district, and of Brown from the
tenth to the eleventh district.
Todd gave notice of motion to recon-
slider the vote by which Rodriguez resolu-
luton asking the governor to make sug-
gestion to the legislature as to increasing
Baker by leave introduced a deficiency
bill and it was referred, 1t provides for the
following items: Special judges 81 600; fees
of sherifis and clerks and salaries of district
clerks $l67 Coo fees to attorney general in
felony cases 1920; executive departments
for payment of rewards, $6,030.92 quar-
antine, 81 1900; for conveying convicts to
penitentiary, $76,215.75.
Faulk's motion of last evening to table
McComb's motion to reconsider the vote
by which house bill No. "a, fixing the val
ue of lands in the Panhandle reservation
and unorganized counties was taken up
and Faux withdrew his objection.
Tarleton said the bill was meagre in its
terms. 1t provides for the sale of d million
acres, but makes no distinction as
to the quality of the land whether
timber, or arabic lands or pasture lands. 1t
provides that the purchase money shall be
paid by installments, but it furnishes no
remedy if the installments are not paid. 1t
does not provide any lien on the part of the
state as against purchasers.
There was a bill introduced by Mour-
sand that does away with the imperfection
of the pending bill and he hoped it would
be adopted as substitute.
Faux said that, although the author of
the bill, he considered it defective and he
would not approve its reconsideration. :
vote was taken and the bill was reconsid
cred.
Pending a motion of Tarleton to substi-
tute Moursand's house bill No. 80, the hour
for the special order of Paddock's bill com
polling railroad companies to deliver freight
on the payment Of charges on the bill of
lading, arrived, and the bill was taken up.
Labatt contended that bill of lading
was a simple Contract, and that there would
be no more right to fine and imprison a
railroad official for Noncompliance with
the conditions of bill Of lading than to
imprison citizen for not complying with
his note.
Paddock, replying to Labatt said this was
one of the bills introduced last session, to
which the railroad companies offered no OBJ
lection. In conversation with II high rail-
road official Yesterday, the official assured
him that this system of overcharging was
injurious. Now if a RAILROAD. official who
knows all about this matter was pleased to
term it an iuiquity he paddock saw no
reason for any gentleman to defend
the iniquity in opposing the passage of the
bill.
He admitted that railroad companies,
like individuals, were liable TO make mis-
takes, but held that the public should not
be forced to pay tor the mistakes.
Pending further discussion, Nash's bill
providing penalty against the consolida-
ton of railroad stock and franchises with
made the special order Of the hour IN a. M
was taken up.
The substitute reads, "Be it enacted that
chapter 10 title 81 of the Revised Civil
Statutes shall be amended by adding the
following article, to be known as article
427 A., as follows: For any violation Of the
two preceding articles penalty. is hereby
imposed on any county or counties so yio-
ating, of a forfeiture of all chartered rights
with which said counties may be invested
by the laws of the state, and in addition
thereto penalty of not less than 500 nor
more than $500 may be added for each day
such violation may continue.
Actions to enforce such forfeiture and for
the recovery of penalties are to be brought
in the name of the state of Texas by the
attorney general in Travis county, or in
any county in which the law has been yio-
lated.
Nash offered an amendment that if any
officer of any railroad corporation shall act
as an officer of any other railro..d corpora
ton having a parallel or competing line,
he shall be deemed guilty Of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction shall pay a
fin of not less than S25 nor more than 800
for each day he shall offend. Adopted.
Todd offered the following amendment:
Provided that if any two lines in this
state that may form parts of different lines
between the same points or sections OF the
country, if in this state and a common or
trading center within or without the
state, shall be deemed to be competing
lines.
Furlong contended that there was no
authority in the constitution for any such
provision as that. 1t was question of eff
feet and not OF law as TO whether roads are
competing lines or not.
Todd supported his amendment in a
lengthy speech, in the course OF which he
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tistical information respecting the
great increase in the business
Of roads in the present. and the preceding
ear, and by a comparison of figures con-
cluded that the great profits Of the Gould
system were the result Of consolidation.
Todd's amendment was adopted-yeas, 4Oi
NAYS, IS.
Finlay offered an amendment to strike
out the words forfeiture Of all chartered
rights"
Pending the discussion the house adj
journed.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Judge Calder, of Fort Bend county, tele-
graphed the encouragement yesterday 10
withhold his decision until Tuesday on the
amendment 70 the charter Of the New York,
Texas q Mexican railway, seeking TO change
the eastern terminus Of the road from Rich
mond TO Rosenberg.
Messrs. Miner and Armstrong, purchasers
Of the Texas Law Reporter, 10 be
issued on Monday, have bought out the
Texas Law Journal, Of Tyler.
Major Cave and Colsnel Jordan address
the committee on internal improvements
tonight. The Could syndicate will be
heard Monday night.
CAPITAL NOTE.
Martin Solomon lc 1loredl was found dead
to-day in the suburbs Of the city. No
marks OF violence were on the body. aud Il
is surmised he died Of heart disease.
The governor to-day offered a reward Of
f2D0 Tor each Of the men engaged
in the robbing Of the train on the Gulf
Colorado a Santa Re railroad,
in Hill county, on the 9TH instant.
The comptroller's report was sent % the
r.-.,.crr,nr Marrh 1ld and va BIZ him de-