The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-18
Another Bill Regulating Railways In.
trodueed Into the Senate by
MIR. Homan.-.An Appor.
tionmcnt Bill.
Discussion Arises Over the University
Bill and Free. School Lands...
Eloquent Peroration.
Ihe House Regrets it Can't Accept the
Cordial Invitation of Pales.
tines Firemen.
Mr.. Baker Introduces Bill Appropri.
ating Various Sums.
Ex-Governor Brown on Railway Leg
islation.
o'her interesting State News.
Mr.. Baker Introduces a Bill Appropri.
ating Various Sums.
Ex-Governor Brown on Railway Leg.
islation.
Other Interesting State News.
seventeenth Legislature.

SENATE.
Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, April 1.-THE senate convened
pursuant to adjournment. The speaker
was in the chair; prayer was held nv "a.
chaplain; the roll was called. and tbe r'i,'
utes OF the previous meeting were read
Mr.. Homan introduced DILL corresnond-
ing to the house bill, prohibiting railroad
companies nom charging a greater sum for
transporting freight than is specified in the
Dill OF lading, under n penalty or fine enual
to the amount Of freight for each Jay tLa ~,
freight is withheld. Referred. 'i'
MIR. burgess introduced- a Congressional
apportionment bill, Referred.
The president laid before the senate tho
un Veslty Dill that was under considera-
ton pending adjournment Saturday
Mr.. Gooch offered the following omerd.
ment: "For every acre set annr '"rr- or s''r-
Neyeu lot tne university an equal ouanii-
ty shall be set mar, hv
the same mode for nrbiiS
schools, and each fund shall paw it's eouaI
proportion for locating and surveying. y
Mr.. Davis opposed the original Fiji hoId.
ing that the certificates issued ore voiil
claims against the state. ''
Mr.. Patton offered an amendment TO in.
sert between university" and the
Morus or where they occur"
IN the amendment offered bv
Mr. oooch, 'and Tor the three hundred
leagues set apart ior the unorganized coun.
'ies anu surveyed, or to be surveyed"
Mr.. shannon opposed the original hill in
one OF the ablest speeches ever delivered in
the senate. lie held that the
state was liable to the holders of
its certificates, and concluded as follows
Texas, Mr.. President, owes all that IL can
boast OF to-day OF its wealth, its grandeur
and its greatness, to its wealth-producinp
classes; not, sir to its lawyers, lis doctors
its statesmen or its divines, and | deny
that 1t is degeneration to belong TO the
wealth-produclng classes. lift is the object
OF the endowment OF this institution is to
eieVate the chlldren OF the state above the
plans oi honest industry, whether of Drawn
or brain, | for one have no land TO disnense
i'll that direction"
Pending further consideration the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house convened pursuant to adjourn.
ment. The speaker was in the chair
prayer was held by the chaplain. the roll
was called, and the minutes of the previous
meeting were read.
An Invitation was read from the Fire.
mems Association and citizens of Palestine
inviting the members to attend an excur.
SION to Long Lake on San Jacinto day.
Faulk introduced resolution of thanks
III reception oi the invitation and regretting
the inability of the members to attend
Adopted.
Baker introduced bill making the fol.
lowing appropriations beginning,March lst.
lSS2, ana ending February 2Sth 1883; Build.
ings already commenced for the lunatic
asylum and. additions, $150,C10: completing
work ON Rusk penitentiary, S35 600;
support of state penitentaries i'm case
state resumes control of the same
Sl5O'OOO settling with Messrs Cunning.
ham II Ellis in case the state results control
of the penitentarics $1,000; fitting up
halls for the present session of the leglsla-
ture, buying furniture aud rent, $500 ;
ouy the Raymond house in
the city for the state departments and leg.
islature, $4,000. For fitting up the same,
$25, 600.
House bill No. 90, Kendalls bill, pre-!
yentingfurtherpu publication and sale in Texas
OF the supreme and appellate court reports,
being the special order of tho hour, was
taken up. The bill provides that tie state
shall copyright, publish and sell the re.
ports, and fixes the cost OF the books fully
- per cent. less than they can be obtained
under the present system.
Upon motion, the special order was sus.
pended to allow Todd to Introduce
a bill amendatory of chapter 4, title 81,
Revised Civil Statutes. the bill aflixes a
penalty OF. fine aud forfeiture upon railroad
companies in Texas u majority of whose
directors reside outside of the state.
The special order was further suspended
and Carson gave notice of II motion
TO reconsider the vote by which Todd
amendment of Saturday TO the Mack anti.
consolidation of railroads bill was
adopted.
Consideration Of Kcndars bill was
then resumed and it passed under
a suspension of the rules the vote on
the hsl passage being, ayes, n; nays, ..
Davidson introduced a bill TO regulate
the duties aud rights of railroad
COMPANIES owning or operating railroads
in leNas connecting with or intersecting
each other, and to prevent discrimination
by them. The bill was referred. The bill
obligei the railroads, under damages, to
provide suitable depot transfer, shop
and side tracA and keep an agent
there for the prompt transaction of bus.
ness. IL further provides no railroad com.
pany shal have the right to discriminate
for or against any other railroad connect
ing or intetseCting with or ctossing
its own rond, ana shall be liable to any
company ior INJURY by the violation of this
requirement. II further provides that no
railroad company which does not make
general requirement of charges on freight
from solvent parties, or on delivery to all
connecting roads shall make any discrimi.
nation In requiring such prepayment. II
also, provides that no railroad company
shall divert from the point OF delivery.
Denman oilerel resolution requesting
the governor to advise the passage Of an
act suspending the collection oftaxes until
September |,
Baker amended by stiking out September
list and inserting November 10th. Adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted
yeas, l5: nays, -.
Nash introduced q Joint resolution rc.
questing the Texas delegation in con.
gess to use their best endcayors to secure
II Drough investigation of the subject of
the denial OF. speedy trial Of American cIti.
Eens IN British prisons that such citizens
may be speedily discharged, if such i'm.
prisonmcnt Is lawful.
Carson made the point Of order
that the subject matter of the resolution
was not included in the governors mess.
age. 0yerruled.
Nash said that hp trtstei that ,ha