The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08
A Resolution. Postponing Memorial
Services ofthe Deceased Sena-
tors to the Morning Of
April s4th, Adopted.
The Newly Sworn.in Senator's Are As
signed to Various Committees
Bills Introduced.
In the House n Lively Discussion
Arises as TO the Furnishing Of
Members
With Copies of Newspapers Containing
the Proceedings.
Data Gathered From the Different De.
partments.
Other Interesting State News.
Seventeenth Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUSTIN, April THE senate vas called
to order at 10 a. m, quorum being
present.
Mr.. Homan, from the committee on
printing, reported substitute for Their
luton providing for the printing of the sem
ate journal. The substitute reduces the
numbers of the journal for distribution
from 500 to 100, and increased the papers
for each senator from 80 to so. Adopted.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr. Shannon-To redistrict the state.
BY Mr.. Buchanan-To amend article 1856
| revised statutes,
BY Mr.. Stubbs-To adjust the states in
debtedness to the university fund, and to
make an appropriation therefor.
BY Mr.. Harris-Fixing the mileage and
per diem and II bill on contingent expenses
| of the senate.
BY Mr.. Stubbs-To extend the time for
the redemption Of land sold for taxes by
the state.
BY Mr.. Shannon-To amend section 5,
| chapter l05 OF the general laws of the seven
teenth legislature; also, bill providing for
| the sale of n portion of the public lands
and the investment of the proceeds of such
| sale.
By Mr.. Shannon--A resolution that the
senate committee on congressional appor-
| tionment be increased to II. Adopted.
| The president assigned the new mem
bers to committees as follows;
| Judiciary committee No. l-Mclane and
Brown.
Judiciary committee No. 2-McDonald
and Davis
Educational afiairs-Davis.
| Internal mprovements-Brown and Nc
| Lane.
Finance-Brown and Davis.
Private claims-Duyis and Mcdonald.
Public claims and ccounts-McDonald
Public debt-Brown.
| Public printing-Davis
| Frontier protection-Mc Lane and Brown
| Retrenchment and reform-McDonald
and McLane.
Treasurer's and comptroller's depart
mcnts-Brown and Mcdonald.
Judicial districts-McDonald and Nc.
Lane.
Engrossed bills-Davis.
The president appointed the following
senators on the memorial committee
Henderson, Stuart, Lightfoot, Terrell and
Houston.
Mr.. Henderson offered resolution that
the memorial committee on resolutions in
memory of deceased members be granted
till April 9th to report and that the morn.
ing session of that date be set apart as
memorial day, instead Of April Sth, as pro.
vided in the original resolution. Adopted
The governors message was received and
read Five thousand copies of the message
! were ordered printed. Adjourned TO . a,
m. tomorrow.
| HOUSE.
The house was called to order at 10 a, IN.
| quorum being present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Resolutions were offered rs follows:
by Wurzbach-That the secretary OF
| state be requested to furnish an official
copy of the election returns Tor governor
held November ID, 1850, for the use of the
house. Adopted.
BY Barry-That the commissioner OF
| the general land office be required to fur.
nish the house with estimates of the uuan.
| tity of the INDICATED land certificates and
of the INDICATED public domain also, the
amount of the public domain reserved from
taxation. Adopted.
By Johnson:
WHEREAS, A scandalous publication has
been made in the San Antonio Express,
dated April ., 1882, charging grave irregu.
| larities In the conduct of the blind
asylum, an institution of this state, which
demand investigation by tho legislature
Resolved, That n committee of three
| from the house, to net with n like commit
| tee of three from the senate, be appointed,
whose duty it shall be to examine the
charges made and such report as they
may deem proper in the premises.
| Adopted.
Faulk offered resolution that each
member of the house be allowed 10 sci sct
| twenty daily newspapers of his own choice,
which shall contain full and complete pro.
ceedinss of this house. provided they shall
not cost more than y cents each.
Finlay--" We have tho right now TO
| select papers TO cost ~ TO . cents, believe.
Is not the intention Of this resolution to
charge these papers to the contingent ex.
pensos of the house ?"
Faulk referred the member from Gal.
weston TO similar resolution passed by the
house at the regular session.
Woods offered q substitute authoriE.
ing each member to contract for fifteen
| copies at ; cents cory, provided the
same shall be placed on each member desk
every morning by 10 o'clock, and contain a
full synopsis Of the proceedings of the
house; provided further, that such newspa.
pers shall be paid Tor out of the contingent
funds OF the house.
Templeton asked II the resolution
.NNf''H w 'hN i'khuI ctccluu WIS sllll III
| force.
The speaker gave Il as his opinion that Il
only extended to the regular session,
Labatt. III shall vote against the sub.
stitute, because | consider Il not right
to limit members In their choice 10
papers that can be placed on their
desks by 10 o'clock. The Houston
Post and Galveston News do not yet here
by that hour"
Faulk accepted Woods substitute.
Finlay moved TO strike out fifteen and
insert twenty. Lost.
Gather moved TO amend by striking out
| fifteen and inserting ten.
Tankersly moved TO lay Gathers amend.
ment upon the table.
| wuribach said he was heretofore In
favor of taking as few copies
Of papers as possible. He was
now convinced, however, that to
take large number would be OF benefit 20
the people Of the state, who should be in.
| formed Of the action OF the legislature.
| We desire 10 have the greatest publicity
possible given to our proceedings, but local
papers confine their reports 10 short syn.
cpsIs Of what is done, and such are ire.