The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-15
The Senate Passes a Bill Appropria.
ting S104,47s to Pay Interest
On the Debt Due From
the State
To University Fund, and Pending Dis.
cnssion Of the Bill to Pay Prin.
cipal Of Said Debt,
Adjourns..The House Passes a Bill Re.
pealing Land Grants to Crippled
Confederate Soldiers.
The House Goes Into Committee Of the
Whole on the Bill to Provide
For Defining Boundary Between Texas
and Indian Territory.
Other Interesting State News.
Other Interesting State News.
Seventeenth Legislature.

SENATE.
Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, April li.-The senate convened
pursuant to adjournment. The speaker
was in the chair; prayer was held by the
chaplain; the roll was called. and the min
utes of the previous meeting were read.
Mr.. Ross offered resolution that Judi
ciary committee No. report what In their
opinion Is proper construction of section
No. 0, 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 reud a 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 unsler
suspension of the rules.
| The substitute reads as follows.
WHEREAS, Among the claims of the state
heretofore reported by the comptroller of
public accounts as of doubtful
validity, there is one in favor of
the state university fund in the sum of
$2i4, ,7222 20 by bonds of the state for like
sum 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
lst day OF July, 1882, amounts to the sum
of $40, ,2l5.95, and
WHEREAS, An examination into
the history Of this claim shows
that il was for money borrowed by the state
and placed to the credit of the general rev.
enue amount and that the claim Is Just
and valid and should be recognized and,
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the comptrol.
| er's record that the state is indebted to
the University fund in the sum of SIC, 800. so
evidenced by a certificate of indebtedness
of the state issued to that fund by the
comptroller June sth, 1867, in lieu Of 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 ythecomptroller
therefore:
Dc Il cnac oil by the legislature of the state o
SECTION /. That the said bonds for $l0i,.
472 be paid by the state to the univer.
sity fund, and the sum o
| $l6l,472 is hereby appropriate
to be paid or transferred to the credit OF
the available University fund in full pay
ment OF the interest accrued on the princ
pal of said bonds up to July LIST, 1882.
SEC. BE it further enacted tha
J the sum of SiO3OO,Oil be ,ant
the same is hereby appropriated out of thu
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 O
Indebtedness, which the comptroller Il
hereby required to cancel and destroy.
In the progress OF debate OF
the bill Mr.. Davis offered ar
amendment for the appropriation of tn,
further sum of Sl3i372 out Of the genera
revenue 10 pay the principal of the bonds
and transfer ii to the University fund
Messrs. Harris, Gooch and others oh
iected on the ground that II would be too
great drain on the treasury.
Mr.. Swain, in u very able speech, favored
the amendment and thought II proper that
the principal and interest on the bonds
should be paid The senate then ad
iourned.
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
Ayers introduced bill designating the
chairman of the committee ON the Agricul
tural and Mechanical college and making
same branch Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college of Bryan Referred.
Brown introduced bill for the relief oi
liquor dealers driven from their occupation
by the adoption of local option. Referred
The bill proposes to refund the license
tax over the time lost by the liquor dealer
Faulk gave notice of motion TO recon
slider thevote, by which the county convicts
bill passed to engrossment.
Moursand introduced resolution max.
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for the
purchase of furnace, machinery and libra
ries for the penitentiaries. Referred.
Hutchcson introduced bill
Tor the relief of the Prairie
View Normal school,
1t provides as follows:
SECTION |. That the sum of Sl52032 be
1 appropriated out of the general revenue Of
the state for the support and maintenance
of the Prairie View Normal Institute for
the year ending August 3lst, 1882.
The sum of $1,000 for the year ending