The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-13

pOrtlOnmont Messrs Hill, chairman; Iief
ayldes, Chenowetb,. Flnlay, Fly, Gaithe
Gibson, Hutchinson, Key, Mack, .Ashe
Peacock, Hopkins, and Upton.
Taylor introduced bill TO prohibit I'll
issuance of any more land certificates, R'
ferred.
Barry called up the motion TO rcconside
the vote of yesterday appointing commit
tee to visit the Prairie View.normal school
Lost.
On motion of McComb the house con
Cured in the senate amendments to th'
contingent bill.
Adjourned to $3.50 o'clock Monday morn
| ing.
There will be strong opposition in th,
house against opening the reservation.
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
| Votes and resolutions of stockholders o.
the Kyle, Lockhart IL Southern railroad
filed in the office of the secretary of state
The Ladies' Art Exchange have invited
Senator Hightower, and he has accepted
the invitation to deliver the Grafton at the
opening of the April exchange, April goth
Jndge Ligner has been bound over in
$500 bond.
Charley Anderson has been charged with
seduction by servant at the blind asylum.
Colonel Abney Taylor, Of the capitol
syndicate, arrived this morning.
The following are among the Dallasites
present here: Messrs. Sawnie Robertson,
f. H. West, Mutt Crawford, John +. Elliott,
jeff. Word, Judge Watts, Mr.. and
Mrs J. T. Treaevant, Mr. Richard
Morgan, A. II. Fields and J. M. Stemmons.
Your Colonel John f. Elliott arrived here
yesterday and is shaking hands with his
numerous friends in the, senate, the house
and among the citizens of Austin generally.
The HERALD has secured here within the
last three days some five hundred daily
subscribers in the Legislature alone.
SENATE.
AUSTIN April 10.-Mr. Davenport pre-
sented petition from citizens of Comanche
county in reference to the purchasing of
asylum lands.
Mr.. Shannon, from the COM
mittee on interior improvements, re-
ported amending senate bill No. 3 by add
foregoing shall forfeit and pay to the per-
son Injured $500, to be recovered before
any court having jurisdiction of the amount
in any coanty through which said road may
pass.
The feature of the bill to which the fore
going refers provides for the reduction of
passenger rates to not exceeding three
cents per mile.
Mr.. Tilson, from the committee on
finance, reported the election of Ross
chairman, vice the former charm an re-
signed.
Mr.. Davenport introduced Dill provid-
ing for tine creation of board of railroad
commissioners, prescribing their du-
ties and fixing their compensation.
The bill was read the first time;
and 1000 copies were ordered
printed. The bill authorized the appoint
ment by the government, with the consent
of the senate, of board of three men one
of whom shall be skilled civil engineer,
one an agriculturist and one
a business man, familiar with the
transportation of commerce. The duties
of the board shall be to enquire into all
matters appertaining to railroads in this
state then gross and net earnings, ex-
penses rates offreight and passenger trans.
portation; condition of the roads as to safety
to enquire into the propriety of reducing
the rate of tariff for passenger and freights,
and to prevent all unjust determinations.
1t makes it the duty of each railroad
company to furnish all information desired
by the board under a penalty
of fine of 1000 to be recovered OF them
on a suit brought by the attorney general,
in the name of the state, in the district
court of Travis county.
Mr.. Stubs introduced n bill appropriat-
ing and setting apart 100000 acres of land
out of the unappropriated domain of the
state or out of any of the public reserves,
made by the act of July II, 1879, for the
ben eft of the university fund, and to pro-
viz, e for the survey of the same. Referred.
Mr.. Shannon introduced bill to amend
section Z, chapter l05 ofthe general laws, Re-
ferred and ! 600 copies were ordered printed.
Mr.. Henderson offered bill to amend ar
tcles 1902 and 1908, chapter 10, Of the Re-
vised Code. Referred.
1t provides for hiring county convicts
within the counties where convicted.
Mr.. Cooper offered a bill to protect the
cross-ties, and TO provide lien for the pay
ment of the same. Referred.
Mr.. Burton offered the following resolu.
ton: That the senate proceed to the eleC-
ton of a president pro tenn. of the senate
Immediately after the morning call, on
Tuesday the 1lth instant. Referred.
Mr.. Ross moved to reconsider the vote by
which Homan's resolution requesting the
government to submit for the considera-
ton OF the legislature the question OF
the reduction of the poll tax,
and the vote was reconsidered and the reso-
luton was taken up.
Mr.. Harris offered the following substi-
tute
WHEREAS, his excelency, the gov
ernor, has suggested To the legislature the
proprieiy OF reducing the al valorem and
Occupation taxes, and whereas the poll
taxes as now assessed upon the people are
believed 10 be greater than the necessities
of the state and n sound public policy re-
quire, and there having been at the re-
cent regular session ot tic legislature
a material reduction OF advalorem and oc-
cupation taxes, without any reduction OF
poll taxes and, whereas, the nOn-propCrty
holders of the state are virtually taxed SO
a year in labor upon the public roads ia
the state without any corresponding
benefit TO them, then be IL
Resolved, That the governor be, and he
is hereby respectfully requested % submit
for the consideration Of the
legislature the questions Of the tax and the
leyying of n road and bridge tax. The sub
stitute was adopted and put'on final passage
and los;-nays, q; yeas, ..
A message was received from the house
announcing that the house had passed tie
resolution 10 appoint q committee, with
a committee 70 be appointed by
the senate TO visit the Prairie View normal
school 10 ascertain the damage sustained
by the building during a recent storm
taken up by the senate and lost
Also that the house had
adop'ed the following resolutions. That
the Joint rosOiutiunqassc at Tie clasf Eular
session Of the seventeenth legislature pro-
yiding for joint committee Of
seven on the Tart 1l- the
senate ard nvsn on the ra-i oi 60 heuse.
senatorial and representative lPpofti0n-
ment c0mmitte be and The same hereby
re.cinded. Adopted.
Ala tslt thc hsuae fai adopted a ioint
resolution to rr1HIHI r. committee to make
e. lection OF fIa u.HafH tI meet
ing anl sIIa'. builli1-1 and
0rires f4r fUr elUrT fIrrf.
cnurf cr au.e1ir rui rHiu.-. up
uaals. and tiIat % R-r.er.a. a.a-.F. .. -lI
rmie,un hn8 ben .IrT.lf.-i .I tls H-r
uf the house
ne u-.silen. a- t.e saunto appointed
uessrs. lirhtioH. IDral end Terrell on
ssid committee aH fle T.-- af fLe senate.
sir. GII1h offered tle .1 Ill-ir.1 reslluf i1-.
There slnil lc uri e hereby created
committee of r.rrcn urmhers or
state s,rat1rizl lu ll.. .l. .l1--n---lvs a1-
p0rti1nmeut nui ihat tlis i'resident Of the