The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-12

appropriates'ss50, zoo dollars for the estab. |
lishment of each asylum.
Foster moved a reconsideration of tho
vote by which his resolution was lost. He |
said his object in doing so was to discharge |
duty to his constituents, many Of whom |
hau asked him TO present such resolution. |
All the resolution asked was for the COVER. |
nor to make IL possible for the house to leg. |
islate ON the subject. Some of the best
people IN Limestone county, he said, who
never before were unable to meet their
taxes, are to-day buying the necessaries of
ilie on credit, and II their agricultural
facilities were sold for taxes, they would not
be able to make a crop.
A vote was taken and the house refused
to reconsider.
The speaker laid before the house an ex
ecutive message referring the following
propositions TO sell certain houses for the
use OF the state, and also to fit up the old
capitol for the same purpose, viz; From
A. A Taylor, president OF the Austin
JOINT Stock Building company, an offer to
sell the Raymond house at sixty.sx and
two'thirds per cent, Of the original cost,
From $. NJ, Swenson, to sell Tor $40 ,Ol0 0 the
Avenue hotel, covering two and one.half
lots, and to lease without additional
| cost Tor SIX years that portion of the dim
ming room and kitchen south of the lots
| and which belongs to another party.
From John Mcdonald, a proposition to re-
pair the old capitol to the top.of the second
story, for 5000 above the value of the
! stone taken down.
to repair the old capitol for $1,000
| From Wm. Brueggerhoif,a proposition to
sell his building ON Congress avenue for
| $4,000.
An executive message was al
so read, submitting the re-
commentator of the board of
statistics, asking an appropriation for the
employment of chief aud assistant statis-
tical clerks for the collection of statistical
information, or that the board OF statistics
be authorized by joint resolution to apply
such portion of the existing appropriation
as may be necessary for the purpose.
Both messages. with accompanying docu-
ments, were referred
The amended house bill No,.9, fixing rail.
road passenger rates, was taken up
As amended the billlprescribes charge oi
three cents mile for each passenger, with
the privilege ofhaying transported with him
baggage not exceeding one hundred pounds
weight
The second section allows a charge of iiv,
cents mile on all roads west OF the hun
dredth degree OF longitude. 1t also pro
, vides that children under II years of agt
shall not be charged to exceed cent an,
half mile.
, Evans offered an amendment REQUIRING
railroad companies TO classify their coache,
as first and second-class, fixing the tariff OF
the. first.class coaches at three cents mile
, ana on the second-class coaches ut two an,
half cents mile, prescribing that tn,
7, holders of tirst-class tickets shall be entitle,
Ia tll..
, and fixing penalty OF not les
y than 5000 nor more than 5000 for failur
y to comply with the provisions of the act.
y Upon motion by Johnston the amend
! ment was almost unanimously tabled.
.el Woods offered substitute, fixing rate
u for adults at three cents, and for minors bt
!, tween II and q at two and
u half cents, and for children under /
years one and a half cents, and afllxing tn
y penalty for violation Of any of the pr,
'e visions OF the act at not less than $50 nc
le more than $500
U Todd moved to table the substitut,
N whereupon Woods withdrew it.
y Faulk moved the previous question
W and 1t was ordered
This led TO some discussion on tho meri
IL of the bill, which was cut short BY Hutch,
son, who made The point of order that, a
W W ter the previous question has been ordere,
y, motion to reconsider the vote by whic
oi II was ordered could not open up ii
" house to debate, Otherwise, he held, thei
would he no end TO discussion.
y The chair sustained the point of orde
% and vote was taken and II
motion to reconsider carried.
W Baker then offered an amendmel
ls that ticket agent or other officer of M
OF railroad company charging or receiyr
u more for passenger fare than Is allowed
this bill, shall be deemed guilty of a mi
IL demeanor and, upon conviction, shall
n lined IN any sum not less than $25 n,
II ! more than $500.
n. lie said: 81 oiler this amendment to d
Il. end that the law when passed will not be
p'' dead letter. The citizens under the presei
st law to obtain redress for being oyercharge
NJ liable for costs. My amendment will NAL
no II penal oflense for raj
~ road agent to- charge more (,
: passenger fare than is allowed In this bill
so The agent OF the railroad company ave.
no his allegiance 10 the laws of his countr
or and in serving his master he should No
violate the laws of the state. Let us tret
le all classes as our constituents. Let us fost
and protect our corporations. but let ,
AS compel them to respect and obey the Law
and be careiul of the rights of those frol
oo whom they draw their fortunes. want
ed carry out my idea of the provisions of ii
NJ constitution on the subject of railroad leri
y lation. | would control them by prop
n. and conservative regulations and by al
nd quate penalties.
ds "Should railroad company instruct
n. agent to make legal charges and he shou
nj charge more, IL would be unfair TO NAL
ed the company responsible for the villain,
,j We had best punish the agent.
~. This reaches the end and fully protec
re- the citizen; but how futile the effort to pr
tcct our people from powerful corporation
n hv compelling them TO ltlgate with then
he They have millions, while the people ha,
tb none TO spend IN law SUITS
~ Wood. said that in Illinois, some ven
10 ago, when II was undertaken to rcguln
10 passenger traffic, civil penalty was fir
.is pro iided, but the corporations paid no r
IN gard to the statute. and Il bocan
IA. necessary, IN order 10 carry ont N
of the intention of the law. to attach crimin
pd penalties against the agents, officers nm
nj employees of the company.
d. lie thought II was poor argumei
%. against the amendment to say that ii
officers were compelled TO obey orders.
Ms Chcnoweth did not think II right that Il
It servant should be punished for the act
N, his master.
he III offered n substitute prescribing TN
10 one-haf of the penalty of not less than 50
III nor more than $500 shall 90 to the part