The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-18

motion would prevail. He defed any gem
| ueiual IN the house TO point ont n single
lihe m the resolution that it was not duty
70 comply with, Ii is the duty of
!he nited States government to see that
US oiuzens imprisoned in foreign dungeons
~. speedy trial, guaranteed them under
sne constitution. The indefinite
imprisonment Of those citizens is contrary
70 the rules OF the constitution and of the
spirit of international law There is nothinc
IN The resolution but what every member
9l ms house is prepared 10 vote upon
| iheil WY refer II. A vote was then taken
anu Oarletons motion prevailed.
| barry called up the bill repeating the law
granting land TO veterans and the widows
9t 'hoSe who tell at the Dawson massacre
Ite ssiu ne was not willing that the Texas
veterans should have more rights than
the crippled Confederate soldiers. Post.
poned and made the special order of 10 a.
Having resolved itself into committee of
the whole on the bill looking to the boun-
1ary survey to determine the ownership of
SSreer county. the committee reported in
iMor Oh paving each commissioner IS u
gay ana reasonable necessary expenses
Ihe report was adopted and the blr en-.
crossed.
An executive message was read recon-.
mending that Crockett county be attached
TO some unorganized county for judicial
Purposesand recommending the passage ofa
act authorizing the district Judges or other
suihorllies. to appoint, q time and pace for
noIulhg court in counties or
ganized or that may be organized
where the law does not provide. Referred
Another message was read submitting as
subjects of legislation any and
everything that may be deemed proper TO
De done Tor the Texas veterans and the sur
yivors OF the Dawson massacre and their
wives, and for those who formerly
received pensions and their widows, and
ior crippled Confederate soldiers. 1t saws
further: II would beg leave TO suggest
IN behalf of Texas veterans that as
,hey are to meet in a few days al Waco, ii
hhght 6e practicable then to ascertain
VINO OF them are in need of aid,
i9r ,heir permanent support for
the balance of their lives and upon ascer.
tanning that fact | would respectfully
recommend that an annual pension be
gwen to such persons naming each
oi thenl, who are to receive it.
Carelton presented amendment from the
board OF lnnatic asylum managers
ASKING that u building be Immediately
constructed to supply the place of that
recently DESTROYED by fire. Referred.
Todd introduced bill exemptine
widows with less than 81 coo
property from ad valorem tax, Referred
Adjourned
CAPITAL NOTES.
Ex-Govelnor John c. Brown delivered
an,address before the joint committees of the
house and senate on internal improve
ments. He read q memorial address 10 the
governor by the railroads on the subject of
railroad legislation. He then called at,en.
ton to the TACT that the sixteenth legislature
alter mature deliberation had passed laws
iixing the maximum rates. He also stated
that no railroad in the state bad been able
to declare dividends during the last wear.
Inc most prosperous of these roads find il
bonded Indebtedness. The aggregate m gate
capital stock paid in is Only
S7O,OVJ,oJO. He remarked that il the leris.
lature passed laws taking away large
part OF their earnings, the mortgages would
ioreclose, and that the stockholders would
lose the stock thew had paid i'm on the
ialth OF friendly legislation which had
been unbroken since 1851, and said
that the lands donated by the state had
oeen so Tar an expense instead of an adyan.
tage as they nad cost $3O0,C-1 more
ior location, etc, than they have brought
the company referring TO the Texas & Paci-
fc.i ne apprthendcd that no member
wanted 10 iiegisiatc against the railroads so
that they could not run
roads have in reality given market value
70 school lands. In reference TO the railroad
tariil bill, he read an extract from one OF
tne national railroad committee, preiacing
the reading by the remark, that
10 take as standard the
passenger tariff of more populous states hy
winch TO gauge charges in Texas, was not
lust. He called attention TO the fnct that
the Houston S Texas Central road runs.
from north to south, generally parallel with
the streams while the Texas q Pacific
runs ut right angles and crossed nearly
every stream in the state of any conse.
quence. Hence 1t was plain tbat Il
would cost more for bridges, ,embankments.
ETC., and has heavy grades TO null trains.
so II IS manifest that TO make rates at which
the Central could hardly exist would plain
~ be the destruction of the Texas & Pacific
He, gave figures showing that Texas has one
mile OF railroad for every eighty.four
miles of territory; New York, / mile of
road to 0li Of territory; Massachusetts, /
mile OF railroad to every miles of territor,
and Georgia to %; and ali
these states had vastly less
,errll9ty ana more population
than Texas From this he showed the mn.
iaiiness OF making a sweepinr rednct;nn %
lndescrimnately over railroads IN this state
The Pennsylvania Central from Philadel.
phia to New York receives three cents
per capita and IL carries more
passengers than any other cichty.nine
miles OF road In America One senator re-.
marked that Hour was carried from Chicago
TO New York for 80 cents barr, I