The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-02
Measures Before the Senate Yesterday
The Texas Veteran Pension Bill
Takeu Up and Passed
With Amendment.
Senate Bill "To Farther Regulate Rail.
ways" Is COnsidered..A Message
from the Governor.
The Bill to Purchase Texas Presidents
and Governors Portraits Passed
House With Amendment.
Other Important Work of the Repre-.
sentatiyes Yesterday.
The Governor and the Congressional
Apportionmcnt Bill.
Other Interesting State News.
Other Interesting State News
Seventeenth Legislature.

SfNAIE.
Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, May 1.-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.. Patton, from the committee on state
affairs, reported back bill granting leave
OF absence to Judge McAdoo, of Washing.
ton county, with an amendment including
Judge John g, Robertson, of the seventh
judicial district and recommended its pass
! age.
Mr.. Gooch introduced bill providing for
| leasing the school lands for not less than
so per section per annum. Referred.
Mr.. Duncan introduced bill providing
for the sale of u portion of the unappropria-
ted public lands. Referred.
The special order was suspended, and the
bill granting pensions to Texas veterans
was taken up.
The committee amendment, providing
that veter. n who are not worth
over and above their homestead,
500 shall be considered INDECENT and be
entitled to the benefit of the act, was read.
Mr.. Harris offered to amend the amend
ment by striking out "over and above their
homestead. Adopted, and the bill pass
ed
The president laid before the senate the
special order, senate bill No. So to further
regulate the duties and rights of railroad
companies and to prevent discrimination
! by them.
The bill and majority and minority re.
ports were read second time.
Mr. Wynn moved the adoption OF the
! minority report. He sa,d the bill was GER
nf h. 10 .c Il.
stare from the fact thet it compels the rail
roads to issue through bills Of lading and
to sell through passenger tickets, thereby
preventing discrimination. Where railroads
have been consolidated they will not sell
tickets or give through bills of lading over
a connecting line that is running in compe.
tltioni he stated that he hadinformation that
the Gould combination had diverted over
four hundred carloads Of freight from the
Sunset route because of its re.
fusal to give through bills of
l lading over the roads, Notwithstanding il
was the most direct and quickest route
One OF the railroad kings of this state, who
has done us much TO improve and build up
n the state rs any man, ana who is not in the
8 great railroad ring, favors the bill, and this
/ fact shows that there are railroad
= men in Texas who believe that
n railroads shall be compelled to obey
\ L
| report will be adopted.
:, Mr.. Gooch said the bill, as he understood
/. 1t, was to prevent combinations, but many
% of its provisions were unconstitutional
o lie objected to the first section of the bill
;. which provides that roads where the,
v intersect or cross each other unless they
= shall provide q common depot, shall eaci
q erect depot. He thought the bill shoul,
\. provide common depot aud that tn,
,r companies be compelled to erect one unde
k penalty.
L Mr.. Stubbs favored the bill and thought
n 1t the best possibility for correcting the eyi
l. of discrimination.
a. Mr. Terrell opposed 1t, because u bill
to create railroad commission, had passed
n and he believed all further legislation look
"a ing TO regulating railroads should be post
poned until the commissioners made an in
vestigation and sent In their recommenda
tions.
>, Pending the discussion. Mr.. stewar
:, moved to adjourn, but withdrew it for
RS moment.
of Mr.. Duncan asked permission to introduc
10 n bill entitled IAN act to provide for tn
!. sale OF all land heretofore surveyed am
~ 20 that may be hereafter surveyed or set apar
IL for the benefit OF the common school fund
X. Referred. II provides that timbefed land
ID q mile from streams be sold for not les
20. than 81 per acre, and that tin
cd bered lands on streams Of suilcen
ii. depth to float timber shall b
yn sold at not less than 81 per acre. IL pre-
Mt surveyor at public auction, ut the cour
,r. house door on the first Tuesday In eac
m and every month until disposed OF,
ad Mr.. Shannon introduced bill to su.
rd pend the collection OF taxes due in unorgai
lc lied counties from the years 1871 to 1876 II
elusive. Referred.
A message was received from the COVE
nor, asking action on his appointments I
n. various offices during the vacation of III
" legislature.
to Mr.. Houston moved that the senate q
cr into executive session tomorrow after III
A d. call to consider the appointment
ON Adopted.
eu Adjourned.
,ra HOUSE.
nj The bill to provide offices for state d
A partments passed, amended so rs to cut o,
/ the proviso to build on the univcrsit
Il ground.
m The general appropriation bill was take
nd up, and on motion OF Gibson the commi
build alunatic asylum in northern or ives
etn Texas was tabled.
H., The committee amendment relating
''' the purchase OF potraits OF Texas presiden
ma, and governors was adopted ,..amendcd by !
ar. ducing the purchase money TO $500.
,u. The. other items and the commit
amendments heretofore telegraphed ii
Ton HERALD were adopted and the bill passs
gs. The state senatorial aud rcpresentnli
Ihr apporiionment bill was taken up and 4
led house, on motion Of Woods, .reced
oss from its amendments.
Inc Scott, by leave, introduced q bill chan
m. ing the time OF holding the state election