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

dis state TO pay their taxes for said yeai
WmneAs, 1'ho time allowed D.,
law for the collection o, take
has expifedi
10 II resolved That the governor b,
requested TO submit message authorizing
the passage OF law extending The time FOL
the collection OF taxes 10 1881 untl NO
vembcr J, 1852.
Douglass moved lis reference TO the con
mittcG on s,ate affairs.
TODD was opposed TO the resolution. II
adopted 10 wodid have the elect OF suspend
ing the free schools, he thought for II year.
,fempleton said: "What Kind of an ad.
vertisemenC for the state Is his
True we had short crops last
wear, but such Is the case every
once in awhile and he did not think that
hat was valid reason for saying to the
world that The state was too poor TO pay
her taxes.
He was also opposed to the practice so
common ia the house of debating to the
governor bv resolution. There were other
| IS of calling his attention to matters,
g moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
A vote was taken, and the resolution was
tabled. 1000
Plumly offered resolution that 10000
| coDies of the governors message be printed
for the use of The house. Tabled, and APP
pause in the gallery.
Daniels offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is currently reported and
believed that vast areas OF the public lands
of Texas a. e claimed and held by INSULT
cient, and in many instances fraudulent
titles, and that the state has been despoiled
by various devices by corporations and
individuals of the magnificent legacy be-
uueathed by the fathers of Texas, therefore
| be it -,
Resolved the senate concurring, That a
committee Oh two be appointed by the
speaker of the house to act with
the senate whose duty shall be to
thoroughly and exhaustivelv investigate
| the transactions of the lana commissioners
office to ascertain and report the disposition
| of the public lands, how much has been o.
tanned by artful and fraudulent evasions OF
| the law; how much has been appropriated
| to the support ofpublc free schools and
the state institutions; how much for build
| ing the state capitol, and how much appro-
| priated for all other purposes.
Also, the amount of land script that has
| been issued and the purposes for which 1t
has been issued the amount of money that
has been received by. the state, the
character of fraudulent location OF the
re mainder, and 10 make complete and full
severed from the public domain since the
creation of the state, to be,submitted to the
next legislature, the per diem and eXpen-
SEES Of said joint committee TO be paid out
of the contingent FUNDS OF the house.
Carleton did not see what practicable
result could be derived from the adoption
of the resolution. The information sought
could be easier obtained by a resolution
directing the commissioner of the land OF
fee to furnish it, The commissioner
! in examining records would in any
case be compelled to rely on the statements
of The commissioner and on the Official re-
cord. which they could only study with his
aid; for those reasons he should move thai
the resolution be laid on the table. 1t was
tabled
Daniels offered q bill to provide for
building ana establishing two lunatic asy-
| lums.
The bill provides for the establishment of
two additional lunatic 9sylums, one in
north and the Other in west Texas, each
with accommodations for $50 patients the
locations 10 be selected by board of mana
gers and approved by the governor, and it
appropriates $3.50, 900 dollars for the estab-
lishment of each asylum.
Foster moved consideration of the
vote by which his resolution was lost. He
said his ject in doing so was to discharge
a duty TO his constituents, many of whom
had asked him TO present such a reSolution.
All the resolution asked was for the COVER
nor TO make it 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
life on a credit, ard if their agricultural
facilities were sold TO taxes, they would not
be able to make O crop.
A vote was taken and the house refused
to reconsider.
The speaker laid before the house an ex-
ecutiye 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
l. M. A Taylor, pres dent of the Austin
Joint Stock Building company, an offer to
sell the Raymond house at siyty-six and
two-thirds per cent. of the original cost.
From S. NJ. Swenson, 20 sell Tor $4,000 the
Avenue hotel, covering two and one-halt
los, and to lease without additional
cost for six years that portion of the din
ming room and kitchen south of the lots
and which belongs to another party.
From John McDorald,a proposition 10 re-
pair the old capitol to the top. of the second
story, for $1,000 above the value of the
suone taken down.
From j. S. Brenckerhof, a proposition
I to repair the old capitol for $1,000.
From VIM. Brueggerhof,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 a chief and assistant statis-
teal 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.
Boti messages, with accompanying docu-
ments, were referred.
The amended house bill No..9 fixing rail-
road passenger rates, was taken up.
As amended the bill prescribes a charge of
three cents mile for each passenger, with
the privilege ofhaving transported with him
baggage not exceeding one hundred pounds
weight.
The second section allows charge of five
cents mile on all roads west OF the hun
dredth degree OF Longitude. 1t also pro-
vides that children under II years of age
shall not be charged 10 exceed a cent ana
a half mile.
Evans offered an amendment requiring
railroad companies to classify their coaches
as first and second-class, fixing the tariff on
the first-class coaches at three cents a mile,
and on the second-class coaches at two and
a half cents a mile, prescribing that the
holders of first-class tickets shall be entitled
to a passage in first-class coaches,
and fixing penalty Of not less
than 5000 nor more than 5000 for failure
to comply with the provisions Of the act.
Upon motion by Johnston, the amend
ment was almost. unanimously tabled,
Woods offered a substitute, fixing rates
for adults at three cents, and for minors be-
tween u ard q at two and a
half cents, and for children under ~
years one and a half Gems and affixing the
penalty for violation OF any Of the pro
Visions Of the act at not less than $50 nor
more than $500.
Todd moved TO table the substitute.
whereupon Woods withdrew il.
Faux moved the previous question,
and il was ordered.