The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-20
Senate: Resolution Introduced Look
inS TO AmullmeRt Of the Capi.
tol Contract - First
Step in Division!
House: Taxation for Support of Schools
was the Principal Feature
Of Yesterdays Session.
San Antonio: Had 10 Witness Her
thildreA's Horrible Fate
The COal.0il Lamp.
Colorado: A Case of Criminal Careless.
ness-llad TO Jump for it
Lost Her Life.
Fort Worth: The X. of Z. Ball a
Brilliant Success.
Marshall: Mi,took it for Morphiuc,
with Usual Result.
Big Springs: Had to Shoot Him in
Self-Defense.
Many Other Highly Interesting Specials
From Prominent
POiutS In the Lone Star State.
Eighteenth Legislature.


were presented rs follows:
BY Mr.. Jones-From the county com.
missioners of Harris county, asking a law
authorizing the commissioners to issue
bonds for the erection or repair of the
court house.
Also, from carriage. and black
smiths asking the passage of a law giving
them the right to place liens on their work
By Mr., olph--From citizens OF
Texas, praying that the law fixing the rate
of passenger fare at three cents be not ro-
pealed, and asking a law to regulate and
prevent discrimination i'll freight rates.
By Mr.. Cooper-From citizens of Liberty
county, protesting against the enlargement
of their judicial district.
MIR. Traylor, from the committee on
claims, reported favOrably to pay to w. S.
Anderson taxes Illegally collected from
him.
Mr. Davis, from judiciary committee No.
|, reported tavorably the bill authorizing
the attorney-general to use seal of office.
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on eduCa-
ton, reported uniay orally the bill increas.
ing the number of state studentsin the nor
NAL schools.
Uniavorably-House bill authon1t.is
county commissioners to pay certain school
! claims, audited under the acts OF 1876 and
and 1879, as the senate bill on the same SUB.
ject is pending.
Favorably with adverse minority report
the bill to es'ablish normal sct.o,.i ~
! Salado. H."
Mr. Gooch, from the committee on pub
| lie lands, reported back the bill for the dis
position of school lands drafted in accord
anCe With the resolution adopted in com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Gibbs, from the committee on con
stitutional amendments, reported lavorabl
the bill amending article 3 of the constitu
tion.
Upfavorably-The bill abolishing secret
sessions OF the senate.
Favorably-Th bill authorizing school
districts to levy an al valorem school tax
A minority OF the committee reported back
a substitute, providing that it shall be the
duty of the county commissioners to divide
the county into convenient school districts
but every incorporated town shal
constitute q separate school district
and providing that every school dslrlc
may levy an al yalOrem tax upon all prop
erty sufficient in connection with the pre-
rata of the available school fund, as may Dt
desired to maintain the schools ten months
in the year.
Bills referred.
By Mr.. Evans-Fixing penalty for keep
ing disorderly houses.
BY MIR. Fleming-To create the land dis
trict of ShackeliOrd, Jones and Nolan coun
ties.
BY Mr.. Jones-To grant county com
missiOners authority to issue bonds to rur
fifteen years to build or repair court.nouses
Also, to provide that carriage.makers
blacksmlths and others may retain liens OF
work done by them.
by Mr.. Cooper-To provide that the Bibl
may be read in the public free schools.
Also, to require the commissioner of Tn
land Office to issue patent to Sarah Hew
lett for land in Tyler county.
Resolutions were offered as follows:
BY Mr.. Farrar-To provide for the crea
ton of railroad commissioner, with powe
TO correct abuses.
BY Mr.. Gibbs-Requesting members @
congress to vote for the Blair education bill
BY Mr.. Fleming Requesting the Judi
Ciary committee to inquire into and repor
u bill r gulating contested election cases.
BY Mr.. Devis-That a committee be AZ
pointed to ascertain if the contract to bull,
the new state-house cannot be annulled.
The bill pending since Friday, to furthe
regulate private corporations, was taken VI
with the pending amendments, which wer
adopted, and the bill engrossed,
The bill adding Washington and Burleso
counties to tho Galveston branch of tn
supreme court was engrosSed
The JOINT resolution amending the COZ
stitution and limiting the state and count
taxes, was land before the senate and passet
The hill Furnishing persons for pullin
the bell'rope on moving train was eli
crossed.
Mr.. Davis called up the bill for the exten
sion of the scholastic age from o to IS year
with the common amendment TO strike on
6and inserts The amendment was adoptec
Mr.. Davis moved to reconsider tho yot,
Lost.
Mr. Traylor moved to amend by strikin
, out Is and inserting lG. Adopted.
Mr.. Patton moved to strike out and il
Mr.. Jones moved TO strike out 10 and il
sert II. Lost.
Mr.. Chesley moved TO amend by addinl
provided that county assessors shall nC
take school census in incorporated towns.
Adopted, and the bill eugrossed,
The land bill, reported back this mori
ing, was ordered printed and made I'll
special order for Wednesday, and from da
to day until disposed of,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The pending business being the hou,
joint resolution authorizing the levy of
state and district school tax, Steele oiIerc
an amendment striking out 20 and insertir
J l6t cents for n school tax.
RDaenthal MOyed to lay the amendmcl
on the table. Carried by vote of Il ay,
and q nays.
Foster, Of Grayson, offered an amen
ment to the second section, authorizing Il