The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-28
NEWS By SPECIALS.
The Senate BuSily Engaged In Amend
ing the House Appropriation Bill.
House, In Turn, Equally Active in Plas.
tering the Senate Land Bill.
Resolution Passess the House, Fixing
the Date of Adjournment.
Railway and Land Legislation Compar-
lively Barren of Results.
Jaeksboro Officials Give Hot Chase
to Horse>ThieyeS.
An Elderly Carpinter Suicides in Fort
WOrth-Laudanum.
Other Specials of Much Interest.
Other Specials of Much Interest.

Other Specials of Much Interest.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 27-[Speoial. Evans |
from the committee on state affairs,
reported unIavorably house bill requiring
the county judge to give bond.
The senate then went into executive ses
sion and confirmed notaries for several
counties. Action on the fish commission.
ers was postponed.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the committee OF the whole the gen.
eral appropriation bill ives considered.
Department of Education. Mr.. Johnston,
of Shelby, moved to amend by increasing
the salary of the secretary of the board of
education from 81 800 to $1,000. Adopte d.
Mr.. Traylor moved to amend by increas.
ing the appropriation for teachers of the
summer normal schools to $1,000. Adopted.
Mr. Buchanan moved to amend by adding
$1,000 to erect additions to the Sam Hous-
ton normal school buildings.
Mr.. Patten moved to amend by adding
the poll tax to the free school appropriation,
Adopted.
Mr.. Gooch moved to amend by adding
S9OO Tor the employment OF a clerk by the
secretary OF the board of education, when
needed.
Mr.. Shannon moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out 5000 ana inserting S75
per month. Accepted and the amendment
adopted.
Agricultural and Mechanical College. Mr..
Buchanan moved TO amend by striking out
university fund" and Inserting general
revenue, trJ m which to take appropriation
for support Of the college.
A lengthy discussion ensued, in which
Fleming advocated the abolition of the
college and making it the colored branch of
the university. lie opposed any appropri-
alton for its support.
Pending further discussion the committee
rose and reported progress.
Adjourned.
Parsons had motion spread on the Jour-
nal to reconsider the vote by which the
house refused to concur in the senate
amendments to the constitutional amend
ment fixing the maximum rate OF state tax.
Hill called up Armistead's motion to re.
consider the vote by which the house con.
CuiIeu al lue seudlt amendments 10 the
pension bill, and moved to lay it on the
table.
Upton moved a call of the house, Absent:
Crayeus, Mckinney, Hardness and Bena.
yldes.
Frymier moved to excuse the absentees
Lost.
Cochran introduced petition from the
citizens OF Dallas county, protesting against
a ratification of the penitentiacy leases.
The senate land bill was called up by
Wurzbach, and put upon the third reading.
swan offered an amendment to section
relating TO the division OF surveys and sales
OF same to actual settlers, which is as fol
lows:
Provided that any actual settler in good
faith on any such lands in any county in
this state where the lands have been ap-
praised in accornance with section and ,, |
OF the act OF 1881, and the appraisement has |
been filed, shall be permitted to purchase |
not less than 100 nor mole than 321 acres OF |
the land upon which they have settled, so !
as to include Their improvement at the ap- !
praised price, but shall pay rate of interest !
fixed by said act, and shall be permitted to |
pay all or any part of the purchase money
at any time. Such purchase shall in all |
other respects conform TO the provisions of
this act; provided, application to |
purchase be made in six months |
after this act to that effect, together with |
Arst payment of one years interest, atlida- |
VT ana proof OF being an actual settler in |
good faith with intent to purchase; provi- !
ded, that such preference aud right to pur. !
chase shall not extend so as to include any |
minerals, but the same shall remain the |
property OF the common schools
Cundlff offered substitute to the amend !
ment and the senate bill, providing that all !
nIu ha u,,Il IN Al.
purchaser may desire at $3.50 per acre and |
leaving out the lease system contained in |
the senate bill
Brown moved the previous question, and,
II being seconded, the speaker pro TEN |
NASH announced that the question WAS
upon the adoption of Swans amendment |
Adopted--ayes, Il; nays, 10.
The motion then recurred upon the
adoption of the substitute and 1t was lost.
Moore, OF Eastland, offered an amend |
ment to section 4, reducing the price OF |
land upon which timber is growing, not
merchantable, from SO to 81 per acre.
Adopted ayes, 81 nays, 81.
Browning offered an amendment to the
same section, reducing the price OF un-
watered land from SO to 81 so per acre, aud
watered land from So to So per acre.
Tilson moved the previous question.
Lost.
Camp moved to lay Browning's amend.
ment on the table. Carried--ayes, G5'
nays, 81.
Chenoweth offered an amendment to sec.
tion l6, raising the leasing price OF grazing
land from cents to cents per acre.
Douglass offered an amendment to the
increasing the price to 10
cents per acre. Both amendments were
tabled, on motion of Robinson, of Jack.
Patton offered an amendment to section
y, providing that every person acting as
agent or attorney tor another in the pur.
chase of any ofsaid lands shall file with the
person authorized to sell legally executed
power OF attorney from the principal, or
other instrument OF writing from q court or
competent authority to invest him with
power to consummate contract. Adopted.
Elliott offered an amendment, providing
hat II any purchaser of timpered land be.
lore final payment cut, sell or destroy any
more timber than Unnecessary for clearing
)r improving said land, or for trewood or
building purposes, he shall forfeit all claim
% said land, suit 10 he brought by the
proper district or county attorney.
Adopted
Nash offered an amendment to section lC,
providing that not more than lG sections
hall be leased 10 any one person. Lost.
Pending further consideration OF the bill,
he house adjourned till 3 p. m,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Browning introduced a Joint resolution
providing for the adjournment of both
iouses ON the 9th of April.
Camp moved to Law the resolution on the
able. Lost--ayes, % nays, %.
Rushing offered an amendment striking
ut the 9th and inserting the ith of April.
.ost. {
The question reverting upon the adoption /
= the resolution, 1t was carried-ayes, 50
lays, 20.
he speaker announced that the pending
,usiness' was the motion maje nv uil 10 | ,