The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-01

VI noes, ~,
4 Mr GGesley called ~ the bill lnoreasir
The ICES Of district clerks In felony cases,
BY Mr.. Matlock An amendment sifikii
out the cnHro article, thus destroying ~
bill. Lost.
fy Mr.. Mauock-An amendment stlikif
! out 80 and inserting $40 where cases a.
dismissed. Lost-yoas, o; nays, ..
by Mr. Patton An amendment prov
ding that fees shall be- pald only on Conyi
ton. Lost, and the bill was engrossed.
Mr.. Harris called up the bill proyidln
for redeoming lands bought in NJ tax sales
An important amendment was adopted
and the bill passed.
iiy Mr.. Buchanan. from the committee Of
educG n-Favorably, toestablish system
Of no. nal schools. Favoraby-Au thorizin
town. hat have assumed control of publ
schoo TO levy q tax to build school houses
The tate then ad iourned.
HOUSE.
The pending business being the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the amend
ment Furnishing persons for negigently, aS
well as wilfully setting fire to wood land OF
prairie, was adopted.
Cotton, Scott and Robertson hoped that
the amendment would not be reconsldered,
as they thought it supplied defect in the
bill which should be cured.
Taylor considered it contrary to equity
and Justice to punish a man for an oflense
without having the willful intent proven.
The motion to reconsider was lost, and
the bill passed to engrossment-ayes, 5S;
nors, 80.
Upton moved to reconsider the vote by
which the pension bill passed the house,
and had it spread on the inmates.
The speaker announced that the hour Tor
the special order had arrived.
HilI moved IN pDstnOna the gDpcill order
in order TO call up Upton's motion TO re-
consider aud lay it on the table. Lost.
The Speaker appointed Benayides, Latham
and Labatt as the committee on the part OF
the house, to receive General Porfirio Diaz
and suite.
Special order: The bill making an ap-
preparation for the support of the state gov
eminent for the year beginning March l,
1888, and ending February rs, 1885.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Wurzbach in the char, to consider
the bill item by item.
The section making an appropriation for
the executive office was first considered
Armistead offered an amendment striking
out $4,000 set apart for the payment OF re-
wards and for paying attorneys in criminal ina
and civil cases, and inserting $4,000.
Adopted,
Moore, Of McLennan, offered an
amendment striking out that part
making an appropriation OF 5000
for the permanent repairs of
the governors mansion, and contended
that as S4,5C0 had already been approprl-
ated for repairs, be thought it would be
better to tear down the old mansion and
build new one, rather than make any
further appropriations.
Frymier, on the part OF the finance COM
mittee, stated that after investigation, the
appropriation had been found to be sbso-
lutely necessary, and read a letter from
Governor Roberts physician, DR.. Burts,
showing the unhealthfulness Of the place.
After further discussion. the amendment
was adopted.
The aggregate amount appropriated to
the executive department is $50, 45O.
Under consideration OF the APP.
preparation for the state department, Mr.
Nash offered an amendment reducing the
salary of the chief clerk from $l,SO0, as
provided in the BILL to $780, and S ated
that an increase of the salary was unconsti-
tuition. Adopted.
Frank offered an amendment reducing
contingent expenses from 500 to $50.
Adopted,
Cramer offered an amendment striking
out the allo vance Of porter hire TO the
state department.
Hill of(sred a substitute making the por-
ter of the state department serve the de-
partment of insurance also, Adopted.
Cramer offered an amendment reducing
the salary of expert and clerk OF the print
ing board from $1,000 to 5000. Adopted.
Frank moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was adopted. Car
ried.
The committee rose, reported progress
and asked leave 10 sic again at 10 q. IN. TO-
morrow.
EVENING SESSION.
The substitute house bill by the commit
tee for several bills referred 10 reorgan'ze
the 4th, 18th, 3lst and Both judicial dis
tricts and to fix the times of holding the
courts therein, and to change the times OF
holding the district courts in the 9TH, 18th,
Nth, 9th, Goth and 3ith judicial districts,
and in the, counties, of kaufman, Sabine,
San Augustine and Nacogdoches was put
upon its second reading.
The purpose of the bill is to give relief
until the next general election TO the dis
tricts where Judges are now overworEed.
The committee on judicial districts are
preparing a bill to re-dlstrict the entire
state, to take effect before the next general
election, and providing for the reelection OF
all district Judges in the state, which will
come up hereafter.
the 4th, 3lst and oath districts were
stricken out from the bill and the 9th
added, and the bill passed to engrosslnent,
~ ulUtlOn Ndo ibiht w Pub NsN bAAA NpNH
its third reading and final passage.
A call of the house was ordered, and no
quorum being present, the house adjourned
till $3.50 tomorrow.
CAPITAL CHRoHICLINGs.
Receipts at the treasury to-day were
Sl3 600, from the sale OF 50.cent land.
The comptroller paid in $4,000 TO the
credit of free schools.
The governor to-day issued proclama-
nation al the request OF citizens OF Wheeler
county, placing the county under the opera
ton of the six-shooter law.
Mr.. Goochs amendment to the bill mp in
the senate this morning, providing for re-
ducing the limits Of cities and towns, pro-
voked considerable debate. The object
of the amedment is TO scoop ia the rail-
road shops at Palestine that city taxes may
be levied on the same.
During the debate the bill amending the
charter of Dallas so as TO enlarge the
limits, was alluded to, and from express
sions that fell, 1t will be killed very dead
when It comes up.