The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01

and he offered to 2mend by Striking out
zone thousand" aEa inserting zone hun
| dred." Lest.
Mr.. Davis moved TO strike out zone
| thousand" and insert Give hundred"
| Lost.
Mr.. Gooch moved to add the word "furni-
ture" before and repairs" Adopted.
The rules we're suspended and the bill
passed.
The bill fixing fees of attached witnesses,
the special order, was taken up, the pend
ing question being Martins amendment to
casss, or before the grand jury" Lost. ,
Mr.. Patton moved to strike out certify"
and insert sin writing" Adopted.
Mr.. Chesley's substitute, offered yeoter-
day, was called up and lost.
Mr.. Johnson, of Collin, moved to amend
the bill by striking out all OF the section
making the state liable to pay defendants
witnesses in any case. Lost.
Mr.. Peacock moved to amend by insert
ing: "a judge to whom application is
made for attachments may refuse the
same" Adopted.
Mr.. Peacock moved to amend by insert
ing. THAT the testimony is material to
his defeuse." Adopted.
Mr.. Evans moved to amend by providing
| that only two witnesses to any one material
point receive fees. Lost.
Mr. Gooch moved to amend, by provid-
| ing that no attachment shall issue III tel-
ony case until the state attorney snail frst
make statement, in writing, or the de-
| PENDANT shall have made the affidavit which
| will authorize the payment of witness fees.
Adopted and the bill eDgr0ssed.
Pending discussion on the above, COM
municatiOn was read from the comptroller,
showing that IT, g had been paid in twelve
months to shenA5 as attached witness ices,
| $60,G
Resolutions were offered as follows:
BY Mr.. Shannon-rhat 5000 copies in
English, 1000 in German, $40 in Spanish
| and 500 in Bohemian of Governor lrelaud's
message be printed. Adopted.
By Mr.. Pope-That the sergeant, alarms
ascertain if the senate mail matter is being
| forwarded by the postal authorities.
| Adopted.
BY Mr.. PfeufTer-That committee of one
be appointed from the senate, to act with
committee of two from the house, to visit
the agricultural and mechanical college,
Sam Houston and Prairie View normal
schools, and report thereon. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Terrell-That the Texas congress-
men be requested to support the bill pen9-
ing in congress to grant pensions to MeXi-
| can veterans.
| By Mr.. Gooch-That Texas senators and
| re representatives in congress be requested to
use their influence to have the clerical force
| in the post-oflice at Austin increased, and
that this resolution be telegraphed to them.
Adopted.
Adjourned.
Lindsey presented petition from the
citizens of Brown county, asking for new
county.
Bills and resolutions were presented as
follows:
BY Chambers. of Collin-To authorize
settlement Of the disputed boundaries by
arbitration, and to regulate the proceedings
| Hereunder.
BY Stouts-Relating to the laying and
orening of public roads, and making pro-
| vision for appointing road commissioners.
By Robinson-A constitutional amend
ment exempting from taxation agrlcultu.
raj implements and the manufacture OF
textile fabrics.
By Browning-An amendment in refer
ence to ey-officio services of the sheritts,
providing that sheriffs be allowed not eX-
| ceeding $500 for 5000 or less number OF
inhabitants in the county, and $50 for each
additional 1000. inhabitants, as pay OF ex-
officio services.
BY Latham-A joint resolution instruct
ing our representatives at Washington to
prevent the removal of troops or the aban-
donment of military posts on the LILO
| Grande frontier.
| By McAipine- A resolution granting
leave OF absence to John Il. Conard, county
Judge.
Also amending the estray law so as to
have cattle sold at the courthouse door IN
the same manner as horses.
BY BasseJt-ro provide for the DISPOSE
ton of lands belonging to public free
schools and funds.
BY White-A resolution relating to the
salary of the governor.
BY Patterson-An amendment relating
TO attachments. -.
By Ferguson-To provide for the i'm
provement of the lunatic asylum and the
enlargement of the grounds.
By Pendieton-To establish the Robinson
Normal school.
BY Moore, OF W tngton-Io have the
same class of scho" books used by all the
free schools of Texas.
BY Davis, of Camp-An amendment re-
lating to the enforcement OF the collection
of taxes.
By Pierce--To regulate and establish a
more efficient system Tor cNpediting the
business of the supreme court.
BY Kendall
Resolved, by the house Of representatives,
the senate concurring, that a Joint commit
tee be appointed, with power 10 send for
persons and papers whose duty IL shall be
10 INQUIRE into the violation OF the act CT
April o, 1881, violated by persons purchasing
under fictitious names and frauduiently
more lands than was allowed them, and re-
sary TO recover these lands thus iraudu'
lently acquired.
Kendall-"I desire TO call the attention
Of the house 20 the law passed by the sew
enteenth legislature providing that no per
son shall purchase less than 100 acres nor
more than one section ~ land, which has
been grossly violated. / have the names
of four rerOns whose aggregate purchases
, are more than 2l5 sections in excess O
1 ~. "a Ia AaH at n 4
resolution, single shot, from the skirmish
into the ranks OF these Willy viOlatOrs 81
the law, and IL will prove 20 be a veritable
eatling gun. II will sstonish and confuse
them worse than Belshazzar when he saw
. the handwriting on the wall
TAYLOR said he did not oppose any inquiry
|, into the frauds OF those land grabbers, bun
that il properly belonged 70 the courts o
the state 10 ferret out the frauds that had
been penetrated. He thOught the people
haye q right 20 know Of the frauds that bad
been perpetrated upon them.
Wurzbach said that while be did not OBJ
iect 20 the resolution, be doubted the pro
J priety Of appointing committee OF tnves
tirsfiOn. He thought that nothing could
be accomplished By them IN the short tim,
b they would havs 10 work: that GOvernOi
p Poflerts once suggested That these uartiel
VINO had purchased more land than the las
! allowed bad done 20 By using the names o
their sisters. their cousins and their auuts
J and he th0aght that q COMMITTEES could NJ
tel whether Tire purcnases were valid o. d
Legal. that be considered The court ~
& proper Tribunal - inquire into the irauds
Hs1iewu0I huued the resolution W1uli
: r-eraii aud sid that ever since TeEas ha-
become q state men Et Al times had beei
/ r1hhlinE NJ Der lands. 10 was time some
rhinr eficisnt should - done.
, Dennis--'f respectfully submit II ~
l laws % the gtate have ben ri1lated 81
z not the courts the pruusr trl1unals - -
z aruine into tne MISTER
: s-1.t uriuussi the adoption - tts rss1lu
ton. tneauss ~ thought ire rIrrIn mite
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