The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-09
Other Interesting Matter by Specials
Eighteenth Legislature.
SENATE

Eighteenth Legislature.
SENATE,
AUSTIN, March S.--[Special, ,l--Mr, Perry.
from the committee on roads and bridges,
reported fayorably the bill to authorize the
purchase of bridges in the name or for the
use of counties.
The special order, the bill to redistrict
the state into judicial districts, and fix the
time of holding courts, and to provide Tor
the election OF judges and district attor-
neys at the next general election was laid
before the senate.
Mr., Traylor moved to amend by chang.
ing the time of holding court in Hill, Bos-
que and johnson counties. Adopted
MIR. Chelsey vowed to amend by provid.
ing tor the election of district ATTORNEYS in
the LIST, Sd, 4th, 9th, 7, Sth, 9th, 18th, Goth.
2lst, 22d, 23d, oath, 25th, 2eth, 9th, 2sth
Soth, slst, 32d, 3ith, 35th, SSth and 39th dis.
tricts. Adopted.
MIR. Stratlon moved to amend by trans.
ierring Waller county from the 2lst to the
23d district. Lost.
| Mr.. Harris moved to amend by transfer.
ring Angelina county from the "a to the
9th district, and Trinity from the OH TO o2d.
Adopted.
Mr.. Matlock moved to amend by trans
ferrlng Lamb, Hockey, Dickinson, Bailey
and Lubbock from the 3lst to goth district
Adopted.
! Mr.. Shannon moved to amend by adding
Parker to Tarrant, in the 18th district,
Mr.. Traylor moved to amend by adding
Williamson county to the 10th district.
Adopted, and the bill engrossed.
Mr.. Terrell introduced bill to provide
Tor the disposition of minerals in the uni.
yersity, school and asylum lands.
| Mr.. Traylor called UP the bill equalizing
and increasing the fees OF tux collectors and
| tine bin passed.
| The bill authorizing councils of cities and
towns OF over 1000 Inhabitants that have
assumed control Of public free schools to
appoint a board Of trustees, passed.
Mr.. Pope called up the bill providing for
appointing presiding officers of elections
by county commissioners, and to provide
Tor two sets of ballot-boxes. Passed.
The joint resolution requesting members
OF congress to urge the settlement of claims
for losses caused by the Brenham fire Ia
| 1856 was engrossed.
The resolution relating to adjournment
and fixing preference of certain business
| over the regular order was taken UP.
| Pending discussion the senate adjourned
| till 3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The pending business, the resolution re.
latng to adjournment, was taken up with
Mr.. klebergs amendment, and bothlost.
The joint resolution amending the con.
stitution providing for the election of
a superintendent of education was laid be.
fore the senate A call of the senate was
ordered an6 four absentees reported.
The bill amending the law so as to pro-
vide for an earlier count of votes cast at
elections was taken ,ip and passed.
The bill to provide for payment of trav.
cling expenses of the quarter.master of the
frontier battalion passed.
affairs, reported uniayorably the hill to pro.
vide Tor q geological survey of the state.
| Fayorably--A Joint resolution, instruct.
ing the attorney general to institute suit
against the Houston & Texas Central rail.
way company, for money due the school
| fund from the Washington county railroad,
with amendments providing that he NAV
employ assistance,
The senate being full, the Joint resolution
providing for the election Of super ntend-
ent of education was taken nm. Adopted
yeas, q; nays s.
| The bill providing punishment for per-
sons who null bell.ropes of moving railway
trains was lain before the senate. amended
by Including wilfully iuolesling th6 brakes.
and passed.
House bill TO diminish the Jurisdiction of
the county courts of Mataeorda. Camp.
| Houston. Live Oak. Donley. Mason. Kerr
San Petricio and Young was taken nm. with
committees amendments.
Mr.. Pieufler moved TO amend by includ.
ing Comal county. Adopted.
Mr. Kleburg moved to amend by includ.
| ing Wilson and Atascosa counties.
Adopted, and the bill passed.
Several house amendments to the copsti.
! tution were ordered printed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE,
| Nash moved TO suspend the rules and
take up the bill reported by the COMMITTEES
on fraudulent school land sales. Nash. as A
member of the committee who prepared
the report. which il n well.written and ex.
hanstiye document. In fact, one of the most
complete that has been presented at this
session of the legislature. stated that the
bill was a matter of supreme Importance |;
that DELAY would be dangerous to the pub.
lie interests, and In a clear and concise
manner reviewed the object of the bill, sci.
ting forth the necessity of its immediate
passage.
Patton--"I think It very important, be.