The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-22

. to II for the reason that only one.iourili {
the state tax could be placed TO the cfoul
Of tho school fund. He held that IL
unconstitutional.
Messrs. Ohesley and Davis held the sam
views.
Jones was of the opinion that taxes coul'
be placed to he credit OF the school luD'
rs they would be levied on property sold 10
, the benefit of schools,
The question recurring on the tax claus
amendment, 1t was lost,
Mr. Cooper offered resolution that M
remaining sections be adopted without de
bate. Ruled out of order. ,oo,
Mr. Davis amendment to strike out "3y
and insert "2O' years, was lost.
The question recurring on the adoptloi
of the fifth section, as amended, II wa
adopted
The question being on the adoption of Iht
sixth section, Mr.. Davis amendment tC
strike out "a" and insert rs" was adopted
and the section concurred in.
The seventh section was adopted.
The eighth section was lost.
The ninth section was adopted.
The question being on the adoption OF
the tenth section, Mr.. Chesley moved TO
amend by adding 'or six sections unwatered
and one section watered land" Adopted.
Mr.. Matlock offered substitute for the
section providing that the amount OF land
to be purchased by any one Individual, II
agricultural. shall be one section and
pasture land in any quantity. Adopted.
The question being on the adoption OF the
eleventh section, Mr.. Gibbs substitute
providing that the lands classed as agricul'
tural shall be sold to actual settlers only;
provided they shall not be sold i'll such
shape as to be advantageous to sale or lease
of large quantities, was adopted.
| The question being on the adoption OF the
/ L AZ inn mo
amend by adding actual settlers shall have
prior right to purchase for six months.
Adopted.
| The question being on the adoption of
| the thirteenth section, Mr.. Harris offered
substitute. providing that the sale or lease
| shall be under the control OF board COM
posed of the governor, attorney-general
treasurer, comptroller secretary Of state.
commissioner OF the land office. Adopted.
The question being on the adoption Of
the 14th section, Mr.. Gibbs offered sub
stitute, providing that all mineral lands be
examined ny mining experts at an expense
not to exceed S25, 600 per annum. The ex-
pense item was stricken out. the first clause
accepted and the section adopted.
The 18th section was adopted
The question being on the adoption of the
sixteenth section, MIR. Chesley offered a
substitute providing that i'll the sales Of
pasture land not more than one section OF
watered land shall be sod TO any one in
dividual when the same will prejudice the
sale OF other sections. Adopted.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment, that
the committee be instructed to so provide
| that competition in the purchase of school
land be received. Accepted and the section
adopted,
MIR. PtsufTer offered resolution provid.
| ing tor advertising lands for sale or Lease
also to advertise the same in European pa
pers, giving description and location; also
| to create bureau to cohtrol the sale and
| lease Lost.
On motion, the committee rose and asked
! leave to report tomorrow, when the senate
| will act on the resolution as adopted.
/ AZ message was received from the COVER
nor, transmitting letter of the comptrol-
Ter, calling attention to defects in the law
governing the payment of tax on land
| heretofore unrendered; also, conveying
a resolution of the capitol board, asking an
appropriation Of $4,000 TO protect and
drain the temporary capitol building.
The committee on Federal relations re.
ported back substitute for the bill provid-
| ing for preparing accounts for presentation
to the general government for payment for
| frontier defense.
House amendments to the bill providing
for The erection of branch asylum in north
Texas was concurred in. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions and memorials were presented
as follows:
BY Acker-A petition from the citizens
of Lampasas, TO enable railroad compa-
MES to build and maintain hotels and bath
houses at watering places.
By Mckinney petition from citizens
OF Walker county, protesting against the
ratification of the lease of pententiaries.
By Foster. o MISUNDERSTANDING for the
creation of Richland county.
! Cochran rose TO question OF privilege
and said: 1.-The Post, in an editorial of yes
terday, places me in the exact opposite po-
sltion in regard to the appropriation made
| for clerk TO the secretary of the board OF
education TO that which | occupied. 1t
| is about as correct in this as it was when
six weeks after the election it asserted II
would take an official count to determine
who was elected governor. / think, how
ever, the editorial would apply more to my
colleague, Mr.. Nash, that TO myself"
Nash said he never approved the bill
per Sc.
Bills and resolutions were introduced aud
referred as follows:
BY Upton-A bill making an appropria-
! ton Tor deficiency in the appropriation
heretofore made for the support OF the gov
eminent from March, 1882, TO February,
1883. at contains the following items:
Quarantine, $lS,759, judiciary, S2l3; state
affairs and clerks, So, 95S; adjutant-generals
office, 81 800; William Seaman, ex.sheriif
of Cameron county, for revenues, 81 ,l5oi
J OK Attorney General McIenry, salary from
January LIST, to January 10th, 1888, S55; DIR.
| Saunders, ex-superintendent OF lunatic
asylum, balance OF salary, 1913.
| BY Rnshing-To define the time for hold
ing the district court of Kaufman county.
BY Acker-ro authorize railway compa'
MES to construct and MAINTAIN hotels at wa
tering places.
! Also, a bill to provide for the registry OF
deeds and other instruments Of writing.
by DuiT-To make the homestead execu-
ton right prior TO the Judgment lien right.
BY Mathews-To authorize the county
clerks in the presence OF the county com
missinners 10 destroy the scrip and other
eyide4,,- county Indebtedness that have
! been can lied.
BY Crayrns-To punish persons for riding
horses out leave.
By Gre, "a resolution that as hydro
phobia i.na the increase in the state, that
he con ittee or nublic health be re-
louasted . lake u,,I. ...fi-,!'. -,'i.'i -" ev
pedieucy lsvying sucn taA ga dogs rs
] will tent Gel reduce their number.
/ BY III An amendment to the cOnstitu'
ton. Il. the same amendment that was
adopted l. the bar association few weeks
/ BV Frsi.t To amend the descriptive list
Of proper, required TO be made by as
l SCISSORS.
The bill wing it 10 the discretion OF The
Judge 10 D. ait a change OF yenu IN civil
cases pass the house.
! senate { % making an appropriation OF
SO. co FOR se repairs OF the lunatic asv lum
Tas taken ID, When the house went into
commute the whole. and reported "a
vorably. Inc constitutional rules were
suspended nd the nil passed the house
with an e. -rgency clause.
The bill tmending the Statutes 50 as "a
psrmibcou ties or their subdi Visions 20 re-
peal ne * and iEnne laT vas taken %.
Poster, 81 GrAys1u, ohered an amend
/ mi 10 rempt the Counties Of GraysOn
ana C0llif rom he provisions Of the bill.
Cochran aud Nash opposed the bill De
cause they thought it would work a hard.
ship in those couutirs. wbere farmers SouIo