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

maintenance of roads.
McKinney--Taxauon of property for the
maintenance ofpublc roads has been tried
in the state and proven to be n failure.
The money appropriated for road purposes
was squandered by officials. There
small county which | represent
who do not pay any tax at all, not even
poll.tax. Yet their children are educated
by property owners of the state, and the
only service they render in return is the
small amount of work they do upon our
public roads.
Patton-I object to the bill because, if
adopted, it will leave our people in the
black-land districts practically without any
roads at all. Only five days labor upon the
the year would be an absolute
| farce What we want is not modification
OF the present law, nor simply q reduction
of the time of labor from ten days to five,
but repeal of this odious law and the en-
actment of another shat will bear equally,
Doth upon capital and labor 1t we reduce
the labor from ten to five days. we ought
to amend by making persons from 40 to 80
years old come under its operation, es-
! pecially when we consider that it is this
class of men who own the bulk of the prop
erty of the country.
Robertson, of Jack, offered substitute to
cept county convicts, should be compelled
to work roads more than five days during
the year, and that no young man actually
| in school should be required to work the
roads.
Cochran hoped the substitute would be
| adopted. The law now required a young
man to work the roads, even if he had not
been in the state over ten days.
| Rogers opposed the substitute, for the
reason that property owners paid the taxes
of the government, and he thought it was
nothing but right that the poor men who
paid no taxes at all should contribute their
mite by working the roads.
Stout-The question with my people is
how can we have better system of roads
shall oppose any shape or form of repeal
of the present law until there is something
better substituted in its stead.
Davis, of LAMAR shall favor the adop-
zion of the BILL as originally introduced. l
think it is a move in the right direction.
Robertson-I hope the substitute just of.
fered will be adopted, as l think it will
more nearly meet the wants of the people.
Ethridge-t oppose the substitute offered
| by the gentleman from Jack, because he
proposes to exempt young men attending
schools. This is the very class that should
be brought under the operations of the
law. Why should they be exempted. be-
cause they are so fortunate as to be able to
attend school. and young toopoor to attend
required to work public roads?
Armsted thought that as the roads under
the present law were not properly kept up,
he could see no good that reduction
would do. 49,
Chenoweth was opposed to the entire
road law, and considered it iniquitous and
unjust
Finch was opposed to a change in any
way under the present law. Not more than
nineteen twentieths Of the people worked
their roads.
Hill was opposed to any change in the
law at all.
Townsend moved the previous question,
and the substitute and the amendment
were lost. The bill, as originally intro
duced, passed to engrossment by vote OF
Sc ayes to SO nays.
Onmotion of Cochran, w. NJ. Johnson, a
member of the seventeenth legislature, was
invited to a seat in the house.
! The special order being house bill No. B,
making so cents the maximum tax for roads
and bridges, was taken up, and on motion
of Steele the minority was substituted for
the majority report.
A message from the governor was re-
ceived and read.
After the reading of the message Taylor
moved to reconsider the bill TO levy tax
of 80 cents for bridges and roads per 500.
RED.
Armsted offered a resolution that 5000
copies of the governors message be printed.
Ayres moved to amend by adding 900 in
Bohemian.
Taylor moved to lay the resolution and
amendment on the table.
Nash introduced bill to provide for the
better organization Of public free schools.
The house adjourned till 10 a. m. to-mor'
row.
AUSTIN, Jan. 30.-TSpecial. l-CommIttee
reports were received as follows:
Mr.. Collins, from the committee on stock
and stock. raising, reported fayorably the
bill regulating the manner OF posting es-
trays
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on judi.
cial districts, reported fayorably the bill to
restore the jurisdiction Of the county courts
of Parker and Red River counties.
Mr.. Perry, from the committee on ROADS
and bridges, reported fayorably the bill
fixing the time Of working roads and pro-
yiding who shall work the same.
Mr.. Peacock, from the committee on pub
lie buildings, reported favorably the bill to
remove the supreme court library.
Mr. Gibbs, from Judiciary committee No
., reported favorably the bill providing that
the comptroller notify the bondsmen OF tal
collectors when they fail TO settle with the
state.
Mr.. Kleberg, from the committee on re
trenchment and reform, reported unfa
vorably the resolution 10 appoint cxtri
mail-clerks.
: Also. that reducing committee clerks Il
fnrr
.Ar. johnson, Of Collin, submitted ,
} minority report, favoring the reduction.
Mr.. Patton, from the committee on asy
lums. reported back Mr.. Traylor's bill pro
J yiding for branch Of the lunatic asylu n
} with a substitute that Ii be located at leas
! $50 miles from Austin, and appropriatinl
$50 600 for the same.
, Mr.. Gooch. from judiciary committee No
2, reported unfavorably the bills proyidinl
/ that county commissioners may pay sheriff
/ sixty cents per day for the care Of prisoners
and to the bill providing for the local option
. election in villages and school communi
ties.
!, Unfayorably-The petition Of the COUNT
} Judge Of BeXar county, asking change il
! the law governing county prisoners whei
sent 10 other counties for safe keeping.
The petition Of citizens Of GOliad county
! asking change in the game laws.
Also, the petition OF citizens OF Brow
county. praying Tor a rigorous law agains
: fence breaking This petition. with th
q, committee report, was referred back.
FAg0rably-The bin prohibiting dee
I hunting by freight. with amendment eE
Z eulpting Cherokee. Rusk, Anderson Bas
trop and Lee counties.
Favorably-The fixing Of punishment 20
. -obbery Of not less than Eve years Or 70
: life In the peuiteutiAry, or death; with 81
. amendment % strike out death
p Bills we're referred as follows
Il Bv M. HOuston-Making the salary Q
/. county attorneys IN counties where tnsr
az 10 district attorneys the same a. %
. saiarv Of district attn-neys
~ Mr.. Dsvis-fo prevent hunting vi
2 / fre-arIns on Sundav.
e BT NJ Harris-fo nepeai the Law relatir
. 70 a-signmeuts Tor the benefit 81 crel-t1-'
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