The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08

| counties Tor eduCAlOnM pufpO9el are
right the property Of The county and no ~
verse possession or law Of Limitation sha
ever be available against tho title Of VI
county, aud each county may lease or III
pose Of the sans for the benefit OF publ
schools. The land herein set apart shall b
sold or leased under such legislation m
upon such terms rs may be prescribed b
law; the comptroller TO invest the proceed
In state or United States bonds, as may
directed by the board of education.
Also, TO amend the same article and sec
tion 20 as to provide for the annual levy q
an al valorem tax Of 10 cents and poll Ia
of 81, for school purposes.
Mr.. Perry, from the committee on road
aud bridges, reported favorably the bill
providing for laying out and opening pub
lie roads in unorganized counties.
Mr.. Buchanan, from the committee Of
education, reported iavorably the bill au
thorizing county commits sioners to pay Ger
tain audited school vouchers.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol
lows:
BY Mr.. 'Pfeuifer-To make an appro
priation to defray the expenses of the stat
government for two years from March LIST
1888.
Also, an appropriation for deficiencies.
Also, an appropriation Tor extraordinary
expenses for two years.
BY Mr.. Davis-To prevent the pending o
two or more criminal prosecutions lOr thi
same oilense.
By Mr.. Gooch-That state educationa
diplomas issued by other states shall
authorize the person to whom it is granted
irst-class certificate, without e&amina
ton.
By Mr.. Chesley-To amend the Pena
Code, providing that justices OF the peace
shall have jurisdiction OF otlenses in break
ing fences.
By Mr.. Providing that in all case'
where a claimant of property failsto estab
lish his rights, Judgment shall be rendered
against him and his sureties for the value o
property, interest and damages.
House bill protecting the wool-groWine
interest of the state passed.
The bill providing for the payment o.
bonds issued to the university by the state
out of half the proceeds of the sale OF pubic
lands not belonging to common school
land, passed. ,.u
The ruIes we're suspended and the bill
providing compensation to attorneys ioI
collecting money for the state, and liking
at 10 per cent, was taken up.
Harris moved to amend by striking out
all of the bill retroactive in its operation
Lost.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by adding
that in suits brought in Travis county
courts, the county attorney shall receive no
fees.
Mr.. Patton moved to amend the amend
ment by adding thereafter brought"
Mr.. Gooch-That the county attorney
shall not be required to render services.
Mr.. Terrell offered substitute for all the
above, providing that the attorney genera
shall supervise all suits brought in Travis
county. Adopted.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend by adding
the proviso that attorneys receive III per
cent.on the first 81 600 and 5per. cent. on all
sums over 81, 900, and that they shall be en-
titleI to the above on all sums collected
since the adoption of the Revised Stat
utes.
Mr.. Terrell moved to strike out "since
the adoption of the Revised Statutes" and
insert, provided that 10 per cent. shall be
allowed on all such sums as heretofore col.
lected sincs the adoption OF the Revised
Statutes. Adopted.
MIR. TrayIor's amendment, as amended,
was adopted and the bill engrosed.
House bill making appropriations TO re-
pair the governors mansion, passed.
House Joint resolution appointing COM
mittee to visit the state schools was taken
up. The senate refused to concur in the
amendments, and the resolution was re-
ferred to committee for conference.
A message was received from the gov
ernor referring to q communication from
the treasurer, asking joint committee to
examine the condition Of the treasury. Re-
ferred.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Cotton moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill of Chenoweth, relating to the
of railroad rolling stock, was
ordered engrossed on yesterday, and that 1t
be speadd on the minutes.
Foster, of Limestone, called up the mo-
ton to reconsider and moved to lay it on
the table,
Upton moved call of the house.
The roll was called and the sergeant-at-
arms ordered by the speaker to bring in
Petitions and memorials were offered as
follows
By Frymier-A petition from the super
intendent Of the deaf and dumb asylum,
asking for the balance due him for past
services.
BY Peers-A petition frcm citizens OF
Robertson county on prohibition.
By Linch--A petition from citizens of
Collin county, asking an amendment to the
so as to,allow the commission.
ers court to create greater number OF
justices precincts.
BlllS ana NClt llAlbuuNNi anu
referred as follows:
By Browning-To authorize counties to
fund their Indebtedness, and to provide for
,aising means TO pay the same.
By Henderson-To require hotel and
keepers to keep posted a
list of the companies in which their prop
erty is insured.
By Robertson-An amendment author
izing the board OF commissioners of the lu-
matte asylum to appoint two additional as
sistapts.
ries' to regulate the same, and to authorize
il les to levy taxes for said purposes.
By Frank-To allow Confederate certih-
Gates to be located as headlight certificates,
allo wing them to be divided and sub
divided till the whole certificate 10 ex-
By Townsend-An amendment Of the
Penal Code relating TO lottery tickets.
By Abbott-To restore the civil and crimi-
nal Jurisdiction Of the county court OF Tom
Greene county.
By Patterson-To repeal section g. chap
ter So, ofthe Statutes, approved in 1873.
Bv Hurst-To provide for taking up and
selling estrays and fence-breaking animals
Bv Moore, of McLennan-To provide for
the issuance of executions in certain cases.
BY Hurst-To allow persons 10 yolunta-
rily designate homestead, ana make otner
real estate subject TO mortgage without
cloud OF claim as homestead.
By Wurzbach-A resolution requesting
the committee on constitutional amend
ments to report back the necessity ot con-
s,itutional convention, owing TO the fact
that amendments have been offered TO the
upon almost every subject.
By Peers-For the relief Of +. +. Sink.
By Nash-To permit the elementary
of agriculture 30 be taught in the
common schools Of the rural districts.
By Acker-To ascertain what amount is
due j. S. Coleman on claims due teachers
By Frymier-An amendment providing
for = probate record book 10 separate the
papers Of an estate required % be recorded
from the minutes Of the court.
Bv Townsend-TO give charter institu-
tons the right, when their charters expire
bv Limitation, 10 file new charters, retaining
ali the rights and privileges that existed I'M