The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-09


rance Of the law, he presnmine that par
ties who made the application had corr
been made through him in 500 names;
ne wrote 10 distant state and got names
and Tiled on them, at the same tina
bling on. some sections in his own
name. seven in his wifc's name.
and seven in the name Of one Of his children,
minor" Mr.. Patton continued at SOME
length, reading from the testimony Of wit
nesses, showing the gross violations Of the
law.
Scott argued against the bill, and con.
tended it was unconstitutional. retroactive
in Its effects, and only in the interest Of
lawyers.
Hll-"It seems that circumstances altg
cases. Why man should ON one day have
mental reservation in regard to the man.
dates OF the constitution, and on another
have none, is an Inconsistency which il in
explcable. There is no need OF map say.
ing that the bill Is in the interest of the law.
Ii is not u bill Of lawyers, but it will be the
grave of some people who have attemptedto
defraud the state Of Texas.n
Alter some further discussion, as an evil
dence OF the efficiency OF the committee,
the bill passed, without any amendment
whatever, by almost unanimous vote
ayes, 81; nays, 4-Abbott, Scott and Rodg-
ers voting in the negative.
The special order was the railroad COM
mission bill, and the question to strike out
the proviso permitting roads at intersecting
stations 10 fix rates without reference tothe
schedule on the balance of the road.
Robertson, Of Williamson, said that he
| could not nor would not support the bill,
| as he considered II worse than the old law.
aud spoke al length against the bill.
Hill said that while he was not welded
to the committee bill. yet the motion be.
fore the house. If carried, would defeat all
legislation on the subject.
| should be stricken out, and stated that the
| reason the committee put it in the billwas
for compromise to several gentlemen who
| desired it.
Patterson moved the previous question
Carried.
Upton moved call Of the house. Two
members were found absent.
! Nash moved to excuse the absentees.
Carried.
The question being upon the motion to
strike out the proviso. IL was carried--ayes,
o; noes, 3S.
| The question recurring upon Ayres'
amendment to strike out the entire section,
II was lost-ayes, IL; noes, 70. ..------.
AS amended, the section was adopted. !.
Section l3, relative TO Determinations by
railroads, ETC., was next considered -
Mckinney argued that the law as il .ex-
listed, was sufficient to meet the wants d
the people. -
Section 10 was adopted.
After the adoption OF an amendment
offered by Mcbride, correcting Its plrraze-
ology, section IA, Furnishing tho officers,
agent or employe Of any road guilty OF en-
tortion, q sum not less than 500 nor moaA
than 81 ,O0O was next considered, and pen1r
ing amendment the house adjourned unt1
SPIN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Armistead, the pending
business was postponed, and the bill re-.
pealing the law of January 25, 1875, which
prescribed the place OF sale by legal provis.
ion of Marion county, was taken up and
passed the house with the requisite vote TO
make it take effect from and after It's passage.
On motion ofIabatt, the pending busi-
ness was further postponed in order to take
up the bill continuing the commissioners Of
appeal. Labatt stated that the commission
went out of Office tonight, and it was ncces.
sary to have the bill passed that their po3-
tions might not be vacated. The bill passed
with an emergency clause.
On motion of White, the bill transferring
Workman and Burleson counties from the
Austin district to the Galveston district
was taken up out Of its regular order and
passed the house
On motion of Nash, house bill creating
the new county Of Jonathan was made a
special order for tomorrow night at 7.30.
Tho special order was the appropriation
bill, and the pending question, the adop-
ton OF the following amounts proposed on
yesterday; For the pur chase OF the Alamo.
S2o,0O0; monuments for veterans who fell at
Goliad, 5000; monuments for veterans who
ieli at keiugio, 5000 pdrchase Of grounds
at san Jacinto, $1,000; erecting monument
over tho graves OF Johnson's men. $4,000.
The amendments were adopted
lllll offered an amendment appropriating
$45,OV TO pay pensions for veterans,
Adopted,
o. motion of Upton, the vote wa, recon-
sldered by which the item appropriatlng
$o,OOO for the purchase OF the Huddle gal-
lery of portraits was stricken out on yester-
day.
After discussion by Messrs. Scott, Cheno-
we'h and Labatt in favor, and Brown and
adopted
Ten thousand three hundred dollars was
appropriated for the completion and proiec-
tion of the temporary capitol.
After the adoption OF the clause, under
The head Of miscellaneous, Frymier moved
of the chief clerk of the state department.
was made Sl,5OO, and to raise it TO $500.
Carried
Frank offered an amendment to allow
the secretary Of the board OF education
81, 900 per year. Adopted.
The appropriation for postage for the
land office was raised from $3.50 to S90O
sixty dollars was appropriated to the
land department for telephone.
one thousand dollars was appropriated 10
build an additional vault to the treauury
department
The committee rose, reported progress,
and recommended the passage OF the bill
as amended by the house, and that 15O
copies be printed. Adjourned till $3.50 TO-
morrow.
| CAPITAL cHRoNIcLINas,
Charters filed; The Waco Land and
Stock-growing company, amendment to
charter increasing capital stock to $780,
Mount olive Baptist church, Of Gainesville;
Jefferson enc Ice company, capital stock SO, 900.
Inc comptroller paid In to-day $4,000 to
general revenue and 5000 to the ayailaUs
| school fund
Governor Ireland tonight gave magnifi.
cent banquet to his friends, at the Ray
mond.
An editorial in the Statesman this morn
ing, assailing Governor Ireland, Ia almost
universally condemned, but surprise none
who are familiar with the past Of that
paper, which never has been an admirer OF
the governor. In the opinion OF all whom
your reporter has heard make an expres.
SION on the article this morning, was ur-
called for.
Lieutenant.G Governor Martin continues to
improve.
Tyler.
TYLER, March S.-Tspecial.l l-Another at
tempt was made about O'Clock this morn
ing to burn the east side of the public
square. Officer Marlborough put in timely