The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-15

ment, that, oals pasture lands shall be
leased, and that lauds adapted to cereals
shall not be csassed as pastu1e lands.
Aiter some debate, Mr.. Terrell tempo
rarily withdrew his amendment.
After rambling discussion the question
was on the adoption Of Mr.. Stratton's
ameadment. Lost.
The question recurring on adoption, the
first section OF il was adopted.
The question being on adoption of second
section, Mr., Johnson, of Shelby, moved TO
strike out 'pot suitable Tor lumber,n
Adopted.
Mr.. Gooch meyed 10 strike out "two,and.
a,haf dollars and insert three" Adopt
ed.
Mr.. Shannon moved to insert suitable
for lumber" Adopted.
Mr.. Peacock moved TO add after Suitable
Tor lumber, sAhrse dollars per acre"
The question recurring on adoption, the
second sectiola-a rs amended, was adopted.
The questioa being. on the adoption OF
moved 10 strike il out. Lost.
Mr.. DAVIS moved TO strike out "shall,
and insert may" Adopted.
NJ. pieutler moved to amend by provid-
ing ,hat long leaf pine under twelve inches
IN diameter, ald short leaf pine under hE
teen inches stall not be cut.h Lost.
Mr.. Coope: 'doved TO amend by adding
that timber useful for lumber may be sold
and the land reserved from sale except 10
| actual settlers. Adopted.
Mr., Davis moved TO add "at not less than
- dollars per acre" Adopted.
Mr.. Trsy!s Sofiered substitute for the
section, providing that timber shall be sold
at not less than So per acre and the land
reserved rom sale, except agricultural,
| which may be sold for - dollars per acre.
| Lost
| The question recurring on adoption of the
third section, as amended, 1t was adopted
| Inc question being on the adoption oi
the iourth section, Mr.. Traylor offered a
substitute providing that pasture lands
shall be leased for ten years at not less thar
cents, and providing that any person OF
company leasing one watered section shall
be required 10 lease five sections W thout
water, and that all agricultural lands b,
leased subject to sale, the lessee to haye the
preierence.s
Mr. SHANNON moved to amend the section
providing That, for actual settlement, the
land shall remain or the market for sale il
bodies not TO exceed GAO acres to any on,
person, and strike out "3 cents" and in
| sert "a. "
| Mr. Jones moved TO amend the amend
ment by striking out -" and inserting "5.
Lost.
Pending further consideration of Mr.
I1aylor's substitute and amendments, th
committee rose and reported progress, an,
asked leave 10 sit again tomorrow. Th
report was adopted, and the senate ad
iourned.
The pending business was the bill amend
ing the law ~ regard TO change of venu
in civil casag.
Browning contended that the change O
venue shosld be left to the discretion ofth
judge after hearing the evidence, an
thought that this was essential in orde
that lair trial might be had.
DAVIS, Vi Lamar, maintained that tn
passage oi sucn a law would be deleteriou
10 the best interests of our country; tha
the law Gs IL now exists was part OF on
ystem Of Jurisprudence, and that by il tn
interests OF the minority were best prc
te3ted.
Barret moved the previous question, an
the bill passed to engrossment by vote q
ayes, 30; nays, 30.
Petitions and memorials were presente
as follows
BY W,&ta--Erom citizene Of BurlesoI
: county, lsSng tor prohibition,
by the speakerA petition on prohih
: ton, from the citizens of johnson and Il
lis counties.
by Moore, OF McLennan-A petition fror
Waco prcsbytery of the Cumberland Pre-.
byterlan church, on prohibition.
by Stout--A remonstrance from tho cit
2ens OF that portion of Navarro county on
OF which the county of Richland is pre-
posed TO be created.
by Acker-A memorial from Hendrick
and Coriel, asking the Legislature pre-
vide for an inquiry into the valid cel
tain land certificates Of sections l...4e b
them.
BY Dennes-A memorial in reference [
. purchasing books ior the use OF officers.
BY McAlpin-To restore the criminal an
; civil jurisdiction of Grimes county.
Bills and resolutions were introduced q
follows:
By McBride-An amendment TO reiun,
occupation taxes where local option ha
been adopted beior5 the expiration of th
license, regardless of when the license wa
taken out.
by McDaniel-To create and provide 70
the organization of Richland county.
By Jones-Io require causes in which al
tachments have been levied on real prop
erty to be transferred to the district cour
by the enforcement of such attachmen
liens.
BY Ayers-To prevent the ownership O
land in large bodies, and to provide 70
esoheats and for compensation.
by Brown--A resolution to better deiin
the duties of the comptroller and attorney
general, and to enforce the collection of ac
counts due the state from deiaulting ta
collectors.
by Wurzbach-A resolution, that as eacl
state In the Union is contributing materia
to the erection of The monument in homo
OF Washington, at Washington ID. g., tina
the committee on state affairs be nstruCte,
TO report, by BIZ or otherwise, what tn
state oil Texas has done in regard to tn,
matter.
Townsend, for the special commmittee
appointed to ascertain at what price tn
Alamo building and grounds could be pur
chased, reported that after conierenc
Win the senate committee, they had ioun,
ii necessary to visit tho Alamo in order /,
ascertain more definitely what price shoul,
be paid, aud asked that leave be granted 10
that purpose. Adopted.
ha2iewood moved to reconsider the vot
oy which the report Of the committee wa
adopted.
Townsend and Merriwether flew to th
rescue and contended that purchase with
out hrst examining and inquiring into th
value oil real estate would be very unwise
Upton moved to lay the motion to re
consider on the table. Carried.
l.abatt offered a resolution that $50 copie
OF the acts of the legislature of lS79ant
1881 DO purchased Tor use OF the house
Adopted.
Berry, by leave. introduced billto bette
the moral condition of people and rende
society, law and order more profitable by
the doing away with saloons and tipp]inl
shops.
The bill making an appropriation for Q
| clerk To tho sprratnrv NJ ad,cati,p ,assa,