The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01
For sale nv CHOwDua nAlDwIa MILILAM VS. Daas Texss


tuents, respectively, praying that. pcnl.
Tertiary conviCts be confined within tue
walls.
The petition presented by Cochran was
ten feet long
Bills were referred os follows:
By Townsend--ro classify iellow-serYants
so as TO make Il company Responsible lor
the acts of an engineer when brakeman Is
injured.
By Pendleton-To require assessors to
assess unrendered personal property ana
poll tax.
BY Barry-A resolution that any NAM
Der absenting himself from the house WIN
out leave forfeit his per diem.
Also, when excused on important bust
ness, Laid over under the rules.
BY Chambers, of Tarrant-An amend
ment regulating the manner OF condemn
ing property of corporate cities and towns
in opening streets, avenues and alleys.
BY Jacksonville give Incorporated cities
and towns the privilege OF extending. boun;c
diaries by favorable vote OF two'thirds OF
the voters resident in the territory to be an
nexed.
BY Tucker-To prescribe the minimum
tax value which shall be put on land:
BY Smith-For the relief of Sarah Nichols,
Pwidow of Ii. J. Nichols, deceased.
BY Mathens-To exempt tools and in
struments necessary to carry on trades from
| forced sale TO the amount OF S5UU;
BY Chambers, of Tarrant-Making road
beds and bridges OF railroads taxaole.
By Freymier-Two bills, transferring the
appointing power of heads Of asylums from
the governor to the managers, the man
ayers to be appointed by the governor.
By Foster-Relatng to the manner OF
taking bail from justices Of the peace.
By Taylor-A joint resolution to appro-
pirate 81 800 for the renovation OF the gov
ernor's mansion.
| Reports of committees we're received as
follows: -.
By Foster, from judiciary No. La majority
and minority report TO house bill No. 20, re,
lating to qualifications of jurors in capital
cases, The majority report is uniavorabie
and the minority favorable, with an amend
nent.
Chenoweth, from the committee on inter
nal improvements, reported unfaVoraoly 10
the bill regulating the cutting and renanhg
Also, TO the bill preventing discrimina-
ton in freights by railroads, and requiring
! them to keep posted schedule OF charges
on freights, because the bill contains SUD-
| hereinafter not expressed in the caption,
Fayorably-The bill No. o. requiring
railroad companies to keep posted i'll suit
able places printed schedule OF charges on
| transportation OF freight. .,,-,
Caven. for the committee on agricultural
affairs, reported favorably the bill making
it penal offense to permit stock 10 roam al
large in counties and divisions,
Also, to the bill fixing standard weight
per bushel for corn, wheat, etc.
Cochran, for the finance committee, re-
ported unfavorably the bill enabling va
| rious companies TO buy land and improve
the same for poor farmers.
Browning, for the committee on stock
and stock.raising, reported tayorabiy
TO the hill repeating the law making each
hour after notice for removal OF STOCK
separate offense.
patton. for the committee on town ana
CITY corporations, reported unfavoraoly IN
hill authorizing commissioners cour-s u
control streets, alleys and highways u
cities and towns. A.,
surre der of charters of incorporated cities
and towns and to authorize counties TO De
come their successors.
Hill, for Judiciary No. 9. reported favor
ably the amendment requiring county
| iudees now in office to give official bonus
The bill provides that the commissioner
court shall declare vacant the Offices o
county Judges who fail to make such oond
according to the provisions OF the act. -,
Unfavorably-The amendment 10 Tn
Penal Code prohibiting newspapers In tn
state from advertising rallies and Lotteries
Also. to the bill defining and punishin
the crime of divulging secrets oil the CRANE
Jury. ,.u ~ ., u,,do . snoc;o, oras
for II a. m, entitled IAN act TO author'Z
and require the county commissioner
courts of the several counties in the state u
Uroy;de Tor the payment Of all claims du
teachers of public free schools, audite
ne valid claims under the acts
the legislature of Texas approved Angus
: TN. 1876, or April 22d, 1879" was taken up
and after considerable discussion passed L
. engrossment. ., i,
the committee relating TO the payment 0
interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annun
from the date of the auditing OF the claim
Chambers, OF Tarrant, insisted that To
school districts should be held responsible
for the debt and not the counties.
House bill No. l57, substit uted for senat
hill No, %, Withdrawing the university an'
ASYLUM lands from the market Tor nlnet.
DAYS after adjournment oil the leglslalu re
Passed to engrossment, ana was al.erwar ioa
taken up, under suspension Oh the ruieS
and passed by the house.
, Adjourned till 10 a. m. Monday.
CAPITAL CHRoNICLINGS
Some seem TO think that the land bill IN
troduced by Senator Davis is an improve
mem. aud excels mmany particular the bill
OF a like import heretofore sent IN: liner
are others in course OF preparation an
uhen thi, question of disposing OF IN
2 school and other lands IS ialrl
, tackled there is going to be wheels With
! wheels and most admired disorder, as th
e astnte patieut, calculating statesmen lt
: loose their well-rounded, heavily shotte
y sentences, In debate. o,,.,
MANY speeches that contain Thought
that glow" wellrounded periods and o dc
lslashing sentences are beingnoW prepa
4 bythe newspaper reporters ~ .;, iue .ha "a,
y s6 per one thousand words, with me al
niausen thrown in. What will be the nn'
: outcome no man knowetn.
the resolution adopted In the house ye.
terdav empowering the Commute on raj
Q roads, TO send for pers7ns to testify oetoi
h and throw light on the mind OF the comml
tee, is believed by many
, be not only an. extensive ehPehf ven
lint a time-cOnsuming one that Will relAr
rsiiwav legislation and give the acute raj
: wav fellows an opportunity 20 Draw
J straiabt flash, whatever the mischief tni
IL I heard Rutabaga Johnson use the ~
. nrassion the other day, and think 1t hi
+ something 70 do with retrsnchment and =
y. form. This railway legislation Is gong
y be another question over which the soloI
4. can initiate themselvss and roam IN u
u resln nj fistian and high sounding orator.
e ~ a cost 10 the state Of about 500 an hou
=. III 4 quietly bruited about ~ the looei'
J, and corridors of the capitol, and has reachs
q your correspondent, thst In the very ne
future the scaies are going 70 crop,
e vision be sharpened, AID 10 the vonde
= mi cash balance available for state purpos'
be shorn Of its glitenng nap nsn,s, ~
stand forth a easily, mocking skeieto
vsfi p9sfed gentleman sa
y ,err e1rrespendent last nigl
7 upvittinely, not knowing that the DEM 7 /,
4 H., h-ike- but e0rgeOusly -aitired, gent
mar 10 whom be vss speaking sas yot
: correspondent, that, IN his opinion. sta
? Wsvranfs would be haEket on TIE street
within SIX M 1nths,at 90 Cents on ne Gus
.rr--..-,t- - esrh dav closes its accnun's a.
y - a., md ont 10 return no more n