The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-28

upon the amendment and the bill. Car
riei
The amendment was adopted by II yeas
10 Il nays
In question oeing on the sngrossment
OF the bill, Mr. Terrell said: SIS not the
neeessaries provided for in the billY'
Mr.. Houston raised the point of order that
the previous question bad been ordered
upon the engroSsment Of the bill.
Mr.. Terrell-"rhe gentleman Is quite
correct indeed, 80 correct that | never
dreamed of discussing the bill. askec
the question for information
Mr. Pope-"It is.n
Mr.. Terrell-"Then my only purpose was
to cheer the feelings OF my friend from
Cooke; TO let him know that his medi-
Gated bitters had been provided for
The bill Wa angrosscd-l6 yeas, Is nays.
message Was received from the house,
announcing the passage Of house concur
rent resolution IN regard TO sending com.
mittee to Alamo and Goliad.
Bill No. lao, designating where county
judges shall have their offices, passed.
Senate bill No. u was taken up and laid
ON the table, having been substituted by
senate bill No. 40, which was called up, re.
laling to the fees OF attached witnesses in
felony cases
Mr., Fleming, by consent Of the senate,
| introduced in connection with the bill a
resolution requesting the comptroller to
| furnish the senate, as soon as practicable,
the amount annually paid sherifs under
subdivision OF article 1864, Code of Crimi.
nal Procedure. Adopted.
Mr., Patton moved that consideration of
the bill be postponed to Monday. when II
should be made the special order until dis
| posed of.
Pending the motion TO postpone the sen.
| ate adjourned Till Monday.
The committee on state affairs reported
untayorably on the senate petition, asking
TO except Waller county from the exemp.
ton under the existing game law,
HOUSE
! Petitions We're presented as follows.
Moore, of Eastland Cochran, of Dallas.
and laoatt, of Galveston, presented peti.
tons numerously signed by their consti-
| tuents, respectively, praying that peni.
tentary conycts be confined within the
walls.
The petition presented by Cochran was
| ten feet long
Bills We're referred as follows:
By Townsend-To classify iellow.serysnts
so as TO make \ company responsible for
the acts oil an engineer when u brakeman ia
| injured.
by Pendleton-To require assessor, to
assess unrendered personal property and
poll tax.
BY Barry-A resolution that any NOM
Der absenling himself from the house with
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 Jackson-To give Incorporated cities
anu towns the privilege OF extending boun-
darleS by favorable vote OF tyo.tnirds of
the voters resident in the territory to be an.
neXed.
By Iucker-To prescribe the minimum
tax value which shall be put on land.
By Smith--for the reliefof Sarah Nichols.
widow OF II. j, Nichols, deceased.
By Mathews-To exempt tools and in
struments necessary to carry on trades from
forced sale 10 the amount OF $500.
by Chambers, of Tarrant--Making road.
beds aud bridges of railroads taxable.
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-Relating TO the manner of
taking bail from justices ofthe peace.
by aylor-A joint resolution TO appro-
pirate $500 for the renovation OF the gov.
ernors mansion
Reports Of committees were received as
follows:
By Foster, from judiciary No. La majority
and minority report to house bill No 9S, rS-
latlnS to qualifications of Jurors In capital
cases. The majority report is unfavorable
ment ~
! Chenoweth, from the committee on inter.
nal improvements, reported unfayorably TO
the oill regulating the cutting and rclating
OF railroads.
Also, TO the bill preventing disc-imina.
ton IN flcghta by railroads, and requiring
them to keep posted o schedule of charges
| on ireights, because the bill contains sub
Z leCt-matter not expressed in the caption
! tayorably-The bill No. %, recurring
railroad companies to keep posted in suit.
able places printed schedule of charges OH
/ transportation of freight
| CnNen, Tor the committee on agricultural
| affairs, reported iAvOraby the bill making
II penal oilensc 10 permit stock 20 roam al
large in counties and subdivisions.
| Also, TO the bill fixing standard weight
| per bushcl for corn, wheat, etc.
cochran, Tor the finance committee, re.
| ported uniayorably the bill enabling VA.
flous companies TO buy land and improve
the same for poor farmers
browning, for the committee on stock
ana stock'raising, reported iayorably
to the bill repeating the law making each
hour aiter notice for removal of stock a
separate otldnse.
Patton, for the committee ON town and
Guy corporations, reported unfavorably the
bill authorizing commissioners courts 10
control streets, alleys and highways IN
cities aud towns.
Fayorably-Thc bill providing for the
sure der of charters OF Incorporated cities
anu towns ana TO authorize counties 10 be.
come their Successors.
HUI, Tor Judiciary No. ., reported favor.
ably the amendment requiring county
Judges now In Office to give Official bonds.
The bill provides that the commissioners
court shall declare vacant the offices OF
county Judges who fail TO make such bonds
according TO the provisions Of the act.
Uniavorably-r amendment 10 the
Renal Code Prohibiting newspapers In this
state rom advertising raillcs and lotteries.
., Also, to the bill defining and Furnishing
Tue crime OF diyulging secrets OF the grand
jury,
House bill No. -, made n special order
Tor III u, M, entitled IAN act 10 authorize
aud require the county commissioners
courts OF the several counties in the state 20
provide Tor the payment Of all claims due
teachers OF public free schools, audited
ns valid claims under the acts of
the legislature OF Texas approved August
7th, 1876, or April I'D, lsig, was taken up,
aud alter considerable discussion passed 10
engrossment
Discussion arose over the amendment Of
the committee relating TO the payment of
interest ~ the rate OF per cent. perannum
from the date of the auditing OF the claim.
Chambers, of Tarranl insisted that the
school districts should be held responsible
for the debt aud not the counties
House bill No. l6i, substituted for senate
bill No. p, Withdrawing the university an 4