The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01


COPIES Of tile General Laws Of The Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Legislature passed.
Tho bill making II an Oilcnse aud ilxini
the penalty for disturbing Sunday.schoOl
or other religious assemblies was en-
o Tho bin authorizing district and county
attorneys TO be present at inquest proceed
Ingg, passed.
The bill Furnishing officers for receiving
fees not allowed by law, pas ed.
The bill fixing a penalty Tor disturbing
private citizens or public assemblies by yell
ling on the streets and highways, passed.
The bill providing for and regulating fees
20 oilicers,i n,examining courts, was taken up.
Mr.. Fowler moved TO amend by allowing
district and county attorneys lee OF Slu
for attending nj inquests. Adopted
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend by providing
that district clerks be allowed fees not to
exceed $40 in habeas corpus cases.
Mr.. Peacock moved TO amend the amend,
ment by inserting felony" before eases"
Mr.. Harris moved to postpone further
consideration till tomorrow after the morn
ing call. Carried.
Adjourned.
The pending business, being the granting
of leaves of absence to certain district and
county judges of the state, was taken up
and adopted.
Petitions and memorials were presented as
follows:
BY Wurzbach-A petition from the coun-
ty Judge of Bexar county i'll regard to the
iri egularity II the law, as it now exists, OF
sending prisoners from one county to an
other.
%By Wortham--To prevent the sale OF
whisky within three miles OF Forest high
school.
BY Kendall--A memorial from citizens
of Denton county, asking Tor pension Tor
Il. Loyrjoy.
OF Jack county, opposing the lease OF the
penitentiaries and the hiring of conyiCts.
Bills and resolutions we're introduced and
referred as follows:
By MerriWeather-An amendment with
reference to turnpikes and bridges,
By McKinney-To provide for the pay,
ment of the university bonds of doubtful
validity, and also, a bill to provide tor the
publication of the laws OF the state within
twenty days for their passage, In one news
paper published in each congressional dls'
tric.. -
BY Wilson-An amendment providing
for the establishment of two ballot boxes IL
each preciuct in each county, which shall
BIO known as ballot boxes Nos. and 2.
BY Making it q penal oiiense
to permit stock to run at large.
By Dulf-To amend article 1915 of the
Statutes, by repeating so much OF the same
as imposes an occupation tax upon com
mercial travellers.
By Johnson-To remunerate physicians
for expert testimony furnished courts, and
to regulate their fees in post mortem eG
aminations.
By Nash-To provide for the mode by
which county and district attorneys may
be permitted to leave their county or dis
trict.
Also, bill to provide for the payment O.
the expenses of attac ned witnesses IN Ger
tain cases.
By Dayis-An amendment increasing the
penalty for theft OF hortes and cattle.
+. BY Barrett-To regulate the granting o
bail in felony cases.
By Matthews-To establish a uniform
weight per bushel for wheat, corn and othel
products of the state. ,,
By McBride-To amend article 522l
chapter II, of the Civil Statutes, with refer
ence to giving aldermen the power to levy
taxes Oh property.
Nv Flshe TO require hotel and taverr
keepers to provide ropes and ladders IN Ger
| tain rooms in order 10 facilitate escape II
case of fire. =, 49,
By Townsend-To amend article 1915
capver 8, title 10, of the Code relating to tn
fees and compensation OF county judges II
felony cases.
Bv Foster-A resolution placing clerk
| in the position OF the sergeant alarms du
ring his illness. Adopted.
BY Upton-ro provide clerk for the sec
rotary OF the board OF education, and TO n!
his salary and to make an appropriate
| therefor.
By PERSIAN amendment relating to til
| Sunday law
Chenoweth, by leave, offered a resc
| luton that the committee on internal In
| proyements be and are hereby authorize
10 bring before them for eKaminatio
persons experienced in railroad manage
ment and transportation, and be above
such books and papers as may DE necessai
| in the course of investigation; that the SAT-
committee be authorized to take the test
mony of persons, and that the chairman b
authorized to administer the oath in tn
same manner as is provided by law all eA
penses for the bringing of witnesses beior
said com mittee to be paid out OF the col
tingent fund of the house,
Chambers, OF Tarrant, wanted TO kno'
what amount of expenses would be required
Chenoweth-"We will be as economical
possible 10 carry out the purpose OF III
committee"
Brown-"While I am not in favor c
squandering money, yet am not penl
rious, especially when the interests Oh Ia
people are at stake, | am decidedly IN IL
yor of the resolution"
Upton-"Has the house of itself rigt
TO enclothe the committee on internal IN
proyements with extraordinary poWel
Can We give them the power " com p
witnesses to appear before themP 1t seen
10 me II should require concurrent resC
luton, TO pass both houses. L am not OF
posedto the resolution, but l merely rise !
"a point Of order"
1 Cayen-"I move to refer the resolution
judiciary committee No. 2"
Hazlewood-"I hope the motion to ref
will not prevail. 1t will only delay tint
thus thwarting the purpose for which I'll
resolution has been introduced"
| Hill-"I think a committee OF this nous
has as much right TO send for witnesses 4
our representatives at Washington"
| Scott-"I cannot vote for the resolution
Nothing would be accomplished by III
bringing Of witnesses before the commute
and II would incur a useless expense
Cayen-"I withdraw my motion toTeier.
Thompson-"Tnis resolution is reason
able request. To say that this body ha
not the power TO send for witnesses, Is sta
leg a proposition that is untena0le ana
We have rot that power we had as well az
Chambers, of Tarrant, offered an amend
ment 10 nav witnesses 50 per day and tire
cents per mile, which was accepted by III
ChenOwtth. III
Nash arose 10 a point Of order, Stain
that the rules Of the house prescribed WI
ness fees. -,..
Durant could see no good resulting !
the people by a passage Of the resolution.
Toe chair ruled that Uptons point oil
der was not well taken.
The ayes and nays were called Tor an
the vote stood-ayes, %; nays, !.
The speaker aHnounced that the nouI na
arrived for which Labalt's bill, cOncernin
commission merchants, had been made q
special order. , q,
Wurzbach-"I move to suspend u
special order until after the report oil u
committees." Adopted. .
Committee reports were MuI19aeh, Y.
;ndicisrv No. Il. reported favOrably 10 u
mn Attaching the unOrganized county
Edwards 10 Il ralde.