The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-18

The Senate not In Session Yesterday,
the Time Probably Having been
Spent in the Several
Committee Rooms.
The Representatives Rested on their
Arms, and Recommended Fri.
days Battle at Once,
The Disputed Ground Being the Re-
spectiye Amendments OF Messrs.
Foster aud Cochran.
San Antonio: A Colossal Scheme of Ag-
grandizemeOt Engineered by
High Mexican officials.
Weatherford: They Went into the
Well-Hegan Buried.
Decatur; Heavy Transaction In Cattle
Wont Attend the Ball.
The Blizaard-Stoek Said 10 be Suffer-
ing Severely.
From Many Live Towns In Texas.
Eighteenth Legislature.

HObsk.
AUSTIN, Feb. l6.-[special THE perd.
Ing business being the joint resolution in
reference to leyying school tax, the
speaker announced that the question was
upon the substitute offered by Foster, of
Limestone, which struck out all of that
pirt of the resolution which provided that
the legislature should provide for the es-
Enlistment of school districts in the coun.
ties ofthe state, and that the school dis.
trlcts should levy tax when two-thirds of
the property Taxpayers of such school dis.
trict should vote for such tax; the tax not
to exceed 25 cents on the $l0O
Hazlewood opposed having the section
struck out, and cNntended that If done il
would work hardship in some DOR.
tions ofthe state,
Cochran sain he was friend TO the pub.
lie Schools but that he arose in opposition
to the district system being tackled on to
the resolution as rider which would re-
suit in defeat from the people, and said
that he had an amendment to offer sep.
arating the two propositions, so as to al.
low a separate vote on each.
Scott said that the substitute proposed To
take from the people of the rural districts
the right to levy a tax for the maintenance
of their schools; that he was opposed to it,
and thought the people should not be
deprived Of that right.
Ayers favored the substitute amend
ment, and contended that il would be com
petent if the substitute was adopted to
conduct the public schools of the dis trct
system instead of the community system,
which had heretofore prevailed.
Chambers opposed striking out the
clause, and thought the citizens of the ru.
raj districts should have the same priyi
lege as those Of cities and towns.
Foster contended that the substitute
offered by him was absolutely necessary to
the passage of the proposition.
Mckinney said that giving towns right
to vote tax and nos the rural districts,
was an invidious distinction, and he would,
therefore, oppose the substitute, and hoped
1t wonld not be adopted, and said that no
had no objection 10 submitting the two
propositions TO the people, and permit ench
to stand on its own merits
Cayen favored striking ont the clause, and
spoke strongly in favor of the substitute.
Barrett opposed the substitute, and con.
tended that the clause in the resolution did
not make it compulsory, but left il with
the people, as to whether they should have
a school district
Durant said that the clause dld not re-
quire the people 10 levy tax, aud that he
favored the clause.
Graves said that his people clamored for
more schools, and he had yet to talk to the
first one who was not willing that they
should be taxed TO increase the time for
their children to attend school,
LAdsey moved the previous question,
The qnnpE ma, p,tnattn,, 10 4,
substitute by the gentleman from Lime.
stone.
The substitute vas lost by vote of yeas,
30, nays, AZ.
The question recurring upon the amend
ment offered by Taylor to insert
may, where the clause reads, "the legisls.
ture shall provide for the establishment OF
school districts" 1t was adopted
Rushing offered an amendment that all
members desiring TO speak further on this
subject should have the same read by cap.
tion and referred to the committee on
buncombe' tLaughterl Ruled out OF
order.
Cochran offered an amendment proyid. !
ing that the two propositions in the rcso.
luton, one to levy state tax and the
other district tax, be submitted to the
people separately.
Harrison thought that the state and dis
trict tax should be submitted separately !
that a district tax would work a hardship |
upon the people in sparsely settled districts, |
aud moved to refer the resolution back TO |
the committee on constitutional amend. |
ments for further consideration. The mo. |
ton was lost.
Taylor offered substitute to Cochran's |
amendment, recommitting the resolution |
to the committee in order to have them |
nrpsppf twn IA N fs Nagnlntinna
ing the state aud district tax.
Armistead--"I, as member of the com. !
inittee on nstitutiona amendments, hope |
that the substitute to feCommit will not |
prevail. think the resolution should 20 |
o the people as 1t has been presented. 1t |
was analysed as thoroughly as IL could be |
III the committeeroom, and nothing bu
delay and n probable defeat will result from
a recommitment."
Taylor held that the two propositions in
tue resolutions were separate and distinct,
aud should be submitted. both to the hous
and the people, separately.
Swan did not think IL right for any man
TO attempt to defeat the will of the ma.
jority by turns and crooks of which lawyers
are only conversant, and hoped that the
motion ~ recommit would be defeated
Upton hoped the resolution would be re-
committed, AS he was satisfied the reso.
luton would not pass the house without n
separation.
Cravehs said he was friend to both prop
ositions, yet he thought that both would
not pass The houpe.
Kendall regarded the proposition offered
by Cochran as the olive branch, which all
should accept.
Scott moved TO lay the motion to recon-
init on the table. Lost by a vote Of ayes.
3S; nays, i3.
The question recurring upon tho motion
made by Taylor To recoinmit 10 the COM
mittee further discussion wasindulged In by
the house, and the motion finally lost by
vote OF ayes 20 and nays So.
The speaker The question now recurs
upon the amendment OF the gentle man
from Dallas. The amendment was adopted
by vote Of yeas, 80; navs, Is.
Pending further discussion, the motion
70 adjourn was proposed and withdrawn To-
allow Caven to-offsr resolution inviting
Hon. Stephen D Count TO q scat within
the bar Of the house. Adopted.
House adjourned TIL $50 Monday.
chrfrAL cHRoRrcLiHos.
The committee on constitutional amend.
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