The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-08

asylum funds. Adopted.
Mr.. Getzendaner offered 10 amend ~ M
make tlie interest on any sum lost permi
nent charge on the state, Lost.
The resolution was adopted as amended
The Joint resolution amending the con
stitutiOn relative 10 county school land
was taken up the pending question bein
the motion Of Mr. DAVIS TO reconsider th
vote passing TO engrossment.
The senate refused TO reconsider, and tn
resolution was adopted.
| Mr.. Farrar, by 10 we, introduced bill Il
amend the law regulating asylums, so as u
pay the board Of managers for services, ant
placing the appointing power in theii
hands.
House bill amending the Sunday law, en-
crossed yesterday, passed.
House BILL engrossed yesterday. punish
ing persons tor concealing embezzled prop
erty, passed.
House concurrent resolution, relative ia
adjournment, was adopted.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The pending business was the senate land
bill and the question on the amendment
offered by Browning, touching the price OF
the land.
Wurzbach thought that both the amend
ment and the senate bill had merit, but
COUSlCtTeu IL UttIcT w uuUpb thS ooudto pli
without any radical change.
Hazlewood contended tor the senate bill,
and thought it would be better TO pass some
law putting the land at full value than to
sacrifice the land by passing law at all.
Douglas opposed both amendment and
the senate bill, and considered the law
as it now is preferable to either.
Acker favored the senate bill with such
amendments as were absolutely necessary.
Robertson, Of Jack, said the caption OF
the senate bill ought to be amended so as
to read: "a bill to withdraw from market
the lands applied to the school fund OF
Texas" and contended that would be- the
effect of the bill if adopted as pre-
sented to the house. He also objected to
the system of leasing as specified in the bill
at cents an acre, and favored minimum
of cents, ana maximum of 10 cents per
acre.
Robertson, of Williamson, offered sub
stitute to the amendment aud senate bill
providing for the creation OF subordinate
branch of the general land office, to be
designated as the education land depart
ment, which shall control all public. school
lands 1t provides for the description and
classification of the lands named into agri-
cultural, pasture, timber and mineral lands.
1t provides Tor the sale of agricultural
lands to actual settlers,in quantities not ex-
ceeding $40 acres, from five to twenty years,
and not less than So per acre for unwatered
agricultural land and not less than 50 per
acre for watered agricultural lands, 1t also
provides for the lease of pasture lands by
the ranch at not less than cents per ac
for not longer than ten years. 1t also pro-
vides for the sale OF understandable timber
on lands. The substitute is very full, and
goes into full details on every branch of the
subject.
Pending which, the hour Of the special
order arrived.
The special order was the continuation O
consideration of the appropriation bill.
The committee having under considers
| ton the appropriation for the judicial de
partment, Labatt offered an amendment
reducing the salary of the clerk of the su
| preme court at Austin, eX-officio librarian
| from $3.50 to S400.
TAYLOR moved a reconsideration of the
| vote and offered an amendment reducing
the salary to $500, and cited as authority
for thus reducing the salary article 1921 o
the Statutes Adopted.
Stringer offered an amendment reducing
the salaries of the clerks of the supreme
courts at Tyler and Austin from $500 tt
| $500. Adopted.
| Labatt offered an amendment striking
out sheriffs attendance $4,000 on the cour
of the commission of appeals. Adopted.
The total amount appropriated to tn
| judicial department is about S3l5,O 900.
After the adoptlon OF the clause appropri
ating about 100000 to the deaf and dumt
asylum, Foster, OF Limestone, moved tha
! the commi tee rise, report progress and ash
| leave to sit again in order to take up Chen
oweth's railroad commission bill, the spe
ciai order for the hour.
| Upton opposed the motion, and con
| tended the appropriation bill should bav'
precedence over all other bills IN order tina
! ii might go to the senate Reconsideration
Chenoweth and Slagner claimed that a
| the bill had been once postponed in
spirit of compromise, the opposition shoui1
| yield to consideration of the bill at TN
present time.
Foster thought that consideration OF thu
appropriation bill should be CONTINUED
without interruption, and said he was VIII
! ing to remain until every amount in TN
measure had been duly considered.
Jones said that the object of the postpone
ment by the opposition was TO defeat rail-
road Legislation by dilatory motions an'
sid g issues introduced into the house; tina
| he.had learned as much from gentleman
on. yesterday, and was confident 1t was true
Several Members-"Give his name!
Jones-"It is not impossible for me u
give his name. | affirm that there are Ger
| tain measures that the democratic part.
| can't afford to pass by without action; foI
as long as Wash Jones continues to live, tn
democratic party will be in danger" 9,
Labatt-'l did hope that the motion woul
be adopted without discussion. The peopl
| had, by their vote, decided forus to adjourn
at the end of sixty days, and am in favo
of abiding by their decision, even II Was
Jones does make the democratic part
tremble in its boots. If the governor dc
/ sires the important measures acted on, lie
I him call us together at the end OF sixt
DAYS, even If Wash Jones is still living"
Durant rose, and turning ms back 10 TN
speaker and the reporters table, co y
menced a recitation Of his punctuality u
voting on all measures, when Frey ME
raised the point of order that the gentle
man was not treating the speaker with du
respect.
Durant-"I am going 10 speak; thoug
your Interruptions. / have the hoor, an
have a right 10 express my honest convi'
Rosenthal-"wm the gentleman yiel
10 a question:
Durant-"I will yield to the gentleman {
make a speech"
Rosenthal-"I am thankful TO the ger
tlemsn for his yielding the floor TO make
enc. -. only wish to say, in the beaut
49,. ,Jetic and classic language OF the ger
tleman from Johnson (Brewn), Give U
liberty or give US DEATH Give a It'll
mere liberty and little less DEATH" lPro
longed applause.l
Cravens and Patterson spoke strongly !
favor Of a continuation Of the appropriatiO
bill, and expressed their willingness 10 r.
main in session until every nportan
measure had been considered.
Lakewood favored taking up the railroa
bill.
Douglas-"I stated the other day that m
people wanted n see me. yet | am satisile
/ that, with all their desires 20 yieg my pO
derous body once more, they will not con
plain Of me for staying b. re until the ~
preparation bill IL passed
BrOvn- Mr.. Speaker, ] arise to APPOINT {
order. Am | 10 be bored 70 death Vii
speeches here, when there 10 no remedy
| Laughter
Douglas. LET us cOnsider the bill wnic
was made = special order tor this hour. .
order 10 give Il the consider aiiOn TO which
IL entitled"