The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28


The question recurring on the encross.
Il; noes, IL.
Mr.. Chesley called up the bill Increasing
the fees OF district clerks in felony cases.
BY Mr.. Mat.ock-An amendment striking
out the entire article, thus destroying the
bill. Lost.
BY Mr.. Matloek-An amendment striking
out s. and inserting $40 where cases are
dismissed Lost-yeas, .; nays, ..
BY Mr.. Patton-An amendment proyi-
ding that fees shall be paid only ON cnnyic-
tion. Lost, and the bill was engrossed,
Mr.. Harris called up the bill providing
for redeeming lands bought in at tax sales.
An important amendment was adopted
and the bill passed.
By Mr.. Buc ansn, from the committee on |
education-tavorably, toestablish system
OF normal schools. Fayorably-Authorizing |
towns that have assumed control of public |
schools to levy u tax to build school houses |
The seEate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The pending business being the motion |
10 reconsider the vote by which the amend. |
ment Furnishing persons for negligently, as
well as wiltully setting fire to wood land or
prairie, was adopted
Cotton, Scott and Robertson hoped that
the amendment would not be reoonsidered,
bill which should be cured.
Taylor considered it contrary TO equity
and Justice TO punish man for an otiense
without having the williul intent proven.
The motion to reconsider was lost, and
the bill passed to engrossment-ayes, 5s;
noes, 90.
Upton moved to reconsider the vote by
. which the pension bill passed the house,
and had 1t spread on the minates.
alar n A. l.
the special order had arrived.
Hill moved to postpone the special order
. in order to call up Upton's motion to re-
consider and lay it on the table, Lost.
u The speaker appointed Benavides, Latham
!. and Labatt as the committee on the part of
Q the house, to receive General Poriirio Diaz
and suite.
Special order: The bill making an ap.
preparation for the support of the state gov.
ernment for the year beginning March /,
/. 1888, and ending February 2S, 1885.
# The house went into committee of the
whole, Wurzbach in the char, to consider
l. the bill item by item.
a. The section making an appropriation for
the executive office was first considered.
Armistead offered an amendment striking
} out $4,000 set apart for the payment of re
Q wards aud for paying attorneys in crmina
~ and civil cases, and inserting $4,000
~ Adopted,
Moore, Of McLennan, offered al
n amendment striking out that par
making an appropriation OF $500,
~ for the permanent repairs o
the governors mansion, and contendet
r that as 81, 500 had already been appropri
n. ated for repairs, he thought it would b,
In better to tear down the old mansion anC
~ build new one. rather than make an,
OF further appropriations.
Erynlipr N M NJ lo
IN mittee, stated that after investigation, tn
rd appropriation had been found to be ebsc
lutely necessary, and read letter fron
at Governor Roberts physician, DIR. Burts
or showing the unhealthfulness of the place
IL Alter further discussion, the amendmen
en- was adopted.
The aggregate amount appropriated I
re' the executive department is $50, ,i50.
OF Under consideration of the an
GU preparation for the state department, MI
Nash offered an amendment reducing tn
Oh salary of the chief clerk from 81, 800, q
ns provided in the bill to $3.50, and ate
Ia that an increase of the salary was unconst
er- tuition. Adopted.
&C. Frank offered an amendment reducin
contingent expenses from $lC0 to So
ms Adopted.
m Cramer offered an amendment strikir
re- out the allowance Of porter Ire TO I'll
ue state department.
Hill offered substitute mar the DO
ny ter OF the state department serve the d
fa' partment OF insurance also. Adopted.
IIh Cramer offered an amendment reducin
the salary Of expert ana clerk of the prin
hg ing board from 81 500 to 5000. Adopted.
Frank moved to reconsider the vote
Io' which the amendment was adopted Ca
IN ried.
eu. The committee rose, reported progre
asked N Ci .
De morrow.
ny EVENING SESSION.
:, The substitute house bill by the commi
IN tee for several bills referred TO reorgani
oe the 4th, 18th, 3lst and Both judicial dl
pai tricts and to fix the times of holding Il
Vi courts therein, and to change the e'times
- holding the district courts in the 7th, l3t
~ l4th, Nth, 10Th and 9th judicial district
ry, and in the counties of Kaufman, Sabin
DE San Augustine and Nacogdoches was D,
:. upon its second reading.
Az Az The purpose OF the bill is to give reli
~ until the next general ELECTION to the di
'ie' trlcts where judges are now overworked.
~ The committee on judicial districts q
To- preparing a bill to re-district the enti
Ivy state, to take effect before the next gener
'hu election. and providing for the reelection
NJ. all district Judges in the state, which W
ut, come up hereafter.
ed The 4th, 3lst and 9th districts we
~ stricken out from the bill and the 5
she added, and the bill passed to engrosslner
io' motion was made to put the bill up,
=. its third reading and final passage.
~ call OF the house was ordered, and
.ne ~ quorum being present, the house adjourn
wee .ee till $50 tomorrow.
" CAPITAL cHRoNICLINGs.
ii'' Receipts at the treasury to-day we
=, $1,000, from the sale OF 90 cent land.
a .ne The comptroller paid in 5000 to L
er. credit of free schools.
,;S 80 The governor to-day issued proclan,
'i'' nation at the request Of citizens of Wheel
m, county, placing the county under the opel
Nv, tion ofthe six.shooter law
'nu Mr.. Gooch's amendment to the bin up
tho senate this morning, providing for
ttns duclng the limits of cities and towns, pl
oi voked considerable debate. The obje
"a. OF the amedment is to scoop in the ra
'1r' " road shops at Palestine that city taxes m
" be levied on the same.
or, During the debate the bill amending Il
49, charter Of Dallas so as to enlarge I
'es' limits, was alluded to, and from expr,
=, sions that fell, it will be killed very de
~ when II comes up.
Galveston.
GALVESTON, Feb. 27.-[Special, IT
N. purchase of the wholesale grocery busin,
; Of Messrs. Mart & Kempner by NJ. Lask,
req Of this city, and Ullman, Lewis & Co..
Houston, was surprise to the commerc
ing community, and was the subject OF mu
W comment on the Strand to-day. From {
best Informed circles il is learned that U
ert. man, Lewis & Co. viii concentrate Nh,
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