The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-19
LAw-MANNG LEGION


ton not voting.
Senate went into executive session and
confirmed appointments tcnt In yesterday.
House deficiency bill WIS laid beio.e the
senate and after some debate was referred
10 the finance committee.
House bill amending game laws 80 as TO
prevent killing deer between January Goth
and August LIST passed and goes into effect
at once.
Adjourned I'LL three o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.,
Mr.. Pfeuff1r, from the committee on
finance, reported back house deficiency bill
with committee amendments, and the sem
ate went into committee of the whole to
consider the same.
The amendment appropriating $50 for
the hire of porter ut Galveston TOR the
court OF appeals aud to buy stationery for
the court of appeals, was adopted.
The amendment to perfect the title to
property for the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college, $500, was adopted.
The third amendment, to pay Shackelford
county S2,797 tor Quarantine expense, and
appropriating $4,000 to pay unaudited
smallpox quarantine claims, was adopted
The amendment striking, out 1919 to pay
W. w. Searcy, $40 to pay w. NJ. Mildly,
$62 to pay J. w. Swindells, for services as
executive clerks, was lost.
The amendment, striking out $156 to pay
L. j. Sink, penitentiary guard, in 1867, was
lost.
The amendment adding $207 to pay S.
w. Pickens tor services as inspector of east
Texas penitentiary, was adopted.
The amendment adding $l47 to pay the
sheriff OF Van Zandt county, and $101 to
pay the sheriff Of Bell county for conveying
prisoners to the penitentiary, Was adopted.
For the amendment striking out $500 to
pay the board of veterans and insert $3.50
to pay A. DifferDaugh, $3.50 to pay w. L..
Hunter, and $500 to pay Frank Johnson,
the latter having done extra work, Mr.
Matlock offered substitute, appropriating
81 424 TO pay for the services. Adopted.
The amendment increasing the appro-
priation from $4,000 to $4,000 to pay
teachers and inspector of free schools, for
services rendered prior to July l, 1888, Mr..
Johnston offered to amend by providing tor
payment of the balance of the salary due o..
M. Roberts, jr., and IL. l.. Spain for services
as executive clerks.
A message was received from the gov
ernor transmitting letter from the post
master-general, stating that postmasters
are no longer authorized to endorse on
dispositions from whom they receive the
same. The governor suggests that the law
regulating the mailing OF dispositions be
changed.
The message was referred to a committee.
The free conference committee reported
back house bill amending the game law
with certain amendments, and the amend
ments were adopted.
The amendment to pay the quarantine
claim of Neuces and Duval counties, and
the claims OF certain persons connected
with quarantine service was adopted, and
the committee reported progress.
The report was adopted, and the bill
passed the senate.
The amendment increased the amount
of deficiency $4,000.
The free conference committee reported
back the land-traud bill with amendments,
providing that suits shall be brought with
in twelve months in the county where the
land is situated, except in certain cases,
Then they are to be brought in the district
court of Travis county. The house is re-
commended that it shall recede from its
amendment striking out The senate amend
ment requiring the board to investigate
into the management of the land office, and
TO inquire into the appralsement OF la1ds
in Haskell county. The report was adopted
Mr.. Gibbs called up the motion to recon,
slider the vote adopting the majority report
- of the conference committee on the general
appropriation bill, the house having adopted
the minority repor..
The vote was reconsidered
Mr.. Davis moved that the minority report
be adopted. Carried.
The bill regulating the manner of taking
and mailing dispositions passed. The bill
remedies the evil alluded to ill the COVER
nor's message, sent in to-day.
The bill to provide for the election Oh :
district attorney in the 18th district passed
House bill amending the law regulating
appeals from justices courts. was engrossed
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Moore, of McLennan, called up the mo
ton to reconsider the vote by which tn
house concurred in the senate amendment
to the public weighers bill, and moved tc
lay that motion OIL the table. Carried.
The pending business, the penitentiarl
bill, was taken up, and tue question Deint
upon Taylor's amendment providing that
conyicts may be worked anywhere, instead
of on certain specified works, it was lost.
Elliott offered an amendment TO prohibi
conylcts from being employed for any pur
pose in cities or towns, the bill prohibiting
them from being employed only in the me
chanical trades. Adopted.
Taylor offered a substitute, providing tina
the peniteDtiary board shall hereafter con
sist of three commissioners, TO be ap
pointed by the governor and approved
by the senate. Said board ma,
employ a clerk at 81 600 per year. SAit
board shall have control over the snperin
tendent and other officers OF the peniten
.iary They shall approve all contract
and collect oil moneys Said commission
ers shall receive 5000 per annum each.
Patton offered an amendment TO the sub
stitute, striking out three commissioner
aud inserting two, and striking out $5,UV
and inserting $500.
on motion Of Nash, the pending bushes
was postponed, and the bill ced1ng 10 IN
United States government certain lots II
Dallas for the erection Of a building, whicl
was vetoed by The governor, was taken up
na oftfaod n ma II hi
excellency's disapproyal. The vote stood
ayes, 80, nays, 81.
Hin. Garrison and Leo were appointe'
as a committee on the part OF the house
settle the Differences between the tw
houses on the fish and game law.
Consideration Of the penitentiary wa
resumed. Both Taylor's substitute and th
amendment TO u were defeated
Mckinney offered an amendment author
king the bOara TO appoint tnancia
agent TO perform such duties as may b
designated by the board, which was turthe
amended by allowing the agent $2,C0O pc
anpum and as amended was adopted.
Garrison offered an amendment authors
ing the board any time II might D
deemed advisable to purchase
farm or farms on which 10 work convici
that otherwise may not be seif-sustainiDl
Adopted, and the bill passed under sni
pension Of the rules-74 ayes and noes.
A motion 20 reconsider was tabled, IN
The bill sent 10 the senate.
The senate quarantine bill. on motion
Parsons, was tsksn mp and passed.
Taylor called MP the constitution
amendment reducing the terms OF th
county courts from monthly 20 quarterly
and ID uassed-ayes. 50; noes, B.
On motion o. MOunsund, senate bill orc
yiding for a ssvernDce Of territory from n
corpofaied iorDs was taken mp, and unds
a suspension Of the rules passed.
On noiOn OF Foster, Of GrhyE0n, senai
hill reimbursing sslron keepers for none
erpeDded in procuring licenses where lcc'