The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-16
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A Short Morning Session Is all the
Senators are Equal to.
The Fate Of Mr.. Gibbs Reformatory
Farm for ConyictS Bill.
representative Adams, OF Wood, Died
Yesterday Afternoon.
Prolonged Discussion In the House on
the Land Bills.
Browning'S Substitute for the Senate
Ban Voted Down.
Daily Special Bulletins From Points
Where Happenings
UT Amy Moment Raise Ripple.
or Any Moment Raise Ripple.
Eighteenth Legislature.

priation 10 pay the claim of the heirs of Eli
Kirk, for services rendered and money ad.
vanced the sta Q in 1854.
BY Mr.. Martin-To repeal all laws author
izlng the sale of school, university and asy.
lum lands.
MIR. Gibbs bill to establish reformatory
farm for conyiots under the age of twenty
years, was laid before the senate. and
amended 80 as TO leave its location to the
penitentary board, and increasing the an.
from $4,000 TO 500 600. Sew.
eral other amendments were adopted, and
the bill engrossed,
MIR. Patterson moved to reconsider the
vote. Carried.
A message was received from the gov
ernor appointing notares. and the senate
will consider the same tomorrow,
In the afternoon there was no quorum.
and the senate adjourned till Tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Hurst moved to reconsider the vote by
which Brownings substitute was adopted
ON yesterday for the senate land bill.
Ayres opposed the motion, and considered
the substitute far superior to any measure
that had yet been presented in reference O
Mckinney conteuded that il would he
more expedient TO accept the senate bill
and engraft upon it the opinions of the
house, and thought that unless this was
done all legislation on the subject would be
defeated.
Moore, OF Eastland. thought that the sub.
stltute would directly or indirectly bring
more to the school fund than any other
means which might be adopted, and ridl.
culed the argument advanced by several
that it was necessary to adopt the senate
bill In order to get any legislation.
Patterson hoped that the motion to recon.
slder would prevail and contended that the
seha Dill had never received its marked
consideration from the house. The substi.
| tute, he argued, embodied nothing more
nor less than the old ideas of appraisement,
which had never proven satisfactory to any
one.
Douglass insisted that the present law
upon the statute book was far preferable TO
either the senate bill or the substitute. and
thought that If the present law was amend
ed SO rs to prevent person from purcnas
log sections of land through iictition.
names, 1t would be the best for the pcopl,
| OF the state
Browning said that he asked no man to
| follow his banner, but that the question
| should be, which is the best measure
the senate bill or my substitute. If the
latter, then support Il. Notwithstanding
the opinion of the senate, would rather
have the the old law with Walsh in the
chair than to have this senate bill adopted.
IL is an abortion and should not receive our
APPROVAL
Hazlewood favored reconsideration
| and in a clear logical manner ventilated
WhAt lie considered to be the tallacies of
Browning's substitute, coAtending that its
provision for the appraisement OF the land
was equally as expensive, If not more so,
than the method provided in the senate
DILL.
Hill said that this question, like many
others winch have heretofore been oonsid-
cred, was one OF conflicting interests, and
that we should endeayor to meet on n com.
mon plane with the spirit of compromise,
determined to do what would be for the
best interests Of the people. lie thought
the senate bill was the best and should be
adopted.
Erymier moved the previous question.
1he question recurring on the motion to
reconsider. Upton moved call OF the
house.
The following were found absent. Jack
so', Moore, of Washington, Phelps, Rosen-
thai and Tucker.
The absentees were excused and the mo-
tion TO reconsider prevailed. Ayes, 81;
nays, 30. -
The question recurring upon the adop-
| tion of Brownings substitute, the substi.
tute was lost-ayes, Al; nays, dS
Cramer, by leave, introduced bill to re.
peal all laws authorizing the sale of free
| school, university and asylum lands,
by kendall-A bill TO withdraw all the
above lands from sale.
Both bills were referred to the committee
ON public lands.
Hill introduced petition from the citi.
zens OF San Jacinto county as to restoring
the civil and criminal jurisdiction OF said
county court.
Adjourned till 5 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion Of Stout, Il, Q. Mills, member
OF congress, was invited TO q seat within
the bar Of the house.
The pending business was the senate land
| bill
Frank offered nm amendment to section
!, striking out that portion providing that
| lands may be leased.
McDaniels approved the amendment, and
thought that the lands ought to be kept for
the benefit Of future generations.
Frank contended that the land.was for the
| benefit OF the children Of the present gener.
alton, and should be disposed of In small
| quantities for their benefit.
Wurzbach favored the amendment, and
argued that the leases could not be made
effective and would In the future prove as
futile as the present leasing system had in
the last three or four years.
| Pending discussion by Robertson, OF
Jack, iavoring the lease clause, information
was received that Adams, OF Wood. who
had been sick for some time, had died at
about o'clock this afternoon.
Frymier offered the following resolution,
| WHEREAS, A. l.. Adams, OF Wood county,
died at o'clock this afternoon.
| Resolved, That the house, as a token Of
respect, stand adjourned till 9:3O to.mor.
row morning, and that committee be M.
pointed to draft suitable resolutions to ex
pres the sense Of this house.
Messrs. Chenoweth, Frymier and Upsor
were appointed us the COMMITTEES TO draiI
suitable resolutions, and to accompany ths
the remains TO their last resting place.
| The house then adjourned.
| CAPITAL ciiRoSfcLINes.
The house penitentiary committee thii
evening agreed TO report favorably th,
lease, US amended by the senate. Ther,
were thirteen members present. Eiph
favored the lease, four were opposed ant
one noncommittal.
The total amount Of the appropriation 70
running the state government for the mex
Two years, as maze BY the house, Ia S3,9lO,
The Independent Farmer Co-opsrat,y
Publishing association, Patrons Of HUI
6snary, OF Jewett capitsl stock $i00,00l
THE IT,. 0Vs%2ps,cSllsr s2Spc paid into the treasury
0ince IA evo or khrsa ho,ta.. - 4. -. 4,