The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-05

while tho constitution OF 1870 was III fore
and which was In excess Of tile llfnitati1
allowed by that constitution.
Adjourned until . y. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion OF Taylor, house bill PROVE
| ing, In cases where attachments are sue
out and levied all creditors may have Oh
right TO share equally In oil the proceeds
the attachment, by coming In and maxim
themselves liable with the original plainti
for the costs growing out Of the suit, wa
taken up and passed to engrossment.
Chambers, of Collin, entered motion o.
the journals TO reconsider the vote by wbic
senate bill providing for the pay Of attaohe
witnesses in felony cases passed the house
and moved that the house request the sen
ate to return the same back for further con
sideration. Adopted.
Pendeton called up the joint resolution
providing for and fixing the school tax, will
senate amendments. The amendment
provide for a tax of 10 cents on the 500
and lacking on the district system by
vote OF the people, by which the state te!
can be supplemented by tax not to exceed
the senate amendments, which action vii
necessitate conference committee.
The occupation tax bill came up as The
pending business, and Ayers moved to IN
definitely postpone the bill.
After long discussion, the roll was
called on Ayers motion TO postpone-4;
ayes, 43 nays. The speaker voted no, and
the motion was lost.
Chambers, of Tarrant, offered an amend.
ment leaving the law unchanged in regard
to drummers and merchants.
Rosenthal moved to table the amend
ment. Hostages, 80; nays, so.
Tho eppaiyar ralla1 NagL n tho chair
Jones offered an amendment to the
amendment, providing that from every per
son practicing law and from every convey
ANGER, So; provided, that ut attorneys-at-
law shall only pay tax in thecounty oftheir
residence.
Tilson moved that further consideration
OF the bill be postponed to the 10th OF April.
Lost.
The question being upon Jones' amend
ment, IL was lost-ayes, AZ; nays, 49,.
The question required upon the adoption
of Chambers amendment, and the house
adjourned till 7:45 this evening.
NIGHT SESSION.
Pendleton called up the bill redistricting
the state into judicial districts. The bill is
composed of torty-hve sections, and most of
the session was consumed in its reading.
After some discussion and general quar-
rel over district lines the house adjourned
until tomorrow al o CLOCK.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 30.-[Special.l MIR. Ev-
ans, from the committee on public print
ing reported favorably the bill to have the
daily proceedings of the senate printed for
distribution.
Mr.. Traylor, from the committee on
claims, reported favorably house bill for the
relief of certain survivors Of the Dawson
massacre.
Mr.. Randolph introduced bill reducing
the criminal jurisdiction OF the county
court of Madison county.
The land bill, as amended by the house,
was made the special order for o'clock,
and from day to day till disposed of,
Mr.. Pfeuffer called up the bill TO prevent
the spread of smallpox and regulating vac
cination. Its provisions require all chill
dren to be vaccinated before entering any
of he free schools, and that the state fur
nish pure vaccine matter.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by striking
out the caption, enacting and emergency
clauses. Adopted and the bill killed.
and adjust outstanding land certificates by
permitting location OF one-tenth of the
quantity within or without the reservations
Mr.. Traylor moved to amend by reducing
the quantity to one-eighth. Adopted,
and the senate refused TO engross the
bill.
Mr.. Jones called up the bill relative
to assignments for the benefit of creditors
Mr.Jones moved to amend by providing
that no person making an assignment shall
be discharged until he pays 331 per cent. o
passed.
Mr.. Matlock called up the bill fixing the
salary of chief clerks Of the treasury and
land office at So, 900
Mr.. Matlock moved to amend by striking
out section l aud inserting that the chic
clerks of departments shall receive such
salary as may he provided by law
Adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Getzendsner called up the bill to au
thorize the draining of public roads by
ditching adjacent property. Passed.
Mr.. Jones called up the bill providing
that citations may be served on officers auc
agents of companies and associations by
giving them ten days in which to answer
Engrossed.
Mr.. Pope called up house bill amending
election laws so as to provide separate set!
of ballot boxes. Passed.
Mr.. Gibbs called up house bill regulating
the appointments of public weighers.
Mr.. Dsvis moved to amend by striking
out all the counties exempt from the pro
visions of the law. Adopted.
The question being on engrossment, the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.
Chenoweth arose TO question OF priv
lege, and said that scurrilous article hint
ing at corruption OF the members favorinG
the lease, recently published in a paper Of
This city, which reflected upon the honor
and integrity of the members OF this house
had Just been called TO his attention, and
offered the following resolution:
n a
number OF che Texas SiitingS, q newspaper
published in the capital city of the state,
an editorial IN which certain charges OF dis
honesty and bribery were made against
certain members in the 18th legislature, In
the matter Of the penitentiary lease, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the speaker be required
to appoint a committee OF five members 70
investigate the truthfulness Of the charge
made by the Texas Siftings, aud TO send for
persons and papers 10 compel the attend
ance of witnesses, to administer oaths and
do all things necessary in the premises tc
free Investigation OF the aforesaid charges
Almost every member in the minority
expressed their approval OF this resolution
in forcible language, and their supreme
contempt for the paper just mentioned
Several Of the opponents OF the case sale
that they thought that the article referred
10 was cOnleupuDlet anu hhIuiy mOish ~,
notice Of any respectable man, but that oul
of Justice TO the minority, they would vote
for the resolution, that no one doubted the
honest purposes of the minority, and be
lieyed them as honest as those who voted In
the majority.
The resolution was adopted-ayes, IS;
NAYS, Z. Those voting in the negative be-
lieved that the Texas Siftings was unworthy
of the notice Of the 18th legislature.
The speaker appointed as the committee
Foster, Of Limestone; Sharp, Parsons
Steele and McAlpine-all opposed TO a rati
fication OF the lease.
Tie speaker announced shat the question
was the adoption Of Nashis motion TO re
consider the vote by which the minority
(reiecting) and majority tfavOringl tbs
lease was adopted, and 20 lay that motier
on the table. Carried.
The question recurring upon the mop
tiOn Of the minority resolution 70 amend
rawokiur the lease Hayelwo0d COntendec