The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-03

the ranch a; not less than cents per acre
Tor not longer than ten years. Ii also pro.
yldes for tue sale OF merchantable timber
on lands. TIE substitute is very full, and
goes into full details on every branch OF the
subject.
Fencing which, the hour of the special
order arrived.
The special order was the continuation of
consideration OF the appropriation bill.
The committee having under cansidera.
ton The appropriation for the judicial de,
partment, l4abatt offered an amendment
reducing the salary of the clerk of the su.
preme court at Austin, ex-otiicio librarian.
from $50 to 800.
Taylor moved reconsideration of the
vote and offered an amendment reducing
the salary to $500, and cited as authority
Tor thus reducing the salary article 1921 OF
the Statutes. Adopted.
Stringer offered an amendment reducing
the salaries of the clerks of the supreme
courts at TYLER and Austin from $500 To
500. Adopted.
lIabatt offered an amendment striking
out sheriil's attendance $500 on the court
OF the commission OF appeals. Adopted.
The total amount appropriated to the
Judicial department is about S3l5, 900.
Alter the adootion OF the clause approDri.
ating about SO, 600 TO the deaf and dumb
asy lum, Foster, OF Limestone, moved that
the commi' tee rise, report progress and ask
leave to sit again in order to take up Chem
oweth's railroad commission bill, the spe.
ciai order for the hour.
Upton opposed the motion, and con.
tended the appropriation bill should have
precedence over all other bills IN order that
it might go 10 the senate Reconsideration,
Chenoweth and Staener claimed that as
the bill had been once postponed in a
spirit OF compromise, the opposition should
yie.d to q consideration of the bill at the
present time.
Foster thought that consideration of the
appropriation bill should be continued
without interruption, and said he was will
ing to remain until every amount in the
measure had been duly considered.
Jones said that the object of the pos, pone.
ment by the opposition was TO defeat rail-
road legislation by diatory motions and
side issues introduced into the house; that
ne mad learned as much from gentleman
ON yesterday, and was confident it was
true.
Several Members-'Give his name!"
Jones-"lt is not impossible for me ia
give his name. ! affirm that there are Ger.
tain measures that the democratic party
can afford TO pass by without action; for
as long as Wash Jones continues to live, the
democratic party will be in danger"
Labatt--'I did hope that the motion would
be adopted without discussion. The people
had, by their vote, decided for us to adjourn
at the end Of sixty days, and am in favor
OF aolding by their decision, even il Wash
Jones does make the democratic party
tremble in its boots. If the governor de
sires the important measures acted on, LEI
MN call US together a. the end OF sixty
days, even if Wash Jones is still living.n
Durant rose, and turning his back to the
speaker anu the reporters table, com
menced recitation OF his punctuality il
voung on all measures, when Freymiel
raised the point of order that the gentle
man was not treating the speaker with du,
respect.
Durant-"I am going to speak. thougl
our iste ruptions. have the floor, an,
have right 70 express my honest convic
tions."
Rosen'hal-"Will the gentleman yelt
to a cceation?'
Duralt-JA will yield to the gt ntleman t,
make speech.
Rosenthal--"I am thankful TO the gen
tleman for his yielding the floor to make ,
speech. | only wish TO say in the beauti
tul, poetic and classic language of the gen
tleman from johnson (Brewn), Give III
liberty or give us death p Give a littl,
more liberty and Il little less death ~ PRO
longed applause
Cravens and Patterson spoke strongly il
favor OF continuation Of the Appropriation
bill, and expressed their Willingness to re
main In session until every importan
measure had been considered.
bill.
Douglas-"I stated the other day u tim,
people wanted to see me. yet am satistie'
that with all their desires to view my pon
derous body once more, they will not com
plain of me for staying here until the ap
preparation bill is passed.
Brown-"Mr. Speaker; arise to point o
order. Am | to be bored TO death will
speeches here, when there is no remedy 2 )
| Laughter
Douglas, "Let us consider the bill which
was made a special order Tor this hour, il
order to give it the consideration to which i
is entitled"
Upton moved to amend the motion mad,
by roster, to permit the committee to 81
again Tomorrow n0on--ayes, 40: nays, 80
The vote upon Upton's amendment fol
the committee to sit again tomorrow at /.
noon may. be considered test vot,
between the supporters and tn,
| opponents Of Chenoweth's bill, anC
from present indications the lobby
have most ellectually done their work
More than two hours and halt were con
sumed on Fosters motion to rise aud re-
port progress caused, nerhaps, ,as suggested
by Scott, OF Kerr, from the presence o.
quite number OF ladies in the hail
Pending he reading Of Chenoweth's bill
taken up as the special order, the house adj
iourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The entire afternoon was consumed in
the completion Of the reading of Cheno
weth's railroad bill. Over two hours in al
were taken up in its eading,
Adjourned.
CAPITAL cRoNlcLINGs.
| The senate committee on constitutional
amendments, tonight, agreed to report
favorably the joint resolution for the crea
tion of a board of rar Dad commissioners.
The following notaries for Dalla,
county have been appointed by
the governor: G. f. fucker
All. Benners, 7. ]. A. Brown, D. A.
Williams, Frank Field, j. z. Goodnight
X. s. Guy, k. Morgan, J. c. Rugel, K. II
West, Paul Furst, j. S. Strother. ]. H.
Stewart, G. Ii. Plowman, Edward Gray, T.
]: Mclean, q. B. Weliborn, John NJ.
Meyers, George Robertson, X Il. Bumpas.
Charters filed to-day The Rails Cattle
company, Of Shackeliord county, capita
stock 100000; the Alamo Cattle company
Of Fort Worth, pital stock, 5000 000;l the
Waco Farm and Ranch company, capital
stock, 100000.
Lieutenant. Governor Martin is very Ill.
The general impression to-day is that the
legislature will be in session until the lst
OF April, as many important bills have not
even been reached.
Argument was made this afternoon be.
fore the committee on state affairs on the
the Dallas charter bill, Messrs. Johnston
and S,errett favoring the bill, Judge Burke