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

| edeved 10 speclal damhReH ny ana hooVIu
| Inc 10 ihe rules of The common law. ..
Patton moved to lay the amendmon' OF
the table. ..,,.s AHA, 4,
was found that there was no quoru'" p'''
ent. s,,-.t..,. .uLs,,,r,o
for the bill and pending amendments III
caso of the wllful refusal by such corpora,
tion or their agents 80 TO take ana transport
onv MESSENGER or property, or the Wiliul or
neeliuent failure to deliver the same OF
either of them at the regular time, such
corporation shall psy to the party aggrieve,ni
all general and special DAMAGES Welon s'iN''
| be sustained thereby, Win COSTS vi SUN. ~,
Hill said he had had some experience as
| to the workings of the law. To Illustrate
a merchant in his town bought goous w
st. Louis with the intention OIL meeting tne
marre t in the fall. He heard nothing OF
them. and, after months, employed MN 70
see If the goods could be found, They Were
found TO have been side-lracked, ana IL was
six months before be got them. ne coli
ferred with Mr. Fisher, attorney Oh rlaiI's'
and Il was found that the measure OF ualna-
res recoverable was simply the dliierence
between the price of the goods at 81, Louis
and the price which he received, whlcn was
simply nothing. ., 30 tho
effect that, as the house had voted TO revoke
the penitentiary leases and they should pe
successfully managed by the state, that tne
present superintendent, though an ho III /,
able man, having in advance a. eiieu , ta. a
10 resume control would involve the stace
| in an enormous expense and create deh-
cheney in her revenues. ,,:.
Resolved. That we believe the PUBLIC
good would be best subserved by the APP
ponment of some one else III nis
stead who, is in sympathy with
the action of the legislature III
resuming control OF the state t9n-
yicts, or at least some one who has not IA
hored to prove such action failure,
The house adjourned until O'Clock Mon
day morning.
AUSTIN, April Special. MIR. Traylor'
from the com mitree on claims, reported IN
favorably the bill for the relief OF henry H.
| Barnes.
The land bill was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Gooch moved to reconsider a sde m eUte'
ADOPTING any of the house amendments
and that the bill be referred to Tree con-
| ference committee. Adopted.
Tba president appointed the following on
the committees: Messrs. Matlock, Gibos,
Shannon, Fleming and Gooch.
Bill regulating the appointment ana gu
ties of public weighers was LAID before the
senate. h., ,rou;d
inc TOR the appointment of weighers by
| the county commissioners where the Dill
provides tor their election. LOST, anu Inc
senate refused to pass the bill.
Mr. Pope moved to reconsider the vote.
Mr.. Cooper moved to lay the motion on
the table. ,., o,o
Mr.. Moore moved to reconsider the vote
Mr.. Cooper moved to lay the motlon on
the table. Lost. o+;o,, to
The question recurring oi 'ho iAA0
amend, it was adopted.
Mr. shannon moved to amend by pro-
v,ding that weighers may be appointed Dy
the county commissioners TO serve uuti tne
next general election. Adopted, ana the
'' The MI general appropriation bill was then
taken up. ,,ond nv an
nronr;atine of $40, 900 for advertising con-
stitutional amendments. Adopted.
MIR Rnchanan moved to amend py ap,
propriating $4,000 for SURVIVING io,ooo,oyo
acres ofland for the university. Ad0pteo,
Mr.. Davis held that the entire Dill was
TOO extravagant, and moved that IL pe re-
ferred back to the finance commltsee.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend ~ ", ln .oriUo
ing the committee to prepare Dill making
! ans ,nv for running the state gov
t eLnn The LEGISLATURE should adjourn, and
. .hous onnvane IN exUra session. The pre-
v;ons question was moved on the amend
ment and passage of the bill. SECONDED,
and the main question ordered. a,
THE amendments were then loSt, anu tne
senate refused to pass the pll-ayes' III
nays, II. -, eu;no tbe t;me nj
election on constitutional amendments OIL
| ,ha second Tuesday in August was en-
crossed. h;t,;t;n, those
| ohio fail To nav poll tax, was LAID peiore
the senate, and the majority report OF the
Committee, killing the resolution, was iost
The question recurring on engrossnie1ioS
he senate refused TO engrossLma oyt n,,;t ~
nays i2-three senators being absent VIII
out excuse. ,.;1on ,ba yote
and RI Law that motion on the table.
Mr. buchanan moved a call OF the senate
Pending further action, the senate adj
journed till 3p. m. ,or
The pending question was tne motion NO. ro %
NJ Davis to reconsider the vote on the res
n,ntion recurring poll tax before voting
nending at adjournment. III was Will
Sra,rn and the motion to reconsider tnt
vote refusing to pass the appropriation Oil
/
'A Mr. Davis moved call of the senate
Seconded. The motion to RECONSIDER pre-
vailed, and the bill was taken up;
MIR. Peacock offered TO amend pv yO5 sppioS;
nriatinc $4,000 for the year 1888, aho
eisa oa6 for the year 1884 for the purpose o.
enahling the state to resume control Oh ts
| commentaries on state account.
Mr.. Gooch moved TO amend tne aIhene
r,ent hv striking out the word account,
nv Davis moved to recommit the OH
with amendments, TO a special commlttee
The president ruled the motion out OF or
der. as a motion to recommlt hau oeen
voted down during the morning. ,.,o,, =,
Mr. Davis appealed from the decision O
,hs chair. The chair was sustained.
the onestion recurring on the ADOPTION
I'M Gooch's anne ndment, he Withdrew II
ond offered A substitute providing that IL
csss the state resumed there shall be appro
nriated $50. 600 in addition 10 the revenu'
derived from the convicts now hireu QUIZ
A lengthy DISCUSSION i9iio"eu' pe"u'"'
which the senate ADJOURNED
HOUSE.
chorowa.h rose 10 a question Of persona
nrivilege and said that In his remarks mao'
few DAYS ago, IN references to the states
r.an while speaking on the penitentiar,
iosses he meant 20 cast no renection OF
NJ Gaines. one Of the members, perhap
The proprietor, Of the Statesman.
Frymier, by leave, offered a resolution
reciting that: 49,, L.. .t...,,
WHrREAs, The legislature has cieahl
,nsnifested its iisapproval OF the action o
The penitentiary board, and a. no oennlts
,.ol,ev tonchlne the penitentiary has beer
tahe1 by this legislature, and the board I
not advised as 20 the wishes oil TINS Dody
Inc board may again End is action disap
proved; therefore. be u
Resolved, That II 10 the sense o. TINS reg
lislsture that the state shall resume oonsI r,.
sh.ii - placed within the walls.
Cocbran said il was the height o. pre-
sn,eofion ON the part Of the minority, a
.-.n-rssed in the resolution, that II was M
seI,ss oi the Legislature that All CONVEX
sbould be placed within the wells; INA, tna