The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-22
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Tor university aud citizens Of undergraduates,
asking prohibition amendment
Jly Mr.. Fowlof--Ffom citizens OF Toxas,
on tho same subject.
Mr.. Pfeulfsr, from the finance commit.
toe, reported uniaYOrably tile resolution
REQUESTING the com mittee 10 inquire Into
the sulilcenoy Of the bond Of the state
treasurer,
Unfayorably- bill TO pay tho claim
Of Brownsville and other claims for quaran'
Uniavorably bill to pay the claim
of w. M. Wilson for work on The East
Texas penitentiary.
Mr.. Patton, from the committee on state
affairs, reported back the house bill TO
pension veterans, with several amend
ments.
Mr.. Terrell introduced resolution revol-
ing the penit0ntiary leases If the house does
not adopt the senate amendment before the
adjournment OF the Legislature.
Mr.. Davis called up the bill amending the
law condemning property for opening,
widening or altering streets, and introduced
o substitute changing manner OF assessing
damages and providing for appeals
The substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend by providing
for the condemnation of property for laying
water pipes Adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Jones called up the bill to authorize
county W ISSUE JULIUS lOT tuc
erection OF court-houses and jails, and to
levy tax not to exceed one-tourth of one
per cent. to pay the same. Engrossed.
Mr.. Pfeuffer called up the bill prohibiting
tax collectors who are their own successors
from collecting taxes until their bonds are
approved. Passed.
The president laid before the senate the
bill to exempt Wise county from the opera.
ton of the inspection law.
Mr.. Jones moved to amend by exempt
ing Harris county. Adopted, and the bill
was engrossed.
The bill TO pay school vouchers, audited
under the act of 1876, was laid before the
senate.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to amend by pro-
yiding that the tax to be levied to pay
claims shall only be levied and collected in
the school district against which the
claims is held. Adopted, and the bill
passed.
A message was received from the governor
appointing the following university re-
gents: B. e. Hadra, ], b. Clark, M. w.
Garnet.
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion and confirmed the above appoint
ments.
The bill to pay the claim of the temper
ary capitol contractor passed.
The bill to organize system OF summer
normal schools and appropriating $4,000
to sustain the schools for the years 1888 and
1884 was taken up.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend by increas-
ing the term of schools to SIX weeks.
Adopted, and the bill passed.
House bill granting an annual pension to
veterans signers of the Declaration of Inde.
pendence and the surviving widows OF
signers was laid before the senate.
Pending consideration, the senate ad-
journed until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Moursund the bill defining
the boundaries of Gillespie county was
taken up, and under suspension of the
rules passed the house.
The folio wing bills were put upon their
third reading and final passage:
House bill Furnishing persons for negli-
gently burning prairie or wood land.
House bill requiring justices of the peace
and other officers to make quarterly instead
of monthly reports to the commissioners
court.
House bill prescribing the manner in
which whistles shall be blown and bells
rung by railroads at crossings.
House bill creating the county of John
Upton.
House bill giving E. s. Crosby the right
to construct and maintain boom across
the Brazos river, in McLennan county, for
the stoppage of flowing material.
Nash's bill, authorizing the commission.
- ers courts to appoint public weighers. and
defining their duties, was defeated by a
small vote on engrossment, and motion
was spread on the journals to reconsider.
Substitute house bill, comforting upon
tic county courts OF Burnett and Comanche
counties the civil and criminal jurisdiction
heretofore belonging to said courts under
the constitution, passed the house aftersth
following counties we're included under the
provision of the BILL viz; Comal, Ell Paso,
Preside, Pecos and Tom Green.
House bill providing separate ballot
tor tha alA or "a and Ea1pral
officers passed.
Philips bill, granting land certificates to
the Texas & Mexican Central railway COM
pany, was defeated on its final passage
ayes So, nays 90,
The house bill exempting certain coun-
ties from the operation Of the fish and game
law was taken up, and on motion the sen,
ate bill was substituted in its stead, and LOT
copies ordered printed.
Wurzbach's bill, making it a misde.
meanor to adulterate food, drugs, wines and
liquors, passed the house with minor
amendment.
Parsons bill, defining the boundaries of
Rockwell couuty, passed the house.
The bill authorizing the secretary Of state
to sell the general and special laws OF the
state passed.
The bill giving the chief clerks of the diff.
ferent departments $1,000 per annum
passed the house.
MT. Nash, indefatigable in.his efforts and
determined not to be thwarted by any dila-
tory motions on the part OF opposition,
called up the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill relating to- the appoint
uIent of public weighers was defeated.
Rosenthal moved TO lay the motion To
reconsider on the table,,
The ayes and nays were called for and the
motion was lost-ayes, 20; nays, 6i.
The question recurring upon the mo-
ton to reconsider, the ayes and nays were
again demanded and the motion TO recon
slider prevailed.
The question being upon the final pas.
sage of the bill, Moore offered an amend
meut making the Office of public weighei
elective at county seats, providing that the
commissioners court may appoint one OF
more public weighers at railroad stat'ont
outside Of county seats.
Cundif offered an amendment 10 the
amendment which was accepted, providing
that parties may weigh their cotton any
where they please, and Moore's amend
ment was adopted.
Pending further discussion the house ad
journed TIL 3p. m.
EvErrN0 SESSION.
Acker had q motion spread on the jour
mails 70 reconsider the vote by which tn,
hiIl restoring the civil and criminal juris
diction Of hurnett and Comanche counties
passed the house.
ing 20 the appointment Of public weighers
Garrison offered an amendment providing
that the public veighers shall not become
the adiusters Of any dock because Of wet o.
damage. Lost. The bill then passed q
enrrossmept--ayes, AZ; nays, IS.
On motion OF Acker, Colonel Phil Clay
borne. Of Bastrop. was invited 20 sea
within the bar Of the house.
TIlson offered q resolution providing
that both houses Of the legislature stan,
adjourned or he 29th Of March. Referred
on motion q Townsend, 20 the COMMITTEES