The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-25

commissioners court may determine, thu
proceeds TO be invested In United States O
state bonds, the interest TO be used fol
school purposes.
Uniavorably-T bill defining who are
officers In this state.
Mr.. Patton, from judiciary committee
No 2. reported uniavorably the bill author
iziI 2 the enlarging of o judgment nunc pro-
tuiJ against defendant convicted in fol
on case in his absence at u subsequent
term OF the court TO the one at which he
was convicted.
Favorably-The bill making It ofIense for
a county clerk, in counties where the rec
ords have been destroyed by fire, TO allow
any deed filed in his Office for record TO be
withdrawn within twelve months.
Favorably-fne bill with reference to
tresspass upon enclosed property.
Unfavorably-rh bill TO amend the
Code of Criminal Procedure, to pay jurors
in certain cases SIPS per day.
Resolutions were presented as follows:
By Mr.. Houston-To require the governor
to submit to vote Of the people ali amend -,
mepts to the constitution. Referred
By Mr.. Traylor-That the portrait of Davy
Crockett, now in tine senate chamber be
framed. Adopted.
Bills referred: BY Mr.. Taylor-To prohibit
the hiring of minors without the consent
of their guardians.
By Mr.. MatIeck-kuthorizin the COM
missioners of Baylor county to withdraw
from the lend office land certificates issued
the county for school purposes.
By Mr.. Kleburg-To compel persons in
counties where the records have been des-
troyed by fire to re-record the deeds and
conveyances.
BY Mr. Kleburg-That hotel and board
ing-house keepers shall have lien on
and property baggage for board bills,
By Mr.. Buchanan-That land Of more
than five acres, used exclusively for agri-
culture, within incorporate towns, shall
not be liable for city or town taxes.
&. BY Mr.. Davs-Repealing the provision of
the Penal Code, that where persons charged
as principal, accomplices or accessories in
an Indictment, cannot be introduced as
witnesses for one another.
By Mr.. Fleming-To increase fees of dis
| trict clerks in certain cases.
BY Mr.. Gibbs-To provide for the lease or
sale of school lands. The bill provides for
the classification and sale of lands by a
special branch of the land office, which
shall determine from sworn reports of coun-
ty surveyors what lands shall be leased and
sold; it also provides that no one person
shall lease more than twenty nor less than
| six sections to any one tract and fixes the
price at not less than 6 cents per acre per
annum, the lease to De let at public
auction; the lease to run not longer than
three years; the price OF lands is fixed at not
less than 81 per section for unwatered, and
not less than $3.50 per acre for sections
having fresh water, nor less than So per
acre for land classed as valuable for timber;
sections classed as watered cannot be sub
divided, but must be sold or leased as a
whole, actual settlers having the preference
to the amount of not more than section
| and not less than 100 acres, and to
any amount to include their improve
ment; on grazing lands not exceeding
five sections, 1t provides that if any per-
son discover mineral upon any section, ex-
cept salt. he shall acquire twenty acres of
such deposit; it provides that lands shall
be sold on twenty years lime. The bill is a
comprehensive one. A hundred copies
were ordered printed.
The bill relative TO paying mileage and
fees 10 attached witnesses infelony cases
with substitute by Mr.. Chester, was re
terred to the committee.
The bill designating who shall be compe-
tent witnesses in certain criminal cases was
engrossed.
Also, the bill authorizing the printing Of
5000 copies of the General Laws of the
Sixteenth and Seventeenth egis' atures,
The bill providing for placing county con-
victs, who refuse to work, in stocks was lost.
The bill to maze change in the time and
manner of instructing iuries was lost.
lands sold for taxes may be, redeemed, and
the Joint resolution amending The consti-
tuition so that the tax shall not exceed 50
cents, were referred back to the committee.
One or two amendments to the latter fix
the limit of the tax at 40 and 35 cents.
On motion of Mr.. Terrell, the senate
chamber was rendered Hon. Horace Combs,
who will lecture on Wednesday evening.
| Adjourned.
Henderson, of Lamar, presented his Gre
dentials and was sworn in and assigned to
| the committee on revenue and taxation,
internal Improvements and agricultural af
| fairs,
On motion OF Nash, Messrs. Cramer. Ken.
dali and Frymier were added to the COM
mittee on state affairs,
Frymier called up Hills motion to recon-
| slider the concurrent resolution, which was
adopted on last Saturday. authorizing the
committees OF the two houses on Judicial
| districts to prescribe some manner OF redis-
| tricting the state.
| Hill hoped that the motion would be re-
consi cred. He saw no particular necessity
of redistricting the state. 1t would detain
us here twenty days longer, and would re-
suit in no good. He said If there was any
Judge who wished to equalize the work. let
him retire from his office.
Frymier hoped the motion to reconsider
would not prevail. He was not surprised
at the gentleman from Polk for wanting
the state redistricted 90 the Judges IN his
district only served three or four months
lduring the year.
Hili-In regard to what the gentleman
has said, would say that the judges in the
LIST and 3lst districts do an equal
amount of work with any judges in the
state. do not make the motion for the
sake OF the 3lst district, but for the
benefit Of the entire state.
| Lakewood said that many dockets were
crowded and that IL even no new cases were
| filed IL would take three years TO get
through with them. He thought that we
must have reliefin some way, and moved
/ TO table the resolution.
The yeas and nays were called for, and
the vote resulted-yeas 43 nays, 30. So
the motion 10 table prevailed.
Petitions and memorials we're presented
| as follows:
BY Harkness-A petition 10 restore the
jurisdiction Of the county court OF uyalde
county.
By Moore. Of Eastland- A memorial Of
the citizens Of Eastland county with refer
ence 10 the Jurisdiction Of the county court.
By Cochran-A memorial Of the citizens
Of Dallas county, with reference 10 extend
ing the corporate limits Of the city Of Dali
las, 80 as 70 include East Dallas. This me
mortal was accom- Banied by a protest Of the
/ citizens Of East Dallas (Caledonia), protest
ing against the annexation.
Bnls aud Joint resolutions were intro
duced as follows By Mckin1ey--A
joint resolution 70 provide for the appoint
ment Of Joint subcommittee 20 visit the
state schools ct Bryan, Huntsville and at
Prairie View. 10 investigate the workings
Nv KepdsIl-To amend articles l1Os,
11O7 and hos, Of the Revised Statutes. pro