The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-30


pay yment in advance equal TO one years
interest, and should he so framed in
other respects rs to create ioitei,ures on
parties failure to pay into the treasury in-
terest aGd principal promptly when due.
deem II proper, also, 10 state that the law
should so provide that lands be sold in
quantities, SO as to place them within the
reach of all. lfany person shall want more
than any one quantity sold he can pur.
chase tracts. Safeguards should be made |
against allowing water fronts and privi- |
leges taken up without q corresponding !
quantity otother lands. Should water fronts I
and privileges he absorbed, leaving the |
bulk OF other lands unsold, they would
realize very little, Ii is celieved that an
interest can be derived from this mode of
d' Nosins of the lands, equal TO any that
Ca. be had from any other source, and all
questions about safe ipyests4ent are thereby
settled. | deem 1t Unnecessary to ca er
into the details of bill ON this subject.
Still, | may say that ! &c not think the
minimum price of those lands should be
less than - pei acre. Wan reference to
pine lands, or those NOT desirable Tor paste
raj or agricultural purposes, submit
whether the sales OF the tii'ber alone is not
the best disposition thCt.can be made of
thea,
Fur the insane he recommends enlarge.
meut OF buildings at Austin and the cree
| tion OF another asylum in fdistant part OF
/ the state,
| lie recommends tearing Town the wooden
structures of the deaf and dumb asylum
| replacing and enlargng them with brick.
! On free schools he says From the best
! data before us, 1t is belieysasthat the stale
can pay for tour and threelitths, Rossibly
| five months schooling for each child in the
state within the scholastic age. l can see
no reason why other local
tiles than those now embraced
| by the law should not "
allowed to levy and collect an additioHs
tax for the purpose of aiding the state,3
its efforts in giving the people an eduoSss. :,
1t the right to levy this tay by local , 10 10
continedto property-holders, theirs 5'oo
but little danger of its abuSe. q 2, a.
In one respect, the present CT, ~. wy
penitcntiarics, in its ultima resLes neots
what seems to be the reqU.saSs u ,he
country, final abolition oi Sstue laoo.'
He recommends that assistap lgpJg'ihn.en,hu, AZ hn ,h
ents aud inspectors be apy a ~ tne
chiefsuperintendent and ryyNaineInos that
he be not member of N N peIir'5Sn',sry iu5a.iaTyt
ward, as il requires him az J"uF doli
and pass upon his own {,Es,ss IN ,,o ,.m
lie also recommends - IN, ~ h,ti ny iaW
giving the superinter 4 lie o, no u,liu asy-
; lum authority to AZ S;n"a rail ~ roa ui,a.,
Common Highw opr Y ssats isi;Haus ti'a are
@ IoaoiiiilB an PaV 3glect Of our common
/, S,n9 f''I,,,,n, W. w auoHshe law should be 80
nrSn"irSI s ~ ,,'s ,ite heavier and more GER
'ai,, ,,e,'oiti GS W those who are charged
,";,h s",il ro,,";r.yJ neglect of duty. In this
ml'n tem it proper 10 call the at.
Io"iOT''Vt ton,ioT ~ te legislature TO the fact that
'o,,," o,,,n Vhedy ought to be af-
f0rde5 .1hose persons living near
= ,r lVrue1 ind other waters, bat who are OK.
, oiiva sind g5r many mics .rc:a the waters by
Ttru T,n occupying the property Immediately
&. - streams. II would seem to amount
4 n public necessity, and that every few
~ fes there should be access to these
Jeans.
II Execution Cri final Laws--It is not un.
Frequently the case that peace officers
either absent themselves or wilfully close
their eyes 70 violations of the laws, and
there should bc heavy PENALTY attached
to dereliCtion of duty in this respect,
to. be enforced by indictment
state, county or municipal, rho fails or re-
| fuses to arrest or otherwise bring to trial
! any person violating any law or city ord-
nance, when the violation c4curs, Il known
| to such oihcor, or is brougl TO his atten-
( ton, llaoe oilicer shop,rS, be ealeve1
to wait Wlicn ne knows the iict otherWlse.
/ for the private citizen to so forward and
commence proceedings.
/ The Railways-Eypericnce has demon
/ slrated that some one especially
I charged with the duty of see.
/ ing that these institutions perform their
/ duty by the people, is the only sure mode
OF protecting them. Persons with smal.
capital cannot and viii not contend for1beir
rights when withheld by these corporations,
and !, therefore, recommend that a commits.
/ sion Of Three ar more persors be appointed
To taAc charge OF that subject
lie recommends retention Of the present
/ frontier force,
/ lie recommends compulsory vaccination.
/ lie holds that extending the time from
/ year To year Tor the redemption of property
sold Tor tax is unconstitutional.
The JudiClary-li our system was so
/ changed as to place two good lawyers
| on the bench Of lhe tnl courts. dis
| penSe with jury service, which has be-
/ come extremely OnerOus TO the people,
/ IN large class OF cases, make the
/ Judgment OF these two judges final, in a
/ vast amount OF cases, allowing appeals
/ when these judges will certify u difference
OF opinion we would more than save the
additional salary of u Judge In dispensing
/ WIN luHcs, and suggested litigation would
/ then be ended. In reasonable time the
few appeals would be readily disposed OF
! by the three judges Of the court of last
resort, because the very questions to be
| passed upon would be pointed out by the
certificate OF division. So far as making the
| Judgment Of the trial court final,
think II would be readily
conceded that good lawyers holding the
/ trial court would be much more cOmpe.
/ tent, with the witnesses aud facts all he.
! lprc them, To determine a case correctly
Than three or more judges holding the ap-
pellate court could do on a transcript sent
/ up, By this system many of the inferior
courts could he dispensed with. Germainc
TO this subject are the decisions and rul-
! lngs Gf the court of appeals. Their opiu.
/ ions aud rulings are not allowed to be pub
lishcd. think this Is an evil. IL IL safe
to say that there are as many
civil causes appealed TO that court as to the
supreme court, and yet the trial courts are
not inform cd ot the rules and practice of
the court OF appeals. In civil causes
therefore recommend that some suitable
encouragement be provided for the publ.
cation OF the opinions and rulings of that
court IN civil causes. The suggestions to
save the country the annoyance and cN.
penSc OF jury trials, Of course refer to petty
oilcnsCs and minor civil causes.
lie recommends that the state take pos.
session OF Greer county and treat il rs
territory to which the state has undoubted
title
He alludcs 10 the normal schools, ana
recommends tnat they be iostercd, and
winds up bv recommending more rigid
laws TO control telegraph companies.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions and memorials were presented
n follows,
by Dennis-A petition from the citizens
OF Matagotda county protesting agoinst
diminishing the criminal and civil jurisdic.
ton Of Matarorda county.
By Elhott--A petition from the citizens
OF Bowie county, praying that the law re.
quiring trains TO stop twenty minutes ut
the state line be not repealed,
liy Crayens-A petition from the citizens
of Montgomery county asking that their
county be exempt from the provisions OF
s. game law.
oSeills aud resolutions were introduced as
a.