The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-15

diction OF burnett and Comanehe counties
passed the house.
The pending business was the bill relat.
ing TO the appointment Of public weighers.
Harrison offered an amendment providing
that the public weighers shall not become
the adIusters OF any dock because Of wet or
damage. Lost, The bill then passed TO
engrossment-ayes, a; nays, IS.
On motion of Acller, Colonel Phil Clay
borne, of Bastrop, was invited To A sest
within the bar OF the house.
Tllson offered q resolution providing
that both houses of the legislature stand
adjourned on the 29th OF March. Referred.
on motion of Townsend, to the committee
on state affairs.
The special order being the senate land
BILL Browning resumed his argument i'm
support OF his substitute, and made strong
argument in its favor, contending that il
Was preferable either TO the senate bill or
Robertson's substitute.
The question being upon the adoption of
Robertson's substitute, Townsend moved a
call OF the house. Absent--Cochran, Cum
dih, Davis, of Lamar, Fisher, Foster. of
Limestone, Hazlewood Hearne, Rodgers,
Mckinney, Swan, White, Wilson and
Wurgbach.
The sergeantat.arms was instructed 10
bring IN The a6sentees.
On motion OF Foster the bill amending
the arraignment law was taken up out OF Its
regular order and passed 10 engrossment.
On motion of Stagner the bill recurring
county. judges TO give boni for funds held
belonging TO counties passed the house.
! Ihe call OF the house having been sus-
pended on motion OF Woods, the sneaker
announced that the question was upon the
adoption OF the substitute offered by Rob-
ertson, of Williamson.
Robertson'ssubstitutc was sreected-ayes.
%; nay, 81.
The question recurring upon the substi.
tute offered by Browning, it was adopted
ayes, 40; nays, IS.
Frank moved that that the substitute be
considered section by section, and that fur
ther consideration be postpoded until 9:SO
Tomorrow. Adopted, and the house ad-
journed.
CAPITAL cuRoNIcLINGs.
Heavy rains have fallen and the season Is
very favorable for planters who are busy
planting.
The bin introduced in the senate having
ior It's object reduction of the salaries OF
the capitol commissioners will hardly
become a law, as the opinion is that If tho
commissioners are needed at ALL and no
one doubts this, they should be paid re-
munerative salary. LISA very responsible
position and to reduce the salary will pre-
vent competent and honest men serving.
The postponement OF the railroad bill in
the house is creating the gossip that no
legislation looking to the efficient regula-
tion OF railway management in this state,
will be passed at this session.
The legislature Will probably be in session
the iull ninety days, as much important
business Is yet TO be attended to.
The talk about holding constitutional
convention is dy ing out
The attorney general to-day directed the
attention OF the treasurer to the fact that
the commissioner of the land Office has
submitted q question for his opinion In re-
gard to the school lands in Presldio county.
lie says 1T is question OF Importance, and
may involve 4 great deal of land In that
county. Tending the investigation he sug.
gests that the recorder receive no more
moneys as first payments on school lands
IN Presldio county. He also suggests that
1t is matter Of serious doubt about there
being any authority to receive money on
lands belonging to The school fund since tho
passage on February the 3rd ultimo, of the
act withdrawing land from sale.
The governor to-day respited Wyatt
Banks, sentenced TO hang at Franklin, Rob
ertson county, on the 23d instant, to April
23d
The eomptroller paid into the treasury
Today $6,5oU to the general revenue.
me mouse penitentiary committee will
consider the lease tomorrow evening.
Muoh opposition IL cropping out in the
CITY TO the bill introduced the other day
authorizing the city to issue bonds for $lOO.
wv ior sewer purposes.
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