The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-01

/. with the recommendation That they liz
The table subject % call.
n Mr. Pfeuiler, from the finance committf
u reported back the bill making appfoprl
{ lions Tor the extraordinary expenses OF II
state government, with substitute.
: Mr. Patton offered q resolution that .
mem Der shall speak more than twice o
. any one question, and limiting the time
: ten miDute0. Referred.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speak err had read petition from Gil
liens Of Ellis county, asking for prohib
ton.
Cochran introduced bill for the bette
protection of fish by preventing the sale Of
giving away OF fish berries.
Harrison introduced q Joint resolution
instructng the Encouragement to inquire
into the validity of the lease of railroads il
Texas and to bring suit, If necessary, tC
amend the same.
All the bills relating to the sale of school
lands were, on motion of Wurzbacb, madt
a special order for IL q. M Monday.
The regular order, the house joint reso
lutions levying state and district tax foi
educational purposes, were put upon their
third reading, when Lakewood moved to
reverse tho order of the two resolutions and
consider that relating to a district tax first
Hazlewood said that he would oppose
| tlc SUdle TAX uulesS lDc
would yield to 4 district tax.
Rosenthal moved to table the motion
Carried-ayes, A. nays 40.
Ayres moved to strike oui 20 and insert
10 cents for state school tax. Tabled, on
motion.
The question being upon the final pas
sage Of the resolution levying state tax, a
call of the house was ordered and the vote
stood-ayes, 90; noes, 6; Barry, DAVIS OF
Camp, Etneridge, Hszlewood, Henderson
and Workman voting no.
Wurzbach moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the resolution was adopted and
spread ii on the minutes. Carried.
The joint resolution levying district tax
was next considered.
Barrett moved to amend by exempting
cities and towns already constituting sep
arate and independent school districts from
! the provisions of the resolution. Adopted.
Townsend offered an amendment, pro-
viding that no district tax shall De levied II
the state tax is found to be sufficient to run
the schools six months during the year.
Frank urged the minority to support tn
district system.
Scott said he would, unlike the gentle
man from Delta, who appeared to be the
| leader of the house, support the state sys-
TEN, whether the district system was Sc
cured or not. ~ am opposed to the amend
ment just offered; an adoption OF it would
|
Taylor supported the amendment, and
said he was not, as had been said, an enemy
to free schools, bat a friend to them that
he opposed the district system because he
believed it would injure the state system;
that the district system would prove to be
nothing more than lot of disj ointed irag-
ments, thrown together. In one neigh Dor
hood there would probably be a good
school, and in another none at al.
T:lson spoke favoring the district system
Hill opposed the amendment, and in an
swer to the gentlemen who opposed the dis,
trict system because they thought it would
not work, cited several states where the
system proved to be efficient.
Nash opposed the amendment, because
he believed it would destroy the district
system.
Rogers favored the amendment and op
nsed the district system, because. he
int it would initiate against the state
said the question had resolved
Sther twenty eight or twenty
say what the people of the
3D. or people themselves, anc
thought on should cease,
The quesfU Ion the adoption o
Townsend's ame L was lost.
The question recN nSn the passage
ordered, when Davis, of ] anf9f, and Doug
las were found to be absent.
sIRushing moved to excuse the absentees
Lost, and the sergeant-a. arms was ordered
to bring in the absentees
The senate bill providing compensation
for services rendered by officers In telon,
cases passed the house.
Chenoweth moved to postpone the pend
ing business, in order to take up the rail
way bill which the committee had had I'm
der consideration, and make 1t special or
der for Wednesday next at II q. m.
Acker and Upton opposed the bill beinl
made special order at that time, rs the!
thought sufficient time had not been giyel
! for the proper consideration OF tesimon.
/ taken by the committee.
Labstt thought that it was necessary T.
take up the appropriation bill and conside
il first as the session was running to al
, end, and favored having a committee ap
! pointed to wait on the governor to sugges
, the necessity of a called session.
Chenoweth-"The gentlemen who are op
posed to the special order are opposed I,
the bill altogether. | will substitute Fri
dnv for Wednesday"
Upton-"To show the gentleman that "
, are not opposed TO the bill, | am willing t
vote to consider it Friday"
The bill was made special order for Fri
day at IL a. m.
Merriwether, for the house committe
appointed to visit the Alamo, with a vieN
Of purchasing, recommended purchase
. the building at $4,000 and that IL be place
under the care of the city Of San Antonio
The committee also recommended that a
, appropriation be made for the enclosure @
, the graves of Milan and kingsmen, ant
that monuments be erected in honor of tn
same.
, Ihe senate bill, providing a commissio,
for district and county attorneys, known a
the bill for the relief of Il. 7. Moore, wa
put upon its third reading, and sewers
, amendments were proposed and rejected.
, The question being upon the final passag
Of the bill, Hill moved q call of the house
The sergeant alarms having announce
that Davis, of Lamar, the missing member
, was in the house, the speaker said that th
question was upon the passage OF tn
reso ution levying district school-tax.
Tue resolution was defeated, not hayin
received the requisite two-thirds voie-ayes
Go; noes, 81. Voting In the negatiye-Adams
IF Wood, Ayers, Browning, Bensvldcs
Burns, Camp, Gavin, Cramer, Davis, Den
mis-. Duh, Finch, Foster, Of Limestone, Gar
rison, Harrison, Hearn, jackson, Lee, Nc
Alpin, Mcdaniel, Newton, Odum. Peers
Robinson, Of BsstrOp, Rogers, Rushing
Stone, Taylor, Thompson, Townsend, Wat
kins and Wyatt (coloredl.
The ~ f5r the relief Of Moore passed
~, motion OF Mckinney, Hon. J. Z. SIC
Comb was invited 10 a seat within the ba
Of the house.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ Foster, Of GrayBon, offered a resolution
that house bills on their second and thiri
reading, which have been reported fsv0ra
bly,, shall have precedence over ell Othe
business in the afternoon session. Adopted
House joint resolution fixing the mani
mum rate Of state, county and city tax, tn
provisions Of which have been heretOfOr'
given, was put upon its third reading, HnC
passed the hOuse-yeas. 7j. nays, y.
The joint resolution authorizing couniie
to invest the proceeds Of their school land
In bonds or other securities, passed 70 en-
gro-smeut, after having its phraseolOgy cor
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