The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-22

passage OF such law would be deleteriou
TO the best interests Of our countryi tina
the law as it now exists was part OF on
system of jurisprudence, and that by 1t tn
interests OF the minority were best pro
| tected.
Barrett moved the previous question, ant
| the bill passed to engrossment by vote
ayes, SO; nays, 30.
Petitions and memorials were presented
as follows:
By White-From citizens of Burlesor
county, asking for prohibition.
By the speaker-A petition on prohihi
ton, from the citizens of Johnson and Ell
lis counties.
By Moore, OF McLennan-A petition from
Waco presbytery of the Cumberland Pres
| byterian church, on prohibition.
| BY Stout-A remonstrance from the citl
zens of that portion of Navarro county ou
OF which the county of Richland ~ pro
posed to be created.
| BY Acker-A memorial from Hendricks
and Coriel, asking the legislature to pro
| vide for an inquiry into the validity OF Ger
| tain land certificates OF sections made by
them.
By Dennes-A memorial in reference tc
| purchasing books for the use OF officers.
By McAlpin-To restore the criminal and
civil jurisdiction of Grimes county.
| Bills and resolutions were introduced Us
| follows:
By McBride-An amendment to refund
occupation taxes where local option mas
been adopted beiorJ the expiration OF the
license, regardless of when the license was
taken out.
BY McDaniel-To create and provide for
the Organization of Richland county:
BY Jones-To require causes in which at
tachments have been levied on real prop
ertv TO be transferred to the district court
by the enforcement of such attachment
liens.
By Ayers-To prevent the ownership Of
land in large bodies, and to provide tor
escheats and for compensation.
BY Brown-A resolution to better dehne
the duties of the comptroller and attorney
general, and to enforce the collection OF ac-
counts due the state from detaulting tax
collectors.
By Wurzbach-A resolution, that as eoch
state in the Union is contributing material
to the erection of the monument IN honor
of Washington, at Washington, d. o., that
the committee on state affairs be instructed
to report, by bill or otherwise, what the
state of Texas has done in regard to the
matter.
Townsend, for the special communities,
appointed to ascertain at what price the
Alamo building and grounds could De pur-
chased, reported that after conference
with the senate committee, they had found
it necessary to visit the Alamo in order to
ascertain more definitely what price should
be paid, and asked the leave be granted Tor
that purpose. Adopted.
Hazlewood moved to reconsider the vote
by which the report OF the. committee was
adopted. ;,
Townsend and Merriwether flew to the
rescue and contended that purchase with
out first examining and inquiring into the
value of real estate would be very unWise.
Upton moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table. Carried.
Labatt offered q resolution that 100 copies
of the acts of the legislature of 1879
1881 be purchased for use OF the house.
Adopted. m
Berry, by leave. introduced bill.to better
the moral condition of people and render
society, law and order more profitable by
the doing away with saloons and tipping
shops.
The bill making an appropriation for a
clerk to the secretary OF education passed
the house and the speaker announced tnat
the bill would take effect Immediately.
The bill Furnishing persons for killing
deer between the Goth OF January and the
LIST of August also the bill furnishing per
sons for concealing property embezzled the
same as original offender, passed the
house.
The bill relating to the estray law was put
upon its third reading, when 5 van offered
an amendment, which was adopted, cor
recting conflicting sections.
McAlpin offered an amendment proyid'
ing that the notice of estray shall be pub
lished in the county paper. Lost.
Labatt offered an amendment that Cal
weston be exempted because its hydfogTaphl-
cal position prevents estrays from being
taken TO the courthouse without expense
and inconvenience, and that the estray sales
be made at the justices precincts. =
Moore, of Nc Lehman, offered substitute
to the amendment providing that all sales
of estrays be made at Justices precinct.
The amendment aud substitute were lost.
TAYLOR moved to reconsider the bill and
Law il on the table. Carried. This vote
Virtually kills the bill.
The special order was the bill providing
that commissioners courts take charge oil
lunatics at large in the various counties,
aud that the state reimburse the counties
for taking care Of them.
TsyIor offered an amendment that the
counties shall be reimbursed IS per Week
for each lunatic by the state. Adopted.
= Wilson offered an amendment providing
that the county judge shall provide some
other place than jails for the keeping Of
lunatics.
Tones did not see how any other place
could be provided, aud was sure that nc
private family would incur the response
bility.
Brown said that he might be termed par
simonious on many things, but that he was
in favor Of providing proper accommoda
tons for the insane.
Durant held that ii would be improper
to place insane females in the cells OF ruin
ans.
Jones moved to amend the amendment
by inserting the words, iii such place car
drayens hoped the amendment 10 the
amendment would be adopted, and made
solid argument Ia its support.
Hurst moved 70 lay the amendment
and the amendment 10 the amendmeni
on the table carried, and the bill passed Il
Wurzbach moved to suspend the consti
tutionai rules, TO put the bill upon IT'S thirC
reading aud final passage. Adopted.
parsOns offered an amendment maklnt
/ the proposed bill conform 10 the bill passed
1 a few days ago. establishing branch asy
/ lum. Lost, and the bill passed with th'
requisite majority 20 make Il take eject IN
msdiately amer its passage.
Tie substitute bill making Il a misde
meanor for a tenant 10 traudulentiy de
pose OF property upon which the lanalerd
len exists was put upon is second reading
TAYLOR Opposed the bill and thought tbs
| law Is u stood was sufficient aud he con
| fiaeTed % just and equitable.
I Lah.tt said he knew a little about Tbs
EUrsi ngs Of The landlords len law. lh'
Tme7chant gets the farmer In his coils, r. ID
Z spider does the hy, and thea sells him
] goods ri an enormous pr cent. lte COZ
siders The biz proposed an oppression.
Caven said the gentleman did not under
stand the bin. that mortgages had nothini
fwhatevei 20 do with vita IL, and that ~
bill simply made it q Inis6emeannr Whei
] the tenant removes property with intent Y
deiraui. The lab0ring man had no nor
jealous support on the hO0r than himself
guf be thought the passage Of The nil e
arrtial for tue prJtectiun 81 prDpertr.
Douglas considered the Law &c ~ pos
stood sufficient 20 meet the desires 81 N
I people.
Nash Offered an asnentmeut rrJylinl
that n auy landlord shall reinse 20 fsl
] fn~ar.T fr~ = ~ ralrfrFruau. with intent n