The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-25
Austin: The Senate Adopts the Houses
Amendment 10 the mn Extending
The Limits OF Dallas Reports Of 4
Heavy uail-Storm Come From
Denis0u-A Man in Paris Has HYDRO
phObia From a Dog Bite
Received a Year Ago-The Half Gre.
mated Body Of an Infant
Is Found Near Whitney and the
Mother Confesses the Deed.
Decatur Has the Exciting, Sensational
Item of Jail Delivery.
Other State News by Special Telegrams.
Decatur Has the Exciting, Sensational
Item of Jail Delivery.
Other State News by Special Telcgrams.
Eighteenth Legislature.
SENATE,

he recommendation that il be considered
in committee of the whole.
MIR. rraylor, from the committee on claims,
reported fayorably to pay the claims OF the
sheriff of Cameron county, for extraditjng
K. A, Blandford, and for conveying pris
oners to the penitentiary.
Mr.. Matlock, from the committee on pub
ic.lands, reported favorably the bill create.
ing land district of Wheeler, Oldham and
Donley counties.
A message was received from the gov.
ernor, returning the bill to provide for
certain cases from the Austin
to the Galveston branch of the supreme
court, and calling attention to certain errors
therein, IL was referred to judiciary com
mittee No. for correction.
The bill amending the act incorporating
the city OF Dallas, was taken up and the
house amendment concurred in.
The joint resolution amending the consti-
tuition relative to the judiciary was taken
up and passed.
Mr.. Gooch offered to amend by providing
that wnen trials are pending in all cases IL one
or more ofthe jurors note xceeding three,
becomes sick or dies the remainder may re-
turn verdict. Adopted.
Mr.. Jones offered a substitute for section
6, fixing the salary of judges OF the su-
preme court at not more than 5000. Lost,
and the resolution PASSED
The bill authorizing Texas veterans to
locate their certificates within Greer county
was called up.
Mr., Davis moved TO amend by Including
certificates issued to Confederate soldiers.
Mr.. Jones moved to amend by providing
that veteran and Confederate certificates
may be located on any territory within the
Indian Nation or the United States. With.
drawn, and Mr.. Davis amendment was
lost.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend so that all
persons who avail themselves of this act
shall be deemed to and are held to relin-
quish all claims they may be supposed to
hold against the state. Adopted and the
bill passed.
The house appropriation bill was made
the special order for Monday.
The house bill requiring district and
county clerks to make out official reports
passed.
The bill for the relief of liquor dealers
passed.
The bill directing officers how to com.
pute available funds arising from bonds
purchased, passed,
The bill liking the degrees of crime passed. =.
lN pAll hulllbtlaluk AnElsllun JOruOn 10
sue the state passed.
Mr. Traylor called up the resolution ex.
tending the regular session OF .le legisla-
ture to ninety days.
Mr.. Houston moved TO Glneui, providing
that members shall receive 10 nay for ser,
TiQes. Lostt-ye0s, II; nays, p
The resolution was then engrossed, and
the senate adjourned till Monday,
HOUSE.
At the instance OF Acker the report of
the free conference committee on the iudi-
cial district bill was taken up aud adopted,
stringer introduced bill to validate Ger.
tain land certificates of wounded Conieder-
ates, issued by the commissioner of the
general land office after the repeal rf the
law on the "a day of February, 1ss2.
Foster had motion spread on the Jour
nails to reconsider the vote by which the
Gibson substitute railway bill passed to en-.
grossment.
On motion of Henderson, the senate hill
for the condemnation of city property for
the purpose of widening streets and alleys
was taken up, and the substitute for The
house bill of a similar character, passed.
On motion of Newton, the senate bill civ.
ing justices Of the peace So for issuing sum.
mons and holding inquests, TO be paid out
OF the county treasury, provided that when
the inquest is held over the bodies of state
convicts said fee shall be paid by the state,
was taken up and passed to third reading
On motion, the bill enlarging the powers
of the attorney.general was taken IN. and
after an amendment by Taylor, empower.
ing the attorney.general to institute suits
against railroad, telegraph and express
companies, passed to engrossment.
On motion of Frank, the house bill nyinv
the lees oil county officers was taken up and
passed to engrossment
On motion OF Patterson, the senate bill
providing for the pay of attached witnesses
from other counties, in felony cases. was
taken up, and the committee amendments
restricting the pay to not more than two
witnesses to the same fact, and allowing
three cents for mileage, was adopted.
Iayior offered an amendment placing il
in the discretion OF the judge as to whether
other witnesses TO the same fact shall be
compensated Tor testifying. Adopted.
Wurzbach offered an amendment, proyid-
ing that no such fees shall be allowed 10
any such witness until such witness shall
give evidence in such cause on final trial,
and 1t shall appear on the trial that such
evidence is material. Lost-ayes,... ..30
nays, 90.
Asamended the bill passed 10 third
reading.
Frank had motion entered an the ionr.
nails to reconsider the vote by which the bill
passed to third reading.
On motion OF Townsend, the bill granting
Mrs, Fannie Darden, sole heir of MoselY
BAKER, deceased, a league and lahore OF land
In lieu OF the head right certificate of her
iather under the colonization laws of the
repuDnc OF Iexas, was taken up and passed
to engrossmsnt.
On motion ol McBrid, i'H II imn,ain,
penalty on shlriGo ,,. ...- ,,,
as well as C..'' .n,. .,....,.,.n
taken up AID ,uss,d,
On motion OF Garrison, the house hill
changing the time of filing counter afllda.
Wits In justices courts, where action or do,
tense Is founded upon a sworn open account,
was taken up.
Robinson, OF Williamson, offered nm
amendment making the bill apply TO ali
courts. Adopted, and the bill passed TO en-.
grossment.
On motion Of Foster, of Cirayson, the hin
amending article llo0 OF the Revised Stat.
utes, so that parties In pleading charter of
any corporation shall not be REQUIRED IN set
cut the same at length, was taken nm and
passed TO engrossment "'''
The house then adjourned TIL 0 a. m.
Monday.
CAPITAL CHRoNiCLfNGs, -
The Pickwick club, OF San AnpcIa. Tom
Green county, tiled a charter TODAY.
The comptroller paid into the treasury
to-day 5000. ''
A heavy rain fell here this morning. II
was accompanied Nth u strons wind. bui
so far as heard from, did no damage.
A box, containing the remains of nm In.
'ant, was picked up on Pecan street this
morning. nus
Quite number of the men bers Of the