The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-03
Senate. SG LEGloN.|
Now. and an
Adjournment
An Almost FathoinSn later.
Between the ~
In the House Considerable
portant Business TransM
The Members Have 81 Worth
Fun, Anyhow.
Capital Notes: An Extra Session is Be.
ing Talked Up.
Reasons In Favor Thereof-What Law.
Making Costs.
Other Notes From the Capital.

SENATE.
AUSTIN, April2.-[Special, MIR. Traylor,
from the committee ON claims reported un-
iavorably the bill for the reliei of Henry II.
Barnes.
The land bill was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Gooch moved TO reconsider the votes
adopting any of the house amendments.
and that the bill be referred TO free con.
ference committee. Adopted.
Tha president appointed the following on
the committee: Messrs, Matlock, Gibbs,
Shannon, Fleming and Gooch.
Bill regulating the appointment and du-
ties of public weighers was laid before the
senate.
Mr.. Chesley moved TO amend by proyid.
ing Tor the appointment of weighers by
the county commissioners where the bill
provides tor their election. Lost, and the
senate refused to pass the bill.
Mr.. Pope moved TO reconsider the vote.
Mr.. Cooper moved to lay the motion on
the table,
Mr.. Moore moved 10 reconsider tho vote,
Mr. Cooper moved TO lay the motion on
the table. Lost.
The question recurring on the motion to
amend, II was adopted.
Mr.. Shannon moved to amend by pro-
viding that weighers may DO appointed by
the county commissioners to serve until the
next general election. Adopted, and the
bill was engrossed
The general appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. GetZendaner moved TO amend by an
propriatng of $4,000 for advertising con.
stitutional amendments, Adopted.
Mr.. buchanan moved to amend by ap-
propriating $1,000 for surviving 10000 ,00C
acres ofland for the university. Adopted,
Mr., Davis held that the entire bill was
too extravagant, and moved that it be re-
ferred back to the finance committee.
Mr.. Gibbs moved 10 amend by instruct
ing the committee to prepare a bill making
an appropriation for running the state gov.
ernment until July next, to which time he
thought the legislature should adjourn, and
then convene in extra session. The pre-
vious question was moved on the amend
ment and passage Of the bill. Seconded
and the main question ordered.
! The amendments were then lost, and tn,
senate refused to pass the bill--ayes, II
nays, IL.
The joint resolution fixing the time o
election on constitutional amendments OF
the second Tuesday in August was en-
crossed.
The Joint resolution prohibiting those
who fail to pay poll tax, was laid before
the senate, and the majority report OF tn,
committee, killing the resolution, was lost
The question recurring on engrossment
the senate refused TO engross-- ayes, 10
nays, l2-three senators being absent with
| out excuse.
Mr.. Davis moved to reconsider the yot,
and TO lay that motion on the table.
Mr., buchanan moved call of the senate
! Seconded.
Pending further action, the senate ad
/ journed til 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The pending question was the motion ot
Mr. Davis TO recCpsider the vote on the res
oluton requiring poll tax bcfore voting
pending at adjournment. IL was with
drawn and the motion to reconsider Ill,
vote refusing 10 pass the appropriation bill
taken up.
MIR. Davis moved u call of the senate
Seconded. The motion to reconsider pre-
vailed and the bill was taken up.
Mr. Peacock offered to amend by appro
priating $350,000 for the year 1883, an,
$4,000 for the year 1854 for the purpose o
enabling the state TO resume control of IL
| ponitentiaries on state account.
| Mr. Gooch moved TO amend the amen d
ment by striking out the word account. ;
l.
with amendments, TO a special committee
The president ruled the motion out of or
der, as u motion to recommit had beer
voted down during the morning.
Mr.. Davis appea'ed IRON the decision O
the chair. The chair was sustained
The question recurring on the adoption
OF Mr.. Gooch's amendment, he Withdrew \
and offered substitute providing that il
case the state resumed there shall be appro
priated $4,000 IN addition to the rcyenu,
derived from the convicts now hired out.
A lengthy discussion followed, pending
which the senate adjourned.
HOUSE,
Chenoweth rose TO question OF persona
privilege and said that In his remarks mad
II few days ago, In reference to the States
man, while speaking on the penitentiar,
lenses, he meant 10 cast no reflection oi
Mr.. Gaines, one of the members, pcrhap
the proprietor, Of the Statesman.
Frymier, by leave, offered resolution
recitinC that:
WHEREAS, The legislature has clearl
manifested its disapproyal OF the action
the pententiary board, aud as no deiinit
policy touching the penitentiary has beel
taken by this legislature. and the board
not advised Nv 10 the wishes of this body
the board may again find is action disaI
proved therefore. be II
Resolved, That II is the sense o, this lea
islaiure that the state shall resume contrc
of the penilentiaries, and that the convict
shall be placed within the walls.
Cochran said II was the height OF pre-
sumption on the part OF the minority, u
expressed in the resolution, that II was til
sense OF the legislature that al convict
should be placed within the walls; that tina
was not the sense OF the majority, and tha
their only desire was to resume control q
the penitentiaries.
Swan insisted that II was the duty OF tn
house, inasmuch rs they had revoked th
policy OF the government OF the peniter
iiaries as inaugurated by the board, to TAX
some action In regard TO the future manage
ant hat tl.. A 81. "a A.