The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-23

vidusl, and house bill No, 81, proyidiny
that prosecution Tor forgery OF instruments
affecting title to land, may be prosecuted in
the county in which the land is situated.
House bill loo, empowering constables in
cities Of 10000 Inhabitants or over, 10 ap-
poiat one deputy, was amended by the COM
mittee by making the number of inhabi-
Iants 5000 or over
Nash, from the committee on state affairs,
reported the claim for conveying prisoners
10 the penitentiary OF Scanlan, sheriff OF
Cameron county. Referred TO committee
Oh claims aud accounts.
I For house bill No. a, providing pensions
for veterans, the committee reported sub
stitute, granting pensions 10 all classes of
veterans that are provided for in the con.
Memorials Of diverse veterans were re-
ported uniavor ,hly, for the reason that a
general bill has been reporied, providing
pensions for all classes named in the consti-
tuition.
House bill relating to the pay of asses.
sors of taxes was reported avorably, with
an amendment.
House bill relating TO the nay of collectors
of taxes was reported fivorby, with an
amendment.
House bill No. l04, relating to the fish and
game laws was reported favorably, with an
amendment
House bill No. 35, relating to the game
laws was reported favorably, with an |
amendment.
Judiciary No. ., Hill chairman, reported |
house bill No. /, amending the laws to al
low persons convicted of misdemeanor 3S4
cents per day instead of SO cents, as by the
present law, adversely, with minority re-
port.
House bill No. II, to prevent hiring or
employing minors without written consent
ol parents or guardians, adversely.
House bill No. IL, regulating sale of in
toxicating liquors In local option districts,
increasing the penalties, etc., of the present
law, extending TO physicians giving pre-
scriptions to persons not sick, fine and i'm.
prisonment OF not less than thirty days
for the first ollense, for the second
ollense 500 fine and imprison.
ment not less than three. months
prescriptions from any but practicing ply
sicians no protection, and giving halt the
penalty to the prosecuting witness,
regulating the law OF evidence, etc, was r.
ported on adversely, with minority report.
The committee on education, Mckinney
cl airman, reported house bill No. 6, enti-
! thd, IAN act to provide for the purchase
| OF 10000 copies of book to
include the constitution of the United States
and the state OF Texas. for the use of the
common schools, and to appropriate 1000
Tor that purpose, the committee reported
| adversely.
House bill No. 2l2, authorizing the audit
ing payment of claims duo the superinten-
dents and directors Of public free schools
prior to September LIST, 1876, the committee
recommended reference to the finance COM
mittee.
The counties and county finances, Cham
bers, chairman, reported iavorably to the
bill entitled an act to amend an act relative
to otransCrlblng county records, and adverse
ly to that providing offices for justices Of the
peace residing at county seats.
The committee on commerce. Labatt
chairman, reported favorably to the bill
providing for the appointment OF public
weighers by county commissioners Instead
ofthe governors, and giving five additional
woghers TO the city OF Galveston.
The committee on privileges and elec.
tons, Wood, chairman reported that g.
W. Cotton had been duly elected n repre-.
sentative OF the counties Of Coryell and
Hamilton, and was entitled to the seat in
the eighteenth legislature now held by C.
Il. Gass, and that after hearing the testi.
mony they had decided that Cotton had
been elected by majority Of 1ii votes
Gass filed protest, excepting to the &C.
tion ofthe oommittee,in overruling his obiec.
tions to the depositiOns Of certain Judge.
and officers ofelection, and TO the action o.
the committeein denying his prayer for the
process TO bring, before tho
that had never been opened according
10 law: also excepting TO the ,6mmtta dc
Gliding the contest upon secondary and oral
testimony without permitting contestant tC
produce the primary written evidence pro
yidid by law.
MOursand moved that the rules be sus.
pended so us to take up the report of the
committee and adopt X at once
I A considerable discussion arose over thi,
motion, owing to the fact that Glass had
been excused from attendance on the house
Until next Friday. Some of the members
contendedt that on no event should any action
be taken during his absence, while other.
wanted the ballot boxes brought before
the house and the votes counted. Still
rothers desired the evidence to be presented
to the entire house. The committee re.
port was finally adopted. and Mr.. Cotton
sworn in as member and assigned to the
committees 10 which his c0ntestee had been
originally appointed.
House adjourned until 10 u. M. t).mor.
row.
~ CAPITAL ouRoYIcIfsGs. $685..
Tie senetoriel election occurs tomorrow.
Coke is the only name mentioned tonight,
The Ensinosa Rancho company, Laredo,
capital stock, $4,000, filed charter to-day.
The San Antonio Water company have
filed an amendment, increasing their capital
to $lS0,0O0,
Receipts at the treasury to-day, $4,000
interest on school lands, aud from the sale
of public lands and domain.
The jury at San Antonio, In the Ben
Thompson case, returned n verdict OF not
guilty yesterday morning. Thompson
reached home the same evening, and was
met at the depot by large crowd of ne.
groes, who unhitched the horses from the
hack in which Thompson had got to ride
home, and drew II up the avenue, accom-.
panied by the colored band of this city. 1t
is understood that the sporting men got up
tee demonstration.
In last Sundays Statesman appeared the
following; "a fuss was raised about the
New York legislature adjourning over nom
Friday TO Monday. There was no prece.
dent, II was said, and now the Texas legis.
lature make it custom" This
is certainly an unjust criticism. The
legislature adjourned over from last Friday
till Monday, not for the purpose, as intima-
ted by the Statesman, OF pleasure and re-
CreutlOu, Dut III OTuer 10 more cHeCtuhlly
consider in the committee rooms the nn.
merous bills and resolutions which have
been referred, and dare say that last Sat
urday was the busiest day of the session
thus far.
There Is some fear that the recent lease
of peniteniiaries will be interfered with by
the legislature, and certain parties are here,
among them Nathan Patton, who are
watching, and, it is said, are
ready to make proposals to
the state for tho prisons, should
the lease not be ratified The present lease
is carefully drawn, and when the class of
labor, mostly ignorant negroes, is con.
sidered, 1t will be found that II Is advantage
GUS to the state, aud will pay better than
any preceding lease. Heretofore the prison.
ers have been an expense, under the present
lease there will bc no expense whatever.
and the legislature, ii is believed
by those competent to Judge,
will do well to ignore the cry about keep.
ing thousand or more ignorant negroes
within the walls, and ratify Il. From pres.