The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-12


the chair and a quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Poindsxter.
Jackson, Of Smith, presented his creden-
tials, and was sworn in.
Thompson asked that the chair decide as
to whether he or the gentleman from Falls
lEtheredge) was entitled to certain seat,
which the gentleman from Falls yesterday,
by proxy, had selected,
The speaker did not decide, as no memo.
randa offs seats were kept.
The chair requested the members not to
hesitate to make any suggestions they
wished in respect to any committees which
might be appointed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Townsend, of Colorado, introduced bill
relating to the hiring OF county conyicis,
providing for the hiring of conyicts to any
corporation within the county, the pre-
ceeds of which are to be applied to the pay
ment of costs and fines.
Labatt introduced bill entitled can act
concerning factors, commission merchants,
and other agents, defining their rights and
duties, and atlixing penalties.
Wurzbach introduced q bill TO suspend
the assessment and collection of taxes for
state purposes for the year lSS3, because of
the large balance in the treasury, iule.
WuiZhaCh also introduced bill entitled
An act to make an appropriation for the
contingent expense OF the regular session
OF the eighteenth legislature.
Chambers, OF Tarrant. introduced bill
entitled AN act to establish the 37th iu-
dicial district and to provide for the an.
pointment of district Judge therein"
Frymier introduced a bill to withdraw
public lands of the state of Texas from
sale.
Brown, Of Johnson, a bill entitled IAN act
authorizing the governor, comptroller and
treasurer, to rent suitable buildings for the
reception OF lunatics in the state who have
been or shall be adjudged fit subjects for
the lunatio asylum, but who for want of
room cannot be received in the asylum,
and to make an appropriation to deiray
expenses of the same"
Hurst introduced bill entitled IAN act
to restore the civil and criminal jurisdic-
ton of the county court of Parker
Swan introduced bill entitled "an act
to amend section IL of an act to protect
the wool-growing interests of the state of
Texas, approved March a5th, A. D., 1897
Robertson introduced bill entitled ian
act to create and organize the educational
land department OF the state of Texas
and to provide for the classi.
fcation, sale and lease of the
university, public free school and asylum
iuluo VI thS sthtt, uhu w pTONlut the
protection and sale of the timber growing
thereon, and to reserve and protect the
mines and minerals thereon"
Hazlewood-A bill to oe entitled" AN act to
regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in
local option districts, 'in which il isprovided
that any person selling, exchanging or Civ.
ing away any intoxic ,ting liquor in any
county, Justices precinct, city or town, af.
ter the voters of such county, etc, at an
election, may vote that the sale of liauor
shall be prohibited and the commissioner
court has passed an order to that effect, any
violator shall be punished by fine not less
than 800 nor more than 81, 900, and by i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail not
less than thirty days nor more
than three years, and any person convicted
the second time shall be fined not less than
$500, and by Imprisonment in the county
jail not less than sixty days.
Davis, of Lamar, introduced bill to
amend article 1898 of the Revised Statutes,
title 81, chapter A, to provide for certain
animals running at large in counties and
subdivisions.
Hill, of Polk, introduced bill to be en-
titled "an act concerning public lands here
tofore surveyed by railroads or corporations
or any company or person for the benefit of
the public schools of the state"
Labatt offered bill entitled IAN act TO
amend article 1865 Of chapter 8. title 20 of
the Revised Statutes relating to verified an
swers in civil cases"
Townsend, Of Colorado, introduced bill
entitled AN act to amend article 4672 of
the Revised Civil Statutes of the state of
Texas"
Joint resolutions: Labatt offered a reso.
luton requesting the senators and repre-.
Sentatiyes OF the state OF Texas at Washing
ton to urge the establishment of a uuaran
tine station by the MAJ NAL government at
81. Louis Island, sinii"h to that at Ship
Island.
Davis offered resolution granting w.
ii. Buckhart, judge Of the 18th judicial dis.
tricl, leave of absence from the state.
Nash, OF Dallas, offered resolution pro-
posing an amendment to section "a, article
l6, OF the constitution of the state of Texas,
permitting the levy OF an ad valorem tax
tor road and bridge purposes.
Skinner, OF Caldwell, offered resolution
amending section 3, article Z, Of the con-
stitution, leyying an ad avlorem special
tax.
Mann offered resolution to grantdeave
of absence to Hon. j. l.. Craig, county Judge
OF Clay county.
Hurst offered re solution amending arti.
Gle $, section o, of the constitution of the
state of Texas.
Amistead offered resolution that the
house hold only one daily session, begin.
nlng at 10 a. m, and closing at 0 D. m.
Durant objected to the resolution and
thought. for economy's sake, the house
should convene at s a. m.
The gentleman from Fsyette, in the in.
terest ct economy, moved the resolution be
laid on the table. The motion carried.
General Benavides offered q resolution
inviting Mexican war veterans to seat In
the house The resolution laid over
Elliot found q pOcket.boo containing $50
or $50 in his desk. which, upon i.onir,,o
proved to be that of Foster, which lie h6J
lost at the last session of the legis uts
Foster arose an said he wished to exonar
ate the porter, who had been accused of
theft. Vi
Thompson, of Bexar, moved that each
member OF the house be allowed TO snh.
scribe Tor 90 copies of any daily paper thew
may wish, at cents per COPY, TO be hai3
for out of the contingent fund; provided tht y
paper published the proceedings OF each
house, '"Nf
Freymer moved ten copies.
motion was made to rule out oil M.
pers who had to receive by telegram the
news of the house, Y"o
'hamutis, VI NOIlll, snlu ne represented
over 5000 people and that ten COPIES y.oniJ
be amply sufficient 20 send to his cons In
ents; that he believed In economy.
c,.,n e' ", ooose, salu ms people were snf
could spose OF 100 copies "'
NcGarily thought it would bo nars;.
to send to his constituents = onlv
ten copies. '"'9
After much discussion the resolb,,o, oe
fered by Cochran, as q substi,,,ie snr
the original, providing that each, mem her
should receive twenty copies at ants mar
copy, of any paper they preieri III. rassed
the house. '"''s'
irevlous 70 the passage OF Coo Iran's mo.
would be sufficient per copy for laners inr.
nlshed the house, when The rep, Lsnn,a,ivas
OF tie varons papers OF the stat 1 tbronyh
Mr. Scott, a member. showed bnt 4 cents
would hot he sufficient.
No evening session, the hon Ia then nd.
iourned. "'
CAPITAL NOTES.
nsoe,p.s I've @ az n ,ne @ treasury to-day from land
The large number of bills introdpoed ,nto
The senate to-day put the cor, ,mittees to