The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-24

boundaries, reported !avorably to the bill
creating the county of Upton, accompanied
by minority report from Rogers
Also, favorably to the bill prescribing the
manner of ascertaining and establishing
county boundaries.
Acker. from judiciary No. /, reported IA
vorably house bill No. ~, amending the
Civil Statutes. articles S20l, 32222 and S225, so
as to subject married women to the statute
OF limitation; and house bill No. iA,
amending article 1904, OF the Civil Statutes,
so as to enable married women to
sue alone for recovery Of their separate
property. The committee recommended
that each of these bills be considered with
reference 10 the other.
Favorably bill No. ia, repeating
the law requiring railroad companies TO
stop trains thirty minutes at the state line,
Favorahly bih99, amending arti-
Gle 79l, of the Penal Code, so as TO make
the penalty for disposing OF mortgaged
property upon which there is valid, legal
lien, whether said lien 6e by contract or by
law.
Adversely-House bill No. 223, repeating
the law requiring priyy examination and
separate acknowledgement of married
women to instrument of conveyance.
Adversely-Hous bin mo. i22, prescrib.
ing the punishment for Violating contracts
made by domestics.
Adverssly ly-House bill No. IS, similar in
its provision to house bill No, 30, above re.
ported
Judiciary No. 3, Hill, shairman, reported
adversely house bill No, 72, to amend the
law so as to punish hunting with gun or
dogs on Sunday.
Also, house bill No. iOs, to amend article
223l ofthe Civil Statutes. This Law was
amended as per bill by tie seventeenth legis-
lature, regular session, chapter 20.
Also, house bill No. c. 10 amend articlel 50
OF Civil Statute, so as to'fequire the vote Of
county commissioners to be recorded by
yeas and nays.
Favorably--house bill No. 1862, to provide
for forfeiting bail bonds taken by examin-
| ing courts, with minority report.
Favorably-house bill No. So, to amend ar
ticle669 of the Penal Cods.so as to punish any
person willfully burning any woodland or
pr1rienot his own, at any season of the year.
Fayorably-House bill No. II to amend
article 1865 OF the Civil Statutes, increasing
the allowance for feeding prisoners in iaii.
Favorably- House bill No. 73, to allow a
fee to county attorn Us in representing the
state in lunacy cases.
The committee on state affairs, Nash,
chairman, reported iavoraoly the bill to
provide. for the payment Of witnesses fees
in criminal cases.
Fayorably-The bill IT, authorize county
to issue bonds for court house and jail pur.
poses.
Favorably-Tne bill to amend the law In
regard to the mode and manner of paying
4 petit jurors.
! Unfavorably- No. IA, offered by
Labatt In reference to verified answers in
civil cases, correcting typographical error
by inserting the word mot" Passed.
House bill No. "a, offered by Wilson, re.
lating to the compensation of district attor.
neys in felony cases, providing that they
shall have Sl5 in felony cases where con.
yictions follow, was put upon It's third read.
! ing, and the yeas and nays were called for,
resulting-ayes, GO nays, 30
Taylor, from the committee on the re.
vision of rules, recommended revision Of
: the rules so as to allow the house to con.
tinue with any pending business if quo.
: rum was present; whereas, under
, the former rules, every member was
required to be present. A considerable
discussion arose over the revision offered
: by the committee, and the ayes and NAYS
were called for, resulting-ayes. 26; nays
, 70.
minor revision of the rules was adopted
; providing that each bill introduced should
be reported concisely and accurately in the
journal of the house, with the caption o
the bill.
, A message from the senate having beer
received, that that body had passed reso
: luton TO go into the election of United
J States senator at II M, the house passed
r resolution TO proceed 10 the election OF {
! senator Gt !heti,euc. ss.-A.., $50. !,
Promptly at II M, the speaker annoan et
, that nominations were In order.
Chenoweth-"M Speaker: Ii gives mt
pleasure to place In nomination for re-elec
tion to the United States senate the Hon
Richard Coke. [Applause,I No man in
! the whole land stands nearer the hearts o
, the people of Texas. His record IS part
{ Of the history of Texas disenthrallment
, Time asses on such rapid wings that We
are apt to forget some of those instances in
, history that should forever be stamped In
perpetual memory upon the hearts Of the
gotten. When the clouds were
lowering upon the heads of this
devoted people VIXEN the storms were
breaking againss the canvas Of the ship Of
state that had almost been wrecked upon
: the rocks, by some inspiration the eyes oi
the whole state turned toward Richard
Coke. Our warrants were worthless and
our bonds went begging upon Wall street,
but through the wisdom Of legislation In.
augurated during his administration, We
stand to-day peerless; the most peerless
sovereignty in the worlG, | would be SO
proud, Mr. speaker, If we could say there
Texas, and each aud all could
cast their vote for this man. Let US to-day
place green flowers upon the graves OF th,
past and let us ali vote for Richard Coke.
Wurzbach-"l merely rise for the pur.
pose OF saving that west Texas joins hands
with east Texas In the nomination Of Hon
Richard Coke"
Cochran-"Six years ago / voted foi
Richard Coke. To-day north Texas Join,
! hands with east and west Texas In seconding
his nomination, and trust his vote may b,
made unanimous, thus endorsing his ca
rcer.h
Dennis-"Souih Texas joins hands with
east, north and west Texas in soconding IN,
nomination. [Applause,l
-aves-"ln behalf OF Grayson county
J which believe stands as the banner dem
ocratic county Of the state, desire to say
: that there is no man who has n stronger
hold upon the hearts OF my people thar
the honorable gentleman who has JUS
been put In nomination. In my county
: have been unable 20 hear the name OF any
: one else spoken OF az United States sena
tor"
Brown-"1 desire to speak for John
son county. Every man, woman and child
, in that county are Tor Richard Coke,
= [Applause
Swan-"My county are unanimous 70
{ Senator Coke"
Townsend-"1n obedience TO the dictate
OF my own heart and In obedience to th,
: dictates OF my conscience, shall vote 70
Richard Coke"
Cundin-"ln the name Of the people o
, Anderson county, and In the name OF Hon
; John II. Reagan, our representative In con
geess, second tho nomination Of Senato
Coke
Bencvides, through Cochran, said tha
, his people we're unanimous for Coke.
Jackson (republioan)-"I am willing /,
. throw down ali past differences. Richart