The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
The House at Austin Labors Diligently
on the Railroad Bill, aud
Speaker Gibson Comes
TO the Front
With a Substitute Providing for a
State Engineer Instead OF
commissioners for
Railroad Superyision-The Senate Ad.
journs Until Tuesday TO Allow
the House TO
Catch Up - An Old aud Honored
Citizen Dies at Sulphur
Springs.
A Falling Safe Crashes n Man at Cor
sicana-LocOmotlye
Engineers Organize n Brotherhood at
Temple A Lady
Is Burned to Death at McKinney-The
Gambling Houses
AT San AntOninO Closed, and There is
Much Rejoicing.
Other Interesting Matter by Speci Is
Other Interesting Matter by Specia n Is
Eighteenth Legislature.


SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 9.--[Special. Petitions:
BY Mr.. Fowler-From citizens of Bastrop
and Fayette counties, asking for prohibi-
tory amendment.
By Mr.. Evans-From citizens of Texas, on
the same subject.
Bills reierred-By Mr.. johnson, of Collin,
fixing the bond of the state treasurer at
$4,000.
Owing to the house being behind with its
business, Mr.. Gooch moved to adjourn till
Tuesday at IL o'clock, to give it time to
catch up, and to give senators an opportu-
nifty of visiting their homes to make
arrangements to remain in session four or
five weeks longer. Carried.
The senate then adjourned till Tuesday
next.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Taylor, the pending bust
ness was postponed in order to take up the
house bill providing for the patenting and
disposing of lands in Medina county, here
tofore held by Henry Castro as trustee, for
church and school purposes.
Under suspension of the rules, the bill
passed the house.
On motion of Chenoweth, the senate local
option bill was taken up out of its regular
order.
Hill moved that the adverse report by the
house committee be adopted. Carri ed.
Nash had motion spread on the minutes
to reconsider the vote by which the adverse
report Of the committee was adopted.
On motion OF Caven the house bill sepa-
rating the state and Federal ballot.boxes.
and prescribing that state and Federal Oil.
GERS shall be voted Tor on separate tickets,
was taken up, and after discussion on points
OF order raised by several gentlemen, the
bill was made special order for Monday
evening at 1880.
The special order wos the railway com.
ellssion oil.
On motion Of Foster, OF Limestone. the
vote by which section II was adopted on
yesterday was reconsidered, when Foster
offered the following substitute, providing
that any officer, agent OF emplovc
OF any railroad, who shall be
guilty of extortion or unlawful discrimina-
tlon shall be fined for such olfense not less
than 500 nor more than $500, and for any
subsequent ofTense not less than $500 MOI nor
more than s., 600, and any company violat.
ing this act shall pay to the person injured
the sum OF $500; provided, no action for re.
covery shall be maintained, where there has
been no protest against the overcharge, and
unless 1t has been commenced within thirty
days after such charge has been enacted.
Hill offered substitute to the
substitute, providing that any
company violating such provisions
shall pay to the party aggrieyed three times
the value of the freight charge instead of
$500 as prescribed in Fosters substitute.
Hill's substitute was adopted.
SpCLiOns Ii and 10 uara aIoptoI
amendment.
Hill offered an amendment to section II.
compelling al railroads to transport freight
in the order received, and making them Ii.
able for damages for retention.
Section is, which provides that class A
shall include trunk lines and
all their branches over fifty
miles in length, under the head of A. and
class Is shall include all other railroads
leased or operated in the state, was adopted.
Iaylor moved TO reconsider the vote by
which THIS section was adopted. Carried
Hill offered an amendment giving the
commissioners power to classify the roads.
Rejected.
The question recurring upon Taylor's
motion to strike out the section, Nash said
Il understand this will be the test vote
which will determine whether there shall be
any classification Of freight. ] am OBJ
posed to striking out the section. i'll
there is bread and meat in this
bill It is in this section, and if 1t Is stricken
out there may be little chicken soup or
other little delicate diet left, but there is no
food remaining. If you strike
out TINS section, you virtually destroy all
legislation on this subject, and defeat the
desires and honest demands of the peonle u
Taylor-"We should not be influenced by
popular prejudice in enaoting laws. II Is
our duty to act cohscientiously and not try
to spread sail for every breeze of popular
favor. / am decidedly in favor OF strikinr
out this, as consider 1t an unjust section q
Hill-"We should 90 slow on the subject
OF railroad legislation and be sure that what
we are doing will be. beneficial to all par.
Foster Of Limestone thought that the
gentlemen from Red River and Polk were.
preluging the case aud speaking on sub
before the house.
Hazlewood moved that the honse stand
adjourned till next Tuesday. The ayes and
nays were called for; ayss7 nays 81.
The house adjourned Till 5 p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
Fisher, by leave, presented a petition
iiom the citizens Of Harris county, ASKING
Tor the abrogation VI The penitentiary lease
On motion Of Ffymic' The pending bust. |
ness was postponed n, 49, er TO take iip tho
house bill diminish. fv Jurisdiction of
Tie county courts q, csfi.in counties. and
the amendments made by tie sen.
ate. The senate amendments bringing tbe
Of Wilson and Aiascosa under The
provisions Of the bill were concurred In by
the house. ~
The pending business at the hour of nd.
journment was the motion to strike ont sec.
tion Is, relating to the classification Of
roads,
The motion was carried-ayes, so; nays. !
-.
Section 10, which Is as follows: For ,he
Of passengers above the ngc
Of twelve years with allowance of baggage
not to exceed 100 pounds In weight. the |
rate per mile shall not be more than q
cents, provided that In no case shall ch,l. |
dren under twelve years Of age be charged
for transportation a higher rate than one
halt of the above rate; aud provided
further that railroad may charge twenty.
five cents rs minimum full rate and
iinee4 cents ms haErate, when the f,re
would be less than those am UNITS, and pro. |
vidcd.A further, when the passenger fare
does mn end In I've or uaurnt Tho noa,ast