The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-01
LAW W-MAklNG LEGION.
Senate: The Land Bill With It's
Host Of House Amendments.
Taken up, and Mirabile Dietu, Only
Five are Eliminated.
House: Railroad Bill, Like Banquo's
Ghost, win Not Down,
But Bobs Up This Time In Re.
duced Circumstances.
Mr.. Etheridge Offers a Resolution "flr-
ing" Superintendent Goree,
Pending Consideration of Which, Ad.
jOurnment is Had.
Crisp Cuttings From the Capital.
Mr.. Etheridge Offers Resolution "flr-
ing" Superintendent Goree,
Pending Consideration of Which, Ad.
journment is Had.
Crisp Cullings From the Capital
SENATE

SENATE.
AUSTIN, March Sl.-[Special. MIR
Gooch, from the committee on judicial dis
tricts, reported favorably house bill to re.
store the criminal jurisdiction of The county
courts OF Burnet and Comanche counties
Mr.. kleberg, from the committee on free
conference ON the Sunday law bill, reported
the committee could not agree on house
amendment, and asked that another com.
mittee he appointed.
Bills referred.
by Mr. Peaoock-To repeal all laws au.
thon2ing the lease of the penitentiaries or
the placing or contracting of convicts either
inside or outside OF the prison walls.
BY Mr.. Gibbs-To ircretse The penalty
for gambling by imprisonment IN the
county Jail in addition To the fine
The land bill, with twenty two house
amendments, heretofore published was
laid before the senate, and after some de.
bate all but five were concurred in.
Mr. Matlock moved to reconsider the vote
concurring in the house amendment, pro-
vlding that no inclosure bordering on,
along or across any stream, shall be more
than four sections wide. Lost.
During the dicusSion on the motion to
reconsider, Senator Terrell took the posi-
tion that II was best for the state TO with
draw oil lands from sale or lease tor two
years. After careful consideration of the
matter he believed with the present temper
of the legislature that no satisfactory law
could be passed. All was in fog, and moth.
ing was clear, lie thought the next legis-
lature would be better prepared to deal
With the question, and until then he ia
vored free grass, and If no other member
would, he should introduce bill to pre-.
vent the sale or lease for two years,
Mr.. Matlock moved to reconsider the vote
refusing TO adopt house amendment lin.
iting quantity OF land to be sold to corpora
tions or individuals.
A lengthy DEBATE followed, pending
which the senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The pending business was the bill making
it q misdemeanor to herd cattle, sheep,
goats or hogs on the land of another after
being notified TO remove the same, aud tho
question upon the adoption OF Mocre's of
Lehman, amendment, allowing free grass
TO droyers where it is not used by the
owner.
The previous question was ordered, after
the amendNe had been varously dis
cussed by Robertson, OF Jack (favoring)
and Odum and Browning (disapprovin1).
Moore, OF McLennan, the author OF the
amendment, was permitted to close the ar
gument He contended the bill, as origin
ally introduced, if adopted, would work a
hardship to the poor man who only owned
q few acres of land. He would be crowded
out by large land owners unless the amend
ment was adopted.
The amendment was adopted, and the
bill passed to engrossment.
ArmStead called up the constitutional
amendment creating a.railrOad commission.
Foster moved call of the house
PENDING the call, Frymier saiCtthat while
we were on the subject of railroad legisla-
ton, he would call up Fosters, of Lime.
| stone, resolution to reconsider the vote by
| which the Gibson railway substitute passed
TO engrossment, and moved to lay that mo.
| tion on the table.
Foster, of Limestone, again moved II call
| of the house.
Several members were still absent. On
motion the absentees were excused and
Frymier's motion prevailed.
Consideration Of the constitutional
amendment creating railroad commits.
sion for the supervision of railroads was
resumed, and on final passage was defeated
the requisite two-thlrds (7D not having
| been received
On motion OF Browning the bill amend.
| ing section of the Statutes so as to repu.
late the manner of removing and locating
county seats in organized counties where
no county seat has been created by existing
\ law, was taken up.
Cochran offered an amendment, proyd-
| ing that the bill shall not apply In counties
in which seat has already been located
Adopted
1 tI.s Al
would virtually Kill the bill, moved a econ.
sideration. Carried.
Hill offered substitute TO Cochran's
amendment, which was accepted by th,
latter, making the bill apply only to new
| counties.
AS amended the bill passed TO third
! reading.
Labatt called up house bill authorizing
! cities on the coast having population o
| over 5000 inhabitants 10 issue bonds 20,
| harbor improvements, and the bill passed
to engrossment.
On motion of Armstead, the fll fxipl
the responsibility upon railroads delivering
the goods Tor loss or damage, was taken uI
and passed TO engrossment.
Upon motion of Townsend, the bill com
pensating county judges for holding habea.
| COZ pus trials was taken up, out OF its regu
4
On motion OF Jones, the bill amendin,
article 4221, chapter 10 of the Revised Civil
Statutes was taken up, II provides that In
ca @ OF the refusal OF railroad companies tC
take and transport anv passenger or pro.
perty to deliver the same or either of them
at the regular appointed time, such com.
pany shall pay to the party uggrieyed nil
damages which shall be sustained thereby
with Gusts OF suit, and IN case OF the trans
portation Of property shall, In addition
pay to such party special damages at the
rate OF 10 per cent per month upon pro.
perry for value OF the same at the time OF
shipment, for the willul or negligent deten.
ton thereof beyond the time reasonably
necessary Tor Its transportation.
| Foster, oi Grayson, and Taylor opposed
the amendment, and insisted that the ex.
listing law was amply sufficient for the pur.
pose sought alter, and contained all the
necessary remedies Tor redress.
| Jones and Armistcad argued the amend
meht was intended TO prevent discrim.
ination on the part OF railroads, an object
which had been sought for In other bills
but had been defeated
Robinson, Of Jack, offered an amendment
striking out 10 per cent. aud inserting per
1 cent, and adding the following. The pro.
| visions OF this article shall not apply when
he railroad has not sufficient rolling stock
to transport freight.
| Patton said that every attempt at rail.
rosd legis alton was fought with bitter op.
position by many gentlemen on the floor;
that the bill was good one aud should be
| passed
| Robinson, OF JACK, spoke at length and
'orcbly IN favor of his amendment con.
| ending for reasonable and not oppressive
| i.gislation against railroads.
Pending further discussion, the house
| djonrned TIL .. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Browning by leave, introduced petitions