The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08

!, buildings upon the aiio selected, Tor The IN
7 mediate accommodation, care, fnhIniel
. ance and treatment u The Insane.
r The 10ih seOion contains ~ efnergenc
clause, that The bill take effect ilnnediatol
after its passage.
The house adjourned I'll 10 u. m. to.moi
row.
CAPITAL CHROafCLINGs.
! The Buffalo Co operative association
Patrons OF HusbOndry, End the Burnhan
Land, Live Stock and Farming association
Waco, capital stock, 100000, filed charter
TO day.
Tyler Is sending her most inhuentia
citizens and lawyers here TO lobby to ietaiI
the supreme court. Dallas must send &c
Austin strong delegations, or she will lose
II. The bill probably comes up Tuesday
next.
Paramore says the Texas & ST. Louis
railroad cannot get to Dallas by the LIST oil
August, the stipulated time, meanwhile
Fort Worth Is negotiating claims prob
bic success, to secure the line thther, via
Plano, CaTolton and Grapevine. Her
people will pay what the road might forfeit
by the failure to go to Dallas. The Dallas
committee had best attend to this matter
at once. These facts came to light in the
supreme court fight.
A good many cattle men have reached
the city and q large attendance is expected
tomorrow at the opening of the Cattle con-
yention.
The weather is Intensely cold. All trains
delayed; stock is suffering terribly and the
loss will be great.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, Feb. 6-[Specialsl -Petitions
were presented by Mr.. Fleming from citi
Gems of Howard county asking the erecl =
of new land districts, and from citizens II
Texas asking prohibitory amendment 20
the constitution.
Mr.. Patton, from judiciary committee
No. 2, reported favorably the bill prescrib-
ing the requisites of indictments in certain
cases.
Mr.. Gooch, from judiciary committee
No. 3 reported favorably the bill furnishing
persons who pull the bell-cord on railway
trains while i'll motion.
Unfavoiably-T bill increasing the
penalty for fence breaking.
Unfa yorably-The bill to prevent the
pending of more than one criminal prosecu-
| ton for the same crime.
Unfavorably-Theb bill to punish tress,,
pass upon private property by hunting and
| fishing.
Unfavoraby-The bill fixing punishment
at imprisonment for gambling.
Unlavorably-The bill regulating the
compensation of officers for conveying at
tached witnesses in felony cases.
Unfavorably-Th bill regulating fees of
county attorneys, a similar bill having been
reported favorably.
Unfavorably-Th bill diminishing the
| punt. hment for perjury.
Unfavorably-Th bill relating to the
disqualification of witnesses in certain
cases.
Unfavorably-Th petition of citizens of
| Washington county asking a law prevent
ing drunkenness being made an excuse Tor
crime.
| M. Fowler, from the committee on
claims, reported unfavorably the petition OF
! the heirs of Eli Kirk, asking pay for furni-
| ture supplied to the state in 1852, amount
| ing to $4,000.
Mr.. Traylor, from the same committee,
reported untayorably the claim OF Robert
| Wilson.
Favorably-The bill authorizing county
commissioners to pay certain school claims
audited under the acts of 1876 and 1879.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
| lows:
By Mr.. Flemming-To provide for the
presentation of accounts to United States
officers for money expended in protecting
| frontiers.
Bv Mr.. Dayis-For the relief of liquor
dealers in counties where local option has
been adopted.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the con-
domination OF private property by railroads.
BY Mr.. Chesley-To transfer Washington
county from Austin 20 Galveston branch OF
| the supreme court.
Resolution by Mr.. Chesley-That COM
mittee be appointed to ascertain why DIT
| partment reports have not been Nfnisbed
the legislature was adopted.
L. Tie bill 10 repeal the law definlpg VINO
are officers in this state, pending at adj
| iournment yesterday was taken up, theques-
ton being on the motion to substitute the
minority report for the adverse majority re-
port. Lost the majority report adopted
and the bill killed.
On motion of Mr.. Pleufier, the Sunday
law bill was taken up under his motion to
reconsider the vote by which II was lost
and the bill passed.
House bill fixing the fees of district and
county attorneys was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the senate bill
was substituted, and the committees re-
port on the same adopted.
Mr.. Davis amendment to strike out
magistrates" and insert such court" was
adopted, :,
MIR. Traylor moved to strike out al of
the bill making fees dependent upon con-
yiction. Lost, M, =,
| Mr.. Fowler moved to strike out "hye"
and insert twenty" dollars in examining
trials. Lost.
| MIR. Patton moved to make fees in felony
cases dependent on conviction. Lost, and
the bill ordered engrossed
The bill compelling suits for real pro-
perty TO be brought within Twenty-Five
years was taken up and passed.
The joint resolution requesting represen'
tatives in congress TO vote against the qul-
nine tax was adopted.
The Joint resolution authorizing COM
mittee TO be appointed to correspond and
acc rtain the burial place of soldiers who
fell az the Alamo, Goliad and FaDnin, that
the state may purchase and care for the
| same, was adopted.
provement OF the lunauc asylum was takeh
up and passed.
THE Bill providing that certain corpora
tions may renew their charters, passed.
The Joint resolution asking representa-
tiyes in congress TO endeavor TO have
quarantine station established on St.
Louis Island, was adopted.
Mr.. Terrell's resolution that national
Gag be purchased and placed over the cap
itol, was adopted.
Adjourned.
Dr-,rt arose 10 Question Of privilege
and said: risa TO a question Of privilege
20 defend myself by speaking in behalf OF q
certain article appearing in the columns OF
iof an editorial. am satisfied
that no such article emanaied from either
Mr.. sterrett or Mr.. Waiter. Consequently
II would give me no pleasure 20 see those
gentleman ostrHcised, nor would L have
their paper frowned upon Dy the members
al his honorable body. They have only
been gulled By the damning faculties o.
him who strives TO injure my reputation
and lower me In the estimation q
Won who have hitherto treated me 20 kind
~. The call Of my country forbids that
personal adversary should mar my peace
fol feelings now, but when my oiDclsl gu
lti,, viii have been performed. / shall tber
BE- ready 10 lash his Infamous carcass At tn
most Of public opinion, and split ms bull
dog hide with the cat-o-nine tais, II he De