The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-19


Bills and resolutions were introduced as
follows
BY Wurzbach-That all bills that NAV
be reported iayorably by committees and
not recommended to be printed shall moi
be printed.
Upton arose 10 point OF order, that The
resolution had to lay over one day, as il
was an amendment to the lules.
The chairman ruled that the point was
well taken.
BY Jsckson-ro build a branch asylum in
north Texas.
BY Townsend-To compensate sheriffs,
constables and other peacs officers for re-
moving persons from one county to an.
other.
BY FishS-To provide for the compensa-
tlon ofjnshces OF the peace, sherilfs and
other officers in examining trials.
by Parsons-To amend articles 1887 10
1910; chapter IL, OF the Statutes giving
jurors in justices courts 81 instead of so
cents.
By Etheridge amendment requiring
county convicts to be worked on roads aud
bridges.
BY kendall-Ts provide the manner of
ascertaining aud establishing the bounda-
rieS OF counties,
by McDride-fo amend article 40, chan.
ter =, OF the Penal Code. with reference to
the duties of overseers OF public reads, and
tnat they be required TO place mile.posts on
their roads.
BY kendall-To amend article 95l, title
"a ol the Statutes, requiring county ana
district courts 10 make their reports 10 the
commissioners quarterly, instead OF
monthly.
BY Rogers-Creating the county of Up
ton.
By Foster-Repealing the law which
makes technicalities in words imply cove
nants which are not expressed
BY Biowning-To provide for the sale OF
alternate sections OF land in organized or
unorganized counties, as surveyed by rail.
road companies and set apart for school
nd
BY Davis-To punish tax collectors for is
u uing tax receipts without the signature Of
The comptroller.
BY Cochran--To amend articles 1905 and
1868 of the Civil Statutes, providing for the
removal OF the supreme court from Tyler to
Dallas.
By Brown-To amend article 376O of
chapter g. title Is. Of the Civil Statutes, re-
lating to public free schools.
| BY Peers-Amending the law prohibiting
the carrying of deadly weapons.
BY Matthews-To make pay of grand
jurors So per day,
| Dy rillott-h JOINT resolution to amend
section 4, article 4, of the Constitution of
the State, installing the governor on first
day OF organization of the legislature, or As
soon thereafter as possible.
BY Hurst-To enable companies to buy
lands for poor farmers and levy tax TO
improve the same.
BY Swain-To require the tax collector to
make report of all official acts of leyyine
upon and selling lands.
by Thompson-To regulate fees ofcounty
officers
By McKinney-A constitutional amend
ment for the election OF superintendent o
pubic school instruction, providing com.
pensation OF S2,500 per annum.
BY Labatt- 70 amend article 1865. chan.
ter l., title 95, OF the Civil Statutes.
known as the occupation tax law. The bill
provides for a greater taxation, al the rate
of 3.65 per annum for the lowest tax, and
IL multipltes Tor the larger businesses.
By McAlpin-To iouhd an additional
asylum for the care and protection of lunu.
ties now unprovided for and to appoint A
board of commissioners.
By Phelps-To regulate partition fence.
BY Rosenthal-To amend title 80, chapter
l3, Of the Revised Statutes, allowing an sp.
peal IRON the justices court, by affidavit In
lieu of appeal bond
occupations for not taking out occupation
| license.
BY Flnch-To protect the enclosed prem
ises of another.
BY Moursand-For the relief of persons
having land surveyed under the pre.en, ption
laws now or heretofore existing.
BY Rushing-Alowing Justices of the
peace fees for holding examining trials in
felony cases.
by Wur2oach--Three bills protecting the
! public against bribery by county surveyors.
Committee reports were received as fol.
lows:
by Acker, from judiciary No. Favor.
ably on house JOINT resolution granting
leave ot absence to Judge Burkhart.
FdvoTably-Senate bill dispensing with
the county attorney in counties where
there are resident crimi! al district attor.
news.
Favorably-To give grand Jurors So per
diem
Favorably-ReQuirng engineer to ri.
the bell or blow lie whistle, fixing the pen.
atty on the engineer in place OF the COM
I pany.
Adversely Providing test for grand iu
rors in elony cases, the present test being
considered sufficient.
| Adyersely-To regulate the election and
preserve the qualification Of electors in sub.
| dividing counties under the stock law, the
bill being in conflict with the constitution
The bill regulating the sale OF intoxicating
liquors IN local option districts was recom-
mended to be referred TO Judiciary No. 2.
he recommended the restoring of the civil
aud criminal Jurisdiction to Parker county,
with an amendment including Red River
county,
Judiciary committee No. 2-IIill, chair.
man, reported uniavorably bill No. i3,
amending article 3l6, Penal Code, increas.
ing the penalty OF the present law.
Also, bill, No. 2O5, proposing an amend.
ment to article 2i23, OF the Revised Stat
ules, so AS TO require 81 deposit where
wrlts are sent out OF the county.
Favorably on the committee substitute
for bill No. 80, amending the law of embez.
Element so that anyone receiving such
property, knowing the same to have been
embezzled, shall be punished the same us
the person EN- mbeZ1ling.
The committee on state affairs Nash,
chairman, reported on joint resolution No
., granting leave of absence TO John j.
Craig, county judge OF Clay county A
substitute was offered by the committee,
adding the names OF I. G. Goodner, county
Judge of Collin cOuaty, and Judge John +.
Craig, judge OF Lee county.
Favorably, bill No. 1876, providing for
the speedy disposition Of breachy and stray
animals.
The committee on public health and vital
statistics, Parsons, chairman, reported
iavoraby the concurrent resolution re.
qnestng our representatives at Washing.
ton to vote against any tax on quinne.
Also joint resolution No, /, asking our
representatives at Washington to urge the
establishment of quarantine station ut
Ship Island.
The committee on agricultural affairs,
Caven, chairman, recommended the passage
OF bill No l2S, to prevent persons from In.
terieripg with hired laborers, and ailixing a
penalty for the same.
House bill n ., re'ating TO factors, com.
mission merchants, ETC., and defining their
rights and duties, was put upon it, second
reading, and upon motion Of Upton made
Especial order for tomorrow morning at
halfpast IL o'clock.
! Bill No. a. entitled IAN act TO protect