The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08
No. III

AUSTIN, Jan. 3l.-[special Correspond
ence. There was heated contest in the
house yesterday over the Onenoweth rail
road bill providing for board of assess
ment and eq zalization Of rolling stock and
other movable property of railroad COM
p-mes. When the bill was first presented,
| outlined TO you the very Objectionable
features against il from a constitutional
standpoint, and yesterday the same points
we're assaulted ell along the line by heavy
batteries manned by some OF those who are
themselves not averse TO Legislation against
the roads. How Judge Chenoweth, good
LAWYER. could have overlooked those iea-
lures after his long and careful studyAnd
continuous framing, is strange indeed.
/ They contrayene three sections of one arti-
Gle Isl of the constitution. These clearly
and in explicit language create the very
board while the bill would have the legis-
lature now create another one conflicting
with Il. Amendments, however, will be
prepared TO meet the objections, and
! the case will come up again to-day; At
night the house was draped and festooned
in black,
for the late speaker, the uniyersally.be.
loved, who died last year, the terrible
death. an account Of which the HERALD
published at the time. The services were
opened with a song by the Presbyterian
choir. MAKE Me Whittier than SHOW" An
appropriate prayer was then offered by
/ Rev. DR.. POiDdexter; at the conclusion Of
this the choir sang the beautiful song.
''Gathering Home Mr.. Foster. Of Gray
son, In memOriam said:
Ma. SPEAKEE:-In rising 70 second the
adoption Of the resolution read 10 the house,
I have TO say that when the death Of the
Hon. George r. Reeves was FIRST known 70
his constituency In Grayson county, there
was one universal sentiment and expression
of profound sorrOw. lie had lived in that
county for nearly forty yeart; bad been at
an early age initiated into public service,
and from term 70 term, a. often as be would
from thence on until the day OF his death,
had been retained and continued therein
with q continuous growth In public esteem
aud an ever increasing usefulness IN public
service. There are IN the history Of our
politics but few Instances Of men acting as
prominent q part for 70 many years without
a some time in esig ths pubic o'spisas
niweys a Just and consisnfiocs man, and
walking In bis integrity guided By strong,
practical common sense, be made but lev
mistskes. and II be erred his people knew
that his hearf Was night. and 20 they
mourned bis death &c q public los; but
more than that, In al the relstiOns Of Life,
WHISTLER e. . private citizen among them.
- 4 hushapd, g. = father. q neirhbor o. .
friend, bis conducf vas e1smplary. -. A.
ieoiiOns strong. his cUuns-ls gise and AZ -
toned. rernf;ered and controlled ~ his Rod
sense eound judgment and frsd principles
II r.eace On earIh and Eo0d-ufl - men
thaf he wss beloved 81 Al Who kner him.
and tbry eacb End al sssrned % fefl thet
n bis denfh riey hsd sus;.i1ei e. i1ligid-
unI. ue-sonni lo-s- All ttis. ~. ersEEer.
uns - rnnnilesf nt his funeral serrIc.. /
Hhich nren1ed. - - justly ~ 1luslDn /
10 rhar occaEion- u q rulst cC1rtry /
churctylrd theT c1ns ron ever 11Arter, /