The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-22
NEWS BY SPECIALS.

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the school law SO as TO permit chiiureh
living near county lines TO be enrolled In the
public schools of the adjoining county
pointment Of school trustees In the dihereht
counties.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill authorizing
the bringing of suit against the oincers Oh
the executive department.
The bill fixing the boundaries OF Lee
county was called up and passed;
The bill authorizing K. b; Crosby TO con-
struct a boom across the Brazos was ell
rossed.
Mr.. Jones called up the bill to authorize
county commissioners to. issue bonds Tor
the erection of court-houses ana Jalls'
Passed. =,
Mr.. Cooper called up the bill to provide
for patenting land certificates issued to
Confederate soldiers, veterans and signers
of the Declaration Of Independence.
Mr.. Cooper offered TO amend by adding
the land shall not be appropriated to sat
isfy the said certificates until the 1,OOO,C 0O
acres set aside to the university is surveyed.
Mr.. Davis earnestly contended against
the amendment and insisted on satisfying
the certificates regardless OF the uniylrsity,
which he termed Terrell's university, ana
characterized it as an asylum Tor broken
down politicians and university Tor the
rich.
Mr.. Terrell said he was surprised to hear
such language on the floor OF the senate:
He had heard such fall from the lips OF
ignorant persons he pald gioSWlhg
Justice Gould. whom he said Mr.. DAVIS re-
ferred to in his remarks.
Mr.. Peacock offered a substitute for the
amendment, providing that certificate
shall not be located in the territory set
aside for the university reservation OF
100000 acres. Adopted.
Mr.. Matlock moved to amend by provlo-
ing that certificates may be located on any
public land not otherwise appropriated.
Adopted.
MI Getzendaner moved to amend by
providing that none of the certificates here
tofore located shall be foated to obtain the
benefits of this act. Adopted,
Pending further consideration the SEN
ate adjourned till 8 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The question being on the engrossment
of the bill pending at the adjournment, 1T
was taken up and read.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, it was post
poned until Monday.
A Joint resolution, iDstructlng the attor-
ney-seneral to bring suit against the Hous-
ton & Texas Central railway for money due
from the Washington county railroad, was
laid before tho senate.
The committee amendment increasing
the appropriation from $1,000 to $500 to
nav expense of the suit, and authorizing the
employment of assisting counsel, was lost,
and the resolution passed. :.
Mr.. Stratton called up the bill amending
the quarantine law by fixing penalty Tor
its violation, with the house amendment.
The amendment was concurred IN and
the bill engrossed.
Sunday law bill, with the house amend
ments.
Mr.. Kleberg moved that the senate re,
fuse to recede from its amendments, and
that committee of free conference be ap-
pointed.
Seconded.
INC. bill went to the table,
n The bill to establish a reformatory farm
Was taken up and passed.
MIR. Shannon called up the bill amending
the law relative to holding courts for civil
anf16robate business. Engrossed.
on motion of Mr.. Traylor, the resolution
to revoke the penitentiary lease IN case the
house does not act on the resolution, was
made the special order for Thursday
MIR. Chesiey called up the bill to regulate
telegraph companies, and it was referred 70
a special committee of five.
The Joint resolution requesting represen-
tatives in congress to use their efforts to
have an efficient system Of quarantine IN
connection with the Mexican government
was laid before the senate and passed.
Mr.. Davis called up the house Dill
amending the law so as TO fix penalty Tor
not ringing the bell on stopping railroad
trains at crossings. Passed.
Mr.. Farrar called up the bill changing the
manner Of appointing snpeIlnIenuen.s5 " "
Of the asylums, by authorizing the board oil
managers to appoint. Passed.
HOUSE. i.
t;he pending business was the senate land
mi and the question to strike out the lease
clause The clause was retained-ayes, 81 !;
nays, 80.
Townsend offered an amendment to Sec
tion . creating state land board.
The motion TO strike out the governor,
thereby making the encouragement,
comptroller treasurer and commissioner
of the general land Office the board, was
lost.
section. Lost
Frvmier offered an amendment TO the
"A section, relating to the classification OF
land. placing it in the power OF the board to
Sssrify such lands as they may deem nee
essary. n
tire section. which provides for he clsssln,,
and unwatered agricultural land and wa.
tered and unwatered pasture land, and that
a tabulated statement shall be made IN
each county Of the surveys, ETC., q record
of which shall be present in the land once.
The substitute was lost.
The question then REQUIRED upon Ine
adoption Frymier's amendment, audit was
Swan offered an amendment to the sec
tion' striking out the watered classification
ofthe land Lost.
Jones offered an amendment providing
that those lands which have been classified
heretofore shall not DC recassn nace oy s1e
A. amended the Sd section was adopted
White offered an amendment 10 section 4,
Prescribing the m mint m limit for which
land shall be sold, striking out ~ AZ tne
minimum price for surveys OF land "itnou'
water. and Inserting $l-5O.
Woods offered an amendment 70 wv
amendment, making the minimum price
Broraine offered a substitee for the en-.
dire. section, making the minimum prlct
pernert as follows: Watered agricultural
lsndr<2 Rvstered. So "s,ereq ,,p.n ls.rss;
land ~ unva'sFso' VI ""0''e'
Tacfer moved the previous question on
the amendments. The ayes and nays wer'
called Tor and the main question was or
dered-syes, Al; nays. 81
Tne question being upon the adoption Q
Browning q substitute, u was iost-hyes, =
fhe ouestiou recurring upon the adop
ton n Woods amendment, u was re
irhe ouestion then reverted upon th'
adoption Of Whites amendment ana u Va
rejected. --,,,.,.,, hin,
amended -. t..~;,,.
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