The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-24
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Mr.. Houston moved to amend by pro.
vfding that land classed as umbered shall
class with that suitable for lumber, and fix
ing the price at So. Adopted.
MI. Houston MOVED 10 amend by pro.
wang when sale OF leased land is made
the lessee may have portion of the lease
money refunded to him by the state.
Davis moved TO amend the amendment
by adding, "and the purchaser shall nay the
lessee all damrges caused by cancellation
OF flease." Lost-yeas, s; nays, %
Mr.. Chesley offered substitute for Mr.
houston's amendment, providing that no
leased lands inclosed by fence shall be
subject to sale. WITHDRAWN.
Ihe question recurring on Mr.. Hou ston's
amendment, it was adopted.
Mr.. Chesley again offered his substitute
~ an amendment 10 the bill.
Mr.. Stratton moved the previous question.
seconded, and the main question ordered.
The question recurring on the adoption
OF The amendment, it.was lost-yeas, 10;
noes, Is.
Mr.. Davis moved to strike out all that
part OF the bill providing for the sale OF
leased lands to actual settlers, and proyid-
ing that when the lessee has but one
watered section, it shall be subject TO sale,
Lost-yeas, II; nays, II.
Mr.. Chesley moved to amend by increas.
ing the time from two TO five years, within
which person may remove timber pur-
chased by him tiom the land. Lost.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to strike out from the
section providing that actual settlers NAV
locate on leased lands the words "com.
menced hdilding" and insert build and
fence" The vote resulted-yeas, IA; noes,
u; the president voted aye, and he amend.
ment was adopted.
The object Of the amendment is to pre.
vent alleged actual settlers invading pas.
ture and setting up q shanty for the pur.
pose OF black-mailing lessee.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by providing
tnat only three sections of pasture land
shall pe sold to any one person.
Mr.. Traylor offered q substitute for the
amendment, to strike out the proviso that
pasture lands may be sold in any quantity,
and providing that only seven sections Of
pasture lands shall be sold TO any one per-
son.
A lengthy debate followed.
Mr. houston moved the previous question
on the amendments and engrossment of the
bill, Seconded, and the main question or.
dere!.
The question recurring on Mr.. Trsylor's
substitute, it was lost-xyeas, 12; nays, 10.
The question recurring on Mr.. Davis
amendment, 1t was lost-yeas, TO- nays, IS.
Inc 6u' was engrossed-yeas, 25 nays, g..
=, Mr.. Terrell moved reconsideration OF
the vote, as the bill, as engrossed, allowed
landed inonopolists and wealthy corpora
land.
The vote was reconsidered = yeas, II;
nays, II.
Mr: Terrell offered to amend by striking
out the word Corporations" and proyid.
ing that no corporation shall purchase
more than $40 acres in any county in this
state under this act
Mr.. Davis offered to amend by adding
"nor to individuals" Lost.
Mr.. Terrells amendment was adopted
yeas, 10; nays, 8.
Mr.. Farrar offered to amend by includ
ing. university and asylum lands.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on Judi
clal districts, reported back the bill chang.
ing the time Of holding district court in the
9th district, and prescribing the time fol
holding courts in the 18th and 25th dis
trlcts, ana attaching certain unorganized
counties to Donley for judicial purposes
Win the Recommendation that thev lie on
the table subject to cali.
Mr.. Pieutfer, from the finance committee
reported back the bill making appropria.
tions for the extraordinary expenses of the
state government, with substitute,
Mr.. Patton offered resolution that nc
member shall speak more than twice on
any one question, and limiting the time tC
ten minutes. Referred.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker had read petition from cit.
iaens Of h Ills county, asking for pfohibi
ton.
Cochran introduced bill for ...e better
protection OF fish by preventing the sale or
giving away OF fish berries.
Harrison introduced joint resolution
instructing the encouragement to inquire
into the validity of the lease of railroads in
Texas and to bring suit, if necessary, Ia
amend the same.
All the bills relating to the sale of school
lands were. on motion Of Wurzbach, made
special order for II o. IN. Monday,
The regular order, the house Joint reso.
lutions levying state and district tax ior
educational purposes, were put npon their
third reading, when Hazlewood moved 10
reverse the order OF the two resolutions and
consider that relating to district tax first.
Hazlewood said that he would oppose
the state tax unless the factious minority
would yield to district tax.
Rosenthal moved to table the motion.
Carred-ayes, Al; nays, 40.
Ayres moved to strike ou % and insert
10 cents for state school tax. Tabled, on
motion.
The question being upon the final pas.
sage OF the resolution levying a state tax, a
call OF the house was ordered and the vote
stood-ayes, 30; noes, 6; Barry, DAVIS OF
Camp. Etheridge, Hazlewood, Henderson
and Workman voting no.
Wurzbach moved to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution was adopted and
spread II on the minutes. Carried
The joint resolution levyinga district tax
was next considered.
Barrett moved to amend by exempting
cities and towns already constituting sep.
arate and Independent school districts from
the provisions of the resolution. Adopted.
Townsend offered an amendment, pro-
viding that no district tax shall be levied if
the state tax is found to be sufficient to run
the schools six months during the year.
Frank urged the minority to support the
district system.
man from Delta, who appeared to be the
leader of the house, supper. the state sys.
tenn, whether the district system was Sc
cured or not. "l am opposed to the amend.
ment just offered; an adoption Of it woula
in effect destroy the resolution
Taylor supported the amendment, and
said he was not, as had been said, an enemy
TO Tree schools, bnt friend TO them that
he opposed the district system because he
believed It would injure the state system,
that the district system would prove TO be
nothing more than lot of disj ointed irag.
ments, thrown together. In one neghbor.
hood there would probably be good
school, and in another none at all.
T,lson spoke favoring the district system.
Hill opposed the amendment, and in an.
swer to the gentlemen who opposed the dis.
trict system because they thought 1t would
not work, cited several states where the
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