The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15
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Eighteenth Legislature.
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higher courts passed the mousse
The bill detaching a portion OF Milan
county and attaching the same to Lee
county, passed to engrossment.
Parsons moved to postpone the pending
business in order to take up the house bill
changing the corners and fixing the bounda-
ries of Rockwell county.
Tilson said: .''My friend, Mr.. Rushing, Of
Kaufman county, has gone home
and his county is Directly interested in the
bill, as it effects it materially, and hope
the house will not take it up until he re-
turns"
|, The motion prevailed, and the bill passed
' to engrossment.
On motion of Moore, the bill giving the
commissioners court the power to appoint
and remove public weighers was taken up
and made special order for Tuesday night
at 1880.
The Sunday law bill, with the senate
amendments providing that business houses
shall be closed only between 0 a. m. and A
D. m, and permitting the sale of newspa-
pers at any hour during the day, was taken
up, and the house refused to concur in the
senate amendments.
Townsend moved to reconsider the vote
by which the house refused to concur.
Ayres moved to lay that motion on the
table.
The ayes and nays were demanded-ayes,
At; nays, 49,
Tilson offered resolution that all com
mittee clerks be discharged from service
from aud after this date.
UPTON offered a substitute permitting the
speaker to discharge clerks at any time he
NAV think prudent.
White moved to lay the resolution and
the substitute on the table.
Nash called for a division of the question.
The question being upon the tabling OF
the substitute the vote stood-ayes, Al;
nays, 38.
The question recurring on the tabling OF
the original resolution, the vote stood-ayes,
D. nays. 50.
The house refused to table.
Chenoweth offered an amendment to the
resolution discharging all clerks except two
to be designated by the chief clerk.
Y Taylor offered an amendment to the
amendment striking out chief clerk and
inserting speaker. Adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was ADOPTED.
The regular order was the railroad COM
mission bill, and the question was on the
adoption of Chenoweth's amendment re-
quiring the commissioners to make com.
plete freight classification and schedule Of
rates. and a copy of which to be transmitted
to the members-elect of the Nineteenth
legislature thirty days before convening.
The amendment was adopted.
The question recurring upon Gibson,s
substitute to the bill and amendment, which
is a bill to be entitled IAN act to further
provide for the regulation OF railroads and
transportation lines in the state OF Texas,
and to provide tor the creation OF the office
Of and the appointment OF state engineer I ;er
and his secretary and their salaries
and dnties, and to prevent unjust
determinations and extortions IN
the rates charged for transportation OF
freight and passengers in this state, and to
prescribe mode of procedure in relation
thereto" Upton moved call OF the house.
Absent, Abbott, Wurzbach and Wyatt.
On motion CT Frank, the absentees were
excused.
Hill opposed the substitute, and held
that the Chenoweth bill should
be adopted by the house as
much time had been consumed
in perfecting it, and he considered it, as
proved by the house, preferable to the sub
stitute.
A Durant thought that as so much labor
,,s>had ,tSh spent over the original bill, the
Substitute should not at this stage OF the
game support it.
Ayres said there was time when he was
disposed to offer substitute, but his ideas
had almost been realized in the bill, and
thought there we're some changes still that
7 ere desirable, the question could only De
Eettled on basis of justice TO all,
to be determined after the iuliest
information that could be Obtained
Section 10 OF the substitute, ne argued.
would impose duties on the attorney general
impossible for him to perform witn t the
other duties of his office. No man on the
floor would go fufther in melting out JUS
tice to the railroads than he would unless
il was some one acting solely In their own
interest. He impugned no mans motives
yet he thought the substitute was admira'
bly, devised to defeat all legislation on th'S
subject.
Gibson-"I want to disclaim any inten'
ton to defeat legislation on this subject
Ny object In offering this suosti'
tute was to effect some legislation;
saw that the bill would be defeated and
thought it would be better to haye TINS SUD
stitute adopted than to have the Legislature
adjourn without any railroad legislation.
do not wish to disparage in the least tne
= work that these gentlemen have done 10
the committee rooms. They worked nobly
and faithfully, and If this legislature effects
railroad legislation all honor and credit II
due to them"
Chenoweth-"T was not surprised on yes
terday when the speaker presented thii
substitute. and l know that he did 1t In
good faith desiring 10 do what 70
4 considered best for the people
vet A THINK the substitute VIII
prove to be a snare into which many may
1all, If adopted. 1t will prove 70 be ths
winding-sheet Of the committee bull, wnict
we have so faithfully labored to perfect u
the house. 1 do not want my photosraP,I
stamped upon the bill. II is not my bill
but II Is the bill of this entire house, and a.
such should be adopted. think the SUD
stitute should have been offered at The mrs
consideration OF the committee bill, anc
considered along with IT," go.
The question being the soopt MI
the following vote was cast Ayes
Abbott, Acker, Adams, Barrett, Barry
Benavides, Chambers (of Collinl, Chamber
(of Tarrant), Cochran, Cravens. Cundiii
Davis (of Camp, Dennis Dun flncn
Fisher. Foster lof Graysonl, fym,er
Graves Harkness. Hearne. jackson Jonh
son. Kendall, Labatt, Latham, McDrlae
Mckinney, Moore (ef Washington, New
ton, Odum, Patterson, Peers, Robertson 70
williamson, Robinson (of jack, kogers
Rosenthal, Scott, Swan, Taylor, Tucker
Upton, Watkins, Wilson, Wyatt. iotal
As Nays. Armstead, Ayers, Brown, buI IN
Camp. Caven. chenoweth, Cramert Du
rant, Elliott, Etheridge, Foster loi Lime
Hazlewood. Henderson, Hill, gone,
King. McDauiel, MCCARTHY, Merri
- weather. Moore (of McLennanl, Nash, Pai
sons. Patton, Phelps, Robinson
|. CofBastrop). Sharp, stagnsr. Steel Stir
ger, Thompson. lof Austin lneso.
Townsend White. MOODS sn saon,sd ~
Taylor moved % reconsider the vote D
which the substitute was adopted, An
aid: "ifthis substitute il adooted 70
nav write upon the tom bsfone OF IN
measure. 1T wns slain, not BY ne enemie'
but BY he friends.' -.
Tabatf-tI was the only member wn
opposed railroad legislation we ls.Is - g.
M oocupy m seat to-day because ny Pc
Re APPROVED nv course. viii say tnet
Intended 70 vote for this substitute, VIC
is equitable both 20 the railroads ano u
Cbenoxetl-'D Did not you tell me ~
morning that yOu would F0te aenihs' y