The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-17
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Both Houses Adjourn Till Evening IN
Memory Of the Dead.
Suitable Resolutions are Passed and
the Last Honors Paid.
Senate: Committee Reports the Main
Feature Of the Session.
House: The Garnishment Amendment
Killed, ON Committee Report.
ihe Notaries for Dallas County Have
Been Confirmed.
gainesville: A Saddler Suicides Cause
Financial Embarrassment.
penisOn: Wanted to Sue Her fsr
His Nap.
Other Interesting News by Specials.

other Interesting News by Specials.
Eighteenth Legislature.
SENATE.
ArsriN, March l6,- Especial. THE sen.
ate met and adjourned till 3 O'Clock in re-.
spect to the memory of Hon. A. l.. Adams.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MIR. Davis, from the committee ON educo.
tion, reported favorably the bill to repeal
all laws authorizing the sale of school mi.
versity and asylum lands.
FWorably-The bill to provide for patent
ing certain lands in Medina county, granted
to Henry Castro.
Mr. Fleming, from the committee on
pehltenuaries, reported back the hill 10
erect two additional penitentiaries with
majority and minority reports.
MIR. Traylor, from the committee nm
claims. reported favorably the bill TO nav
the claim of the heirs of Hi Kirk.
unfavorably--The bill to authorize 8. W.
Sims TO sue the state.
Mr. Matlock, from the committee on
public lands, reported favorablv the bill 10
validate the surveys of certain school lands
Mr.; GetEendaner, from the committee on
counties and county boundaries, reported
un'avorably the bill to create the county OF
John Upton. '' Vi
Mr. Terrell, from judiciary committee
NO, l, reported uniayorably the bill relating
to the lease or sale of railroad rolline
| stock.
Favorably-The bill to repeal the law
prescribing the place of public sale of prop.
| erly in Marion county. F
unlayorably-House bill relating TO
commissions OF the county treasurer. in
creaslng them in certain counties,
,uhlavorably-House bill providing that
where the stock or fence law has been
adopted, no election shall be held within
three years to repeal it.
ar. Ration, from the committee on state
affairs, reported favorably the bill To nm.
.horlze j. ID. Crosby to construct a boom
across the Bra2os river, in MoIennan
county. ''""
Uniavorably--To authorize seerotorv ot
cjal laws. NPN
The senate went into executive session N
confirm notaries and other appointments
nut uld not complete its work.
Adjourned
inc committee appointed on Yesterday
10 uralt suitable resolutions commemors
tive of the death of Hon. A. l.. Adams. re-
ported as follows;
To the Hon Charles II Gibson, Speaker of Tho
Iiouse OF representatives:
leur committee, to whom was eptrns,od
the duty of formulating an appronriate
expression OF the sense OF the house MS TO
the event OF the death of Hon. A. l., Adams
representative from the 9th district com,
posed OF the counties of Rains and Wood
neg leave, In the discharge of that duty. to
submit the FOL owing resolution, to-wii.
Resolved, That by the death
OF Hon. A. L.. Adams The
house representatives has lost ono of
It's pnrest and best members. lie was AMI.
gent IN the discharge of his duties clear in
hls convictions, unhesitating in his votes.
ana Wlthal so quiet and Chris.ian.like in
ms demeanor, as to have won in a bigh
uegree our confidence and affection, and we
gladly bear testimony to his consiltuencv
that his honorable and patriotic course oa q
member of this house gave ample proof of
the wisdom. of their choice, and that their
confidence in him was well reposed,
resolved, further That we tender to the
stricken FAMILY OF our deceased brother
member the sincere sympathy of the houae
Tor their great loss, and that Representa-
tyes . ID. L. Hearne, j. NJ. Harrison, with
William Lambert and the assistant ser.
geant-at-arms of this house be and ihev are
hereby requested to take charge of and ac-
company the remains to his family resi- |
dence, In Wood county.
Resolved, further, That page ofthe house
journals DO set apart and suitably inscribed |
70 s ~ .he memory oi The deceased, and q copy |
Oh these resolutions be furnished his widow d
and that in further token of respeot The
house stand adjourned till 3 D. M. and that
we now accompany in body the remains
81 the deceased to the depot for transfer to |
Ihe place OF buri.
loighedl CHENowETH.
FRYMEIR.
, UPToN.
tion '0'oi'-
WHEREAS, The house has learned with
ieep regret the sud fact ofthe death of Mrs
W H. Thompson, wife of the Hon. w. L.
iii niolnpson' OF Bexar, representative upon
Resolved, by the house, That this leyis,o.
ure keenly feels the great loss sustained bv
he distinguished and now bereayed nus.
,and, and hereby extend to him its sympa-
ny and coincidence in this hour of his alIiic-
ion. A'' "''''0
Unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
Adjourned till Bpm.
EVENING SESSION.
Ihe rules were suspended, and the con-
ututlonal amendment providing that no
urrent wages shall be subject to garnish-
nent, except for debts contracted for the
l.ecessaries o.! lie, was taken up, when
'isher moved that the minority report,
aV0,r,ng, ao,ng, DC adopted for the majority, re-
The motion was lost, and the majority
eport adopted.
The pending business was the senate
and bill, and the question upon the
doption OF the amendment offered bv
rank, striking out the clause authorizing
he land TO be leased.
Swan said he did not believe tho lease
ystem was either expedient or practicabie:
nat IT would retard the settlement of the
'estern country and defeat all sales of the
and. He also contended that If the lease
ystem was. adopted there would be onlv
Improvement made on land.
roster, OF Limestone, approved the lease
ystem, and argued that II was that system
lone which produced the landed monopo.
sts IN England, Ireland and France, and
hich caused 80 much trouble and dissatis.
'ctoh IN these countries at the present
me.
Pendloton moved the previous question
= the amendment. {
Robertson, OF Williamson, moved a call ,
the house. S"''
Aesent-Cramer, Hurst, Jackson, Moore.
McLennan, Robertson, of Jack, Rodgers
ownsend and wurzbach. e0'''
Tending the call the house adjourned TN |
30 tomorrow. '''"'" '"'
Fort Worth,
FORT Worm, March ie.--Ispecial lin n
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