The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-14
In Afternoon Session the Senate Land
Bill Is Considered.
Ferris: The Professional Burglar
Stops over Night.
Fort Worth: Death aud the Ballet
Dancer = Miscellany.
Galveston: Municipal Politics MARI
time N0tes-A Denial.
Special News Notes From Other Points.
Eighteenth Legislature.


ate was called to order. The roll call show
ing no quorum present, on motion of Mr.
Buchanan, the senate adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The bill amendatory of the act to repeal
all laws granting lands or land. certificates
TO railroads passed to engrossment.
Caven's substitute, providing for separ ate
ballot-ooxes and separate tickets for state
and Federal offices passed to engross-
ment.
A resolution by Stagner authorizing
the speaker TO appoint II committee to
formulate q new railroad bill was laid over
temporarily.
Chenoweth's bill for the relief of the heirs
Of John W. Thompson, who fell at the
Alamo passed the house.
The pending business was the general
appropriation bill.
The items for the purchase of monu-
ments TO be erected over the graves of the
Dawson heroes and veterans who fell at
Goliad and Refugio, and also for the pur-
chase OF the grounds at San Jacinto, ,whereon
the heroes of Refugio a-e inferred,
amounting in the aggregate to $14 900, on
Cochran moved to reconsider the vote
striking out the appropriations. Carried
ayes, 42; nays 2S.
The question recurring upon Tilson's
motion to strike out the appropriation,
Fisher offered an amendment striking out
$2 900 for the purchase of the grounds OF
San Jacinto, inserting 81, 300. Adopted.
Merriweather offered an amendment ap-
propriating 81 600 for monumental pur-
poses, instead of $4,000. Adopted.
Upton offered All amendment appropriat-
| ing 81 500 for the erection of u monument
over the graves of the Dawson heroes, in
stead of 5000 Adopted.
| The question again recurring upon Til
sons motion to strike cut the entire appro-
prlaton, the ayes aud nays were demanded.
The motion was lost-ayes, 3S; nays, 30.
Cramer offered Il substitute appropriating
Sl0,O for the removal of the Dawson he
roes, and the heroes who fell ut Relugio.
Goliad and San Jacinto, to the cemetery at
Austin
Tho amendment was unanimously re-
jected.
Under the head of the department of in
surauce, Ayres offered an amendment
| striking out $1,000 for the purchase of books
Tor the public library, and inserting $1,000.
Adopted.
the srpiop@stadssp % @tasp q OYsf YSsef is itO strike out
of 100 sets of the ten volumes of the Sonth.
crn Historical society papers. Lost.
MourSund moved to reconsider the vote
by which the motion was lost. Ayes and
nays were demanded and the house refused
to reconsider--ayes, 80; nays, 80.
Under the head Of appropriations for the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
Robertson, of Jack, moved to strike ouI
these items, towit; Engine and house and
coos-rooms, for feed OF stock, $780, steam
fittings and tanks for cooking for stock, $7j;
water tank for same, $50. Adopted.
Cramer moved to strike out tho 81 900 for
the purchase of improved stock for the Agrl-
cultural and Mechanical college. and said:
~ understand that the Agricultural and
Mechanical college has some twenty head
OF Texas cows and fine Durham bull. II
they want fine stock they have all that is
necessary to produce fine stock. Let them
improve the stock. Show the boys how to
do it, [Applause.l This will be practi-
cal lesson, and one which they may make
use OF in after life." CONTINUED applause
The motion was lost
As,amended, the bill passed to engross-
ment and under suspension Of the rules
was put upon is third reading and final
passage,
vhenoweth offered the following amend
ment to the heattorney.general's department
THE department Of state engineer, 81. .005
ntiDgent travelling expenses, 81, 800; OF
chief clerk 81 800; Office furniture, $500"
The point OF order having been raised
that the house will have to 90 into com.
mittee Of the whole to consider the amend
ment, the bill having passed to engross
ment, Chenoweth withdrew his amendment
stating he would have IL introduced wheI
: the bill was considered by the senate.
The bill passed the house with an emer
genoy clause.
Adjourned till SD. III.
EVENING SESSION.
The special order was the senate lane
bill, providing for the sale OF the uniYer
sity and common school lands, and th,
question on the adoption of Robertson's, o
Williamson, substitute for the substitut,
OF Browning, a synopsis OF which substi
tutes were published several days since.
: Robertson insisted that his subst,tut,
was preferable to the senate bill, inasmucl
: as IL prohibited the sale of agriculture
lands except to actual settlers, and pro
vided for the leasing Of the pasture land
instead of selling them. II was also NOR,
y explicit in defining the manner II
= which the lands should be classified
a and divided into the agriculture
pasture and mineral lands that the agri
: cultural and the pasture lands were TO b,
+ be subdivided into the watered and unwa
!. tered lands, and disposed Of accordingly
! Davis, OF Lamar, spoke in favor Of a lonl
credit, small price aud no lease ut oil.
Robertson, Of Jack, thought that the sen
ate bill with the necessary amendme mt
should pass tho house. He was in favor o
: providing more for the education of tn
' children of the present generation. thai
keeping the land hound up with view o
! settling by emigration.
: Moursund opposed the letting system a
= advocated by Robertson, OF Williamson
and could not see one reason why II shoul
be adopted. He said that the stockmel
! who came before the committee SAID the
: would pay cents per acre for leasing IN
'' and, aud that this would be of little prof
expense attending would be more than
= would come to. He considered the senat
v bill very pernicious In some OF It's feature.
a and favored the substitute formerly oiiere
! by Browning, which provides for the class
a ficati0n and sale OF all the lands. II
\ thought the senate bill unlike Browning
( substitute, favored corporations and m,
( nopolists 10 the exclusion of smaller pm
a chasers.
g Browning said that the argument pr,
sented by several gentlemen that unie,
the senate bill was adopted there would
no land bill at all was fallacious, and mair
4. tanned that remedy would be found IN
!, conference committee. He asserted tn,
I" the senate bill was In the interest OF lar
: sharks and monopolisis and that II shoul
be preemptorily rejected by the house.
q reviewed at some length the provisions Col
!. tanned Ia his substitute, which provid
that watered agricultural lands shall
lc sold for not less than $2per acre; unwater,
lie nrricnlinral lands Al 6n. uraAanod sr.a II,