The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-12
LAW MAKING LEGION.
The Senate Discusses aud Gets Rid Of
Number of Bllls-It
COncurs In the Amendment of the
House That Drug Stores
May Keep Open, but the House Won't
Agree to the Senate's
Amendment for Everything to Stay
Shut From 8 to 1.-The
House Seemingly in Hurry to Get
Home, Hurries Things
Through With Rush aud Passes In.
Vulnerable Bills not Important.
Other Interesting News by Specials.
May Keep Open, but the House Won't
Agree to the Senate's
Amendment for Everything to Stay
Shut From 8 to 4-The
House Seemingly in Hurry to Get
Home, Hurries Things
Through With Rush aud Passes In.
Vulnerable Bills not Important.
Other Interesting News by Specials.

AUSTIN, April 7.-[Special 1.-The Gibson
railroad bill was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend by reducing
the amount to pay the travelling expenses
of the state engineer from 81 to 81 per day
Lost, and the bill passed.
The senate then went into executive ses
sion and John Lubbock was confirmed as
fish commissioner.
The bill to adjust and settle the outstand
ing land certificates passed.
The house bill repeating the act prescrib.
ing the place of sale of property under legal
process in Marion county passed.
The house bill to establish uniform
weight Of grain and other products was ell
crossed.
The house bill for the relief of the sur
yivors of the Dawson massacre passed.
The house bill for the relief of the heirs
of John w. Thompson, who fell at the
Alamo, passed.
The bill permitting the withdrawal OF
deeds after having been recorded in coun-
| ties where the court-houses have been de-
stroyed by fire was killed by an indefinite
| postponement.
The house bill providing for the issuance
of a land certificate of one league and labor
| of land to Miss Fanny Darden passed.
The Joint resolution amending the con-
stitutiOn permitting vote on prohibitory
amendment was lost-Iayes, 10; nays, Z
| there not being a two-thirds majority.
The bill directing the laying out OF public
roads from one county seat to another was,
after some discussion, indefinitely post
poned.
The senate then adjourned till 3p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report of the free conference on the
land bill was read and adopted-yeas, 10;
nays, D..
It reduces the quantity of pasture land to
be purchased by any one person to seven
sections, and restricts the sale OF agricultu-
raj land to actual settlers.
The bill amending the law relative to
the mechanics lien by making owners ol
| buildings liable to workingmen should
contractors fail or refuse to pay them their
| wages, was taken up with favorable and
adverse reports of the committee.
| Mr.. Davis moved to postpone indeh'
nitely. Carried.
The house bill providing that the stock
and fence law when adopted in any county
shall not be repealed within three years
and then only by vote Of the people, was
lost.
The substitute for the house bill to inves.
tigate land frauds, adopted yesterday and
passed to engrossment, passed.
The bill requiring county judges to give
bond passed.
The bill amsnding the game law and ex'
empting certain counties from its proyis'
ions, was taken up and engrossed.
The house Dill making it criminal of
fense for administrators to deiraud then
creditors by fraudulently misappropriating
funds, was engrossed.
The bill fixing fees of the state depart
ments passed.
1t requires railroads to pay 500 for filing
charters where the capital stock does not
exceed 100000, and S25 for every additional
$l00,000.
HOUSE.
The conference committee on the Sunday
law made report, and the same wa
adopted.
The senate recedes from its amendment
excepting the hours OF 8 aud O'Clock, and
the house agreed to the selling o! ice, milk
and newspapers.
The conference committee on the gem
eral appropriation bill reported a failure TO
agree. and the committee was given free
conference powers.
The deficiency bill was resumed, and the
item to pay Henry Fleming, sheriff OF
Wheeler county for conveying prisoner to
the pCAitCntiary s9lC was rene ECd aald
adopted. The bill was then ordered en-
crossed by vote of: ayes, 42; nays Al, the
Speaker voting in the affirmative.
The following house bills Win senate
amendment were taken up and the SAID
amendments coDcurred in.
The bill amending the present law iela-
tive to the appointment OF public weighers
the bill creating the land districts OF Oldham
and Wheeler, with the senate amendments
striking ont the county Of Cottle.
The bill amendatory OF the election law,
In which the amendment prohibits the be-
ginning of the count prior TO l O'Clock on
The day of election; the bill TO authorize
coast cities with 1000 inhabitants TO issue
bonds for narbOr improvements; the bill
restoring the original Jurisdiction OF certain
county courts, the amendment to which
strikes out Comal and Dimmit countless
the bill fixing the compensation OF county
treasurers, in which an amendment pro-
vides that increased pay shall come out OF
the general revenue OF the county.
The senate bill for endowment OF the
State university came up as the special
order.
The bill donates and sets aside 100000
acres Of land.
HiIl offered substitute for the bill, which
provides 200 000 acres TOR the university
and the same amount TO common Tree
schools.
A long discussion took place, INDUCED in
by Messrs. Mckinney, Durant, MOursund,
Patton. Robertson. Of Williamson, Ar
mistead, Jones. Foster, OF Grsyson, Frank
and Cravens. in favor OF the substitute AID
ldessr7. brown, McDAnlei Aus DIJhuinb -
Camp moved the previous question. and
the substitute was adopted almost unaai-
mOusly.
The bin was then ordered engrosssd By
yeas %; nays,
The bin then pessed-ayes, Il; nays, :.
Camp moved 20 reconsider the vote Just
taken. and 70 lay that motion on the table
and the motion prevailed.
Nash offered an amendment providing
for assistant enrolling and engrossIng
clerks, 70 be appointed by the speaker
which was adopted
Both senate and house bills providing FOR
the appointment of board Of managers
FOR state asyiums came up Tor consideration
Frgmier moved 70 substitute the senate
for The houss bill, which motion prevailed.
TIE bill was then read third time and
usssed under q suspension cf the rules
Fos-sr. % Limestone. called up the bIll
rrJvidirr for the more efficient manage
meut q the peuitenfisries. aud the bil vas
resd 81 length
Poster offered sn smendmeDt hsviDg f0r
iis Oh5scf tbs dong aEEy entirely WITH ths
Trrnsisr moved 20 suspend present pur-
r.-,.e rr Considering Be resolution ureTious-
- r.ie-. d indirsfinE TIE p1licy Of the state
~ frIp rYsnitsn-ie-y question Aifer con
side-atIs discussion he ho1ss adjourned
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