The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15


and said; "I don't know ,what SCOPE tb,
members intend 70 give Il THIS bill, but
wish 10 state In explanation TO this amend
ment that IL Is not my pQspOse TO vote iOI
any bill fixing a scheduL, OF rates. | AIN
profoundly impressed with the idea that
the question Of railroad legislation can
never be settled until IL 10 settled upon the
principles OF justice 10 all. | apprehend 1t
will he objected that some further legisla-
tion is needed In order to prevent discrim-
inaton. To this will say that ap the etli.
cacy that section II contains in tIfe way OF
providing means for the prevention OF dis
crimination is in my opinion provided tor
by articles 4257 and, 1853, of the Code Of
Criminal Proceedurekgnd the language Of
this section is almo& identically the same
as that"
The speaker ruled that the authors of the
bill would be permitted TO perfect the sec.
| tion before the vote on the substitute could
be taken.
Foster, of Grayson, spoke against the
amendment and in favor of the proviso,
and read from the testimony of j. j, Far
ley, in which he testified that owing to the
statutes as they now existytiie New Orleans
merchants are able to drive from competi-
tive points in Texas the Galveston mer
chants, by getting cheaper rates OF trans
portatlon.
Jones contended that TIE proviso should
be stricken out, and argued thai unless this
was done the efficiency OF tfe b.ll would be
! destroyed.
Foster, OF Limestone, slid, in answer to
the gentleman from Grayssn, thai 50 far as
| the pill related to commerce between the
states it has no effect wbatever, and that
therefore the testimony did not apply.
Cravens cortended that the bill should
pass with the proviso in ofGer TO do justice
to all parties, and said that the gentleman
from Limestone had frequently spoken of
the thunderings of the peop,e asking for
railroad legislation; that the gentleman
himself seemed to be inconsistent, and read
| from comment of the Weekly Ledger in
which it is set forth that Mr.. Foster favored
| the proviso, and he thoughtit strange that
Low ne should be on the opposite side, and
was it for political effect that the gentleman
had thus Undergone such radical change?
| Foster said, III regard to the article re-
ferred TO, thai it was q Misrepresentation,
and that there was five dollars fine in his
county for any man venturing to quote
from 1t. He coAtrasteG the action of the
gentleman from Montgomery with thai of
another gentleman whom he sad had re-
ceived a marked copy of che same paper,
but who had the kindness to hand the
| paper saying, you may do as you please
with it." He asserted with much emphasis
that his desire for railroad legislation was
not for the purpose of political ambition,
and said that he never expected to run for
another office
Cravens-"I find an articei in that same
paper over the signature OF the gentleman
himseltn
Robertson, of Jack, said that the il terests
of his people would naturally prompt him
| to vote against the proyiso, but that in the
interests of the entire state, he would vote
| for it @
Taylor held that railroads were public
highways, and that any provision which
permitted the people of one town to have
les rates over the same distance of road
than the people of some other section was
discrimination which should not be tolera-
ted.
Pending further discussion motion was
made to adjourn, and withdrawn to permit
Armistead to introduce the following reso-
| luton: That in the death of Hon. Alex
amer III. Stephens, late governor of Geor-
| gia, the cOuntry has lost a great statesman,
society brilliant ornament, The nation
| patriot and philoso ,her, and the world at
large. true philanthropist. Adopted
unanimously.
Adjourned till 3 p. m,
AFTERNOON sEssICs.
| The special order was tho gsneral appro-
4 p ~ Il Ii. .te EfnIIfy qisJsfirhi the
adoption OF RpsenChafs Substitute, dppr5-
prating $4,000 to the agricultural and
| h GudnlCdl DoIirS6 lOT NuTlOuS purposes
The substitute was adopted
! Seven thousand five hundred dollars were
appropriated to the Prarle View normal
| school, to be paid out OF the general Teve
nue.; also, $500 for building a schobl-room.
! ROsental offered an amendment making
the following additional appropriations to
the Prairie View school: For repairing
dOrmitory (male Department., $500; tlr reci-
tation aud reception room, 81 600; for
| library apparatus. $500; for lamps and stoves,
$500; for wagon and two horses
and harness, $500; for enlarg-
ing and furnishing lauldrv, $500; for
| furniture for the new house, $780, for fenc-
ing pasture and farm, $500
The appropriation of $50, 900 for quaran-
| tine purposes was ad pied.
The clause appropriating $4,000 for con-
veying prisoners to the penitentlary was
adopted, and the amendment by Garrison
TO appropriate $500 for the purchase OF a
Ii rary for convicts.
| Under the b, al of the c ause for the pay
ment OF the public debt, the following APP
| preparations were made: For immatured
| bonds, 1924 .Sl6.S0; tor ma.ured bonds,
$2l5, l55 6l; for debt certificate, $10,300.49.
Hill offered the following amendment to
the clause; For principal and interest OF
\ bOnds due the common school fund as yali-
dated by an act passed at this session of
the Eighteenth legislature, entitled IAN act
TO provide for the payment OF
certain debts OF the state out of that half Of
the proceeds of the sale of public lands not
b longing TO the common sch 'ol fund, to
| be paid out OF the fund provide by said
act:" Principal, $i02. .95; interest, Sl79,-
5000 Adoptei
Twelve thousand one hundred and fifty
dollars were appropriated to the capitol
| building commission.
Under the head of miscellaneous, on mo-
/ nf annTODriaflnR
| s. 900 for the purchase of the Huddle gall
| iery Of governors portraits was stricken
out.
Pending an amendment approp-iating
| S2O OO0 or the purchsa' ~ the Alamo, the
4 committee rose, to-. " praef--S ai.t
asked leaye to SIT again a. > y. Ia. se-inor-
/ row.
Brown, from the joint committee
on the pari Of the house appointed
q cDnfer vita the senae committee
a. 10 the ,KUediency of an early
! sdipurnmelt sud 90 declare what bi Is
snOul have Urei-fence. reported that the
| commit - lircli.tesl % name dav certain
aud recommended cOnsi ierstlon OF tLvse
| 1ili- IT CREATES interest n the state.
rh- house sdj urDed till $50 a. m. to-
morrow
csPITAL cHRaxIcLINes.
| Fram ~ rep ~ of tie committee on ad-
/ iJurumf .if IL apt, 49, that the Legislature
ali nj set aEay from here before April,
| sud fnru iefve much important business
! unfui.hed
Len. nant Cover nr Martin is better to-
dAy, iut tn wea bsr il cold and rainy, and
| unfavo-a le fYr pifn
sEEATE-
AUsIIs. Narch 5 -[SOecisl. Mr.. Perry,
from .n, csmn,iftee o. rO1ds ana bridges,
/ reported favfrsni, the uill 20 authorize the
| purcha-s ~ bridges IN the name or fOf the
1 us. 81 cpuni
Tn -y.cA Hri-r, the bili % redisfrict
the ia'- % % jIdicia di-tucts and hx the
finse II holding e0urfs, and 70 Sr0yide Tor
b. .-iriri b. fn julEf- and district attor-
! neys e. Ihe nsE zenerai election, was laid
1 .st-' r. t'le =. .ns'e
NJ T+afi 9 mrred o. amend By chang
ife fhe tfiu. D a liiag e0uri ~ Hill, Boz