The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-22
county, protesting against the lease of the

county, protesting against the lease Of the
by Foster, OF Lmestone-A petition ask
ing for the creation of Richla',d county.
by McGarity-To define and reduce the
boundary Of the city of Goi .zal,s.
Frymier aud Acker presented petitions
asking for prohibition. from the citizens Of
Houston and Barnet counties.
by Cotton-A petition from the commits.
Soners court OF Hamilton eounty against
the creation OF the county Of Mills.
The senate bill Furnishing persons for dis.
readiAg.
The senate bill providing for the compen-
sation Of officers, for holding examining
trials IN felony cases, passed to its third
reading after several amendments had been
proposed and rejected.
The senate bill regulating the manner of
removing and organizing county seats,
passed to its third reading.
Senate bill for remunerating Il. T. Moore
Tor services rendered the state in bringing
suit against defaulting. tax collectors for
money due the state by them, was put upon
its second reading, when Finch offered the
following substitute: Providing that in all
suits brought in the name of the state, the
district or county attorney Of the proper
county shall be entitled to commission on
money collected as follows: 10 per cent.
on the hrst $40, 600, 5per cent. on all sums
from VI 900 to $1,000; provided, that in all
suits brought by the encouragement to
collect money Tor the state, the district or
county attorney shall not be entitled to any
commission. THE adoption of this substi-
tute would virtually kill the bill
Finch argued that the bill was unconsti-
tutional, and that Moore was contending
for remuneration for services rendered by
the encouragement, and spoke for an hall
honr ridiculing the memorial and the
claims upon which il was based.
Cravens, Patterson and Mckinney con-
tended that the bill was Just and equitable
and should he granted.
Adjourned until 9:30a. m. tomorrow.
CAPITAL CHR0NICLINGs.
The comptroller paid into the treasury
to-day $4,000 to the credit of the school
fund and 81 200 to the credit ofthe genera
revenue.
In view of the many amendments to tht
constitution, the impression favoring con
stitutional convention to make an entirely
new deal, is growing stronger daily
In the opinion OF many, to patch up tn,
and cannot. possibly remedy the many evil
complained OF.
Galveston.
GALVESTON, Feb. 2l.-[Special. ALI tn,
courts will be closed tomorrow. and bank
will also suspend operation at noon. II
honor OF the natal day Of Washington.
The court Of appeals will not adjourn un
til the last Saturday in March, current re
port to the contrary.
Notwithstanding the petition to the leg
islature asking for the defeat of prohibition
proposition is being circulated here 70
signatures.
The court of appeals to-day affirmed th
verdict Of the lower courts in the celebrate,
case of Andrew ]. Walker, for the murde
of Green Butler, at Clear Creek, in thi
county, May 10th, 1874. of which he ha
been three times found guilty. The detail
Of the crime are too familiar to Justify re
view here.
Court of Appeals Reversed and n
manded: Thomas vs.. the State, from Hal
ris county; Smith vs.. the State, from Bri
zoria county; Courtney vs.. the State, fror
Marion county; Irvine vs. the State fror
Marion county, Affirmed. Moorland v,
the State from Gregg county. Submitted
Springer VS.. the State, from Nayarr
county; Williamson VS.. the State, from M
varro comfy.
Weather bulletin, for the cotton belt, flii
nished by the signal service in coniunctio
with the several railways of the state: