The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-17

Mr.. Msiloek offered a substitute for the
bull. permitting counties to levy 50 cents ior
Lost.
The question recurring on the committee
they we;e adopted and the
biz engrossed.
Mr.. Terrell called % the bill providing
Tor the payment of of debts due the school
iund with house amendments, and the
snisndtaent concurred in. - ~
The bill regulating the location of county
seats, passed.
Ihe .oill repeating the law prescribing
requisites OF indictments, passed.
leagues Tor the benefit Of organized coun-
ties, passed.
Tie bil TO protect hog raising, aud fixing
q apenalty for hunting hogs with dogs on
the premises OF others, passed.
Os motion OF Mr.. Terrell, house hill
granting leave OF absence to certain Judges
was lait on the table, subject TO call.
The els regulating the creating of private
corporations, with the committee substi-
tute, was called up.
MI Terrell offered an amendment that
no private corporation shall acquire title to
rea estate 10 this state exceeding Gi0 acres.
eAcept anuer the law heretofore passed for
thereof r'No
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend the amend
ment hy inserting county instead of
STARE. and adding except the land nee
eSsary TO carry on their business
Oonslk.able debate ensued, pending
whlch tae senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Cochran presented memorial from ciii-
zens OF Dallas, protesting against being an
nexsd w me city of Dallas.
roster. OF Limestone, presented petition
protesting against the or, alton OF the county
ofRichiand.
The speaker presented petition asking
Bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred rs follows:
by Graves--To regulate the appointment
and define the duties of notaries public. re.
curing them to use legal SEAL
ny Harkness-To create the new county
of ierce.
BY Robinson, of Williamson-To make
parties who bring quits for unliouidated
damages pay costs when they do not re.
cover sufficient amount to give the court
| jurisdiction.
BY Ayres--A resolution authorizing the
speaker to assign one committee clerk to
tne DUTY OF assistant door-keeper during
ths illness OF General Darnell. Adopted.
! .~AVahPsUA-Ah ltsOlutlOu tuut tne
committee appointed to visit the Alamo be
requested to visit the grave of Ben Milan,
at San Antonio, and report its condition.
Moufsund called up his motion to recon.
slider the vote by which the senate bill con.
cernipg those bonds OF doubtful VALIDITY
belonging to the free schools passed to en-
grossment, and stated that the object of re.
considering was to permit the house to 60
into q committee of the whole and act upon
u, without which the bill, as passed, would
| be invalid.
| Under suspension of the rules the bill
passed>the house.
The joint resolution requesting our rep.
resenfatives at Washington to protest
against the removal of troops from the from,
tier along the Rio Grande, passed The
house. ~
! Also, the joint resolution granting leave
OF abserce TO Judge Kennard, of the 4th
judicial district, for sixty days, from the
state '->
The substitute bill prescribing the amount
OF tax to be levied on property, was taken
up, pending the discussion of which
tcs stpeaker announced that the time
ior the special order had arrived the specia
order Being joint resolution by the COM
mittee, which provides that an ad yalorem
tax OF not more than 25 cents on each 500
poll tax OF " in addition to the occupa
tlon TAX shall be levied and set apart ior
the benefit Of the public free schools and
that the governor shall ord ,r an election Of
raullcatlon on the second Tuesday in Au.
| gust, 1888.
Inc speaker announced that the ques.
ton was upon the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Wharton, on vpster
DAY, to strike out % cents and IL, l2l
cents.
Dennis, OF Wharton, said he thought the
amendment should be adopted; that rs.
cent tax was too great and would prove
| oppressive TO the people, and that with a
SAFE OF the public school lands, what he
hoped the legislature would put upon the
Market the!e would be sufficient amount
oi money raised 70 meet the wants of the
! people.
Carin offered an amendment to the
amendment, striking out mot more
than" OF that part of Mr.. Dennis amend.
ment, which said not more than l2l cents
shall be levied. '''''
Scott said there was nothing that he felt n
greater interest In than this bill; that he
couln not go back to his peoDle without n
blusll on his brow were he to oppose the
pill as presented by the committee as.
serted That free schools, as taught in the
rurai districts of the state, were a perfect
ihrce; mat The country people were i'm
possd upon BY itinerant teachers tramp.
ing through the country, seeking the mere
pittance which the state allowed he
thought this evil should be corrected. bv
paying the teacher sufficient compensa.
ton. '"'"
Wurzoach Thought q spirit of con.
citation was necessary in order to
reach the end desired that as
some wanted tax of 25 cents, and others
a tax OF l2i cents, compromise between
the Two ought TO be effected.
PARSONS offered a substitute striking ont
% cents, and inserting 10 cents.
roster OF Limestone, opposed both the
substitutes and the amendment, as
Doth provided for q specific tax and left
lures. N'''"
Nash concurred with Foster. and did mt
think anything should be done which
would restrain future legislation.
hazIewood thought that IL the people
were not willing to leave to the Legislature
10 say now much tax should be levied.
they ought not TO elect such men.
FRANK contended that a tax of 25 cents
was not too much, and opposed ali the
amendments that had been proposed.
Durant, said that Notwithstanding the
iact tnat he had felt the stings of taxation,
yet ne was in favor of this resolution. We
should educate the children OF Texas.
hiii contended that the tax ought not TO
oe placed above l2l cents. He did not
think tax OF % cents would be approved
by the people. ff'O''"
Robertson, OF Jack, said his people wanted
more schools and better schools; that no
would be willing to have J0.cent tax.
stagner-"I am constrained TO believe
alter listening to the gentlemen on this
hoor, that they are selfish. concur fully
IN the remarks made by the gentleman
IRON JACK, and i believe that II he Is moi n
married man now, he will be shortly. /