The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-29

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the land 10 be- sold ~ tracts Of not less thai
lGO nor more tbhn Go acres, and also u
allow four years for the removal OF lumbe
instead of two, ~ provided In the Dill
Adopted.
section IS, 40 amended, was adopted.
Section 10 was next considered. IL pro
! ytic- hat pasture or agricultural lands no
timbered, may be leased In suitable quaint
ties for stock and rancho purposes, for no
less than four cents per acre and Tor perloul
not exceeding ten years. Leases shall b,
made in localities where lAnd IL situated
under composition. Wherever)there is az
application FOR bofn sale aud lease, the sale
shall have the preference.
Foster, Of Limestone offered an amend
ment striking gu. agricultural lands. and
Browning offered an amendment 70 the
amendment striking out not timbered
Lost.
Ire question required upon Fosters
amendments and it was rejected.
Browning offered an amendment striking
out the words, for stock and rancho pur'
poses, pending the discussion of which the
mouse adjourned.
| q EVENING SESSION.
The bill establishing the Sterling ROBIN
| con normal school at Salado, with major
ity report favoring and minority report
disappearing, WAS taken up, when hAzle'
wood moved to substitute the minority fol
the majority report, and the motion was
lost.
Rosenthal introduced substitute provid-
ing tor three additional normal schools In
southeast, north and west fexss.
Upton raised the point of order that the
substitute was not gertnane to Inc Dill
Sustained by the chair.
Upton offered an amendment striking ont
that clause of the bill providing that the
| money for the support OF the school shall
not be paid out OF the available school
| fund.
Stout offered q substitute for the amend.
ment, providing that the support shall
come from the general revenue.
The amendments substitute was adopted
| snd the bill was defeated on engrossmentI
ayes, 81; nays, 43. The house then ao
| ourned.
AUSTIN, March 22--Mr Pfeufler, from the
co nmittee on finance reported favorably
| to pay certain quarantine claims, and favor
ably TO tax banks.
The special order, the joint resolution re-
voking the leases of the penitentiarles III
case the house fails to ratify the contract
was laid before the senate. ,,
| Mr.. Jones moved to postpone TO await tne
| action of the house, as he Thought IL I'M
proper to do anything calculated to 1nflu-
ence the house, and ths passage OF the res
| luton might have that effect.
Mr. Gooch commended that it was not nee.
essary to act on the resolution. he though
it improperly worded and hoped it would
| be postponed.
Mr.. Terrell took strong grounds
against postponement, insisting, that
| il could not possibly influence
the action of the house. II
was simply to place the senate record a!
| fayoring the rsvoking of the lease, should
| the house refuse 10 act. He then read an
amendment modifying its terms. should
the senate not postpone.
Mr.. Houston earnestly commended ioi
postponement, saying the resolution hao
not been properly brought before tne sen .hI
ate, it having been written by one OF the
minority (TerrelD and introduced by him
and referred by his request 10 his own com
mittee and acted on the samt
morning without due consideration, and
Immediately reported back favorably
He insisted the resolution should have gone
to the peniteDtiary committee, the proper
one 10 consider matters affecting the state
pensions. He characterized it as a lobby
ing resolution, the special object Of which
was to influence the action OF the house anC
cast contempt upon and drag down the
state administration by saddlin2 upon II
the penitentiaries which had been leased
by a prison administration.
A rambling debate followed, pending
which the previous question was moved
and the resolution was postponed unn
Wednesday, yeas, II; nays O..
The bill authorizing the secretary o
state to sell copies OF the general anc
special laws passed.
rhe bill for the reiiefofliqusr dealers who
have been prevented from following thsil
occupations by reason OF local option laws
wss engrossed.
The bill directing state officers how tc
compute the annual available fund arising
from bonds purchased by the school fund
Was engrossod.
IiB bill fixing the term of the courts In
Sc seral OF the co mites was engrossed.
The bill TO provide for patenting land
granted to Henry Castro in Medina county
for school purposes passed.
The bill amending the law requiring thu
proceeds OF the state ard county echoo
lands to be devoted exclusively to educ&
tional purposes passed.
The bill fixing the compensation OF tai
collectors at per cent. on the first $40, w
collected, per cent. on the next SlO,VOO
and per cent. on all sums above tina
amount collected for the state, and De
cent. on the first $500, 3 per cent. on thu
next 5000, and 2 per cent. on all aboy'
tina. sum collected for counties, and / pc
~.
Mr.. TraylOr moved to amend by making
the fees on the firss $4,000 collected pc
cent, and on the second 5000 per cant
Adopted.
The bill was ensTossed.
The bill to provide for taxing school Lane
in the unorgsnized counties was engrossod
The senate then adjourned till 3p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr., Davis called up the house bill requir
ing district and county clerks TO make thei
REPORTS to the com nis,ioners courts undo
oath. EBgrossed.
MT. KJebers called up the joint resolution
recurring oar representatives In congress y
secure division OF work on the Texas coas
and 20 secure additional engineers. fsssed
Mr.. Harris called up the bill 70 Diminish
the jurisdiction OF the county courts o
Natsgorda. Archer, DoDly, Live Oak an
Atascosa counties.
MT. Harris moved to amend by addinl
Nenard county, Adopted and the bill
Mr.. johnson, Of Collin, called up the bill
20 REQUIRE the record Of official bonds i
which the state or count, is interested
Passed.
HE bill 10 provide for the csntingent ex
Denses Of the auArtermaster OF the trontie
battalion psssed.
The pili to encourage stOck-rtising ent
protactius stock-rai.ers by amending th'
inspection Law, by exemptipg certain coup
ties from lie provisions, pased.
1 Mr.. Trsylor called up the bill 20 turtle
provide for the supervision and construction
Of the ner capitol.
| Mr.. Traylor moved 10 arnerd, prOvidiDl
tb.t the governor, when be thinks II 10 nee
,ss.ry. may spposnt an iDsDecfor 20 exam
inc The work. AZ a salary Of Mt more thar
$50 per month. go. IL.
I Considerable discussion followed, penoinl
18th Nr Harri. moved 20 postpone fur
49, co,sideration until tO-mOrfov. Oar
~ Terrell called up I'd, bill amending
i ,,,s act incorporating the city Of Ausun
which vzs taken M.
NJ Terrell moved 70 strike out that ptr'
1 - -. - L.r.-l.lr--- The city 70 nnn