The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-20
NEWS By SPECIALS.
Legislature: Rather a Quiet Time
Was Had iu the Upper Synagogue.
A Resolution was Introduced with Ref.
erence TO Adjournment March 31st.
Br0wning's Substitute for 9th Section
was Rejected, After Discussion.
The Railway Bill Side-Tracked and the
Land Bill Considered.
Representative Graves Wants to SIT
l20 Days at Full Pay.
Jaunts About the Capital A Breezy
Bulletin.
Other State News by Special kilograms.
ther State News by Special Tclegrams.
Eighteenth Legislature.

AUSTIN, March l9.-TSpecial.l Petitions
were presented as follows:
BY Mr.. Matlock--From citizens of Mon
tague county, asking that the office of dis
trlct attorney be abolished in the 10th dis
trict.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee of confer
ence, reported that the committee could
not agree upon the house bill to reorgan-
ize the 9th, 18th and the 35th districts, and
asked for free conference power.
Mr.. Terrell. from judiciary committee
No. l, reported favorably house bill amend
ing the election laws.
MIR, Shannon introduced bill amending
the law providing for the sale of school
lands.
Mr.. Jones introduced joint resolution
that the legislature adjourn sine die on
March 81, Referred.
The special order, the bill providing for
location and patenting certificates issued
to Confederate soldiers, veterans, surviving
soldiers of Texas revolution and signers Of
the Texas declaration. was taken up.
MIR. Buchanan moved to reconsider the
vote engrossing the bill on Saturday last,
and the bill passed,
Mr. Gibbs entered a motion to reconsider
the vote, as an amendment adopted on Sat
urday had been omitted by the engrossing
stead.
Mr.. Terrell, by permission, introduced a
joint resolution urging congress to have q
law passed recognizing the right of Texas
to Greer county. Referred.
MIR. kleberg called up the house Joint res
olution amending the constitution relative
TO taxation, and providing for the levy of a
special school tax.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend by providing G
that the county commissioners may divide
their counties into school districts and
levy tax for the support of schools.
Adopted.
the school tax at Is cents. Adopted and the
, resolution passed.
Mr.. Cooper called up Mr.. Gibbs motion
| to reconsider, entered this morning, and
| moved 1t lay on the table. Lost.
The senate then reconsidered the vote
Mr.. Cooper moved to amend the bill by
| striking out not and inserting never
| Adopted
Mr.. Terrell moved to amend by adding q
new section. This act shall not be con
strued to recognize any legal right in the
| holder OF any certificate TO have satislac-
| ton OF same by appropriating land within
the limits OF territory appropriated to edu-
cation and TO pay the public debt by act oi
| '"y Ap'VN anu luo utb
| thereto, but the same is in the nature of d
donation, and such certificates are also rec.
ogni2ed only" Adopted
MIR. kleberg called up house resolution
amending the constitution fixing the state
tax at 10 cents; county tax at 25 cet's: road
\ and bridge tax at 10 cents, and tax for pub
lie buildings aud improvement at % cents
Mr.. Gibbs moved TO amend by increasing
the road tax to % cents. Lost,
| Mr., Davis moved to amend by striking
out road tax. Lost and the resolution
| engrossed
The Lill granting @. s. Crosby the right
to contruct boom across the Brazas river
at Waco passed.
A free conference committee was appoint.
ed on the Sunday law bill, the senate refus
ing to recede from its amendments.
A bill reorganizing the state into judi
cial districts was taken up.
Mr.. Stratton offered to amend by provid-
ing that Washington, Burleson and Lee
counties compose the 2lst district, and
Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton, Jackson and
Matagorda shall compose the 23d district
and fixing the time Of holding courts in the
same. Adopted and the bill passed.
Mr.. Matlock called up the bill regulating
the manner of procuring the right -of-way
by railroads. with the committee substi
Mr.. Harris moved to amend that in the
case of appeal the landowner shall have
the right 10 draw from the deposit made
with the clerk the amount Of his judgment
by giving bond in an amount fixed by the
court, conditional that he might return SO
much thereof as he may not recover on
final judgment. Adopted.
Mr.. Patton moved to amend by striking
out that part of the bill requiring railroad
companies to deposit the amount of judg.
ment with the clerk in case they are dssat.
istied with the award, and adding that in
no event shall a railroad company have the
right Of appeal.
Mr.. Matlock moved to amend by striking
out the last proviso OF the amendment.
Pending discussion, the senate adjourned
till SPIN.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The pending question was the adoption Of
Mr.. Matlock's amendment. The amend.
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Patton contended that the vote Just
taken killed his entire amendment, and he
moved its reconsideration. Lost.
| Mr.. Patton's amendment, as amended
was tho last and the senate refused to on.
gross the bill--yeas, @; nays, l6.
Mr.. Patton called up the motion to re-
consider the vote referring house bill Ia
set aside fraudulent sales of school lands and
| to appoint a commissioner TO continue the
Investigation ofthe land commission. Lost
The senate in executive session confirmed
DR.. Swearingen as health officer, and seyera
notaries. Other appointments will proba-
bly, be acted on tomorrow.
noUsE-MoRNiNd SESSION.
Gavin introduced resolution prohibiting
any member from speakingmore than one,
on any one question: and not longer thar
five minutes. Lies over under the rules.
Graves introduced a Joint resolution per
mitting the legislature to sit l2O days at tht
regular per diem Of s.,
The special order was the Gibson subst
tnte railway bill. At the request of Speaker
Gibson, the rllroad bill lies on the tabl,
subject to Gail.
The houss resumed consideration of tn,
senate land bill, and Robertson, OF William
son, moved TO reconsider the vote by which
the substitute offered by Browning for sec
tion o, restricting the sale,of land to actual
settlers only, not to exceed 0i0 acres, and
not less than 100 acres, was adopted.
Hill hoped that the motion to reconsidc,
would prevail, and argued that the adop
tion OF the substitute would tend directly
or indirectly to give free grass to every one
with no profit to the state; for by It man
might purchase the only section with water
ON 1t within an area Of twenty miles, and by
excluding purchasers Of other sections fron,
the use Of II, force them back TO other water
fronts, thus obtaining for himself the ex.
elusive use oil their pastures.
Chambers, OF Collin, favored taking the
land of the market altogether for the pres.
ent, or at least until called or regular ses.
sion hereafter, when he thought the subject
aftsr further investigation, might be consid.
cred more intelligibIy.