The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-08
A@NA W A'A@A " IAlNAN ~ ~
In the Senate: Measures for the Fur.
ther Perpetustion Of the Commits.
sion Of Appeals, University
Endowment, and
For the Pensioning of Veterans Are
Acted Upon in Very Lib
eral Spirit.
House: Bill Is introduced to Prevent
Incorporation Of Companies
TO Deal In Lands.
About the Capital: The Work OF the
Stock acknowledgements
Davis Demise.
Hamilton: PeriShed in the Norther-
Stock Suffer Severely.
Fort Worth: Yesterdays Events Re-
ported in Full.
Coleman: Took Time by the Forolocb
and Rejoice.
llearne:. A Mail Pouch is Tampercd
With, Etc.
Othcr Interesting News by Specials,



Justin, Feb. Especial. MIR. Fleming
presented petition from the citizens of
Llano county, asking proprietary amend.
ment of the constitution.
Mr.. Pieuiier, from the finance committee
reported unfavorably the bill to remit state
taxes due from Shelby county, the same TO
be used tor the erection of a courthouse.
Favorably-The bill providing for def
ciencies in the appropriation for public
printing.
Mr. Patton, from judiciary committee
No. :, reported favorably the bill relative to
to taking depositions.
Mr.. Patton, from the committee on state
affairs, reported favorably, with bill, the
petition of citizens of Matagorda COUNTY
asking better protection for fish and oys
tors.
Mr.. Gooch, from the committee on public
lands, reported tavorably the bill for leasing
school lands at not less than cents an acre
nfayorably-liousere resolution providing
committee to investigate alleged fraudus
lent filing on public lands.
Mr.. Matlock, from the committee on
public lands, reported favorably the bill
providing for the sale of asylum lands, with
and So. Wv
MIR. Perry, from the committee ON roads
and bridges, reported favorably house I'm
providing for working roads five days each
year.
Bills REFEREED
By Mr. Tar-an p~o.iAins D.. poa.lt,
against railway engineers who fail to ring
the bell or stop their trains at crossings.
by Nj. Jones-Amending the law rela,
tue to mechanic liens.
By Mr.. Jones-To repeal the law reouir-
ing butchers to register the mark and brand
OF cattle slaughtered by them.
Mr.. Terrell called up the bill perpetual
ing the court of commissioners of appeals
for two years. Passed.
Mr.. Chesley called up the bill making
appropriation for the supreme court ut Gal.
weston with house amendments, which
were Concurred in.
The bill authorizing county com mis-
sioners to pay school vouchers audited
under the acts of lSiGand 1879, was laid be-
fore the senate, but consideration thereof
was postponed till tomorrow.
The bill confirming patents and SURVEYS
by virtue of headlights and bounty war.
rapts issued under special laws, passed.
The bill permitting county and district
attorneys to retaiu 10 per cent. commission
on money collected by them for the state,
passed.
The bill to permanently endow the uni
VerSlty with lands or proceeds thereof with
the Committee substitute providing for per
manent endowment With 100000 acres of
land heretofore set aside for the payment of
public debt, was taken up, and the substi-
tute adopted.
Mr.. Davis offered the amendment that
nothing in the bill shall affect school lands.
Adopted.
Mr.. Houston offered an amendment pro.
viding that should there be over 900 900
acres, the excess shall not be diverted from
the, original purpose for which it was set
aside. Adopted.
Mr.. Patton offered an amendment pro.
viding that the 325 leagues set aside for TN
organized counties, shall not be affected
Adopted, and the bill passed.
The bill providing pensions to surviving
soldiers, sailors and signers of the Declara.
ton of Texas Independence, or surviving
widows OF the same, was taken up.
Mr.Jones offered the amendment, "and
to all survivors Of the Mier expedition"
Lost.
Mr.. Davis moved to strike out the pro.
yiso limiting the beneftsto residents OF this
state, Lost.
Mr. Gooch moved to strike out the pro.
vision that witnesses to prove that person
same county. Adopted, and the bill
passed.
The bill setting aside an additional twen-
ty-tiye leagues OF land for the benefit of un.
organized counties, and the bill creating
land district Of Mitchell and Howard conn.
ties,were ngrossed.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
Petitions and memorials were presented
rs follows; by Nash-Petitions from citi-
2ens of Dallas county asking that public
weighers be appointed by the commission
ers court.
BY Davis, of Lamar-A petition protest.
ing against the hiring out of conyicts.
By Cochran-A memorial from citizens
OF Dallas county, asking for change in the
attachment Jaw.
Bills and resolutions: BY Stringcr-An
amendment providing for the continuance
OF cases in justices court Tor trial until the
regular term Of said court
By Durant-To abolish the fees of county
attorneys IN counties where county courts
have no criminal jurisdiction.
by BrowninE-To reorganize the 35th in.
dical district and TO fix the tmo for hold.
ing courts therein.
Also, bill 10 attach the unorganized
counties OF Hardeman, Cottle and Molly to
Wilbarger county.
BY Brown-Investing the councils of
cities and towns with penal authority.
Bv Pendleton--To prevent the ircorpora.
ton Of companies for the purpose ofdealng
in lands.
by Davis, Of Camp--To prevent persons
from chasing with dogs any hogs running
az larSe,
BY Fisher-To require county clerks to
Keep n record OF the births and deaths In
ptuulipg aud ia ufnViIp pnttni Il, ,orso,, , d,
report The same.
Ry. Tuylor-An amendment providing
That lards over which railroads run may be