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

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bill making II n nisdemesnor Tor persoi
10 chase with dogs, hogs at large In range
was taken up.
Lasatt offered an amendment exsmptinJ
psccArios, or wild, Mexican hogs
Moore, OF McLsnnan, offered an amend
ment 10 the smsndnopt exsmpting "wilC
hogs" Both amendments were adopted
and the bill was passed to engrossment.
The bill sediDg to tho government OF the
Uaitsd States certain lots in Dallas fol
erecting q Federal court and post-offic,
building, was taken up, and passed the
house.
On motion of Townsend the bill permit
ting institutions OF learning or cooperative
schools whose charters have expired by lim.
itation to renew the same under q general
instead Of y special act, as heretofore pro-
yidsd, was taken up and passed.
| Pending business was the senate land bill
and ths question upon Brownings amend
ment to section 10, striking out "for stock
| rancho purposes" thereby permitting the
land to be used either for grazing or agri-
cultural purposes.
The amendment was lost-ayes, 25 nays,
Moore, Of Eastland, offered an amend
ment sxsmpting several organized countie.
| in north and west Texas fIom the operation
Of the leasing system. Lost,
Chenoweth offered an amendment raising
the price OF leasing from A to 10 cents
an acre, and made forcible argument
| against the lease system. He commended
4, cents per acre was inadequate, and
| that If the land was leased at all, it
should be price in proportion to what the
actual settlers, who were the bone and sim
ew OF the country, had To pay for the pur-
| chase OF homes.
Browning offered substitute to the
amendment, providing that the lands
should be leased at cents per acre.
Pendleton moved the previous question.
| A call Of the house was ordered. Absent.
Armistead, Lakewood and Rosenthal.
| On motion the absentees were excused,
and the question being upon, Browning's
substitute, it WAS rejected. The question
then reverted upon the adoption of Cheno-
weth's amendment, and 1t was rejected.
| Section 16 was adopted without being
amended.
The pending business was postponed, and
Phelps introduced resolution, which was
| adopted, inviting the Hon. Fletcher W..
| Thompson to seat within the bar OF the
| house.
| Moore, of McLennAn, introduced petit
| ton from the citizens Of McLennan county,
protesting against the creation of the new
county of Wakeland.
On motion of Stringer, the bill changing
the time within which officers of the state
| shall present their claims against the comp
troller from six to twelve months, and pro,
| viding that owners OF claims now barred
| under the six months statute shall have
six months to present them in, WAS taken
\ up and passed TO engrossment.
The house then adjourned till 8p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Acksr, for the free conference committee
| int tN hafU IN
the house and senate on the bill redistrict-
ing the state, reported that the committee
| agreed to concur in the senate amendment
| which placed Williamson county with
Travis, making the two the sixteenth judi
| cial district. and also reported an amend
msnt to the bill by the committee, provid-
| ing for district attorney for said district.
| Harrison, for the committee appointed to
accompany the remains of the Hon. A. L
Adams to their last resting place, reported
| that the duty OF the committee had been
| performed, and appropriate ho1ors rendered
the dead.
| The regular order was the senate land
| bill, and the question upon the adoption OF
section II, which provides that when more
cali,y it should be leased subject TO pur
chase for actual settlement in bodies OF 10
exceed $40 acres, and the purchaser shall
make affidavit that he intends actual
settlement, and until he does actually settle,
build and fence thereon the lessee shall re-
main in possession, provided that when the
lease has but one wRtered section in the
same locality it shall not be subject to sale,
and provided further, that when Il sale is
made OF leased land, the lessee shall be en-
| titled TO pro rata OF the rent which he moy
have advanced, refunded 10 HIM.
| Ayers offered an amendment str.king
out she part requiring the actual settler TO
show his good Intention by building and
fencing the land purchased. Adopted.
Foster, of Limestone, offered an amend
ment striking out when more than five
sections shall be leased" and inserting all
lands leased shall" Adopted.
Townsend offered an amendment provid-
ing that NO enclosure bordering on, along
or across any stream of water ahall be OF a
| width more than four sections Of land, and
| a space of at least forty yards, and shall be
LEFT opsn between all such enclosures
Adopted.
Chambers moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the amendment was adopted
Lost.
amended, section IL was adopted.
Section Is, authorizing the land board Ia
employ such persons IS may be necessary
70 carry cut the provisions Of the bill, and
providing that the expenses of same shall
be paid out OF the proceeds Of the sale;
and leases except that paid by the puf.
chaser under such regulations a. the board
may prescribe, was next considered and
adopted without amendment.
The remainder vi the ell contains the
emergency clause vas adopted and The
question revertipg upon the adoption OF
tas entire bill. Frsnk, With view Of strik.
ing out the lesss clause, called up his mo
ten 10 reconsider the vote by which sec
tisa 1, containing the clause was adopted
Cochran moved that committee of thres
be appointed TO prepare the bill for the
prislsr.
action TO print the bill, which Is now q
house bill, will prevail and that the speaker
will appoint q COMMITTEES OF psll-bearers 70
II hear the remains OF the late senate land bill
hack 10 that body for decent interment.' "
lfLssshterI The bill w-s ordered printed.
OF motion Of Foster, OF Grayson, the
ill hring standard weights per bushel for
warren, cereals was taken up out or les reg
ulsr order and parsed 10 engrossment.
Frymisr called up the bill compelling
county commissioners 10 audit and pay
claims Of teachers of public schools. unpsid
under the acts NJ 1876 and 1879
The bill passed 20 q third reading.
Acter called up IN. bill providing for the
dissolution OF attachments in certain cases,
I and il passed 20 engrossment.
Adjourned till 9 q. m. tomorrow.
! SENATE
AUsrrr, March 23.-fSpecisl.l mr.. Mat
lock. from thu committee on pnblic lands.
r~pcrtsd fsvorsbly 10 sell alternate section
Of schsel lands; fsvorsbly providing 70
in adjustment and settlement Of outstand
inr land claims; fsvorably 10 permit the 10
c.tiss 81 school land certificates IN the res
ervstIsn. er.s tsd BY the act Of 1876.
M. Strsuon, from the committee on
claims. reported unrvorrbly 20 pay the
/ clsirs Of too heirs Of Eli Kirk.
Mr.. Elebers introduced a bill 20 regulate
the sstrsvledgmsnt q deeds; also 70 pre-
vent fraudulent divorces
M, u,tiocf introduced q resolution re-
questinr tb. finance committee 20 report