The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-18

N|uH NfIF'" I"| 300 VIfFIf'''. I|I'"N'I.HI
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n1n I'd ,Flip4 IN commissioner n lntn'
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o.t,Ios duF bpsintsf IN llIlf > on, ffnonul
N insnrnncs. Ioscos sustained. elo., by such
companies. Adopted. i.
"A resolution was b1ssed authorizing the
chief clerk 70 have ~ copies o. une ssa ~
,ug COMMITTEES Pr,n,,sd '0f d ,hs mso o. 1 y
committees oh Judiciary No. l., Acker;
| judiciary No. 2, Hill; constitutional
amohdnents, Armstoad; internal improve
ments, Chenoweth; stale affnirs, Nash;
| finance, Epson; educational affairs, Mckin-
ney public health and vital statistics. Par
sons; commerce and manufactures, Labstt;
public lands, Wursbach; privileges and cleo.
public buildings and grounds, Smith; pri-
vate land claims, Mcbride; engrossed bills,
| Thompson: enrolled bills, Fisher; c0ntin-
gent expenses, Ffeymier; revision Of
rules, Traylor agriculture, Caven; pub
lie debt, Ayers; asyiums, Sharp; rev
enue and tax, Cochran; insurance
and statistics, Pendleton; judicial districts,
| Robertson: county government and finance,
| Chambers, Of Lavaca; Federal relations,
| Dennis; stock and stock raising, Browning;'
| counties and county boundaries, Douglass;
penitentiaries, Garrison; military, Scott;
| judiciary affairs, Robinson, of Jack; town
aud city corporations, Patton; public roads
and bridges, Chambers, OF Collin claims
and accounts, Cundiff; to examine comp
| troiler's and treasurer's offices, Moursand:
| message of the governor was received
to-day by tho house relative to Greer
county, in which he fully shows that the
| title to said county is In the state OF Texas.
| Adjourned till 10 9. m. Monday.
CORRECTION.
| The bill introduced by Mr.. Scott yester-:
day was improperly reported In to-day g
| Issue. 1t should have read: IA bill to be
kentitled an &C. to control and regulate the
herding of stock, and to repeal all laws In
conflict Herewith"
| CAPITAL cHRoNIcLINcs.
The receipts at the treasury to-day were
| $25. 600, from the sale Of school lands.
| The bill introduced by Mr.. Matloek, rela-
| tive to the sale Of schoo lands, will proba-
| bly, be killed in committee, as it Is well
1 known the cattle men and land owners
| favor the raising Of the price to 30 and 80
| per acre. It does not provide for leasing
Hands, and it is well known that small stock
owners favor this.
Of education shows the white scholastic pop
4 nlation of the state 10 be liz, 702; colored,
| 70. $40; number unable to read. white, y, :
| 28D. colored ia. 7S4: number of sh0ol- houses
built 800; sum paid to teachers. $6l6, BIZ:
/ The annual statement Of the Pnenix Fire
Insurance com pany, Of Hartford, Connect
cus showing the business done during the
year Just closed, and the-net assets OF the
compsn on December Slst, 1882, to have
been So. III, las. A, was filed in ths depart
| ment of insurance, statistics and history
4 to-day whereupon certificate OF author
| ity to do business in this state for the cur
rent year was issued to this company by
the commissioner.
wear 1882. is found the following statement:
Gross premiums received, $56, 760.4z; nre
losses incurred, $65, 99268.
Captain Millett will play the celebrated
| Roiand Reed, in Cheek, at the opararhouse,
| Tuesday, and Marie Gelstenger, the great
est living artistic, on Wednesday and Thurs
II The inaugural ball will be given in the
temporary capital.
| AUSTIN, Jan uary 15.--The senate met at
| 10 q. m. with gu Drum present.
Messrs. Chesley and 6tratton were added
i D the COMMITTEES on constitutional amend
tments, and Mr.. Chesley to the committee
MI. Terrell, from the Judiciary commit
toe No. 1, reported back bill permitting
| husband and wife to testify against each
other in divorce suits, with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass. A minority
report, signed by Messrs. Shannon, STRAIT
ton and Davis, recommending Its passage
M. Matlock, from the Committee on
public lands, reported back bill suspend
| Ing the sale Of all public lands. with sub
stitute providing that files already made
shall not b, disturbed, with the recommen-
4 dation that the substitute pass.
Mr.. MatlQck, from the same commiCtee,
reported a oill repeating the act granting
4 land to disabled soldiers, with recommeh-
ldation that 1t pass.
i Mr.. Harris, from the committee on judi
cial districts, reported back resolution re-
i during the committee 10 ascertain the
number of days district courts were IN SEES
1 session during the years 1881 aud 1857. with
an amendment, with. the recommendation
that It be adopted.
i An effort was made to bring up the reso-
Hutton for action, but 1t failed.
Bills were introduced and referred ~ MI.
Shannon to provide TOR the per diem pay OF
the members, officers and employees Of the
t1ufn4nusEh -lsa m uEerf05a tpa 81 Rin0l
Parker county, heretofore belonging > said
court.
and providing that in the country 1t shall
consist of not less than 200 acres With Inn
pr0vementB, and In towns and cities
not less than the lot or
lots on which the residence
stands; also to prevent tax collectors from
collecting taxes until their bonds are APP
dentistry and requiring dentists 70 be ex-
smined before license IL issued to them.
By Mr., Davis Providing that any person
who has no homestead, shall acquire one, of
not more than 800 nor less than 40 acres
/ pstents.snd surveys BY virtue Of hsad-rishtt
s sOSayd sr March Sia 0o snd pol
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the time
| with which the lands that have been sold
for taxes and bought in by the state, may
be redeemed.
BY Mr.. Traylor- To amend the election
law, and providing hat officers q elections
make returns TO tae county judge, who
shall count the vote on the Saturday fol-
lowing the election, and forward the same
| to the secretary Of tate, who shall count
the yo,e on the first Monday in December
By Mr.. Farrsr- To sztend the time Of re-
doeming land soid 70 he state for taxes one
BY Mr.. Cooper-By request, 70 amend the
Revised Civil etatnies, providing that.
where q county convict refuses 70 work be
may be placed in the stocks till be ex-
1 presses desire 10 labor.
By NJ. Jones--Authorizins the setting OF
BY ~ NJ M G eli Ing Il that sub-con.
tractors and lsoorsrs shail have psesr 70
retain lien for work done.
By Mr.. Kine-1o au<horize courts 10 die
miss original Vrifs Of mfnchmcnfs when The
allegation 70 the afdd4vit therefore are Dot
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