The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-25

uhut Monday morning.
| HOUSE,
The pending business was the pension
olii and the question to strike out The en-.
acting clause.
Brown said he should regret bavins
the enaciing cause struck out. and believed
10 DC the dnty al the legislature to nro.
NlIe .or these men who SO nObly defended
the rights OF TEXANS.
Lindsay withdrew his motion TO strikeor
the enacting clause.
nouglsS said that the chief objection 10 the
Vul was that certain members thought il
would open the door for fraud and imposi.
.,oh, bnt he thought that the provision in
the olll threw y sufficient safeguard around
the law.
Frank offered an amennmea. proyidin,
that the app icants shall illr ana maze
proof IN the district court, Instead OF The
county court,
Douglas opposed the amendment. and
thought that 1t was best to let the law re.
main as Il is.
Hsl opposed the amendment because
ne considered II unconsutulioual
robertson OF Williamson. moved TO 10.
bIe the amendments, Carried.
I'M offered an amendment that no pen.
sion shonlt be granted to anyone whose
claims ny" been rejected by the veteran
board ~ traudulentd Adopted.
MourSand offered IN amendment appro.
prisung S1o,UO to Densions Tor the year
1883 and also 1854.
Monrsand ssid I've was opposed to de.
iuSinns, especially To deluding poor Old
widows, and thought the bill should not
pass Without carrying with it the appro-
tl9uoh, 1hat he was opposed 10 the bill in
amended by paying flor the benefit Of
claim agents, ~
Townsend otieredsn amendment TO the
amendment, striking out $4,000 and in.
serting $4,000.
hiil said the amendment was offered with
me intent to Kill the bill, and he should
oppose it.
On motion, both amendments were
tabled.
The question recurring upon the passage
OF the bill to engrossment, a call of the
house was ordered, and the sergeant.nt.
arms instructed to bring in the absentees,
On motion, tho absentees were excused
noes, II.
Aoker and McAlpln presented petitions
on prohibition, N
Adams, of Wood memorial from the
citizens of Rains county, asking that their
tax ior the years 1888 and 1854 be re.
m tied.
ease among animais.
By Frymier-To incorporate the Grand
Royal Arch Masons In and or the state of
iexas, under the name of the Grand Hoyal
| Arch Chapter OF Texas.
By. Robertson, OF Williamson-A esolu-
tion authorizing the committee on on.
crossed bills to employ competent assist.
ahce, when necessary, 10 assist in the en-.
grossment of bills.
Freymier said tbat there ttnnlaint
against the engrossing clerk ioriaricency,
ana recommended the discharge and no
election OF another clerk.
The resolution was lost.
by Bary-A resolution appointiny
hlngsbury, former committee clerk, assi t.
aht eDErossment clerk. Referred
Senate bill Furnishing persons for disturh.
ing public. worship passed the house.
houte Joint resolution on prohibition
was put upon Its third reading, and, ON mo.
tlon, further consideration was POSTPONED
ana II was made special order for next
wednesday at IL n. M.
senate bill paying attached witnesses was
thaue special order for next Tuesday Mt II
IN.
Senate bill relating to the quarantine law
passed to It's third reading, after explana.
TORY remarks by Parsons, who said that the
olll was substantially the same as the one
contained in the Revised Statutes with
such improvements as experience and the
pest medical taller in the state have been
abie to devise. ltut
Chenoweth introduced o resolution ten.
ue'lhs TO mr. Han the use oC the ball OF
the house OF representatives on ulyt Tueg.
day night, to lecture on Temperance
Several members, who oppoysd similar
resolution on the grounds OF consistency.
favored The adoption of the resolution
Adopted, '''''''
Acker called up his motion to reconsider
the vote, by which the senate bill proyidine
Tor the removal of county seats, was o,o
dered engrosged, Va
me PHI was not to be found, and hence
conldn't be read by the clerk.
hushing was OF the opinion that the bill
referred only To unorganized connties. hut
that If II applied to organized counties. he
was ~ favor OF reconsideration.
Adjourned until $3.50 a. IN. Monday.
=, CAPITAL cHRoNICLISGs.
AR. shannon $ resolution to adjourn on
'he vth OF March is considered premature.
when the vast amount of importan, busi.
ness not acted on is considered. Several
important railroad bills, the appropriation
Dills' ratification of the peniteniiary lease
ana others have not been touched.
-, =" 'NnPplst w u ltller from IlttSburp
camp county, TO representative l.. G, Davis
committee oi representatives and clerks
tonight frame bill covering the subject.
matter, and no doubt certain citizens of
Camp will be happy.
Bids for supplying the different asylums
WIN provisions aud clothing were Opened
The committee to ascertain if the cnpital
contract can be- annulled have not reported
nor - 1t at all likely that the contractors
VIII throw it up without ample remunera. |
tion, as they are in position to probably
sell ' ''' Nv W
The. report Of the committee to purchase
me Alamo is lavorably rsceived, and A I'm |
harvlng that object will probably pass.
Inc penltentiary business hangs ire. bui
when II comes up it will be regular bone
oi contention. For the state to resume js
not meeting with favor, as past experience
IN this and other states is against IT,
>, Ihe remains of young Tumey, killed nj
licmptslead. yesterday, were brought here
to-day, aud inferred this evening.
Galveston
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