The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-14

Mr. Peacock moved the bill be referred
70 The committee OF the whole, and that
the senate 20 into committee to consider
the same. Withdrawn.
Mr.. Gooch offered resolution that the
committee on public lands prepare a bill
containing provisions for the sale
or lease Of lands, the lease to run ten years,
at not less than three cents aud for sale on
ior,y years time, at per cent. interest, etc
mittee on public lands. Lost.
PfeutL moved to adjourn ill 10 o'clock
Tomorrow. Lost.
Mr.. Davis moved call of the senate.
Seconded
MIR. Terrell moved reconsideration of
the vote, placing the senate under q cali,
ana tnat the senate go into committee OF
the whole to morrow morning, TO consider
the resolution. Adopted, and the senate
adjourned.
The perding business, the bill relating to
electioas was taken up, when Caven re-
newed an amendment, made ON Yesterday.
| to allow compensation to officers of elec.
| tions tox only one day aud one night.
Cayel, IN support of the amendment, ar.
gued that, TO pay more, would be to place a
premium on delay.
Davis, Of Camp, fully indorsed the senti.
ments expressed by the gentleman from
| Harrison.
Labatt hoped the amendment would be
defeated, and stated that in Galveston it
| sometim@ required four or five days to
connt the votes Of the wards.
| The amendment was adopted and the bill
| passed TO engrossWent.
Smith, Of Travis, was added to the com.
mittee on finance, and Pendlet0n to the
commitsre on judicial districts by the
speaker.
Petitions and memorials:
| by Arker-From the citizens Of Burnet
county, asking for the restoration of the
civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county
court of said county.
BY Stagner-From the citizens of Cald.
well, asking legislation to prevent railways
from obstrYeting streets and public high.
ways.
Several petitions were received on prohi.
BY Phelps, BY request-A memorial from
the New York, Texas Il Mexican Railway
company, asking for the issuance of land
certificates,
Bills and resolutions: BY Cramer-An
amendment providing that a special con-
stable cannot serve any process without a
repleyln bond; also an amendment provid.
ing that II any executor, administrator OF
guardian shall defraud any creditor, he
shall be deemed guilty of swindling.
by Henderson-Requiring other survey,
ors besides county surveyors to record theil
field notes.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING thSt notice in
newspapers shall be gwen twenty days
prior to the collection OF taxes
BY McBride-An amendment in refer
ence to the expenses Of serving processes in
civil cases.
BY Frymier-To authorize the collection
of judgments against deceased persons.
BY Davis, of Lamar-To author
re counties to invest sinkine
funds and other monies II
county bonds; also bill requiring county
surveyors in cases Of arbitration 10 make
the surveys; also to require them to make
surveys IN action OF trespass to try title.
By Acker--To restore the criminal and
civil jurisdiction Of Burnet county.
By Lnbatt-By request, a bill authorizing
the Cult Fer and Harbor company OF q II
weston tStanstract and operate piers and
harbors in the gulf opposite the city of Gal
weston, and 10 grant certain land rights and
privileges.
BY Garrison-An amendment relating Ia
the pay OF jurors in criminal cases,
By Foster, OF Limestone--A constitu.
tional amendment giving the legislature
power 10 regulate railroad treights through
commissioner.
The bill to provide for the surrender Of
charters Of incorporated cities and to'cns in
this state, and to authorize the .Yties
wherein said cities or towns are ls.ad 10
become their successors, and TO confer such
powers on the county commissioners court
as may be necessary for the government
and well-oeing OF said cities and towns was
taken up, when Mr.. Labatt, the author of
the oil, stated that il only affected the city
oi Galveston, and its object was 10 consolI.
date the government of the city and county,
thereby lessening the expenses necessarily
incurred by having two sets Of officers.
Nash offered an amendment proyidipe
that the commissioners courts should he
paid exclusively from the tax of the
city. Adopted. AS amended, the bill
passed to engrossment.
The special order being Browns resolu
tlon 10 have two sessions daily, together
with the resolutions Of Cramer and Gavin
OF similar character, were taken up, when
roster, OF Grayson, offered substitute
that the house hold two sessions daily, be.
ginning at $3.50 a. IN. and 2:30 p. IN.
| Upson hoped that the substitute would
| pc rejected, and maintained that
the hnance committee had too
much work to perform tor the members of
| that committee to be forced to remain in
| the house all day.
| Harrison-"Resolulon of this kind clog
the wheels OF legislation. The gentlemen
VINO have presented these resolutions have
uone II SIMPLY for bunc0mbe. They have
got themselves right upon the record. and
l move to lay the resolutions on the table,
Applause The motion. carried.
Inc Bill amending the old Sunday law so
as 70 Dring employees under the pufview of
the same, was taken up, when Moursand
moved 70 amend'by permitting sales to be
made after 5 p. m.
Lakewood moved TO Law the motion nm
the table. Adopted.
Brown offered an amendment to exempt
collins and burials.
Jones offered substitute by making II
burial or shrouding material Adopted.
Laoatt offered an amendment providing
that cities OF over 20 900 inhabitants NAV.
oy city ordinance, be permitted to sell
after p. M.
Townsend offered q substitute 40 the
amendment, permitting sales up TO 10 a. m.
and from 4 p. IN.
Hazlewood moved to lay the amendments
ana substitute on the table. The ayes and
noes being called for, the ayes were Al and
noes Al. The speaker voted aye, thereby
tabling the amendment.
The bill passed to epgrossment, with the |
amendment only of MoAlpin, adding the !
word provisions" after sales.
Inc bill amending the game law, for |
which the committee reported substitute, |
punishing persons for entrapping or killing |
deer within stated periods, was taken up, |
when Caven explained that the hill only |
changed the time of killing and entrapping
deer. 'o
Hazlewood moved an indefinite postpone
ment OF the bill, contending that thepvope |
Scott SarornS ,"" Nv inteIest IN ~.
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