The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-08
TnE DALLAs WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY. MARCH y, 1855

2, reported uhiavofably the bill 10 feqnir,
accounts against tho state 10 be ilemlzet
and awornlt 10 beiofc the Issuance OF war
rants.
Mr.. Plcufkr, from the finance committee
reported favorably the bill TO repeal the Law
creating bd,rd OF capitol commissioners
FavOrably-rIhe bill TO authorize the
comptroller u receive taxes due on real es.
tate for the years 187l-1S70.
Mr.. Patton, from the committee on suite
affairs, reported unfayorably the bill requir.
ing the deposit In banks or trust couipa
ny OF cash in the state treasury in excess
Of the bond of the state treasurer.
Mr.. Terrell, frem judiciary committee No.
1, reported unfasorably the bill repeating
the law defining who are officers in the
state, and prescribing their duties.
Favorably-The bill to regulate assign.
ments for the benefit of creditors.
Mr.. Shannon, from the committee on in
ternal improvements, reported unfavorably
the bill to repeal all laws granting land
certificates to railroads.
=. Unfavorably-The bill making it the duty
OF railroads to burn grass on the right'of-
way.
Unfavorably- bill to create board
for assessment and equalization of railroad
rolling stock and other property, as bill
covering the subject has passed the senate.
Mr.. Gooch, from Judiciary committee No.
2, reported unfavorably the bill to amend
articles 34l and 697 of The penal code.
Favorably-So as to make it an offense
for county clerks to fall to keep accounts
with other officers.
Unfavorably-The bin to prevent careless
handling of firearms.
Favorably-The bill authorizing incor-
porated cities and townsto receive property
donated to them for charitable purposes.
Favorably-The bill to, encourage stock
raising and authorizing the appointment OF
a hide and stock inspector for Harris
county.
Favorably-The bill providing for ap.
peals from Justices courts.
The committee recommended that the
bill authorizing $. W. Sims to sue the state
be referred to the committee on claims.
Bills referred:
BY Mr.. Davis-To authorize the councils
of certain cities and towns to appoint Il
board of school trustees.
By Mr.. Stratton-To repeal the act grant
ing charter 10 the city of Galveston, and
to grant new charter.
BY MIR. Misunderstanding salaries of chiel
clerks in state departments at $1,000.
By Mr.. Gibbs-Providing for taxing
banks.
MIR. Buchanan called up The bill author
i2ing cities and towns that control their
free school lands to issue bonds for the cree
ton of school houses Passed.
The bill providing for laying out first
class roads, pending yesterday, was recon-
mitted to q select committee.
Mr.. Davis called up the bill increasing
penalties for violation Of local option.
Mr.. Pfeufier offered to amend SO as to
permit persons raising grapes and manu-
featuring wines TO sell the same. Adopted
The bill passed.
House bill fixing time for working roads
passed.
Mr.. Terrell offered resolution providing
that morning sessions be devoted TO consid-
Grafton of amendments to the constitution
and bills on the presidents table. Referred
House bill amending the Sunday law was
taken up, and the committee amendment
prohibiting sales only between a. nj. and
D. m. adopted.
Mr.. Gibbs offered to amend by permit
ting the sale of newspapers at any hour
Adopted, and the bill engrossed.
House bill amending the game law rela'
I'VE to killing deer was recommitted.
House bill fixing punishment for conceal
ment of embezzled property passed.
House resolution granting leave Of alb
sence to Hon. John r. Kanard was laid on
the table. general bill regulating grant.
ing leaves of absence having passed.
House bill relating to change of venue
was taken up, with adverse report, and the
report adopted
House bill to reorganize the 25th Judicial
district was passed.
House bill providing for the payment by
the state of expense OF maintaining lunatic.
by q county when they cannot be admitted
to the asylums was taken up.
Mr.. Martin offered TO amend by providing
for medical treatment and payment fol
the same by the state. Adopted.
Mr.. Terrell offered to amend by providing
for the return of the lunatics to the county
from which they are brought when they
cannot be admitted into asylums. adopted
and the bill passed.
House bill providing for a clerk for thu
secretary of the board of education wa
taken up, with adverse report. Laid on tn
table, subject TO call.
Adjourned till p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on judi
cial districts, reported favorably TO equaliz
the duties of district judges, and to reorgan
ize the state into Judicial districts, with |
bill.
The special order, the bill regulate the du
ties of telegraph companies, was laid be
fore the senate.
Mr.. Kleberg offered to amend by provid
ing that agents or employees OF any com
pany violating this act shall be guilty OF {
misdemeanor. Adopted.
Mr.. Pope moved TO amend by providing
that companies shall not charge extra 10
repeating full rate messages. Adopted.
Mr.. Farrar moved to amend by striking
out the section that companies shall collec
the cost of transmitting a dispatch in ad
vance, and making the company collecting
responsible TO connecting lines.
Mr.. Chesley m owed TO amend the section
providing that when a message requests
reply at the cost OF the sender, this rule a
10 collection shall not apply. Lost, an
Mr., Farrars amendment adopted.
Mr.. Gibbsmoved 10 amend by providin
that operators may send messages at an.
hour on Sundays without violation OF tn
Sunday law. Adopted.
A message was received from the gov
ernor appointing notanes In the differe1
counties, and j. b. Clark, NJ. W. Carrot
and L. A. Hadra to be university regents
Mr.. Harris moved 10 amend by providin
that the liabilities OF companies under thi
act shall not be released or affected by an.
agreement or stipulation made by th
sender before the message Is sent. Adopted
An emergency clause was added and tn
bill engrossed.
Mr.. Cooper introduced bill 10 provid
for locating certain land certificates issue
20 Confederate soldiers and Texas veteran
under the act OF 1881.
The Joint resolution 10 amend the consti
tuition regulating taxation for Tree schools
over which 20 much debate occurred som
days ago, was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Mailock moved that the section pro
yiding for dividing the state into school Dc
tricts lay on the table, subject 20 call. III
favored the district system, but was no
pre- pared to vote for the section In lie pres
ent shape.
Mr.. Gibbs moved 70 postpone until TO
morrow morning..
Pending discussion. the senate hdjourne'
HOreE.
Lakewood bad q uotion 10 rec0nsidei
the vote spread on the journals, by yhici
the bill providing for . submission 10 th
people OF the question Of prohibition was r.
jecied.
The motion 70 reconsider the vote b
which the pension bill passed the house
called up By Hi yesterday. was tabled
The pending business At The hour - ID