The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-01
Senate: Tuesdays Nominations Con-
tlrmed-The Bills Amealing Flee
tiOn Laws, aud Protecting Ma.
terial Men, Etc., Pass.
House: The Joint Prohibi!ory Amend-
meat Resolution Fails to Secure the
Necessary Two.thirds Majority.
The Appropriation BIZ Is Under Con-
sideratioa-la no Great
Hurry to Adjourn.
Capital Notes: A Correction Personal
Mention and Department Data.
Distinguished Lawyer Dead.
Fort Worth: Full aud Complete Sum.
mary of Local Events.
Galveston: Watching, sim Watching
for Diaz and Party.
I'll PaS0: County Officials Short Bonds.
men are Hedging.
Cleburne: Capture of a Would-be Train
RObber.
Oiiicr Interesting Matter by Specials,
Other Interesting Matter by Specials.
Eighteenth Legislature.

AUSTIN, Feb. 2S.-ISpecial, Petitions
were presented from citizens of Texas. ask.
ing prchibitory amendment.
Also, from citizens OF Coryell county on
the same subject
By Mr.. Getzendaner-From citizens of
Ellis county on the same subject.
Mr.. Fowler, from the committee on mill.
tary affairs, reported unfavorably the peti.
tion OF John r. Richardson, in behalf of the
veterans, as bill granting them pensions
has been favorably reported.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on iudi.
clal districts, reported favorably the bill
changing the time of holding courts in the
10th district.
Bills referred:
BY Mr.. Fleming-To amend the law rela.
ting to certain actions against railroads.
BY Mr.. Pfeutfer-To authorize the pur-
chase of bridges by counties for their use.
BY Mr.. Matlock-To fix the same in GER
tain cases.
BY Mr.. johnson, of Collin-To require a
deposit OF money in the state treasury in
excess Of the bond of treasurer, in some
ness in this state.
The senate went into executive session
and confirmed the appointments sent in
yesterday.
Mr.. Fleming called up the bill to author.
ize the examination and tabulation OF
accounts for expense in protecting the from
tier, that the same may se presented TO the
general government for payment with A
substitute. Adopted.
Mr.. Fleming offered an amendment fix.
ing the appropriation ut $4,000 to cover
expenses. Adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr Pfeuiier moved to reconsider the vote
refusing to engross the bill yesterday au.
thorizing cities to reduce their limits.
Carried.
Mr.. Gooch Withdrew his amendments
adopted yesterday, and Mr.. Pfeuiler's bill,
as originally introduced, passed to engross.
ment.
Mr.. Taylor called up the bill amending
the eiectlon laws SO as to require an early
count Of votes.
Mr.. Shannon offered an amendment.
making it the duty Of election officers to
make returns of the total vote cast.
Adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr. Davis called up the bill CLEANSING the
the time of holding courts in the lOtG dis.
trict. Passed.
Mr.. Gooch called up house bill fixing the
time for working roads. Engrossed.
Mr.. Johnson, Of Shelby, called up the
bill amending the game law. The bill was
amended by exempting certain countie.,
and passed.
Mr.. Peacock entered motion to recon-
sidersthe vote passing the bill
Mr.. Cooper called up the bill to protect
persons who furnish material, and laborers
or operatives on acknowledgement the failure
OF owners, contractors or sub-contractors
topay their wages. Passed.
MIR. Shannon called up the bill reuuiring
railroads to make sworn statements of their
valuation to the county assessor of the
county where the principal Office is located.
Passed.
The president laid before the senate the
bill to further regulate the creation and
proceeding OF private corporations. Passed.
MIR. Patton called up the bill engrossed
Monday, providing for laying out iirst.class
roads nom one county seat to another.
Mr.. Collins offered an amendment ex.
empting the counties of the 9th and 2sth
senatorial districts.
Mr.. Stratton moved to add the 10th dis.
trict.
Mr.. Houston moved to reconsider the
vote engrossing the bill Monday.
Pending discussion, the senate adjourned
to 10 o'clock tomorrow
HOUSE.
The per0ing business at the hour of nd.
journment was the final passage of the biil
redistricting the state for Federal purposes.
giving temporary relief to crowded dis.
tricts.
The bill passed-ayes, SO.
On motion OF Cochran, the bill relating TO
occupation tax was made the special order
for next Monday at 10 u. m.
The bill relating to the tees Of the secre.
tary OF state was made special order for
Monday evening at 3 p. m.
The special order being the appropriation
bill, the house went into committee OF the
whole, ,Wursbach in the chair.
Az the suggestion of Labatt, Cramor
withdrew his amendment reducing the sal.
aries OF experts and clerks of the printing
board from 81 800 to $500, leaving the sala
ries as fixed by the commissioners.
-, The section making an appropriation for
the state department was adopted. There
is but little difference in the appropriation
made from that made by the Seventeenth
legislature.
The committee having under considera.
ton the treasury department. Cr,mer of.
Tered an amendment reducing the salary OF
the Chief clerk from 81, 600 to 81 500. as pre-.
scribed by the Statute, and contendcd that
the salary could not be raised above that
prescribed by law.
After discussion, INDUCED In by several
members, some contendi ~ for the amend
ment and others that the sum was not sutli.
cient compensation, Cramer withdrew his
amendment.
The csuse under the head of the ,reas.
ury department was adopted
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