The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01


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! rNpI"Oly iuo pl'l uNi'S Ou'n .1
Nv ~ per cent, ol uls rlot una county httor'
news Tor correcting money que we STATE
| IoVoraoIy- Olll diminishing Ihe Ju-
risdlcti0h OF county courts OF Alascos'
Livo oak ana san fatr,clo countess
favoraplyIIhe DIll 70 DeIter protect
the state 10 the SAFE on escheated estates,
fhyoraoIy-lhe Olil autnoriLlnB CnIis.
tlan Jordan TO- sue the state IN the district
court OF travis county.
Mr. Davis, from lne Gomhlttee on eu .S!
tion,. reported fayorably the bill providing
for the payment oil the state DEBT OUT oil
half OF the proceeds OF land not belonging
TO Tree SCHOOLS.
The Dill to PROVIDE lees lor oihcers IN eN-
aiming courts was reported oacS wh.h "a
substitute ixlng ices OF district clerhs III
certain cases.
Mr.. Stratton, from the committee on pup
lie health, reported iaVoraDly tle J9iht reso-
| luton requesting congress to endeaVor 10
have the treaty with Mexico amendeu SO as
to better protect the state from ye'Io" lever
and other contagious diseases.
~
No. l, reported fayorably the Dill reducing
to one the acts Incorporating Hermann
university and Hermann seminary.
| For the resolution OF M Strattoh thaI
the senate employ an auultlohal cierh W
mail letters and papers and perform other
duties, Mr.. Traylor oHerec SUBSTITUTE tnac
it is the sense OF the senate that the CLERKS
now employed are sufficient.
| On motion of Mr.. Gooch, the resolution
and substitute were referred TO the COM
mlttee on retrenchment ana reform
Mr. Fowler's resolution that Governor
| Roberts message and. Governor Ireland 5
inaugural be printed in Bohemian, was
amended so rs to provide Tor o,UOO copies oI
| the latter in English, and adopted .
| Bills aid resolutions were referred as iol-
lows:
| By Mr.. JOhnson-Top punish stealing hoSs
| at confinement in che penitentlary Tor not
| less than one nor more than live years
| Also, to release state tax to Shelby coun-
ty for the years lSS3-S4, to be used in the
construction of the courthouse destroyed
| by fire.
| By Mr. MatlOck-To create a court OF
commissioners OF appeals the same to be
! appointed hy the governor
By Mr.. Gooch-Authorizing The exchange
| of real estate by guardians, under tue ulrec-
! ton of the courts.
| By Mr. Terrell-To provide for the per
|
lands or its proceeds.
By Mr.. Patton-Providing that in certain
cases ministers, priests, physicians ana
attorneys shall not testify in criminal
cases
Also, bill that certain educational and
charitable institutions whose charters nave
expired, may renew the same.
| BY Mr.. Fower-FlXlng punishment lot
robbery at death. or confinement in the
penitentiary not less than hve years or ior
The senate went into executive session,
and confirmed G. Bower, to be notary
public OF Dallas county, and w. G..
! Thomas, notary public OF Harrison county,
and Colonel Il. p. Brewster to be com mis-
sioner OF insurance, statistics an history.
Bv Mr.. Harrison-To amend the state nor
maischool law, so as to provide for increasing
the number of state students; also, to estab-
fish an additional normal school at Salado,
to be called the Sterling Robertson school'
Rv Mr. Jones-That county commission
ORG shall have mower to erect bridges and
keen roads in repair.
By Mr. Pope-Proyidlng THAT by Two
from WITHIN five miles of the center of the
county, and by a majority vote may re-
move the same to point within five miles
of the center of the county
A letter was received from Senator Coke,
; returning thanks for the honor conferred
l. nnon him.
Che h,II fixing the fee of attached wit
r nesses in felony case was called up. the
. bending que .tlon being the adoption of the
committee amendment to strike out the
} section providing that witnesses only shall
news shall certify thew were material fol
f the.statg
After some debate, the amendment was
lost
} The second committee amendment, &c
strike out NOR shall any witness, recog
f nized or attached Tor the purpose of prov.
f inc the character of defendant, be ent tied
,n foes y was lost.
Mr. Martin moved to amend by striking
ont felony casesn and inserting "criminal
, cases or before the grand Jury"
Mr. Chesley offered a substitute for the
! bill and amendments, pending which 9
message was received from Governor Ireland
and read.
THE MESSAGE
GrNrtEMHs-I respectfully invite your at
| ,an,inn M tho subjects hereinafter referred
20.
The lands set apart for educational pur
noses-Tn view of the difficulties ia finding
ssIa and desirable Investments for proceeds
sri.iny rom fine sale of these lands, sub
5 a.. ~ vonr honorable bodies whether il
9 will NOT he hest 10 place them on the mar
1T on innx credit saw twenty years. The
e ~hoia enhIsct is ira,gbt with difficulties
Y hnt a,ter mature deliberation,
D an ot the opinion that sale on Ions
9 tina /, desirable. IL the two houses shall
! ooncur in this opinion, suggest that mini
4 nm = nrices he fired below which they
shoniI not he sold. and that books b,
$ onenea for bids. which shall remain open
. snhirct 10 the inspection Of all and at thu
4 suoJ ,, ~ Of az months or such time a,
4 NAV he fxed, the lands be awarded to thu