The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-10
LIE Law -MAklNG LEGlUN
Senate: Action Had on the Branch
Asylum Bill-HOuse Road Bill
Side-tracked-The Quaran-
tine Bill.
House: Bill Introduced TO Revise
Penitentiary Contract The Barbed
Wire Pence Is Menaced.
Ex-Governor Davis Remains, After
Laying In State at the Capitol, Are
Finally Escorted
10 the Tomb by n Vast Concourse, Ali
Political Differences Being
Ignored.
Action on Location OF the Odd Fellows,
Temple Deferred-The Stock-men
Adjourn.
FL PaSO: Mexican Jubilee-Whjle
Fondling a Revolver.
GateSville: Shot by n Barkeeper-
Loss Of Sheep.
Meridian: Blew it Open and Bagged
the Bundle.
Houston: He Won't tDie-"CinderellaY
Once More.
Other Interesting News by Specials.
Other Interesting News by Specials.
Eighteenth Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUSTIN. Feb. 9.--[Specal. Petitions
were presented by Mr.. Evans from the
citizens of Fannin county asking prohibi.
tory amendment to the constitution.
MIR. Terrell, from judiciary committee
No. l, reported favorably the bill for the
relief of liquor dealers in local-option coun-
ties.
Favorably-The bill adding Washington
county to the Galveston branch of the su.
preme court, with an amendment including
Burleson county.
Mr. Johnson, from the penitentiary com.
mlttee, reported favorably the bill estab-
fishing house of correction, with an
amendment reducing the appropriation to
$4,000.
MIR. Jones, from the committee on insur-
ance, statistics and history, reported favor
ably the hill to purchase certain historical
works from j. X. Holland.
Mr. Houston, from the committee on con.
stitutional amendments, reported iavorably
the bill making the pay Of members of the
legislature So per day for 90 DAYS.
Favorably-Th resolution requiring the
governor to submit amendments to consti-
tuition to vote of the people.
uniayorably-The bill to prevent oil per-
sons who fail to pay school tax from vot-
iHMSir. Davis. from indioi.,r oomm,,,..
No. /, reported unfavorably the bill extend.
ing the time in which to redeem land sold
for taxes.
Bills referred.
BY Mr.. Matlock-To fix the boundaries
Of MoHague county.
BY Mr.. Gooch-Providing that any per.
son shall have authority to kill any un.
muzzled dog, and providing that any per-
son injured by dog shall have the right to
recover damages from the owner.
Substitute house bill for locating
branch OF the insane asylum in north Texas
was taken up.
Mr., Harris amendment striking out 1900
acres" was adopted.
Mr.. Traylor's amendment, "that it be 10.
Gated at or near Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto
county, ii the commissioner think prefera.
BILE; and, provided that not less than 600 nor
more than 1000 acress OF land, at not more
than So an acre." was adopted, and the bill
passed.
The substitute for bills providing for the
sale OF alternate sections of school lands was
called up and made the special order for
Wednesday.
The house resolution to appoint com.
mittee to investigate alleged frauds in 10.
eating lands, with the adverse report of the
cAmmittee, was laid before the senate. The
report was adopted, and the bill killed.
The Nili punishng trespass upon private
property by hunting and fishing parties
was engrossed.
Senate bill, authorizing county commits.
sioners to grant leave of absence to county
judges, with house amendment, was laid
before the senate and the amendment con.
CURED in.
House bill, authorizing county commits.
sioners to pay all claims due public school
teachers, auoi,e cd under the acts of 1876 and
1873, was called up, and after vain effort to
have 1t postponed to consider the senate bill
having the same object, it was referred back
to the committee.
The bill providing for deficiencies in the
appropriation for public printing for the
year 1882 passed.
House bill providing for working roads
hye days each year was taken up, and the
report OF the committee that it lie on the
table was adopted, as the senate bill having
the same object has been engrossed
The bill taking authority from local
boards and making the governor and tbe
state health officer the controlling power in
enforcing quarantine passed.
Inc bill paying grand jurors So a day.
with house amendment making IL take
elect Immediately, was taken up and tbe
amendment concurred in.
The bill regulating the creation and filing
OF charters by private corporations was
called up and made the special order of
Adjourned.
HoUsE.
Petitions asking FOR prohibition wore nre.
seDted from the citizens of Tarrant Lima.
stone and Hood counties also n petitinn
from citizens of Travis county. asking that
conylcts be kept within the walls of the
penitentiaries. '"'
on motion, ]. s. Woods, s. II, Frost and
A. =. Tompkins, former members of Tho
legislature, were invited to seat within
the bar OF the house. -
Bills and resolutions : q. - a-
By kendall-An amendment repuloting
the iees of ,heriils.
by Foster, of Grayson-To cancel tho
contract by which the penitentiarles of The
state were leased. '-'
By Etheridge-A resolution to have n
COMMITTEES three appointed to enonira
INTO The reason why n sufficient number or
Soples o. the rules ot the house had not |
been Turn shed the members. NV
roster, OF Limestone, said that the prin |
yer was crowded with work, and had not |
oeen aoie 10 have tho requisite number of |
copies printed thus far.
Cramer moved TO lay the resolpt;,, ~, |
the table. Adopted. v"
4 BY Wurzbach- TO provide for tho s,sso
luton of attachment In certain cases "''''
BY Stagner-A resolution that ind;c,orv
No. be requested In invas,l
gate the existing laws in regard 10 district
and county Cntirt clarks an,, A. - ~