The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-22

.iewion presented Il petition N the tlii
faha ~ Ohef0kte county asking Tor The fati
ntaflOn N Tie penlienilafy lease.
Merh wether presented n petition from
The citizens Of UOllAd county HsklnR lefslA
tive relief by haying defined The north
boundary line Ot the town Of G0liad.
By Warsbaol,-To prevent the adullera.
tion Of food and drugs.
~ Leo-ro reimburse Dr. Wolf. the tor
mer quarantine officer nj BrnzOs Santiago
for losses sustained during tie storm OF
1880
BY Carlyle regulate tho sale or lease
Of uuaporopriated common school and
univeTait lands.
by TO ertson, Of Williamson-To au-
thorize n ) mayor and aldermen to appoint
certain officers in case OF vacancy.
Also, ill authorizing mayor and alder
men to celebrate the rites OF mallim0ny.
BY Stringer-To restore and confer upon
the county court of Titus county the crimi.
nal Jurisdiction heretofore belonging to II
under the constitution.
BY McBride-To relieve James Relins,
eX.sheriH of Hanes county.
| BY Rosenthal-A resolution that as there
Is no necessity NJ the present time OF the
employment of nine committee clerks,
that the speaker be instructed to discharge
| all except SIX.
| Frymier moved that the resolution be
considered In connection with the report
of the committee on contingent expenses.
| Adopted.
The committee recommended that all
CLERKS be discharged except six. Adopted.
Adjourned till $3.50 tomorrow.
SENATE.
Petitions BY Mr.. Perry, from citizens
of Milan county, asking a prohioltofy
amendment to the constitution.
By Mr.. Pfeuifer, from citizens of Llano
county,on the same subject.
1, reported tavorably changing the sup'em
court from Tyler to Dallas, with minority
report signed by Mr. Terrell, Mr.. Buch
anan, Mr.. johnson, of Shelby, and Mr..
Peacock.
Mr.. Evans, from the committee on pub
lie lands, reported fovorabiy to create o
land district OF Shackelford, Jones and
| Nolan counties.
Mr.. Peacock, from judiciary committee
No. l, reported unfavorably providing a
lien Tor sub.contractors and laborers, with
a minority report.
Mr.. Terrell, from the same committee,
unfavorably the house bill regulating
change of venue, and favorabIy forbiCdlng
county Judges and clerks of courts from
preparing pleadings in the courts over
which they preside, with minority report
lavorably authorizing county commission
ers to issue bonds for the erection OF court
houses and jails, and unfavorably changing
the law relative to bringing suits for dam
ages against railways for injuries re-
ceived
Mr.. Getzendaner, from the committee on
county boundaries, tavorahly to define the
boundaries of Montague county.
Mr.. Gooch, from judiciary committee NO.
3, reported favorabIy house bill making a
change in the law Furnishing embezzle-
ment.
Favorably-House bill changing the Sun
day law.
Unfavorably-The petition of citizens of
Fannin county, asking an amendment to
the local option law, as a hill having the
4 object IN view has been flvorabIy reported.
, Unfavorably-A petition asking law
to protect hog-raising, as bill protecting
the same has been favOrabiy reported.
ably-Changing the law regulat-
ing liens.
! Favorably-For the transfer of indict-
ments from the district to county and JUS
tice courts
Favorabiy-That fees in inquests over
, convicts be paid by the state.
Unfavorably-ro amend the law enforc'
ing local option.
tempting to bride aldermen.
acknowledgements the definition Of
burglary, and to punish inspectors OF ami
mails and hides for neglect of duty.
notwithstanding that any person
, may kill an unmuzzled dog.
, notwithstanding penalty against
engineers for failing to ring their bells OF
stop trains at crossings.
UnfayorabIy-A petition of carriage
makers and blacksmiths, asking that they
, be permitted to retain a lien on Work made
S by them.
| Favorably-For the protection of persons
who have made advances on timber.
/ Unfavorably-T prohibit the sale OF in
= toxicating liquor within five miles OF Sey
J., mour, Baylor county.
Mr.. Fowler, from the same committee
, reported bill relating to mechanics liens
} with q substitute.
= Mr., Fowler, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, favorably requesting congress
). men to insist on the maintenance Of United
I States posts on the Rio Grande.
Mr.. Cooper, from judiciary committed
q No ., a bill to protect mill men, with
substitute.
e Bills and resolutions referred:
| By Mr.. Johnson, of Collin-A resolution
g to ascertain the propriety of increasing tn,
the bond oil the state treasurer.
. By Mr.. Evans-A bill authorizing join
) owners of fences to remove the same OF
Q proper notice.
By Mr.. Chesley-A bill te regulate tele
graph companies.
/ By MIR. Traylor-A bill to fix and equal
5 ize the compensation of tax assessors,
: The bill to protect hog raising and I.
$ punish persons for hunting the same VIII
!. dogs, on the property OF others, without hi
1 consent, was taken up.
, Mr.. Davis moved TO strike out dogs.
s Laid on the table.
0 ises." Lost.
The bill then passed.
: House bill, providing for the payment o
| school vouchers audited under the acts o
. 1876 and 1879, was laid ON the table, subJec
< ~ call.
A Joint resolution to submit the amend
/ ments TO the constitution to the people
s with the committees substitutes, wer
). taken up, and the substitute adopted am
. considered bv sections.
J. The first section was read as follows:
] Section 3. There shall be annually levie'
and collected an ad valorem tax OF 10 cent
: on the 500 valuation on all property u
T the state subject TO tax, and poll tax OF ;
s on each m ale in the state between the age
J.. of n and 60 wears. for the benefit of tn
J, public free schools, and there shall be All
nually set apart for the same purpose one
fourth Of the revenue of the stat
derived from occupation taxes.
= Mr.. Gooch moved 10 amend by addin
D state" before tax of Is cents" Adopted
y Mr. Houston moved 10 strike out 10 an
Insert not more than IS cents.
e Mr.. Fleming moved 20 amend the amend
d ment bv striking out . cents and insertin
80.
n Mr.. Evans opposed the amendments, a
), The thought Is cents sufficient TO run tn
schools five months, all the time they couh
J. be made available in agricultural districts
d Mr.. Gooch held the same view, and OF
posed an increase in taxes.
J. Mr.. Gibbs opposed the amendments, be
y cause be thought the maximum was to
e great: be favored fixing l2l cents definitely
o and making the maximum . cents.
; Mr.. Pfeuffer favored the ameEdments-an
d thought the people should De permitted Z
vote for A tax sufficient 20 run schools te