The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-29


return Of the citation. Adopted and the
OIL passed-ayes, Sc; noes, 2S
The motion by Hill to lay on the table
Armislead's motion TO reconsider the vote
oy which the house concurred In the senate
adopted.
The following house h.lls.were taken up
| and passed:
BIZ fixing the fees for county officers.
bil changing the time OF filing counter
aihdayits where the action OF the defense u
founded upon proven accounts.
Blll providing that issuance of citation
snall not be waived on the contract. This
note. 80"
Bill providing that the charters Of incor.
poranons may simply be cited and not be
| set ont at length in pleading.
plIl ma ing an executor, administrator
or guardian guilty of swindling, il he
should defraud any creditor or ward.
hlll enlarging the powers OF the attorney.
general, so that he may institute suit
against telegraph, railroad companies etc.
, bhl granting land certificates to AsaS'
Miller ana Others survivors of the Dawson
| massacre.
Bill amending the cattle inspection law.
well as cattle. sS' ~
Senate joint resolution requesting onr
representatives In congress 10 urge a RAIN.
oursement by the Federal government of
the persons who suffered from tha hnrni,.
OF the town of Brenham by the Federal
troops in 1866, passed. "
Senate substitute bill providing that tho
commissioners courts may levy district
NN ior the payment OF teachers claims.
auu,.eu w valiu ior services rendered be.
tween the years of 1873 and 1876, was nnt
upon Its third reading. WV
Laoatt offered an amendment, proyldjny
lhat where the district is not properly de-
hned, the tax shall be levied in the conntv
at large. Adopted. N"
As amended, the bill passed.
Senate bill providing for the payment Of
attached witnesses in felony cases was put
upon Its third reading. ~
gument. ~
Inc PHI hnally passed-ayes, i2; NAYS, 40.
she following senate bills passed.
Senate bill creating the land districts of
Mitchell and Howell counties. -
Senate bill providing the means by which
corporations of beneilcient institutions NAV
renew their charters when the same haye
expired through limition.
Senate bill compelling the state 10 nav
! yicts. WV
Senate bill to validate the survey rnade
while the constitution of 1876 was in force.
: and which was in excess of the limitnticn
: allowed by that constitution,
Adjourned until 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
On motion OF Taylor, house bill proyid-
ing' III cases where attachments are sued
: out and levied, all creditors NAV have the
,, right to share equally in all the proceeds oi
the attachment, by coming in and making
: themselves liable with the original plaintiff
iof the COSTS growing out of the suit. was
taken up and passed to engrossment.
Chambers, of Collin, entered a motion on
inc Journals to reconsider the vote by which
senate bill providing for the pay of attached
witnesses IN felony cases passed the house.
anu moved that the house request the sen.
sideration. Adopted.
fendleton called up the joint resolution
providing for and fixing the school tax. with
senate amendments. The amendrpents
provide Tor tax of 10 cents on the SI(l'
and lacking on the district system by
vote OF the people, by which the state tax
eau DC supplemented by tax not to exceed
70 cents. The house refused TO concur II,
uaooal.u ,mc sesn,e amenaments, which action will
necessitate conference COMMITTEES.
I, The occupation tax bill came IN as TIM
, pending business, and Ayers moved 10 IN
= definitely postpone the BILL
AFTER long discussion, the roll was
caiied on Ayers motion to postpone--d3
d ayes, Az nays. The speaker voted no, and
i the motion was lost.
Chambers, of Tarrant, offered an amend.
inent leaving the law unchanged in regard
to drummers and merchants. o''N
Q Rosenthal moved to table tho nmends
ment l.ost-ayes, so. nays, 80.
y The speaker called Nash TO the chair
y Jones offered an amendment 10 ,ho
amendment, providing that from every per.
!, son practicing law and from every conway
y ancer, So provided, that at attorneys.at-
u law shall only pay tax in the conrtyci.he
Tilson moved that farther cons.Jefs.Iob
Q Lost.
: The question being upon Jones' amend.
!, ment, IL was lost-ayes, 42; nays, 43.
Inc question required upon the adoption
u OF Chambers amendment, and the house
=. adjourned till 7;45 this evening.
NIGHT SESSION.
\ fendleton called up the bill redistrictinr
y u the state into judicial districts. The bill Is
composed OF iorty-hye sections, and most OF
the session was consumed in its reading.
! After some discussion and general GUAR.
); rel over district lines the house adjourned
u until tomorrow at 0 o'clock,
CAPITAL CHRoNICLiHes.
. The secretary OF state Is receiving letter,
!. almost daily asking for information rela.
u tive to the law regulating fees of grand
jurors. The opinion prevailing is Il took
effect at passage. II does not 20 into effect
\ until ninety days after adjournment.
. sam ASH, collector OF Harris county, paid
= into the comptrollor's Office today Sl2'757.
collected from insolyents redemptions and
J, back taxes due from 1878 TO 1880. This h
y reported as unparalleled in the history oI
q collectors at the comptroller's. office, aud
would have been total loss 10 the state
y had 1t not been for the energy OF Mr.. Ash.
y The senate land blllwas returned from the
= mousse this morning 30 dishgured that even
= It's iather refused to recognize it, and from
!. appearance 1t viii be laid away in the hos.
= pital Tor incurables, to remain forever.
:, u Cavanaugh and Moore, who did the
y shooting yesterday, were bound over TO the
s district court in the sum OF 81 600
A petition from the heads of Departments
was read in the senate this morning asking
q law to exempt department clerks from
jury service.
:. The governor vetoed the bill granting
. jurisdiction to the United States over Ger.
: tain property in Dallas for the purpose OF
public building. Tie United States stat,
y utes making the appropriation requires the
n n cessioh 10 ne made before the appropria'
tion IS available. The state general stat
utes provides that the governor may make
the cession In behalf o! the state after the
United States has acquired the property
Senator Gibbs dom, think the complica,
!, lions amount to much, and that the pro
! vision OF the general law is sufficient.
BRYAN.
!. judicial DecIsion-Fireman's Bail-Fius