The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-23
lternal improvements and agricultural ai.

Internal improvements and agricultural af.
fairs
On motion Of Nash. Nessrs. Cramer. Ken.
dali and Frymier were added TO the COM
mittee ON state affairs.
Frymier called up Hills motion to recon.
slider the concurrent resolution, which was
adopted on last Saturday. authorizing thskl
committees OF the two hosses ON iuaiciafi'
districts TO prescribe some manner OF redis-i
tricting the state,
Hill hoped that the motion would he re-
consi cred, He saw no particular necessity
OF redistricting the state. Ii would detain L
US here twenty DAYS longer. and would re.
suit in no good. He said il there was any
judge who wished to eQualze the work. lei
him retire from his office.
Frymier hoped the motion to reconsider
would not prevail. lie was no, surprised |
at the gentleman from Polk for wanting |
the state redistricted. as the judges in his |
district only served three or four months
during the year.
Hill--ln regard to what the rcntleman |
has said, would say that the judges in the |
lst aud Slst districts do an eaual |
amount OF work with any judges in the |
state. do not make the motion for the |
sake of the 3lst district, but for The |
benefit OF the entire state
/ Haz,ewcod said that many dockets were
crowded aud that il even no new cases were
| filed it would take three years to get
through with them. He thoughs that we
must have relief in some way, Sad moved
to table the resolution.
| The yeas and nays were called for, and
the vote resulted-yeas, l3 nays, 50. SO
the motion to table prevailed, -
Petitions and memorials were presented
as follows
BY Harkness-A petition to restore the
jurisdiction of the county court of Uvalde
county.
By Moore, of EastIand- A memorial of
the citizens OF Eastland county with refer
ence to the jurisdiction of the county COT
BY Cochran-A memorial of the citizens
OF Dallas county, with reference to extend.
ing the corporate limits of the city of Dal.
las, so as to include East Dallas. This me-
mortal was companied by protest of the
citizens of East Dallas (Caledoniu), protest
! ing against the annexation.
Bills and Joint resolutions were intro
duced Ms follows; BY McKinney-A
joint resolution to provide for the appoint
ment of joint subcommittee to visit the
state schools at Bryan, Huntsville and at
Prairie View, to investigate the workings
thereof.
; BY Kendall--To amend articles HOG,
1907 and ll0S, of the Revised Statutes, pro.
yiding for the paying of witnesses in crimi-
nal cases.
BY Townsend-To relieve Mrs. Sidney l..
, Cole, widow ofDowd Cole, deceased.
BY Pendleton-An act requiring railroad
companies to construct wagon crossings at
convenient distances along their lines.
r BY Phelps-An amendment relating to
r third.class roads.
BY Moore-To amend article 1853, chap.
ter 81, of the Statutes.
0 BY Robertson--ro amend article 2iiS, OF
the Civil Statutes, to provide Tor the dstri
button of the reports of certain officials to
members of the legislature, elected before
t the assembly of the legislature.
4 BY Dennis-To amend article 4T62, of the
Statutes, requiring collectors to make re
port under oath as to the character of theil
9 payments and to pay the some over to the
treasurer.
BY Lee--A joint resolution granting
1 leave Of absence to the county Judge o
Starr county for ninety days.
: BY McGarity-ro amend article 746
y chapter IL, of the Penal Code, so as to pun
ish any person stealing horse, ass or mul,
OF the value of 800 or over, with not less
0 than five nor more than ten years I'M
e prisonment.
i BY BenevideS-To make vaccination com
s pulsory.
e BY Woods--To better provide for the estab
e fishing of public roads.
r BY Jackson--To amend article 1894, chap
+ ter 10, of the Code of Criminal Procedure
allowing sheriiIs and constables the same
e pay when paid by defendant as provided in
article 1864, section 5, chapter 2 when cos
g is paid 10y the state. ,,sr
: Bg Fry mierI An amendment i.sthor;zinl
0 the county commissioners court to issu,
!, bonds for the building Of court-houses and
t jails
e BY Mr.. Abbo,t-To restore the crimina
jurisdiction of I'll Paso and Preside coun
r ties. .
: BY Mr. Swau--ro amend article ais, o
the Civil Statutes so az TO require tax as
G SCISSORS to record tax rolls in the clerks OF
Sce.
} By Wyatt-To repeal subdivision l. arti-
Gle 30l0, of the Civil Statutes.
> BY Jones-To amend article 1910, chapter
5 II, of the Civil Statutes, with reference t
the foreclosure of judgments on mortgages
by Rushing-An amendment relating to
the compensation Of sheritls for the feedinl
of prisoners. ~ y. ~
Resolutions were introduced as f0ll0Es;
by Towpsend-To authorize the speaker
10 appoint committee of three to act will
a like committee from the senate to visit
! the Alamo with view of purchasing il for
the state; and also, to visit the cemetery OF
Goliad and provide for some way of pre-
serving it. Referred
BY Brown-To rent or lease suitable
buildings, as soon as possible in order to
properly care for lunatics in our county
| jais and at large, In order to give the legis.
= lature more time to provide suitable build.
ines. Referred.
BY Hurst-A resolution authorizing the
Of three IN inonire into tbos,
debts of donbtfnI VALIDITY CONTRACTED
, in'lS61 and ;sG6 in rersrd to tIe fnnd, bor'
rnwed from tbe nniversitv and comn,on
school funds Adonied and Tho snaann.
onno;nted Messre Hurst Wf speaAei
+ cppI,ns," Tpt '''''' '" op'oh anu
"JIu'nn, mr ..i.... ,., A..
, ~ hehuaii-h resolution REQUIRING tne
! commlttee on contingent expenses 10 audit
.heaSc2uh's h;ay Oh none except tnose papers
mhion liau, accolulhg W eoh'rac., hla'Ieu 10
the snDscrloers she requisite numDer OF pa
pers rom the once. huopteu, me ABOVE
resoiution certainty SHOWS tna. hehuall mas