The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-20

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lax, and providing mat any county may be,
oy tue legislature, exempt from the opera.
ton OF such law.
Foster stated that this amendment was
offered IN spirit of compromise, SO as TO
exempt those counties who did not wish TO
be divided into school districts.
| The substitute was lost.
Csamer offered an amendment providing
FOR the erection OF school buildings. Lost.
Cuudlh offered au amendment providing
that majority OF the property taxpayers
insteat Of two-thirds, may vote for a school
district. Lost.
Adams, of Wood, offered an amendment,
providing that the tax shall be 20 cents in-
stead OF %. Lost, by a vote of ayes, -,
nays, 50.
| Labatt--"I have listened patiently to the
discussion OF this question for over two
days, ana now move the previous Ques-
| tion."
4 rker-"I call for division of the cues.
tlo" separating the state from the district
/ tax"
Hazlewood- the chair Oh the opinion
that the question can be divided2'
The Speaker-"l think a division Of the
resolution is in order"
| The Speaker-"The question is upon the
adoption of the first section.n
7 Carried, by a vote of ayes, u.s. and nays,A.
| The second section was adopted and the
| resolution passed 10 engros ,ment by vote
! ot ayes % and nays 80.
Toe Speaker-"The pending business at
the time the resolution, which has Just
passed to engrossment, was taken up, was
the house joint resolution fixing tho maxi.
mum rate OF state tax. The question is
now upon the amendment offered by sMr,
Stout, which provides that any Incorporated
Uty town nv "a II hirAS ynt
levy an annual tax not to exceed so cents
on the 500 for city improvements.
| Roberts, OF Williamson, moved TO lay the
amendment on the table. Carried.
Mckinney offered an amendment provid-
ing that the tax for roads and bridges shall
be 10 cents on the 500, instead of i5 cents.
The amendment proposed, after being
discussed by Moses Stout, Parsons, Nash
and Chambers, all OF whom contended that
the amendment would not meet the wants
of their particular section of the country,
was lost by vote of ayes, 30, and nays, Al.
WurZbach offered an amendment lega,iz-
ing those debts which have been contracted
PRIOR TO April. 1876. Adopted.
Stone offered an amendment providing
that two'thirds OF the citizens of q city or
town may levy u tax not to exceed 25 cents
for the benefit of such city or town,
Adopted, by vote of ayes, A, aud nays
%.
The house adjourned till $50 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Foster, OF Limestone, moved to recon-
NIT the resolution to the committee or
constitutional amendments, and that they
report separate resolution.
Parsons moved to lay the motion on thu
table. Lost by vote of ayes, 35, an(
nays, 43.
The question recurring upon the motion
to re-commit, the vote stood-ayes, 80
and nays, 80.
Foster, of Limestone, offered an amend
ment striking out 40 cents for state tax an,
inserting in lieu thereof % cents
Foster said that the present constit Il
, tional limit of taxes for all purposes was onl,
! 80 cents on the property, and that if tn
1 democratic party had committed itself T.
: any purpose il bad committed itself to n re
duction of taxation, and that he woul
I, light excessive taxation to the bitter end.
Frymier contended that future legisla
lures would be just rs honest as the pre-,
: ent one, and that we would never have an
i more taxation than was absolutely-neccs
: sary.
: Foster, of Limestone--"I will ask tn
gentleman if there was not party in th
: power once which exercised the power
= taxation without stint?'
: Frymier-"Yes sir"
Toster-"Do you think the democrnti
t party will always be in power?n
Frymier--(wlth emphasis s)-"Yes sir,
| do [Applause.l
:, WurzbaCh offered an amendmer' to tn
K amendment striking out % apd 4ertin
G cents Lost.
g The question recurring upon the motto
!, of Foster, OF Limestone, to strike out
i and insert 2j, the vote stood-ayes, 80
(, nay, AZ.
u Foster, of Limestone, offered an amenC
= ment 10 insert 25i instead of 40. Adopte
o by vote ofayes, 40 nays, 49,
g The bill passed to engrossment
5 Memorials aud petitions We're presente
as follows:
Petitions asking for submission to tlI
y people OF the question of prohibition, wei
presented by Messrs, Mathews, Townsen,
J. Nash, Pendleton, Mcdaniel and Wood.
l. Peers presented pstilion from citizer
OF Robertson county, pl otesting against Oh
l. hiring out OF convicts.
n Moore, OF Mclennan, presented q pet
s. lion from the commissioners court of NJ
;, Lehman county, protesting against the crei
d ton OF The new county OF Rcnland.
Newton presented petition Of the cit
G zens of Cherokee county asking for the rat
fication Of the penitentiary lease.
c Merriwether presented n petition froi
= the citizens Of Goliad county asking legisli
tive relei by having defined the mort
boundary line of the town OF Goliad.
l. Bills referred
n by Wursbach-To prevent the Tdulter,
tion of food and drugs.
ll By LeO-To reimburse DR.. Wolf, the TO
l. mer quarantine officer at BraZos Santiago
l. for losses sustained during the storm
ri 1880
BY Barry-To regulate the sale or leas
,, of uneppropriated common school an
q university lands.
BY Robertson, of Williamson--To al
pr thorize the mayor and aldermen to appoii
p, certain officers in case OF vacancy.
re Also, bill authorizing mayor and aide
men TO celebrate the rites of matrimony
III BY Stringer-To restore aud confer upo
he the county court of Titus county the Grim
nal jurisdiction heretofore belonging to
Il under the constitution.
y BY McBride-To relieve James Relin,
u ex.sheriif of Hanes county.
X BY Rosenthal-A resolution that rs theI
D. is no necessity at the present time of Il
employment of nine committee clerk
l. that the speaker be instructed to discharl
9, all except six.
1t Frymier moved that the resolution
u. considered In connection with the repo
Z, Of the committee on contingent expense
Adopted.
lg The committee recommended that q
CLERKS be discharged except six. Adopte
IL Adjourned till $3.50 tomorrow.
CAPITAL CHRONICLES.
H. The penitentlafy lease is In u muddlo at
II Is going to cause no end OF coniuso
<, Heidenhemer, OF Galveston, and Patio
OF OF Houston, both want il and both a
:" working hard for the cancellation OF u
lease, The former wants Cnnvicts to woi
IL i'm rangs To ppl ont rock for the Ialvpstn N