The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-11

terence committee on the general appro.
prlation bill. The report Ia quite lengthy.
covering the numerous amendments OF both
houses. Among the recommendations is
aud appropriation ot 5000 TO provide for
surveying the l,uo,OOO acres of land lust
Ionsted to the state university and the
lVOO,OOO acres 10 the free school fund,
minority OF the committee. Cochran
and Aytes, agreed with the majority ,except
on the item making an appropriation for
the resumption OF the penitentiaries of
slOO,VO each year; in addition to what may
De the proceeds arising from the labor OF
the convicts, the minority recommending
an appropriation of $1,000,
cochran moved TO substitute the minority
for the majority report.
After considerable discussion, pro and
con, Parsons moved the previous question.
anu Cochran's motion TO substitute pre-.
yalled-ayes, AZ; nays, sc.
Ihe bill regulating the lees of tax col
lectors passed to third reading after being
amended so as to give tas collectors 5 per
lected,
Messrs. Armistead, Frank and Hill were
appointed rs 4 committed on the part of
the house, TO settle the diNerences between
the two houses ON what IL known as the
land fraud bill
ihe senate bill, chang ag the time of
holding The district courts in Travis aud
"ilIiamson counties, passed the house.
ADJOURNED TIL GSO a. IL tomorrow.
CAPITAL CHRoNlgLINGs.
from indications to-day the legislature
VIII not adjourn before slonday, If then
Ihe two houses have locked horns again
on the appropriation bill.
An event occurred this morning which
was particularly gratiiyine 10 their respec.
i've friends, viz: the reconciliation of Sena.
tor Coke aud Governor Ireland. The
former, who is spending few days here,
called upon the latter in the executive
ounce, and was most Cordially received.
rrleh1s OF the two eminent gentlemen
brought ABOUT the amifpble meeting and
we're present when the two lirst met at mid
gay, each one subsequently, withdraw
ing until the two statesmen were
LETT alone. There wfre present on
the pleasant OCCASION Messrs.
John Il. Daniels, j. s. Jones. Henry !. La
bait, Il. J. Goree. John EsElliott, aud one
or two others. No allusiEns whatever were
AZ any time made TO pasE differences. Mr..
Daniels deserves much credit for his kindly
efforts.
Applications for state engineer have been
pouring in thick and fast. The governor
VIII carefully consider ali before making an
appointment.
The following amendent TO article 7si Of
lhe Penal Code to-day went to the governor
Tor his signature; iany agent OF any rail
road, steamship, sailing vessel, or shipping
company of any kind shall receive for ship
iheht any horses or cattle, unless such
hofses or cattle have been inspected ac.
cordlng to law, he shall be fined not less
than SDl NJ ha,, A.. 4
so unlawtully shipped The above, adding
inspection OF horses, was recommended hv
the late stockmen's convention, held in this
city. 1t takes effect nine days after adj.
lournment.
SUPREME COURT.
Following cases were submitted on briefs
ana oral argument for both parties. Pratt
VS.. Jones, from Clay county; City National
bank VS.. Cupp Il Co., from Tarrant county.
rexas Pacific ailway VS.. Nuckalls. from,
Lamar county; Texas II Pacific railway vs.
McLanahan, from Lamar county. Sinh.
mltted on amended briefs: Rbeine ct nj
vs. Blake jenkins, from Dallas county.
Su0mltted on briefs and oral argument for
appellant and briefs for appellee: Wilson
vs. Helms ct al, from Collin county; La
Belle Wagon works vs.. Tiddal Van Zandt
ct al, from Tarrant county. Submitted in
Drleis OF both parties; Williamson ct al.
VS.. Connor. from Lamar county. On
0'lels for plaintiffs in error:
cameron vs. Raemella, from Collin. Al.
iirmeu' Woods vs.. Alexander ct al, from
Fannln county; Foot VS.. O'Rourke az nj
from Collin county; Long VS.. Brennm et
al, from Lamar county. Reversed ana re.
lnanded: Anderson w. Powers, irgm Ellis
county; Cox vs.. Mou,gDmery, from Tar.
rant county; Booth ct al. VS.. Holmes, from,
Wise county; Sacra ct al vs.. Hudson, from
Grayson county. Reversed and dismissed;
lempleton vs.. Ryburn, from Ellis n lntv,
reversed and ordered transferred - county
court; Wheeler vs.. Leeman, from Eannin
county.