The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-02
LAW-MAKING LEGION.
A Very Busy Day in Both Both
Branches Among the Bills Passed
inthe Senate is that Amend
ing the Local Option
Law, House Road Bill, House Sunday
Law Bill, with an Amend
ment Prescribing
The Hours when Goods May be Sold,
aud Another, offered by Mr..
Gibbs, Exempting
Newspapers from the Operation There.
OF, and a Bill Regulating Tel
egraph Companies
House: Mr.. Brown Meaus Business =
Some Sly, Singing Sarcasm
The Appropriations Bill Considered II,
Committee Frontier Protection
Raises a Ripple, which Liberal Appro.
priatiOn Gains.
Special kilograms from all SeeiiOBs OF
the State,
Detailing Whatever Is of Interest,
Detailing Whatever is of Interest


SENATE.
AUSTIN, March l.-[Special Petitions
were presented as follows.
BY Mr.. Terrell--From citizens of VII.
hanson county, asking The creation OF q
judicial district composed of Williamson
and Travis counties. so
Mr.. Fowler, from judiciary committee No.
=, reported unfav0rably the bill to reuuire
accounts against the state to be HAmized
and sworn to before the issuance of war.
rants.
Mr.. Pfeuiler, from the finance committee
reported favorably the bill to repeal the law
creating board of capitol commissioners.
Favorably-The bill to authorize the
comptroller to receive taxes due on real es.
tate for the years lS7l-lS76.
MIR. Patton, from the committee on state
affairs, reported unfayorably the bill requir.
ing the deposit in banks or trust comps
ny Of cash In the state treasury in excess
of the bond of the state treasurer.
Mr.. Terrell, from judiciary committee No
|, reported unfavorably the bill repeating
the law defining who are officers In the
state, and prescribing their duties.
Favorably-The bill to regulate assign.
ments Tor the benefit of creditors.
Mr.. Shannon, from the committee on in
ternal improvements, reported unfavcrahly
the bill to repeal all laws grautil,. tan.
certificates to railroads.
Uniavorably-T bill making it the duty
OF railroads to burn grass on the righ ..oi
way, -.
Unfavorably-Ihe bill to create AssrS
for assessment and equalization of railroad
rolllng'stock and other property, as bill
covering the subject has passed the senate
Mr.. Gooch, from judiciary committee No
z, reported unfavorably the bill to amend
articles 81 and 6g7 OF the penal code.
for county clerks to fail to keep account,
with other officers.
Uniavorably-The bill to prevent careles.
handling of firearms.
Favorably-The bill authorizing incor
porated cities and towns to receive property
donated to them for charitable purposes.
Favorably-The bill to encourage stock
raising and authorizing the appointment o
hide and stock inspector for Harris
county.
Favorably-The bill providing for an
peals from Justices courts.
The committee recommended that tn,
bill authorizing S. W. Sims to sue the state
be referred to the committee on claims.
Bills referred:
By Mr.. Davis-To authorize the council.
OF certain cities and towns to appoint
board of school trustees.
by MIR. Stratton-To repeal the act grant
ing a charter to ,he city of Galveston, and
to grant new charter.
by Mr.. Misunderstanding salaries of chic
clerks in state departments at $1,000.
by Mr.. Gibbs-Providing for taxing
banks.
Mr.. Buchanan called up the bill author
izlng cities and towns that control theil
free school lands TO issue bonds for the erec
tion of school houses. Passed.
The bill providing for laying out first.
class roads, pending yesterday, was recon.
mltted to select committee.
Mr.: Davis called up the bill increasing
penalties for violation of local option,
Mr.. Pieuiler offered to amend 80 90 to
permit persons raising grapes and manu-.
featuring wines to sell the same. Adopted
The bill passed
House bill fixing time for working roads
passed.
Mr.. Terrell offered resolution providing
that morning sessions be devoted TO consid.
Grafton of amendments to the constitution
and bills on the presidents table. Referred
House bill amending the Sunday law was
taken up and the committee amendment
prohibiting sales only between q. IN, and
p. m, adopted.
Mr.. Gibbs offered to amend by permit.
ting the sale of newspapers at any hOur.
Adopted, and the bill engrossed.
House bill amending the game law rela.
tive to killing deer was recommitted.
House bill fixing punishment for conceal
ment of embezzled property passed.
House resolution granting leave of alb
sence to Hon. John X. Kanard was laid on
the table, q genera! bill regulating grant.
ing. leaves of absence having passed.
House bill relating to change of venue
was taken up, with adverse report, and the
report adopted.
House bill to reorganize the 25th iddicial
district was passed.
House bill providing for the payment by
the state OF expense OF maintaining lunatics
by county when they cannot be admitted
to the asylums was taken up.
Mr.. Martin offered to amend by providing
for medical treatment and payment for
the same by the state. Adopted.
Mr.. Terrell offered to amend by providing
for the return OF the lunatics to the county
from which they are brought when they
cannot be admitted into asylums. Adopted,
and the bill passed.
House bill providing for clerk for the
secretary Of the board of education was
taken up, with adverse report. Laid on the
table, subject to call.
Adjourned till 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on Judi.
cial districts, reported favorably to equalize
he duties OF district judges, and to reorgan.
lze, the state into judicial districts, with a
. II.
The special order, the bill regulate the du-
ties Of telegraph companies, was laid be.
tore the senate.
Mr.. Kleberg offered to amend by provid.
irg that agents or employees Of any CON-