The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-08
LAW W-MAklNG LEGION.
The Senate Discusses aud Gets Rid Of
Number Of Bills-It
Concurs in the Amendment OF the
House That Drug Stores
May Keep Open, but the House Won't
Agree TO the Senate's
Amendment for Everything TO Stay
Shut From 8 to THE
House Seemingly in a Hurry TO Get
Home, Hurries Things
Through With Rush and Passes In.
Vulnerable Bills not Important.
Other Interesting News by Specials.
ConcnrS In the Amendment OF IN,
House That Drug Stores
May Keep Open, but the House Won't
Agree TO the Senate's
Amendment for Everything TO Sta,
Shut From 8 to THE
House Seemingly in a Hurry 10 &c,
Home, Hurries Things
Through With Rush and Passes In.
Vulnerable Bills not Important.
Other Interesting News by Specials.
SENATE,

SENATE.
AUSTIN, April Especial THE Gibson
railroad bill was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend by reducing
the amount to pay the travelling expense.
OF the state engineer from 81 to 50 per day
Lost, and the bill passed.
The senate then went into executive ses
sion and John Lubbock was confirmed n,
| fish commissioner.
The bill to adjust and settle the outstand
ing land certificates passed
The house bill repeating the act prescrib
Ing the place OF sale OF property under lega
process in Marion county passed.
The house bill to establish uniform
weight OF grain and other products was en-
crossed.
The house bill for the relief of the sur.
vivors OF the Dawson massacre passed.
The house bill for the relet of the heir,
OF John W. Thompson, who fell at the
Alamo, passed.
The bull permitting the withdrawal OF
deeds after having been recorded in coun.
ties whore the Court-houses have been de.
stroyed by fire was killed by an indefinite
postponement. =
The house bill providing for the issuance
OF land certificate of one league and labor
OF land to Miss Fanny Darden passed.
The Joint resolution amending the con.
stltutlon permitting vote on prohibtory
amendment was lost-ayes, lG; nays, =
there not being two-thirds majority,
The bill directing the laying out OF public
roads from one county seat to another was,
after some discussion, indefinitely post,
poned.
The senate then adjourned till 8 y. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report OF the free conference on the
land bill was read and adopted-yeas, 10;
nays, s.
IL reduces the quantity of pasture land TO
be purchased by any one person to seven
sections, and restricts the sale OF agricutu-
raj land to actual settlers.
lhe bill amending the law relative to
the mechanics lien by making owners of
buildings liable to workingmen should
contractors fail or refuse TO pay them their
wages, was taken up with favorable aud
adverse reports of the committee.
Mr. Davis moved to postpone indef.
nitely. Carried.
The house bill providing that the stock
ana fence law when adopted In any county
shall not be repealed within three wears.
ana then only by vote OF the people, was
lost.
The substitute for the house bill to inyes-
tigatc land frauds, adopted yesterday and
passed to engrossment, passed.
Inc olli requiring county judges to give
bond passed.
The DILL amsndiug the game law and ex.
emrnng certain counties from its proyis.
ions Sas taken up and engrOssed.
The house Dill making it criminal of.
Tense Tor administrators to deiraud their
creditors by iraudulently misapproprialing
funds, was engrossod
The bill fixing fees of the state depart
ments passed.
1t requires railroads to pay 500 for filing
charters. where the capital stock does NOT
exceed SlOO,O00, and S2j for every additional
100000.
HOUSE.
The conference committee on the Sunday
law made report, and the same was
adopted.
The senate recedes from its amendment
excepting the hours OF and O'Clock, and
the house agreed to the selling OF ice, milk
and newspapers.
The conference committee on the ren-
eral appropriation bill reported failure TO
agree, and the committee was given free
conference powers.
The deficiency bill was resumed, and the
item to pay Henry Fleming, sheriff O,
Wheeler county for conveying a prisoner TO
the peni,entiary $2l6 Was renewed and
adopted. The bill was then ordered en-
crossed by vote Of ayes, ~; nays Al, the
speaker voting In Tue affirmative.
The, following house bills with senate
amendments were taken up and the sand
ameptmgpts corcurrei in,
The bill amthlipg The present law Ioin
I'VE 90 tAe tpp1Vtm sut OF public WDight-e.
The 1ill creating The 'Gud ii triutsof Oidhani
30 Wheeler with tae senate amendments
: LE.ot ou, .aa c'untyUt Cgtil1.
Inc hiii amcNdlt0ry ot ihc election law
IN Uhea i.e erirrlmeut prohibits The b.,
sinAius oi tau count prior to / o'Ciyor y,
iue oAy oI e,(g,Q9. NE. bi., 70 OUthu.6,
eoes;: cI!,,3 w',h 2)l0) iGhabiuu's TO ise1
oona' Tor hnrbor improvements; iAt hui.
restoring tte original Jurisdiction of certain
county tuurls the amendment Ia which
strl6o7 ouJ C1mal and Dimmit counties:
the hal fixing tine compensation oi county
treas ,rers, lu which au amendment pr0.
woes thAt increased pay shalt come out OF
thn general revenue VI .he county.
The senate bill for endowment of the
STATE umYeo.tF came up as Che special
order
The bin d9uatos and sets aside 100000
acres OF land,
Hili offered asubstitWo FOR thcbjli. which
provides l,UlJ Uu0 acrg4 ior the university
aud the same amount to common tree
gchGOls
A long discussion took place, INDUCED in
4y McaU Mckinney, Durn', Mourmnd
Patton, Robertson, Of Williamson. Az.
m4ttWi, Jones, Foster, Oi UIBysOn. Fm1k
aud trEytus. iu favor Of the suh-ufuic. ar.i
acssr3 BtJTu, Mcdaniel and Browning In
opposition.
Camp moved the previous question, aud
'he Substitute was adopted amcs. uulai-
niuusiy.
lhc. h,ll WAS then ordered cagrossrl by
yeas, ii uays,S
Tue bill then passed--ayos, Il; nays. IS.
Camp moved to reconsider The vote lust
taken, and to lay thut motion o. The ,6Ule, |
anu the motion prevailed.
Nash offered an amendment providing
iQr assistant enrolling aud cngrusNuy
clerks, to be appulnled by The speaker,
which was adopted
Both senate and house bills providing for
The appointment ot n board of managers
inf state usylums oarie up Tor consideration
jointly.
Fryiuier moved 10 substitute the senate
Tor the house bill, which motion prevailed. [
The bill was then read third time and
passed under y suspension Of the rules.
Foster ~ Limestone, called up the bill
providing for the mote efficient manage.
ment OF the penitentierics, and the bill was
read at length.
Foster offered an amendment having for
us object the dong away entirely with tho
lease system.
Frvinier moved to suspend present pur.
pose OF considering the resolution previous |
y offered indicating the policy of the state |
on the penilentiary question. After con. |
Siderable discussion the house adjourned
lnhl 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Armistcad concluded his argument be. |
,un at the hour of adjournment, on the
leni,entiary question, dealing extensively
n facts and figures TO show what is. the
'nlicy o. The state since the action taken hs