The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-13
lowing veterans to locate certificates in
Green county, tailed.
Adjourned until o'clock.

lowing veterans to locate certificates in
Green county, tailed.
Adjourned until 5 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Moore, of Mclennan, moved 10 reconsider
the passage OF the tax collectors bill, and
had that motion spread upon the Journals.
The deficiency bill came back from the
senate with various amendments, which, in
the aggregate, adds about $4,000 to the bill,
The house refused TO concur In the senate
amendments, and \ conference committee
was ordered.
The house concurred in the amendments
to the house peniientiary bill.
IheJ joint resolution requiring the gov
ernor TO call general election on the sec
ond Tuesday in August, 1883, for the pur-
pose OF voting on proposed amendments
10 the constitution, was taken up and
passed under a suspension OF the rules.
The senate concurrent resolution for the
appolntment of u committee OF three menl-
oers OF each house to prepare an address
10 the people explaining the resolutions
submitted FOR vote IN August next, was
adopted.
Graves called up the senate bill for c-ea.
ton OF the new cOuAty Of Reeves out Of
certain portions of Pecos county, aud il was
passed
The following report was offered and
adopted
To Hon. c, R. Gibson, spestcr of the House of
Representatives
SlR;-Nour special committee appointed
under the resolution OF the house oil repre-,
sentatiyes, adopted March Slst, 1883, requir-
lng "a Investigation OF sundry charges
asalnst certain members Of said house, have
discharged that duty, Your committee are
~ The. opinion the evidence evinced before
them in said investigation does not estab-
lish any dishonorable conduct against any
member OF this house ard, further,
that II does not justify the infer
ence or even suspicion that any
OF the members thereof voted on the Ques-
tons pertaining TO the penitentiary leases,
winch have been recently considered in
said house, otherwise than upon his honest
convictions in respect TO such questions.
| Al OF which is respectfully submitted,
| A. a. MckISNEy,
| IOnN A MCALPiY,
Il. Il, STEELE,
W T. SnARr,
j. ID. PARSONS,
Committee,
Chenoweth said IL had been published
broadcast over the country that he had ap
| preached certain member of the house In
the interest OF the lease, and he desired that
member (Foster. of Limestone) to state to
the house the truth or lalsity of such re-
port.
Foster said Mr.. Cunningham had told
him early in the session that he Cunning.
ham had large private interests invested
IN the lease, and asked hm TO consider the
facts Oh tho lease aud if he conld consist.
emily do so vote for it; that Colonel Cheno-
weth had asked him how he (Foster) stood
on the lease, but only In the way members
were IN the habit OF asking each other
| questions upon different subjects.
Foster also said the evidence rs published
\ had been seriously garbled az applied to all
| witnesses before the committee, which he
thought very unfair.
Chenoweth called up the senate bill pro.
yldlng for reiormatory for youthful con
vets, and the house went into committee
| OF the whole.
Wurzbach offered an amendment chang
ing the words mot less than 5000 acresn to
read not more than 5,0C Jacresn Adopted.
| Armistead offered an amendment pro.
yiding that all females sentenced Tor less
than live years be admitted. Adopted.
The bill then passed to third reading.
The asylum bill, vetoed by the governor,
was returned to the house, and after being
amended to cure the constitutional defect
was again passed,
Adjourned until 1880 p. ~.
NIGHT SESSION.
Cramer introduced resolution presorib.
ing the duties Tor the CHIEF clerk in taking
charge of books, papers and other property
of the house after adjournment.
Armistead called up the bill resclnding
The bill passed.
Upton presented the report of the free
conference committee on the appropriation
bill, which recommended that the house
c0ncrr i'll numerous amendments of the
senate, aud that the senate reca1e from its
amendments TO pay Shackleiofd county
| smallpox claims; from the amendment II
pay S25,OU0 TOR certain quarantine claims:
rom the amendment 10 pay s. Il. Sink
SlfO, and from the amendment to allow
$2O,OOO, instead OF $4,000, as in the house
bill, to pay teachers claims prior to 1878
The report was adopted.
The senate bill Furnishing persons wholly
with imprisonment for selling liquors in
local option dlistricts wasfalled up.
Taylor moved TO table the motion
which had been entered TO reconsider. Car.
ried. This kills the bill.
On motion OF Upton, the senate conclr-
rent resolution that the houses adjourn
sine die on the 18th. az 10 a. M, was taken
up and adopted amid rounds of applause
ayes, GO; uays, 20.
After the motion TO adJourntine die on to-
morrow had been adopted several members
having pet measures almost through the
Two houses arose to their feet and vocifer-
ously shouted "Mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker
Ihis was kept up for quite a while amid
the earnest appeals OF the speaker to the
sergeant'ai-arms TO restore order.
Finally the house adioumed till S:l5 q. m.
tomorrow amid much confusion.
CAPITAL oHRoHIciIEGs.
Charters filed Dallas 0pera-nouso com
pany, capital stock, S37 ,50o; the Fernando
Stock company, of Tom Gren county, cap.
ilal stock, 100000; the British Social asso-
citation, of San Antonio.
The following bids for printing tax.lists
for unorganized counties we're opened 10.
day by the c0mptroller HERALD, per inch,
Sl.2i Gazette, $l.50, statesman. 81 75
News, $l0O; Times, Sl75 The contract
was awarded to the HERALD.
The commissioners 10 locate the branch
lunatic asylum, II is said, will start out
early next month"; assembling at Fort
Worth about the 10th of Nay.
Mr.. Peacock offered a resolution In the
sena,e, reciiing that IT Is with deep regret
that We have just heard Of the sudden i'll
ness Of Senator John Johnson, of Collin,
and that he be furnished with u porter, to
act as nurse during his sickness, the expense
OF same TO be paid ont of his share OF the
contingent fund Of the senate. After some
discussion, the resolution was withdrawn.
The legislature will adjourn tomorrow,
and the people can breathe easy.
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MARsHALI,