The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15

u. sary 10 have the bill passed that their po
tons might not be vacated. The bill pass,
% with an emergency clause.
l. On motion of White, the bill transferrir
Workman and Burleson counties from d
x Austin district to the Galveston distri
d was taken up out OF its regular order an
passed the house.
d On motion of Nash, house bill creatin
o the new county of Jonathan was made
0 special order for to.mori ow night at 1850.
The special order was the appropriation
r bill, and the pending question, the adoI
s tion Of the following amounts proposed Ol
, yesterday: For the pur chase of the Alamo
SO, 900; monuments for veterans who fell a
5 Goiad, 5000; monuments fer veterans VIII
3 fell at Refugio, $1,000; purchase OF ground
l at San Jacinto, 5000; erecting monumen
over the graves OF Johnson's men, $1,000
The amendments were adopted.
; Hi offered an amendment appropriatinl
$4,000 TO pay pensions for veterans
Adopted,
on motion of Upton, the vote was recon
sidered by which the item appropriating
$1,000 for the purchase of the Huddle gal
lery of portraits was stricken out on yester
day.
After discussion by Messrs. Scott, Cheno
weth and Labatt in favor, and Brown and
Durant against, the appropriation was
dopted.
a Ten thousand three hundred dollars was
appropriated for the completion and protec-
ton Of the temporary capitol.
After the adoption OF the clause, under
the head of miscellaneous, Frymier moved
| to reconsider the vote by which the salary
OF the chief clerk of the state department
was made $1,000, and to raise it to Sl,SOO,
Carried.
Frank offered an amendment to allow
| the seer etary of the board of education
$1,000 per year. Adopted.
| The appropriation for postage for the
land Office was raised from $3.50 to 5000.
Sixty dollars was appropriated to the
| land department for q telephone.
One thousand dollars was appropriated to
| build an additional vault to the treasury
| department
The committee rose, reported progress,
and recommended the passage of the bill
as amended by the house, and that 150
copies be printed Adjourned till $3.50 to-
| morrow.
CAPITAL CnRoNICLINGs.
Charters filed The Waco Land and
| Stock-growing company, amendment to
charter increasing capital stock to S150000 +,
Mount Olive Baptist church, of Gainesville;
Jefferson Ice company, capital stock $4,000.
The comptroller paid in to-day $4,000 to
general revenue and 5000 to the available
school fund.
Governor Ireland tonight gave magnif-
cent banquet to his friends, at the Ray
mond.
An editorial in the Statesman this m orn-
ing, assailing Governor Ireland, Is almost
universally condemned, but surprise none
who are familiar with the past of that
paper, which never has been an admirer of
the governor. In the opiAion of all whom
| your reporter has heard make an expires
sion on the article this morning. was un-
called for.
Lieutenant-G Governor Martin continues to
| improve.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 9.-[Special. .l-Petitiops:
| By Mr.. Fower-From citizens of Bastrop
and Fayette counties, asking for prohibi-
tory amendment.
BY Mr.. Evans-From citizens of Texas, on
the same subject.
Bills reterred-By Mr.. johnson, of Collin,
fixing the bond of the state treasurer at
$500,000.
Owing to the house being behind with its
| business, Mr. Gooch moved to adjourn till
| Tuesday at IL o'clock, TO give it time to
catch up, and to give senators an opportu
nifty of visiting their homes to make
arrangements to remain in session four or
| five weeks Longer. Carried.
The senate then adjourned till Tuesday
next,
HOUSE.
On motion Of Taylor, the pending bust
ness was postponed in order to take up the
house bill providing for the patenting and
ai foi6f2es f2si1 ne2, q lands in Medna county here
church and school purposes.
| Under a suspension OF the rules, the bill
passed the house.
on motion of Chenoweth, the senate local
| option bill was taken up out OF Its regular
| order.
! Hill moved that the adverse report by the
house committee be adopted. Carried.
Nash had motion spread on the minutes
to reconsider the vote by which the adverse
report of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Caven the house bill sepa-
rating the state and Federal ballot boxes,
and prescribing that state and Federal Off
GERS shall be voted Ior on separate tickets,
| was taken up, and after discussion on points
of order raised by several gentlemen, the
bill was made q special order for Monday
| evening at 7:30.
The special order was the railway COM
| mission bill.
On motion of Foster, OF Limestone, the
vote by which section IA was adopted on
Yesterday was reconsidered, when Foster
offered the following substitute, providing
that any officer, agent or emplove
of any railroad, who shall be
| guilty Of extortion or unlawful discrimina-
ton shall be fined for such odense not less
than 500 nor more than $500, and for any
subsequent oflense not less than $500 nor
I more than 500, ana any company vlolat-
ing this act shall pay to the person injured
the sum OF $500; provided. no action for re-
covery shall be maintained, where there has
been no protest against the overcharge, and
unless il has been commenced within thirty
days after such charge has been enacted.
Hill offered a substitute to the
substitute, providing that any
company violating such provisions
shall pay to the party aggrieved three times
the value OF the freight charge instead OF
$500, as prescribed in Fosters substitute.
Hfl's substitute was adopted.
Sections IS and 10 were adopted without
amendment.
Hill offered an amendment to section IL,
compelling al railroads 10 transport freight
in the order received, and making them Ii
able for damages for retention.
Section Is, which provides that class A
ali their branches over fifty
miles in length, under the head Of A. and
class shall include all other railroads
leased or operated in the state, was adopted.
Taylor moved TO reconsider the vote By
which this section was adopted. Carried
ayes, So; nays, 30.
| Hill offered an amendment giving the
commissioners power TO classify the roads.
Rejected.
ihe question recurring upon Taylor's
motion 10 strike out the section, Nash said :
81 understand this will be the test vote
which will determine whether there shall be
any classification Of freight. ! am op-
posed 10 striking out the section. II
there is bread and meat in this
bill IL is in this section, and II IL Is stricken
out there may be little chicken soup or
other little delicate diet leff, but there is M
substantial food remaining. IL you stnks
out this section, you virtually destroy eli
legislation on this subject, aud defeat The
desires and honest deman OF the people.