The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-25


Texas n faithful, honest and able governor,
and In his acts as % public servant has OK.
| hibitnd those qualities of heart and mind
that command the admiration OF mankind.
and has endeaied 10 him the people OF
| Texas and,
! WdEREAs, We desire to make public ex'
preston OF these our views and feelings In
an appropriate manner; therefore, nc II
Resolved by the senate Vi the state OF
! Texas, That q. NJ Roberts, retiring governor
OF the state of Texas, has made a wise,
faithful and honest pablo servant, and bis
retirement carries with him our sincere APP
probation o his exalted ability and worth
! as a man and officer, and our best wishes
for his future prosperity, happiness and
continued usefulness Adopted
The house bill to detray contingent ex-
penses. was AIKEN up, the rules sus-
pended, and it passed.
The bill permitting husband and wife to
testify against each other in suits Tor d.
vorce was taken up, and after considerable
argument, the majority report was adopted
and the bill lost.
The resolution that the state tax on prop
erty, exclusive OF tax necessary topsy the
public debt, shall never exceed 80 cents,
was considered.
Mr. DAVIS moved 20 amend by striking
out so and inserting 40.
The resolution, with the amendment, was
OTubTeu pIllllcu, anu luo cpcCiut o'uSi
for Saturday.
Bills were engrossed az follows: The bill
diminishing the civil jurisdiction Of Camp
and Morris counties; the bill making 1t an
offense and fxinga penalty for disturbing
private families or public meetings by yellt
ing, ETC.; the Till providing for the paymen-
of fees by the state 10 county judges, JUS
tees of the peace sheriffs and constables.
The senate hen adjourned to 10 O'Clock
to morrow.
The house met at 10 a. M, quorum
being pres mt.
Ru,hlIg presented the petition OF the
citizens OF Kaufman county allowing pay
t JUS tices of the peace for holding exam
ming trials out of the state treasury.
Bills and resolutions were introduced as
follows:
By Wurzbach-That all bills that may
be reported favorably by committees and
, not recommended to be printed shall not
be printed.
Upton arose to point OF order, that the
resoluuon bad to lay over one day, as 1t
was an endment to the lules
The chairman ruled that the point was
well taken.
BY Jackson-To build branch asylumin
north Texas
By Townsend-To compensate sheritfs,
constaties and other peace officers for re-
moving pelsohs Hohi ohe 0oun'y w @"
other
BY Fisher-To provide for the compensa;,
ton of Justices of the peace, sheriifs and
other officers in examining trials
By Parsons-To amend articles 1887 20
1910: chapte- Il, OF the Statutes glvlLg
Jurors in justices courts 81 instead OF 5O
cents.
By Etheridge-An amendment requiring
county convicts to be worked on roads ana
bridges.
BY Kendall-To provide the manner, of
ascert aiming and establishing the Dounda-
res OF counties,
BY McBride-To amend article 4lO, chap
ter 2, of the Penal Code, with reference to
the duties of overseers of public roads, and
that they be required to place mile-posts on
their roads. .,,
By Kendall-To amend article 951, title
"a OF the Statutes, requiring county and
district courts to make their reports to the
! commissioners quarterly, instead oil
monthly.
BY Rogers-Creating the county of Up
ton.
BY Foster-Repealing the law, which
makes technicalities in words imply cove
nants which are not expressed. H.
By BIowning-To provide for the sale Of
alternate sections OF land in organized or
unorganized counties, as surveyed by rall-
road companies and set apart for school
IN nd e,r 30
1uirg tax receipts without the signature OF
Bv Cochran-ro amend articles 1905 and
! 1868 of the Civil Statutes, providing Tor the
! rt n, val of the supreme court from IyIer TO
! Dali 8. ~ p
| CHAPTER 3, title 70. of the Civil Statutes, re-
lat ny To public f'ee SC 'oGls, ,....
By Peeis-Amt ndins the law prohibiting
| the carrying OF deadly weapons.
BY Matthews-To make pay OF grand
| Jurors 50 per day.
b, Einott-A Joint resolution to amend
sec ion 4, article 4, OF the Constitution of
The State, installing the governor on first
d AZ OF organization Of the legislature, or as
soon thertaffe as possible.
! Bv Hurst-To enable companies to buy
/ lands for poor farmers and levy tax to
| improve the same.
By SSaiD-To require the tax collector to
J make a report of all official acts Of levying
upon and selling lands.
By Thompson-To regulate fees ofcounty
Nv McKinney-A constitutional amen
J ment for the election of a superintendent
pubic school instruction, providing com
pensation OF 81, 500 per annum.
BY Labatt-fo amend article 400. cnap-
| ter 1. title 9j, OF the Civil Statutes,
/ known as the occupation tax Law. The bill
provides for greater taxation, at the rate
! al "a. tJ DER annum Tor the lowest tax, ana
il multiplies for the larger businesses:
| By McAlpin-To found an additional
asylu TOR the care and protection OF luna
tics now unproyided for and 10 appoint
board Of commissioners.
1 By Phelps-To regulate partition fence,
By Rosenthal-To amend title 81, chapter
10. of the Revised Statutes, allowing an ap-
peal from the justices court, by aihdaVit 10
lieu of appeal bond.
] BY Dayis-Punishing persons pursuing
occupations for not taking out occupation
By Finch-To protect the enclosed prem
nv Monrsand-For the relief OF persons
having land survey cd under the presumption
/ Jaws nov or heretofore existing.
By MISUNDERSTANDING justices OF the
peace fees for holding examining trials ~
By Wurzbach-Three bills protecting the
public against bribery by county surveyors.
| COMMITTEES reports were received as iol-
iOEs:
By Acker, from judiciary No. Flavor
| abs On house joint resolution granting
ieave 81 absence @ judge Bnrkhart. -,
/ Fayorably-Senate bill dispensing with
the county attorney in counties where
there are resident criminal district attor-
meas.
Favorably-To give grand jurors 81 per
diem.
1 Notwithstanding engineer TO Rag
the b.Il or blow fhe whistle, fixing the pen
AID, on the engineer in place OF the CON-
pany. .,s 4.
MISUNDERSTANDING test Tor grand lu'
rors In ieiony cases, tbe present test Deing
considered sufficient.
/ Advsrsely-TO regulate the election and
sre-erve the qualification Of electors IN SUD
dividing counties under the siOcs law, the
b II being in conflict with the constitution
The bill regulating the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors in local option districts was rec, u
rn,-D,,ed 20 be referred 10 Judiciary No. 2.
! 40 recommended the restoring Of the civil
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