The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-24

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[ Irc, 0i q herd law,
/ liIlr Sofs frfsffod as iolIoVG
NY llsflevuod 10 amend Article b2D n
| he pens Code, dthuinr j1sthslio hrm-
| iCilc, adding thu figut ~ pfrgHu. willul
aud lnnlI Cipul destruction Oi pfopury, ur
4 when homicide ~ Inflicted uuun u person
found nrmri With n deadly weapon aud in
] uisguisu va the o. rht tims on premises not
hlb ugu, whether tue homicide 0r commit
ted bY the party irlnrrd Or by sOma Que Ia
his brhnlf; when tire killing takes place
under tla iplip0ing Oir3umaJiuC IL
must reasonably appear by che acts, or by
the words coupled With the NO r.. IT the
person kilod tba' u vas the purp - an
iu'un' utHuCh person ~ Cummi oUs ui tnr
uileuses aOoya uAmrl thn kiiluG mus
take place while tho persOu killed WAC IA
tlo oct OF committing ths uilsur', or some
&c. done by MIN showing evidently an in
tent 10 commit such otiense; Il must TAX,
place before the Oiiouao, q mmltt"d by lG1
uRfiy KILLED, IL actually completed, except
that IA case OF rape tue fay,sler may bt
killed ~ aus time before ne has escaped
from the pfoE0uce al his victim md except
also, ia cases hereafter enumefa, Ell where
l
der 81 sInie OtHer person. IL yhsil not ne
deemed mat the murder It @ ntp'ote hC
lOns 20 the offender IN stiil lii'Cl. < Ylo'
lsnce, though the mortal wound msy hHv,
been gwen, II homicide tYkcs pisGe ~
preventing a robbery, II shall bg jgsuh be
II doue while the robber ~ 10 toe pTcsenct
Of the party robsed, or is II lns wita tht
money or other -rllC.o tagep By HIM,
In cases OF manning, dishGurluE or cas-
tration, the homicide ma. iaRc place NJ
au5 time while the oiierusr Ia us rra'iuf
with. violence the person iniurei, though
he may have completed the iIrus-.
Ia case of arson, the homicide may be in
Actci while the offender IL 10 o. to tbs
luilding or any other property burnt, ol
Il, Ink from the place before the destruction
OF the same.
In cases of burglary and then by night
the homicide is Unsuitable at Sny time
while the offender l. in the building or al
1.-THE place where the theft IL cOmmit' cd or /,
/ within reach of gun shol from snuh place Ui
building, when The party slain ia eugage0
in any attempt by word. gesture or other
wise 10 alarm some other perrop or person
aud put them Ia bodily fear, or 10 wilfuily
and maiiciou.ly destroy the properly q
| smother, whether III tina day or night time
The bill wa. referred.
By Moore, OF NcLsnnau-To amend arti
cl,s 1889 and lli0 Of the Revised Sa,u,
relat We TO county officers, and tn amend ar
,icle l5ll Of the Rsvi,ed Statutes relative IL
| the county com missioners court.
BY Hill-Co repeal article il75 Of the Re-
visei Statutes relative to this powers of the
boards OF equalization.
BY PendIeton-To make the killing
wounding or manning OF horses or Other
animals felony, and assessing tho punish'
ment al from one 10 five years Ia the peui'
| Tertiary.
| u. sf,na.rit,, n, ,,an,,I 4l,a .ncloonr %
: OF lAn,r by uon.cTnpgs or lessers OF the
,a., undaf a penalty Of not less than $3.50
and twelve months imprisonment in
the county Jail.
The senate Joint rosolu,ioH asking con.
gress to grant righco.gay l0r The GUT,
Colorado & Santa Fee road acros DEE lndiaL
territory passed.
A petition OF citizens OF Shsa.rr county,
| relative to pastures. fences, e'4., vas re-
| ierred,
The speaker had read = communiGariCU
| from the state land board, giving the la
| form st,on that al meeting of the board q
! resolution was adopted that il was he
judgment OF the board that the best in
terests OF the state required that the school
university and asylum lands he cold n
actual settlers, in amounts not to exceed
- acres, and that the land be leased to
proper partis 8. Referred;
Snbs.' ~. hou-e bill No. IL, amending
nr''a.s Alb of the Penal Cose (the gate law).
came up as unfinished business aud passed
without amendment.
The bou,e bill amending the road law.
article 1850, Revised Statutes, next i'll or
der, on hird reading, was pos poned on
account OF not being correctly enrolled.
The house bill to amend the law of con-
! spirscy, article 804 OF the Penal Code, WAS
! taken up, and, pending discussion by Pat
ton, Cravens, Jones of Henderson, Brown
| OF Johnson, Mckinney, Labatt. Robertson,
Etberidse and Ayers, the hour for the
special order having arrived, the bill WAS
postponed and the house took up the Oill
to reduce taxation, which, with the amend
ments proposed by the committee and 9th
ers suggested by various members, was
discussed very much upon the same grounds
as were taken on ,he discuss on OF the last
session, on the first section OF the bill,
which proposes to reduce the schoo tax to
two cents a. suggested in the bill and fifteen
cent % as amended by the committee. The
discussion was participated in mainly by
Cochran, Wurzosch, FrevmIer. Scott,
Cramer, Nash, Ayers and Brown OF John
son, and pending the discussion the house
adjourned till 10 q. m. tomorrow.
AUSTIN, Jan. 16.-[5pecisl. lin the sem
ate committee reports were received IS fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Harris, for the committee on ju
dcial Internationally on the bill fix
ing the time for holding court in the second
and third judicial districts.
BY Mr. Fleming. for the committee on
Federal relations -FavoraD.y on the house
resolution relative to right ofway to the
Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas railroad across
the Indian territory; also asking congress
to esta plish q court IN the territory.
By Mr.. Gooch, Tor the judiciary commit.
tee No. 2 reported back with substitute
the bill furnishing the enclosing OF public
lands.
Bills we're referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Kieberg-1o prevent stock run.
ming at irge in precincts, on vote OF citi.
zens; also 10 adjust the respective rights OF
owners OF land.
BY Mr.. Houston-Makiug four.wire
fence four and half feet high legal.
BY Mr.. INSTRUMENTATION coun-
ties cities and loves to substitute regis
tered f,r coupon bonds.
BY MIR. Notwithstanding the sale OF
school lands to actual settlers st 100 acres,
and providing that leases shall have prefer
>enci where it is to the interest OF the state,
AMr Johnson, of Collin, called up the bill
to prevent hunting parties from entering
the fenced land OF others. and it WAS en-
crossed.
Mr.. Getzendaner called up the bill pro.
viding that frst-class roads shall be sixty
leet wide, and it was made the special order
for Mo lday.
>Mr Rucaanan called up the bill ant hor.