The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15

Other DOlngs at the State Capital.

SENATE.
Ausrik, Jan. l4.-fSpscial.l-Mr. Buck
anan offered petition from citizens o
| Wood county asking that pastures bs re
slrlc,ed to not more than 800 acres; altC
,hat counties be permitted TO lease their
school fund, and that the counties b,
divided into school districts.
| Mr. Gooch, TOR judiciary committee No. 2
reported back bills increasing the penalty
lor iencscutting aud making the killing o
a fence-cutter jus,ihable homicide, with u
recommendation that they lie on the table
similar bills having been reported fsyora.
Mr. Collins. for the committee on
stock raising reported buck Ter
rell's bill with three unim.
portant amendments with recon-
mendation that it be corsidero in commit
zee Of the whole.
Mr.. Patton, Tor the committee on state AZ
fairs, reported bill increasing the frontier
force. with a substitute.
Bills were referred.
BY Mr.. Shsnnon-Authorizing the sher.
| ifs TO appoint as many deputies Hs they
NAV deem necessary, said deputies 10 be
paid n certain salary. II provides that IL
the sheriff or his deputy refuses io do his
duty he shall be subject TO indictment and
punished hj hne.
By Mr.. Farrar-Authorizing the county
commissioners to provide 'I more than
four terms OF the county c"ut.t; also chang
Ing the law relative tp 10 So jurisdiction,
AT the request OF the superintendent OF
the insane asylum committee consisting
OF Messrs. Farrar, Buchanan and shan
non, was appointed to visit and Inspect the
institution,
pointed to visit the deal and dumb asylum,
which was adopted and Messrs. Gibbs,
Harris and Taylor were appointed.
The Joint resolution relative to granting
right OF way across the Indian territory
was called up and amended so as 10 per
NIT the company extending its line from
any point II may desire, and passed.
The subs itute for the bill increasing the
frontier i0rcc was reported back this morn
irg, aud was called up out ot the regular
order. H. struck from the uriginel bill the
clause authorizing the governor to increase
tha force TO i20 men. ss he can do SO under
exi sting laws, aud simply clo1he the pri-
Yates with the same authority that peace
officers have.
Mr.. Gibbs moved 10 amend b. inserting
in the ca Jtion, and after the word state
militia" Estate detectives" 30 as TO eu-
thorize the governor to employ detectives
should he find IL necessary. Adopted.
Mr. Davis offered % amend by making
the state responsible for all damages that
may be caused BY illegal arrests made by
the troops.
Mr.. Randolph moved to amend by strik-
Ing out the word state ana inserting
"ience.cutter." Adopted.
Mr.. Chesley off red substitute, requir-
ing each man enrolled TO take an oat to
perform their duties as prescribed by law.
Adopted. -.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by providing
that each man give bond IN tue cum OF
50, 000 Lost.
Mr.. Gooch moved the previous question
and the main question was ordered ana
the bill passed to engrossment.
Mr.. Houston entered motion to recon-
slider.
Adjourned.
unUsR.
AUSTIN, Jan. 14.-[Special 1.-The house
met ms appointed.
Camp, under n que stion Of privilege,
said that a suggestion OF his some days ago
about the "old Gov" had been credited by
the Houston Post to Jones.
Brown under like privilege complained
that he had been referred TO IN the Caves
ton News as Uncle Oven by some sweet.
scented correspondent, who said he had
taken to s anding.collars and high-heel cd
boots, had not changed his collar this
season" etc. He was elated to think he
would find long los: nephew
was sure he could tell from the
common herd. He asked the gentlemen
from deepwater not TO call him uncle, as he
migh not own him. The governor, II was
suggested to him. had spurned this corre'
spoadent, and he asked a committee TO
find cut what was wrong With The young
man, etc.
consider the resolution dischaFglng all put
two clerks.
The following were offered,
By Browning-A memorial OF numerous
citizens of Mitchell county against the pas
sage OF herd law and having gates upon
any public road. II prescribes proper
fences and a penalty OF from tso 10 Sloo
fine where parties fence lands not their
own.
by Odom-Resolutions Of citizens OF
Llano. RLnnels, San Saba and Coleman
counties against q herd law. Referred.
BY Acker-Similar petitions from Burnet
and L.mpasas counties:
By Kendsll-To authorize the lease OF
land purchased by the state, the same ns IN
act for chasing the telliRg ana leasing oi
lands of the tree schools and university,
with rights Of owners to redeem on paying
for the lessons i'm mprovements.
BY Kendall-To increase tho scholastic
age TO eighteen years.
BY Parsone-Amending the law so that
COMMISSIONER courts may assess roads ana
bridges, taxes not to exceed fifteen cents.
They are to Inspect the roads and nave
three dollars per day for five days WORK.
BY Stagner-To describe the title oil lands
set aside for educational and charitaoie
purposes. Ii segregates these lands from
the public domain and prohibits minors
and agents to lease the lands aud from oe-
ing applicants to purchase, and validates
previous applications, not IN excess OF the
law. made by the proper partiea.
BY 0dom-Providing for the adlustmeht
of disagreements as ID enclosures ana
rentals and number of stock TO be grazed IN
enclosures, the same bill as Odom present.
ed at the regular session.
By Bsry-For better protecting oil STOCK
and making requirements for wne-iences,
not including cross fences, where the later
are mutual.
BY Brownine-Two bills amending the
judicial district act. One makes Wheeler,
Oldham. Doniey and twenty seven III
organized counties one district. The otnef
reorgar iz-s the twelfth, sixteenth, twenty
ninth tn y.fourth and thirty y-hfth dis ricis
arine the terms thereon, and In Sabine
kaufman. San Augustine and n Nacogdochee
and providing for district attorney in the
sixteenth district.
Bv McGarity-To condemn land for pub
lie highways thirty feet wide TO wstei
every three miles apart, selecting league
lands when practicable.
Nv Foster, OF Limestone-Io provide FOL
the formation and chsrterine OF corpora
/ lions - purchase, locate, srbdivide, sci
and fence land, dehning the purposes foi
which such corporations may be formed
By Tsylor-A resolution amending NO
81, Of the rules OF the house % % 70 bette