The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Tho Senate Session Devoted 10 n
Spirited Discussion
On the Penalty 10 be Paid for Fence
CgtiIug.
ImprlsopmeS< hanging From Five 10
Fifteen Years
as the Remedy for Pasture
~foubles.
The House Occupied with Reports Of
Committees
And Bllls Relating to Rerenus and
Roads.
Other DOings nc the State Capital
The House Occupied with Reports oI
Committees
And Bills Relating 10 ReVenus and
Roads.
Other Doing, a. the State Capital


AUSTIN, Jan. II -fsy,ris' Mr.. Buch
auan offered petition tuni citizens oi
Wood county asking that pastures be re-.
strlcled TO not more than ! 200 acres; also
that counties be permitted to lease their
school fund, and that the counties be
divided into school districts.
Mr.. Gooch for judiciary committee No. .,
reported back bills increasing the penalty
tor ience cutting and making the killing OF
q ience-cutter justitable homicide, with IA
recommendation that they lie on the table,
similar bills having been reported fayora'
bly,.
Mr.. Collins. for the committee on
stock raising reported back Ter
rell's bill with three unim.
portant amendments with recon-
menda,ion that it be COT sidere In commit
zee Of the whole.
Mr.. Patton, for the committee on state af,
fairs, reported bill increasing the frontier
force, with substitute.
Bills were referred.
BY Mr.. Shannon-Authorizing tho sher.
iifs 10 appoint az many deputies as they
may deem necessary, said deputies TO be
paid certain salary. Ii provides that l.
the sheriff or his deputy refuses to do his
| duty he shall be subject TO indictment and
| punished by fine.
NJ v.
commissioners to provide iof more than
four terms of the county courts; also chang
| Ing the law relative TO their jurisdiction.
AT the request Of the SUPERINTENDENT ot
| the insane asylum committee consisting
of Messrs. Fsrrar, Buchanan and Shan.
non, was appointed to visit and inspec. the
institution,
NJ Gibb4 showed that committee he ap.
pointed to visit the deaf and dunno ASYLUM
| ~, tal n h.rtU Ia
harris and Taylor were appointed.
| The lint resolution relative 10 granting
right OF way ACROSS the Indian territory
was called up and amended so as TO per
nit the company extending its line from
any point it msy desire, and passed.
The substitute for the bill increasing the
frontier force was II ported oack this morn
ing, and WAS called up out OF the regulsr
order. IL struck from the original bill the
clause authorizing the governor TO increase
the force to 420 men, rs he can do so under
existing laws, aud simply clothe the pri.
Yates with the same authority that peace
officers have.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend by inserting
| in the Gu aatiop, and after the word "state
militia" "state detectives" SO as to su-
thorize the governor to employ detectives
should he find it 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 estate" and inserting
''fence.cutter." Adopted.
Mr.. Chesley offered q substitute, requir-
ing each man enrolled to take an oath to
perform their duties Is prescribed BY law
Adopted.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by providing
that each man give bond in the sum Of
$1,000. Lost.
Mr.. Gooch moved the previous question
and the main question was ordered, and
the bill passed to engrossment.
Mr.. Houston entered motion to recon-
slider.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN, Jan. l4.-[speclal.l THE house
met as appointed.
Camp, under question of privilege,
said that suggestion of his some days ago
about the "old cow had been credited by
the Houston Post to Jones.
Brown under like privilege complained
that he had been referred 10 IN the Calves
ton News as "Uncle Owen" by some sweet,
scented correspondent, who said he bad
taken to sanding. collars and high-heeled
boots, had not changed his collar this
season. etc. He was eated TO think he
would find long lost nephew
was vi sure e'' he could tell from the
common herd. He asked the gentlemen
from deepwater not to call him uncle, as he
might not own him. The governor, 1t was
suggested to him, had spurned this CORE.
find cut what was wrong with the young
man, etc.
Rosenthal had entered o motion to re-
consider the resolution discharging all but
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
auy public road. 1t prescribes proper
fences and O penalty OF from $25 to 500
fine where parties fence lands not their
own.
BY Resolutions OF citizens of
Llano, Rhnnels, San Saba and Coleman
counties against q herd law. Referred.
By Acker-Similar petitions from Burnet
and Lampasas counties.
BY Kendall-To authorize tho lease of
land purchased by the state, the same as in
act for CHASING the selling and leasing of
lands of the tree schools and university,
with rights of owners to redeem on paying
for the lessor's improvements.
By Kendsll-To increase the scholastic
age to eighteen years.
BY Notwithstanding the law go that
commissioner courts may assess roads and
bridges, taxes not to exceed fifteen eents.
They are to iaspect the roads and have
three dollars per d " for five days work.
By Stagner-To describe the title of lands
set aside for educational and charitable
purposes. 1t segregates these lands from
the public domain and prohibits minors
and agents to lease the lands and from ue-
ing applicants to purchase, and validates
previous applications, not in excess of the
law, made by the proper parties.
By OJom-Providipg for the adjustment
of disagreements as TO enclosures and
rentals and mum Der of stock to be grsZed in
enclosures, the same bill as Odom present.
ed at the regular session.
By Bairy-FOr better protecting OF stock
and making requirements for wne-iences,
not including cross iences, where the latter
are mutual.
By Browning-Two bills amending the
judicial district act. One makes Wheeler,
Oldha am. Donley and twenty un-
org auized counties one district. The other
reorgap izes the twelfth, sixteenth, twenty
ninth thirty fourth and thirty fifth dis ricts,
fixing the terms thereon, and in Sabine,
kaufman, San Augustine and Nacogdoches,
and providing for o district attorney in the
sixteenth district.
By McGarity-Toc condemn land for pub.
lie highways thirty feet wide to water
every three miles apart, selecting league
lands when practicable.
RV Foster, OF Limestone-To provide for
the formation and chartering Of corpora
tions to purchase, locate, subdivide, sell
and fence land, dehulng the purposes for
which such corporations may be formed
By Taylor-A resolution amending No.
81. Of the rules Of the house 90 a. 70 better