The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-20
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Senate Takes a short Session 10
Discuss
The Topics Of Terrelps Bill aud
Transact
Miscellaneous Business ON a Variety Oi
Subjects
The House Debates the Appropriation
10 Ruabls
Texas 20 be Represented a. tho New
OIleaas Exposition.
krgum ents Pro and Con RadIng
Without Result.
Other Dolngs at the Stata Capital
Texas 20 be Represented ~ tho New
OIleass Exposition.
krgum ents Pro and Con IadIne
without Result.
Other Doings at the Stats Capital
EIghtconth Legisiature-specisi Session
rENArs.

ftNAfB.
AUSTIN, Jan. 10 rs pecial.l-In the sen.
ate bills we're referred as follows:
BY Mr.. CSoper-ro provide for the sale
~ 10 600 acres Of lana in Tom Green county
ST. not less than 81 per acre, the proceeds
60 be applied to having Texas represent
at the Worlds fair.
BY Mr.. Shannon To make the destruc'
tion Of grass by fire y felony.
Mr.. Pfeuier for the finance commit
tee reported favorably the bill TO regulate
the collection Of taxes on land heretofore
bid in by the state aud not redeemed.
In committee OF the whole Mr.. Terrell.
bill was taken up and discussed until 2
o'clock without action.
Adjourned.
HousK.
AUSTIN. Jan. lo.-[speclal 1.-The house
met at 10 O'Clock this morning.
On motion the special order was post
poned, aud bills, resolutions, ETC., intro
due aud referred as follows:
By Towuseni-To authorize counties
cities and towns TO issue sondu iJr oriugt
purposes, and levy a tax 10 pay interest on
the same the bonds to ba rrdCemable IL
twen'y years; "A sinking iuua 10 pay III,
bonds ard interest % he provided for by ~
All valorem tax OF tii.eun cents; the bill "a
take effect as once.
By Cunnin-rO amend section Of the a.
tcle 10 redistrict the state.
b. Cham oers-TO authorize the board oi
ed drcation 20 invest the funds Of ihe unlyer
slty funds. asylum funds. and escheste.
| funds in bonds OF the state by purchasing
suc4 bunds from tho permanent schoe
| funds, st. such price as may be determined
| by the board OF education. Whenever
purchase has been made as in this bill, to,
/ comptroller shall trauefsr the funds so pur
/ chased rom the permanent school fund &C
/ the account Of the iuud Tor whiCn the pur
chase bus regu made, aud shall transfer
| from sucr 'ulds 10 the permanent schn0
| iurd Il @ Bmouui OF the price Of said bonds
/ By 9ryilief---ro amend ErtiCie 1862 ot th'
/ reviseI statues 40 g 10 read; mo persol
/ shall be- 70 uu red 10 !is' or render a create
! portion # nls credits than he believes vii
! oa rece we'd orcdu oe coil, cted, 0f 10 incud
/ In ms statement rs pat oi his persona
| proper v, which IS required 10 b5 listed
! any sh re or portion Oh the car,'al stock o
property on aty company or 4pofe,io,
! a.. ich is required 90 ist or returns its c9pi
| tai property tor taxation, or notes given 70
| the purchase OF land where Yea dei's lien !
| retained when said notes arc IN the hand
/ of original owners OF the same"
| BY Robinson-Pfoyiding tor the election
OF Judges in all but the thirteenth. thirty
third and thirty..ixth Gisttiots.
By Morsund--House bill No. 9O-To pre-
scri be the mode uf ascertainlug tie amount
OF annual purchases on which Mexioap'
paying occupation tax are liaoie te b'
taxed Collectors are to classify merchants
according to their sworn statements.
By Acker-A memorial irom the ctiZeni
OF Burnot and Lampasas against the herd
law.
BY Browning-A memorial fiom Nolan
county on fence cutting.
Morsund had spread on the journal a
motion TO reconsider the vote by which thu
revenue bill was previously ordered en-
crossed.
The house took up the special order &c
substitute house hill No. 80 Offered by
Thompson oi Bexaf), to appoint commits
sioners to the New Orleans cotton expost'
tion, the question being on tho adoption o
thr ubStn ute.
Cramer moved that the minority report
which opposes the bill as unconstitutional
be adopted.
The hill was discussed pro aud con by
Nash, Durant, Toyor, Hszlewood. Hill
Fisher Of Hayes, Uhenoweth and Foster o
Limt stone, Jre author OF the hill, ihomp
son oi b. xsr, swan. Chambers, Scot, Dem
mis-, Pa terson, Ethefidge and Jones OF Hen
utrson
In the discussion OF the pending bill,
Thompson sad: II must say, had grave
doubts et lirsI az TO the constltutionality o.
this measure. agreed with the executive
OF the state AZ man learned in the law. who
would certainly have raised The question
If any was IN his mind, had he regarded
IL as unconstitutional. l also consulted
with the attorney general and other Cam
petent lawyers, and we all agreed that this
was a prop r subject for legislation aud
that this body had the right and power 10
make an appropriation for the purposes oi
this dill" "
Nash made an extended and able argu.
ment in favor OF the pending bill. The
committee, he said, had recommended that
the three bills be considered together II
the bill was uBconstitutionaI, he admitted
IL ought not to pass. He was not In favor
OF trenohiDg upon the constitution
but II the appropriation was not
prohibited by that instrument
he was heartily la favor Of II. He did not
barred the appropriation. This was the
esct on declaring that the legislature shall
not have power TO levy taxes or impose
burdens upon the people except for certain
purposes ma ned. That did not cover such
objects as were proposed by this bi !. We
do not aim that We can levya tax for the
purpose merely Of being represented
al the exposition, but we can levy taxes for
the proper administration of the govern
ment. We are permitted to make law
that may be necessary tor the economical
administration OF the government. After
wehave levied taxes suflicient for the gov
ernment, II We can fiud revenues not other.
erwise obtained. then under this section We
IN make the. APPROPRIATION for the
purpose ut this bill. There Is moth.
ing in the constitution that say s the fees of
the land Office shall go into the general reve-
nue.. Il We dou't find something in the
constitution to prohibit the use Of these
fees, IL brcom merely question OF pro-
priety, wbetner or not we shall be repre-
sented at New Orleans.
He argued that an appropriation which
would not amount 70 one cent per cspita =
was not burden upon the people, - the
Legislature would Otherwise appropriate alt
that as necessary for the economical ad-
m,n's,ra' ion q. he government.
Nssb further argued that eli power not
delegated to congress oy the s'sies was re-
servsd 10 the staies. While the ttste con.
stitution vas n limitation OF the power OF
the legislative, anything not ex-
pressly pronibtIed BY the constitution
vas adfpie-sble. Abiding 10 eecfion
564 Of the constitution prohibiting sppro-
pristioDs for the purposes OF emigration. he
said that IL Vas only meant that the 70.
drsins ir IN the tr~ssury for paying aeesta
in the different ra'.s aud iorsisp o csuutriss,
which Rad been annually made,
should be prohibited. aid that
emisranis cnminK IN rsxss should come BY
.~rne m nor n,.-ns bnt A. did ma aeac eh.l