The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-19
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Resolution Calling for a Herd Law
Olrrred
In The Senate - Some OF ~ Leading
Features.
The House judiciary Committee Divided
ON thu Biii
To Make Fence ut,ipg Jasliilaoie
Homicide.
The Questlou OF Taxation for Schools
Debated
In tho Lower Branch - ComMlitee
Reports.
Other Doings ut the State Capital.
Other DoIngs at the State Capital.

Dlhtr Boibgs NJ tue SlAle Nhpltnl.
Eighteenth Leglsiature- Special Session.
SENATE.
Ausr:A, Jan. Isl 5pf clsl. lin the sen.
ate Mr.. MatlcoK. tor the committee on pub.
lil lands, reported iavorably to giving less
es prefBprce over saleS aud providing that
actual settlers caunot purchase mole than
lll acres.
NJ. /, reported favorasly to authorizing tho
county courts 10 hold more than four teru 9
annually; also authorixing county ioiges
&. make certain orders during .scaiion,.
Mr. Fleming introduced bill to author
izs towns and villages, incorporated for
school purposes only, to issue bonds tor
the purchase OF sites aud 10 erect school
houses thereon.
Mr. Fleming presented petitions from
citizens Of Nolan, Fisher and Mitchell
counties protesting agaius. the pssssge "a
herd law.
Houston presentes n petition from Greer
county asking = ririd law against fence cut
ing and enclosing land not e~ssd or
lesssd,
The senate wen, into committee OF The
whole OF rerrrll's bill. Pending the qnss.
tion ol It's being adopted ON Ihe majority
report, Messrs. Houston aad-Davis made
powerful speeches nrsnit the bill, Bf sr
which the senate adjourned until O'Clock
In the afternoon, the pendins question be.
ing In" adop'i ion Of the mel lrity report
Mr.. Matoos offered the i)liowing: BE- II
Rssllyel, Thai II Is the eense OF this
l. = N. 81. "a. q ~.
lhtuie 10 pms the bill or some other bill, 'r
q substitute Tor the same, emoraciug tie
iol 'owiu
Fir-t-lrHt all persons owning over Inn
t.d number NJ -tlck shalt have some place
BOO the cpung 'iud eltIer owned or leased,
adequate iur ibclr support before they are
turned loose 20 grez'.
Stcond-rO prevent any peTson owning
pastures from turning stock OUTSIDE, unless
port ihtnl,
Th,rd--ro prohibit one man herding
stock on tie lar q OF another.
Fourih-To prsh bio the usa OF grass
enc osed In large pis'ure' by another wltn.
out his consent or " taout cpmpoLss,ion
Il ith-fo fegula - - mat er Oi night
the number OF cattle n man whose lands
the pasture H. proportion to the LAID be
owns.
Six,h-To give right Of egress arr in.
press TO those whose lands are enclosed.
Sevenih-To make penalties Tor the viola
tioD OF law
The resolution was ruled out Of order.
A lengthy discussion followed, pending
which the committee arose and reportej
progress and asked leave to set again to-
morrow.
A communication was received from the
governor asking he confirmation OF the
appointments made in vacation.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AUsrIN, Jan. IS -[5pecisl.l-Th house
m ct at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Wurzbsch, under question OF privilege
u resolution that AZ 1t hsd been
reported By newspaper correspondent
from the capital that several fficers and
me m bers OF the house had performed extra
services In matters before the session, on
making proof OF such services, they should
be allowed 81 per day, to be deducted from
the newspapers fund OF tho house.
No action was iaken.
Tbe house took up the business psuding
from adjournment. house bill No. /, the
bill to reduce taxation.
The amendment Of Nash, TO strike out
fifteen, and insert twelve and hall cents
was discussed.
Durant spoke against adopting anything
under fifteen cents
Scott argued that a difference of fve cents
would make only $l30,00U in the s1nool
fund, or thiitv two cents per capita. This
was too pit iul iiiersnce t. contend tor in
the preset / need to extend the school tsrm
Fry ymier spoke against the prope'ed re
duction as impoliic, giving statistics IN
support of bis opposition, nHd proposing TO
Ii < the ad valorem tax at eighteen cents, for
which purpose he offered an amendment,
which was adopted.
Frymier, in his argument, used figures
sho wing the total income to the state from
all sources, less the cost OF assessing, to bs
sl57, 500, and expenses 81 SiS,033 which
would leavs q ueticit Of $269, ll3 To this
might be added 100000 tor The Terrell
asylum, and II the measures proposed by
the senate Tor frontier troops Is added there
is 500 000 more.
Tho amendment by Nash, making the
tax twelve ami half cents Was ably dis
cusse 4 by Cochran, Frank, Hill, Ffymier,
Wurzosch and Nash, and adopted by vote
OF 50 yeas to 81 nays.
The hour for the special order, The New
Or cans exposition bill, having arrived IL
WAS on motion to temporarily Withdraw
with right of preference on Saturday.
An amend ment by Robertson, striking
out secticn 9 of the bill, which provisions
tor the occu patton taxes OF tho Old law, was
adopted by . vote Of IS to "a. The ssnti-
ment of The members being that the old
law was good enough until The next ses-
sion.
The amendment was supported bv Rob.
ertson. Cravens and Mckinney and opposed
BY Coz hran and Etheridge, both OF whom
argued that the legislature shnnld take
time 10 adjust the taxes uniformly as To
merchants of different classes and taxes on
other eccu pali0ns.
Src,ion 2 oeing disposed of Brown moved
to strike out section 3, but Withdrew the
motion on being informed by Cochran that
this would leave the counties wit power TO
law a tax tor their cure mt expenses.
Scott ffe red an amendment 10 section ).
line 7, Of the printed bill, providing a tax
for all outstanding indie bl edDess OF the
counties incurred snbstquent TO tue
act OF April /, 1875, and prior 10
the adoption tf the late constitutional
amendment OF not over twenty-five cents
on the vaustion OF property In any one
yesr. Adopted.
ont the provision commencing 10 line aud
ending 10 lice Is. providing for the lew OF
a specjnl county tex for free schools and
school buildings in each school district.
Adopted.
House bill No. rs, by Robertson. pro-
yiding for jiry commissioEers for county
cour Q. vas trten up updEr suspension OF
Foster os Grayson cyied up enerossed
house bill No. l3. TO suzend sections ana
IL of the Law providing Tor the sale oil al
real "a at. bid "a 70 tie state for taxes and
Tor The redemption Of the same BY 'h'
The hiIl pissed.
Etheridee .pots on Question ofp rivil. 9