The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-26

| tfcfnes nntn ways, rue ptuhlly Was eut
proportion To- the OiIsn,e sui, the lssi
lature, he thought recognized tho necssslt
tor a penalty H. thought the bill imprst
tloahle In It's operations as TO corporation
Who osunOt be sent tO the peniteniisrl
| though hev could hn indicted for misd,
| megnors. Again, ha thought tho lslitud
| proposed Ia tho punishment would slInnl,
| give jufi,s tho power 10 opprt. In asses
ing damages 10 a spirit of prejudice agaius
certain Interests He favored amendiu.
and periootins the first bill,
Nash sAii that s'E m9nthl ago the pros
ont law was considered adequate, but va
not now, under toe change m circums'nu
Coz, aud the Handwriting was on the wall
demanding u penalty 10. unlawful lsncing
us woll rs isnce cutting
Browning said that he wss strongly
opposed 10 tho penalty feature IN the
bill as noing too great, hut the bill reported
hv the land committee had ono feature
which hU suggested should be added 10 tho
other hill-thc c..uso relative 10 damCges.
Durant agreed mainly With Thompson.
He was unwilling ~ make fence cutting q
felony.
Etheridgs regarded To. auettion as very
Important, He thought tho pub6tiiute had
one rsdeemng trait over the other, which,
10 say tho least, was commSsi abl0.
He oontendsd thai II the fence cutter should
40 70 tllf tAf ia All AiAThstAf 'NT
closing land snuuld receive liKc punish'
msnt. Hs WAS IN favor of making the
crime y high miidsmeanor In both cases.
Elh0ridge'g remarks were appinudod.
Tho bill vas further ditcussrd by Foster,
OF Limestone, and Foster. of GrayseI.
Essential offered the following
Resolvsd That tho rergeant.nt-srms be
aud rs heraby instructed 10 purchase, ut tae
expense Of the contingent fund, three air
brakes to be applied 10 long sinded Spesk'
ing.
The house then took u recess till y. IN.
EVENING ,k.sIoS.
Tho speaker and quorum were present
Stagner said the question under coua,d'
erDiicn. from adjournment, being 90 10 thc
Gubsutute house bill No. 81, offered by
Wutzbach, he desired to say this was pro
OF the most important questions that over
came before rsxas legislature, and the
effect had been auch that IN Western TeSss
capital had been Withdrawn from the line
of country from san Antonio TO Galveston
10 such an extent hat 10 has utterly para
lyGed business in that section on account OF
the iawlessness prevailing all over
tbs tn ts6.s state. Tho question Tb,Sn was 01s, Ts
ahouid deal fairly but ie.rlsssly. We h.l
considered other questions, but the quss-
tion nov was what Gc shall do win the
landlord, the mo1opolist, as well 81 the
feuca cutt.r. the country did not demand
thg. tho pasture men should 20 down, bus
that justice no done TO All pnrilss by this
body he asked a careful consideration o.
house bill No 81, offered oy Wuizbach..
ChenOweth argued that the adoption
OF the substitute would ha sonethiu. with
out precedent. Hr did NO; bellora ia max
ing tresspeD felony
Robinson regretted ths sentiment which
HAepisd to prevail, that the protection 90
the rights oi toe poor man va. cnmmuu'
isiic. H9 opposed the substitute Tor several
reasons, which TO gave. II the ides o!
y protection Of the poor man should come To
be regarded rs communistic, The term
would become popular.
Upton argued that any man enc osing
grass of the land Of another should pay Tor
IL. He thought the substitute ahould not
ms adopted, and favored the original bill.
M did not believe in declaring q t-espsss
TO be u felony.
The substitute was lost-ayes, 20; noes, 60.
Merriwether spoke in favor oi eu0sr-
tute which he offered, enttiod IAN act "a
make It unlawful hereafter for Any person
to enclose any land not his own, ror under
his control, and to provide ample redress
in all cases wherein such lands may hava
been so enclosed heretofore"
/; provides that as good men have been
encouraged By the several acts named, IL
hiltli Ds unlawful ~ tiElg5-t tibss N@Ntpt
upon certain conditions.
The substitute was lost, s'ter being dis
upei bv Hszlewood against II.
The amendment of Duff offered in the
m orning session, was also defeated
Foster, OF Grayson, offered IN amend
ment 10 tho caption OF the original bill.
Adopted.
BY McA Alpine-An amendment requiring
parties to pay cents per acre ev ry three
months for enclosing lands ot another.
By hyres-A substitute for the amend.
Enent allowing so cents per acre per month
70 be recovered by suit, provided nothing
shall be construed to afect any person
lirm or corporation acting in good faith
Ayres spoke in support OF his substitute
and urged that mere temporzing measure,
would not answer under the present cir
cums,encee.
The substitute was lost.
The McAlpine amendment was adopted
The chief clerk read an invitation from
Mrs. Wilson, of the Ladies' Veteran AID
association to attend "A musical soiree to b,
given the night otthe Goth inst, at Millettl
opera house for the benefit OF the Texa!
veterane.
The house then adjourned till 10 O'CLOCK
Saturday.