The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
Several Bills Of Importance Pass the
Senate.
Among Them House, FeRce. Cutting
Felony BIZ,
Aud the House Blil for the suppress,
sion Of Crime.
The New Orleans Exposition BIZ
Passes The House,
Amended as 70 the Salary OF District
Commissioner.
A Sharp Struggle Arises Over the
School BilI.
Full Proceedings Of Both House
Eighteenth Legislature - Called Session,
SENATE.

Eighteenth Legislature - Called Session.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, Feb. 2.-[3r,oisl l-Mr FarrSr,
from the ecu mitl,e sppoiit,d t. v sit III
Insane asylum repaired that shr onlldns
and management ve1c most CyCa,'en'.
Air Gibbs, for tie committee app iitei
TO visit the Deaf aud D...h iIs'rut', ~
ported the buildings ex,tlI',', bi, tha, the
board ol managers In appain'ing he pres.
cot superintendent. violated IA the spirit
and letter OF the law.
Mr.. Pieuiler introduced n resolution r.
quesliug Texss cnngressmen 10 urSe The
passage OF law prohibiting the imror'a.
ton OF adulterated winea ani btaI dies
Referred.
Bills passed House bill sulhorzin,
counties TO issue bonds for the efec ion Of
jans.
II use bill authorizing county iulges to
appoint Jury commissioners at the first
term before the 3lst oil December and the
3Oih of June.
House bill making il felony 10 cut
| fences.
House bill directing he lag ingout Of Get.
! tain roads, with Gu amendment that where
right of way is given Tree OF cost, tla party
so giving may place q gate ccross n third.
| Gloss road.
House bill making an appropriation of
| $50 coo for suppression OF crime.
Mr.. Ginb' bi making certain rese5yG-
I yatjCns for roads ont OF lands hereafter dis
posed of by the state, was engfossed
House bill making /, felony 10 wlfully
| kin OK passed.
Adjourned TIL 3o'clock.
AFTRREOoS SESSION.
iuFp a lff,.r
| for holding courts in cousties recently or.
gani2ed.
The senate bill 10 project from trs.spIss
| the lands of those Gho have had their lencss
cut for six months thereafter was taken ny.
Mr.. Shannon offered % amend by slrlk-
| ing our six months. and inserting sixty days
! thereafter. Adopted Yeas, IL; nays, 10
| Mr. Cnesley offered 10 amend by striking
out the enacting clause. Lost-Yeas, 10;
nays, y
The question being on he engrossment
| OF the bill, Mr.. Patton moved call OF the
senate. Becor ded.
Senators Johnson, of Shelby, and Perry
being absent the bill went to the table.
Mr.. Gibbs introduced bill to create the
| thirt ninth Judicial district.
! The bill providing for the holding OF dis.
| tricl c1urts In counties recently organized
| wag reported favorably, and the rc,es sus
pended and the bill passed.
Mr.. Pfeuifer moved that the senate refuse
to r'cede from its nmo" imenIs TO the
school tax bill, and aske'. COMMITTEES of
free conference. Adopted
Mr. Jones called up the bill TO provide tor
the better protection o. the public buildings
aud grounds. and 1t passed.
HOUSE,
Au,rrs, Feb. 2.-[5 peciall THE house
met at 10 o'clock.
Hnu bill No. 92 wa 3 taken up out OF IL
I.,ftf nnt IN
20 he used by the governor tor the p,ymenO
~ rewards AID ferreting out aud suppress
irg OF crimr.
th- who'll, Upon IN the chair and was fl
rsiy ptssei bi vote OF the h)u'e- yes
%: noes, rore.
rae house to1S up ths csnmjitae substi.
ute for house bill Nos. asa O. being
sili TO establish aud maintase . setter free
sohCol sy stem.
Mckinney moved 10 substitute tn. SEN
ate dill on the samo suojso Carried
The senate substitute makes soms amend
ments to the house. substitute.
The erepOrt of the clmmielee VAS adopted
ard the bill was considered by cclicns
Che school question WAS 80 thoroughly
argued ani reported az the last session fhNt
tne discussion is omitted rom 1ut reports
An amendment by Hill was adopted as
follows:
SEC. So. (B) The trustees ID making con.
,rQctg with teachers .h..! Re M!ll the
salary to be allowed or wages 10 be pad
upon the following rates OF tuition: To
teacnsrs holdi1s n iirst.cl3ss certificate not
more than 81 90 aud TO those holding third
class certificates not more than 81 90
per month per capita shsll bo allowed Tor
pupils within the schO0s'lc age ard II
shall not be lawful for trustees or teachers
70 demand "a a condition of admittauce
trt 10 ooh nnl no ma pt & 4 n 4
pupils of scholastic age: provided, that in
no event shall teachers holding tirst.class
certificate receive from the puolic Tree
school fund NJ ore than S75 per month, aud
those holding q second. class GER ihcSte
more than $50 per month, an those holi.
ing third-clnss certificate more than SD
per month.
See. sS (C.) Trustees may employ oae or
more assistant teachers whenever the aver
age daily attendance exceeds thirty i've
pupils; the teacher shalt be entitled TO nay
for pupils over aud under age at such rates
as the trustees may prescribe. IL the ne
cessiiy for employment of an asst-tant
teacher Is caused by the attendance OF pri-
yate pupils, then the trustees shall require
the teacher to employ at his or her expense
al assistant holding certificate OF compo'
tency as a teacher.
Sec SO (D). The amount contracted by
trustees 10 be paid on check drawn by
majority Of the teachers on the county
treasurer and approved by the county
Judge; the check shall IN all Instances
be accompanied by the ali iavit ot the
teacher that he Is entitled TO tue am cunt
specified in the check, as compensation un-
der his contract as teacher.
Amend section 81 by adding alter the
worI follows" in the first and second lines,
land subject 10 the following; provided,
the general provisions OF this act govern
when not in conflict with the special pro.
visions hereof as 10 the committee system"
Add to section 90 applying 10 schools in
cities or TO wns which have control of public
schools the words, "whether Incorporated
or not"
The amendment to the Hill amendment
offered by Rosenthal, was adop'ed provid-
ing that contracts with teachers shall be
on the basis of the number OF pupils within
the scholastic sge registered in the commu-
nifty; provided, should the attendance fall
below 3s I 3 per cent. OF the registered
pupils in such community, the trustees
thereof may discontinue the school.
The amendment by Taylor, requiring
trustees to be able to read and write. was
adopted.
Also, an amendment by Patterson, IN
cressing the scholastic age to Is years.
An amendment by Caven, TO abolish cor
porate punishment Of pupils, wss lost.
Amendments by Foster, OF Grayson, were
adopted, modifying the law 80 that chill
dren may be transferred from one comnu-
nifty to anothsr where the community eys-
tenn 10 retained. but prohibiting the transfer
in csses wht . the distric. system has.been
adopted.
By Foste- of Limestone-An amendment