The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-09
House.


AUSTIN. Jer. S-[Special THE house
met ut noon, Speaker Gibson ana aquorum
present. Only twelve members were abss n
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Poindex
ter. the chaplain.
The governors proclamation conyeniDg
the session was read.
Allison, OF Collin; Fisher, OF Hays; Nc
Alien, OF HidnlRo; Rainey, OF Anderson,
and Malt, of Wood, new members, were
seated.
Hill, of Polk, was excused on account OF
sickness In his family.
r. Mahoner resigned rs enrolling clerk,
and w. u. Harris. of Williamson county,
was chosen over Will Lambert.
a committee MAS named to woit upon
the governor. W tose message to the legis.t-
ture, As already published, was read by
Chief Clerk Booth.
Spenker Gibson had rule 20 against men,
bers smuking IN the session enforced.
Several bills were introduced and refer.
red. Cochran got in the first oue-to re-
duce taxation coniormable TO the new
ameYdment. Il provides for sixteen and
two-thirds I'D vulorem and twenty cents
school tax for threr-iOurihs OF the state
occupation tax for ger eral revenue, ana
one-iourth for the schools. Merchants are
to pay occupation tax quarterly, ten
cents on $lO0. The Classification
Of merchants Is dispensed with. The tax
on insurance companies is raised 500, and
cou nfy and municipal taxes on them are
forbidden. Lawyers pey no occupation
tax till af.er one years practice. The bill
further provides against transieis OF
licenses and occupation taxes. License tax
unexpired, In case of attachment, ia to
form part ofth assets of the parties a..
teched. The other provisions, which are
numerous, are about the same as in the Old
law.
O,her bills we're introduced as follows
By Wurgbach, OF Bexsf-To amend arti-
Gle ts4, OF the criminal code, making fence
cutting felony punishable with from three
10 ten years Ia the perientiary with
pscnniary damages TO the injured parties.
Lee,ic- the gates OF pastures and en-
closures open to the depredations OF cattle,
etc. is declared n misdemeapor, suhject to
A fine for each day of from $40 10 500,
with an addition OF imprisonment OF not
over one year. Any p.rson enclosing land
not owned or leased by him SHALL besubject
each month TO fine OF from 50 TO 500.
Half the fine goes TO the owner OF the lsnS
aud haif to the county. Offenders are to
nav damages TO owners of the land, five
cents per n re per month.
By Brown oi Johnson-A resolution ex-
pre essiug the great concern with which the
people REGARDED the action of the legisla.
ture declaring il was the duty OF members
to rise above selfish considerations. etc,
and providing for n special committee OF
both houses to consider the causes OF the
present trouble and report remedy by bill
or otherwise. Laid over till to morrow.
BY Frymier--To extend the time for the
redemption OF lands sold to the state Tor
taxes. IL allows twelve months 'front.' Q
passage for the payment OF all taxes due
Tor each year, the comptroller where the
land upon which taxes have been paid
have been sold or sales not made according
10 law, TO cancel such sales and certify tS
the owner.
By Upton, Of Faye.te-To appropriate
e5 600 for the pay OF me smbers and officers
By Laba,t, OF Galveston-To change tn,
Galveston terms Of court.
BY Browning. Of Wheeler-A Joint res ,
| luton asking the Texss delegation N 90 o
grsss TO secure . right-oi-wsy aeroD tb