The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17

...Uss 40 tnr ssfaiian u lnfnfs ~ o unl
/. courts. n ITiNi. ~ f0f ihfee lufT f1n
- missioner. The ssms - in the dis w
! cpuus. "a be- AppOlnisd ~ the luntV 90 "
o The proceedings a. sefnrs them are 90.
the same as In the district court, IT.
J county ildes IL IA designate the nnmbsr
Jurors a. he seleeiei for each e1ufi 'efm.
House nh No. i6. shieh holds parties re-
sponsibl- 10 damages fn the santon ds'
sirnctiOn Of property, wss ordered prihied'
Hs-h enaiTman. reported by bill similar
IN one before presented and recommended
that both he considered together, on the
subjects ofland Trdsmpiion.
! Tie also reported on Hnuss bill No. 10,
70 limit land purchases NJ corporations,
| n sF0FaUiy II the house considered the sab
| Jet embraced In the proclamation,
lie also reported fsy0ribly on Honse oil
No, 6l, authorizing the lease ofland pnF-
chased hy the sia'e
Mckinney. chairman, reported nhfasora'
hly On House bill No ~ amending article
31oi ni the sohOOllaw
Acktr Trponsd unfayorsbly on the bill 10
designate sne title 10 lands Tor tigcssional
and charitable purposes.
Cochran, chairman, reported on tho reye'
nue bill, No, / with amendments reducing
the Al yalogGm tax 10 hleen cents, AID the
Tar On street railroads 10 per cent; on
merchants ~ cents on Rrh huudrrd collars
~ purchases ~ on 'irUtu oi l per cent;
lawyers not 90 pay liceu.e iill Aner two
Yeas practior; dvniis's tn pay SSs c.
pits sl00; the bin 10 lake effect a, once as
10 Insurance companigl aud In July ns TO
other occupations. There are slmr less
iwoNrtaut changes. fhe bill vas made tho
sp-rlsl order for Thursday morning.
The pHne committee reported House blll
NJ. rs. tn amend the act providing tor the
- - ~ 'i' real estate bid on 10 tho state,
providing that collections shall ne under
81. . q 4. ~ IN
READ FeEtise the the land ull the day of
sale.
Robinson, chairman. reported by substi.
ute for House bill NoE. 20 and 81, amend
ing the Judicial district aot Tha bills are
eighty changed by the sub.tl'n'e.
lie also reported HoI ~ bills Nos and y,
to reor, an'zs several OF the districts, unia'
voraby.
Dennis. chairman, reported laYorably the
senate resolution asking con. RES for
rirh, of way for the Oklahoma road across
the lndiao territory.
The superintendent OF the lunatie asy INN
by letter to Speaker Gibson invited an er-
animation OF the asylum. Referred
Hon. J. Il. MoComb was invited TO seat
In the house.
House bill, No. %. by Foster Of Lime
eione, came up,
Foster spoke explaining that the bill pro-
vided that parties shall put new r"adsin as
EOnu CONtll lDn hs lnt Euhu SHdNkT' WIS
and that the bill was in the interest ofDuo.
lie convenience aud not like the old law OF
individuals. II was the initial 10 needed
changes. Others besides the immediate
farmers on the roads peeded them. When
the changes are mace they should N" 10
straiehten the roads and put them On BET
ter ground for the public conys snience.
After various propn ed amendments TO
the different amendments, only one OF
which was adopted, the bill was 6nauy
ordered eugTossed as follows:
The commissioners courts OF he several
counties shall have full power, aud 1t shall
be tn ir duty, to order the laying out and
aud opening Of public roads when
necessary, and TO discontinue or alter
any road whenever il shall he deemed
eTpedient as hereinafter prescribed, pro.
v'ded that hereafter no public road shall be
sltered or changed except for the purpose
of placing il on as good or better ground or
shortening the distance from the point oil
beginning to the poiut OF destination.
A message was received from the senate
to amend the passage nfthe senate resolu-
tion, asking congress tor right'o'-way
across the Indian Territory for the Gulf,
C9lorad) & Santa Fe road.
The house adjourned till Wednesday.