The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-24
AT AUSTIN.
IN The Senate u Number OF Bills are
Reported Back,
Among Them the 1erreli Bill, With
Shannon's substitute.
renee Cutting and Road Regulating
,he Order Of The Hour.
The House Asks Congress 10 Consider
GalyestOn's Needs.
The Bnl Amepdaiory OF tho Rad
Law Passes,
With an Emergency Clause and Muchly
Amended
miscellaneous Matters at tho Captal.
With an Emergency Clause and Muchly
Amended
Miscellaneous Matters at tho Capha
Eighteenth Legislnturc-Csllcd Session
SENATE,

Eighteenth LegislRturc-Csllcd Session.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, Jan. 2S.-[Special.I-hr Fsn-
ing preseuted petitions from citizens Of
Brown county, protesdug against tho past
ago Of = herd law and agonst permitting
gates across roads of any class.
Mr. Colliu-, for the committee on stock
raising, reported ouck Mr.. Terrell's bill
with Mr. shannon's substitute and recon-
meuded ils passage, with certain amsnd-
ments.
Also. unfavursbly. the bill to prevent tho
running at large of stock in certain sub
divisions OF the state on a vote of the cii'
Also. fsyoroby. the bill 10 make it un-
lawful for any person 10 turn out STOCK On
the range TO grrze at large
UnmY.rRbly The bill TO ADJUST tho
rights II land owners
Fayorably-Tho bill to regulate ea.
trays, IN -. A..
encIo,inr OF lands not owned or leased.
Mr. FIsming, tor The committee on fed
eral relations reported invorably the reso-
iuticn requesting congress 90 secure cat
LA trail trough the lndIsu Nation.
Mir. Davis. for the committee on educa-
tion. repor. ed back tho bill providing Tor a
more tiici,nt system OF Tree schools, 9Th
"A sub,titu,c, aud ths recommendation tbat
IL pass.
Tuesday next. go g., ..,,
On melton of Mr.. Collins, Terrell's bill,
vita the subsutute, was made toe upeciHl
order for tomorrow.
F.r If...
rpported iayofably the bill 20 requirs the
commissioners courts 70 lay ous certain
iirst class roads.
Mr.. PpuiIer for the finance committee,
ronorted iayorahly house pill making AT
appropriation . pay dehcencles, re-
frrred o iu th Eoyernor'a message,
Bills were Introduced and referred ss io!-
lows;
Bg Mr.. Davls-ro amend the iag rcOia'
tricting he state into judicial dis.ricia.
BY MIR. rrayiOr-To prescribe penalty
Tor ordering u citizen to leave q county, or
ordering him to remove his stock there
irom.
Mr.. Fowler moved 20 take up the mo.
tion 10 reconsider the vote engrossing the
bill couferripg on prlvates IN the RAJ ger
forces the authority of peace oific' ..
Adopted.
The motion was Withdrawn and tho bill
maze the special order for tomorrow.
Mr.. Ga,zendaver called up the bill 10
authorize the county commissioners OF the
several counties to lay out certain iirst class
roads not less than sixty feet vide rom
their county seats in tho direction II
county seat of another.
Mr. Matluck offered to amond by provid.
ing that where county ~ unorgnnized the
owners OF land shall not be required to move
their fences until the county is organized,
and not then unless on petition OF hity citl-
zens. Adopted.
Mr.. Harris offered to amend by requiring
the erection Of II guide post designating 10
what place the road leads. Adopted.
Mr. Harris offered to amend by provid-
ing that roads shall not be diverted more
than quarter Of mile from dlrec; liae.
Adopted.
Mr. Treylsr offered 10 amend bv provid-
ine that owners of land against whom dam
ages are assessed may appeal 10 the district
court, should they feel that the damages
ara 100 high. Adopted.
Mr.. Gooch offered 10 amend by striking
out 'sixy feet and inserting "as now re-
auitej by law" Adopted
Mr.. Matlock offered 20 amend By proyid-
ing tSat roads may run nearer than ono
hunCred tret TO "a residence II the owner
does not object. Adopted.
Mr.. Taylor offered to amend so rs TO fe-
quire majority Of the county commission
ers to make an actual view before having
out u road. Adopted
MIR. Fowler offered To amend by provlH-
ing that If third county intorvenes on the
direct line from one county seat TO another
that the road shall be laid out over I.
Adopted.
Mr.. TAYLOR ofered TO amend by making
II misdemeauor for ~ person 10 refuse 10
5, rye on u Jury OF view. Adopted.
Mr.. Peacock offered TO amend by striking
out that portion of the bill relating TO the
assessment by damages so as to leave the
law as 1t nov stands. Adopted.
Mr.. Chesley offered to amend by providing
that when county seat is connected with
the county seat of another county by
railroad the commissioners shall not be re-
quired 60 lay out the roads. Lost.
Mr.. Strstton offered to amend by provid-
ing that the roads shall not be laid out
unless the public interest and convonicrcs
requires II. Lost.
Hr. Ma,lock offered to amend by giving
person nine months within which 10 move
obs ructians. Adopted.
The bill then passcd-yess, 20: Esys, 9.
Mr.. Pieutier called up the house bill for
dsnciences, for the purpose OF baving II
referred back TO the committee.
The senate confirmed the notarial sp-
pointments sent In yesterday.
Adjourned 10 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON sEssIoE.
Bills were passed authorizing cities and
towns 10 issue bonds to build school houses;
10 fix the time Of holding courts in the sec
ond, third, twelfth and thirtieth districts.
Bills referred:
BY Mr.. Houston-ro protect lands Of
those whose fences have been cut from
tresspsss.
Also TO author ze counties % issue bonds
TO fu nd their indebtedness.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AusrIs, Jan. 23.-[ [5pecial.l The house
met 81 10 o'clock.
On motion of Chenoweth, the house re-
fused 10 concur la senate amendment %
strike out "Choctaw nation in his concur
rent resolution asginH congress TO establish
a term Of tie United States court at some
convenient point in the state with jurisdic-
tion OF ofenses committed in the Indian
Territory.
Lasait called mp aud had passed his con-
current resolution asking congress tn ~ tSr
an appropriation 10 Improve Gsisr>''"'
harhor on the basis OF the plan proPusrd uS
CAPTAIN sds.
The house took mp the business - rdi"r
from adjournment, namely ibe b'h sriru"-
Ing article 1860 aud others OF tho ROAD ~
and refused ,o reconsider the vote ~ ~h'cb
article 1890 ny was adopted.
Article 439J (c) was adopted with i<ht
amendment to make the meaning GEAR. IL
provides for reports by the c"'urni--'oners.
Article 1892. being section -ss sdopted
With slight amendments. l. rrJv dee tor
the appoin ment of overseer, ,"d me sp'
pointmen, of road hands tor --ch p'-ciurf.
Article 44ls. being the third sd lat geo
ton. vas adopted with slight s'rero 'nenrs
Il provide. for complaints st.r rrsds ars
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