The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-06
At AUSTIN.
The Spirit OF Emergency Moves the
Law.Makers.
Aud a Vast Amount Of Business is
Transacted.
A Spirit Of Cancellation Was Mach
Mere Manifest.
Interesting Debates In Upper and
Lower Houses.
The Governor Has ,ignec emily Twelve
Bills.
About the New superintendent " The
Mute Asylum.
The Legislative Proceedings in Fail.
About the New superintendent ~ The
Muto Asylum.
The Legislative Proceedings in Fail,
Eighteenth Lcgisiaturs..-Ertra Session.
SENATE.

Eighteenth Lcgisinturs..-EItra Session.
SENATE,
AusrIs, Feb. 5.-tSsecial.l MIR. kleberg
presented a petition from the Texas Mex
lean railway, asking the right to sua the
state,
The school bill with houfe amendments,
was taken up aud the amendments con
Cured in.
amendments to Mr.. Gibbs hill for leasing
lands In unorganzed counties.
The bill authorizing the university TO
purchase bonds from the school fund was
lost.
The senate refused TO concur IN tho house
amendments 10 the bill authorizing towns
and villages 10 issue bonds for tho erection
OF school houses.
The bin to protect ffom trCspass lands
of those whose fences have been cut was
The bill authorizing counties 10 derote
to school purposes the proceeds Ci the
ease OF county school lands was engrosled.
Mr.. Pieuiler, Tor the committee on free
conference on the tax bill reported an
amendment striking.out22 IL aud inserting
| III revenue tax. The report WAS adopt.
! ed The school tax is ~ l-2 cents.
Adjourned till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Gooch for the committee on the
lard enclosure bill, reported the bill adopt
cd by the house during the morning ses.
| sion.
Mr. Gooch moved tho adoption Of the re-
port.
Mr.. Kleberg made = powerful speech in
| opposition 20 the bill, saying 1t was uncon'
| stitutiOnal.
Messrs. Fleming and Matlock opposed il
on the same ground.
The majority report was adopted by the
! following vote;
zendaner, Gibbs. Goocb, Harris, Patton
Perry, Pfeuller, Randolph, Shannon, Ter
rel, Traylor-total, II.
| Nays-Chesley, Collins, Fleming, Hous
ton, Johnston (of Shelby, Kleberg, Mar.
tin, Matlock, Peacock, Pope, Stratton-
total, II.
The bill to authorize counties to use the
proceeds of the lease OF school lands fol-
school purposes passed.
Adjourned till 7:3O p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
A message was received from the house
That IL refused to recede from its amend
ment 10 the bill authorizing incorporated
cities and towns TO issue bonds to build
school houses, and asked fer committee O
|
Messrs Buchanan. Gooch and Houston
were appointed on part of th. -snAse.
Mr.. PfeuiIer called up the concurrent res
| olution requesting the Texas delegation il
congress to urge the passage OF law pro
hibiiing the importation of adultersted
wines and brsndies, and II passed.
House bill prohibiting all corporations
except railroads, from acquiring more than
Gao acres OF land, was taken up and referred
| to Judiciary committee No. =.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN, Feb. 5.-TspecIal.l-Th house
met at 10 o'clock, Speaker Gibson and q
quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Smoot,
Brown. on question OF privilege, had a
communication read by the clerk on behalf
of himself and Newton, setting forth that
the resolution introduced by him endorg-
! lug Governor Ireland's coupe were charged
! 70 have originated with the governors pri-
vate secretary and probably on the COVER
nor's own motion. They senied that any
one but themselves had any agency or
| knowledge OF the resolutions, aud also
denied that they were gotten uD
as had further beon Charged, as q
political boom for Govorno. ltelaud, to Sc
cure his denomination. They So: We have
not decided who will be our choice Tor The
next governor, we were prompted solely IN
/ presenting stlu TtSOlutlOnh IN kut cApttth
| lion that they would be adopted without
| discussion and would be the means OF
showing our condemnation OF acts OF law
! ipreufes end our roodircen fN sfra-g'Ncn
| the executive in enforcing The laws" This,
they say, is the head and front of their
offending, for which they have 10 apology
10 make. They do not intend to run Tor
any state Office and the explanation is de-
signed to right the governor as well as
/ 4 N gol t,a. IL their WOrug tlpy add. can be
credited.
The pending business being the Brown
| ing land bill on the question OF adopting
the Chenoweth substitute IL Was postponed
| indefinitely on account OF 10 being imposil-
| BILE, so late in the season, to perfect the
| measure
The senate bill authorizing commits
sioners courts to fix times forho!ding coun-
| ty courts was passed to its third reading.
! Ayres' bill limiting acquisitions oil laAd
by private corporations passed to its third
reading.
Messrs. Frymisr, Cochran and Oheno-
weth were appointed on part OF the house
upon the conference committee upon the
tax bill.
Cottons bill TO prevent the herding o.
stock except by consent Of the land owner
upon another's land, was next considered
under favorable committee report.
Hill offered a substitute providing pen
aliv OF 500 for hefding stock in half mile
OF another's residence and refusing TO re-
move the same when requested. Lost
ayes, 70; noes, Al.
Ar amendment by Scott, that this bill
shall not apply to stock In transit for ship
men' or being driven to market was adopt
I'd. suA the bill psssed-ayes, 52; noes, %
and F dered engrossed.
A "e-sige from the senate announced
that lat body had conourred in hous'
amor F.s nts to the senate bill making nj
annrn.- .tion of $4,000 for the New Or
ieans .atlon and industrial exposition.
rrh, ,e will be one chief Commissioners a
a salary of $1,000, a clerk al 81 900, and tel
assistant commissioners who are to be al
lowed 500 esch.l
A message from the senate requesting
conference committee on the bill providin
for the disposition Of public school lands
Mckinney, for the committee OF ire
conference on house bills Nos. % and "a: Z
prevent unlawful enclosures, reported II
favor OF certain concessions.
Browning, Of the house, and kleoerg, 9
the senate, dissent from the majority rs
port and asked the appointment OF ne'
free conference committee
browning moved that the minority b
substituted for the majority report.
Robinson, of Jack, favored the msiorit
report. Oftwo evils in the west he reeards
lipe-riding as a greater evil than fence Gu
tinr. Cattle kings. corporations and syr
d;cstes have their fighting men, who tur
sway every man invading their lines, whic
;ncly,de vast tracts Of land in Q commo
interest. The senate amendment prohioi
, inc line. riding was a senate provision, On
! he argued was at least astep in the rig'
direction towards preventing parties ITO