The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-17
THE STATE CAPITAL,
A Favorable Report In the seuAle Ia
Regard
To q Right Of Way Through Indian
Territory.
The House Adopts strang Resolutions
Sustaining
Governor IrelaId's Condnct Regarding
fence-Cut.ipg
Aud Other Matters A yolums Of
Varied Business
Transacted in Both Branehes-Com.
mittee Reports.
Other D0Ings at he state Capital.


Other DoIngs at ue stato Capi'aI'
Eighteenth Legislature Special Session
sEsASs.
AUSTIN, Jan. 16.-T5peciall-ln tho sen
ate committee reportswers received |" fol
lows
by Mr.. Harris, for the committee on ju'
dioial disrricls-FavorSbly on the bill fix
ing the time for holding court in the second
aud third judicial districts.
BY Mr.. Fleming, for the committee sn
Federal lrelations-Faverab,y on the house.
resolution relative 10 Alright ofway to the
Texas. Oklahoma & Kansas railroad across
the Indian territory; slso asking congress
to establish court In the territory.
By Mr.. Gooch, for the Judiciary commits
tee No. 2, reported back with u substitute
the bill furnishing the enclosing OF public
lands.
Bills were referred as follows:
b, Mr.. Kleberg-Io prevent stock run
ming at large in pieclncts, on vote OF olti'
zeus; also 10 ADJUST the respective rights ol
owners OF land.
fence four and a half lest high legal.
By Mr.. &c 'zsndaner--Authorizin coun.
lies cities aud towss " substitute regis
tered flr coupon bopds
Nv MIR, Matlock- -Resfict'ng the sale OF
school lands to actusl settlers ut lGO acres,
aud providing tnst less,p soail have prefer
ence where IL is Ia tho iusorest OF the safe
Mr. Johnson, OF ColliS, called up the bill
In nrsy.nt hunting parties from entering
the fenced land OF othen, and IL was en-
crossed.
Mr. Ge,zendaner called up the bill pro.
yiding that hrs,-class 1Dads shall be sixty
ieet wide, aud it was made the special ofuer
Tor Mo idsy.
Mr.. Buchanan called up the bill author
" ng cities aud towns 20 Issue bonds lor
the ere G ion of shool houses. Passed.
Mr.. Kleberg cal led ny the bill making
lence.cuttng felony, which Was en-
grns ed yesterday,
Mr.. Dsvi. moved to ss,con-der the vote
enprossing the bill. Lon, Yeas II, nays
| II, the preside nt yotiuB IND.
The bill passed.
AIR. q bb, called up the bill making val.
uaticn o. road purposes OF the boundary
Zines Of all tracts Ot land hereafter slld b.
the STATE,
Af,r a running debate, lasting nearly
two huurs, tue oiii, with score OF amend
meutt, was recsIn mitted 20 the committee
with SlruotioEs 10 draft bill as early as
possible.
A communication fros- ,ne land board
Wa read asking n law regulating the sale
Of tchoul lands 10 sc'ual settlers, ana pro-
uiding Tor its lease in reasonable qunnti-
ties.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
AUSTIN, Jan. l6.-lSpecial. The house
met nj The appointed hour. beversl mem
bers were excused from attendance during
The day Oh account ot sickness or important
business.
Rosontbal, under a question Of privilege,
alluded TO the statement IN one OF the pa
psrs in which he was represented asa true
and staunch democrat, etc" The STATE
ment, he declared, was an ip Justice to HIM
self, as tho only republican OF the house,
and IL might ba inferred as he was reDuo-
lican that his colleague, Colonel UpsoD,
from tas same county, was also q repucn-
can.
Duff moved that the gentlemen from
Fayette wTite out lis statement and mat
IL be spread on the minutes III Justice W Tue
democratic party.
Unlon saId he hoped II would be kept
ouiet that eny representative OF Fsyetts
favored Tom Ochiitree (Laughteil.
Bills etc were introduced and referred
By Kspdall-To amend article 400 of tn,
revised statutes.
By Cotton-ro amend article 600 OF the
penal de. M. ,py
Pst, on and 800 citizens OF the Panhandle
section, asking q change IN the school law,
10 abolish the lease system and comptti
don sales and 10 sell 10 ociual tetller-; also
against the passage OF hcrd law, aLd ask
ing for q better road law.
By Dennis-Pe itinn OF citizens NJ Whar.
ton countv In reference TO o'stock troubles
and ience-cuttiBg.
By DEMONSTRATION OF citizens of hln-
ney county against herd law.
fhc following was offered by Newton:
WHEREAS, As We, the Representatives OF
The eighteenth legislature now In session,
friendly TO the administration OF Governor
ireland, desire in a public manner to ex-
pi ess our opinion OF his course rs chief mag |
istrate Of Texas, therefore
Resolved, That We regard him az an hon.
est, conscientious and upright officer wDo
IL ever anxious to discharge his whore duty |
under the constii ution, auo any failure IN |
the execution OF the lswsie not thafgo'bls
to him.
unkind criticisms on bis administration ~
unfair, unjust, and calcul ted 10 render the
execution Of the laws more difficult; that
white there 10 considerable diversity of
opinion as to the legislstiou at present best
calculated to restore peace and order
In Gu. midst, and while members may
differ with the governor in that
in L.sy accord to his honesty of purro.e
in,e gritty of character and commendsble
4 f,irness in iolio wing bis own conviction . OF
duty; that we believe he has construed the
cors iiu ion correctly with reference TO
the limitations Of h. powers
n cali into requi'iticn % the
"a ,,.,,, in,ies and other ,lIcsrs IN indiCt
violators Of he law is not the i,nlt Of The
our influence with our constituents
10 sustain ana support Governor lrelsnd III
the discharge of his duties, and also dis.
all violations of he Law. aud
thereby aid him IN his nrduous duties ss
the executive officer Cf the state
Gre resolution caused considerable dis
cussion, participated in by Ether'dee.
Dnuglas, Swan, Brown. Cocbfane, speaking
hy request of ard tor Bepavides: Nash,
Jones, Durant, Wur.b. .ch, Foster of Lime
stone. Scott, Hszlsvood. Cheno.eih, Me-
Garaiy and Upon.
Uptrn said that - the time of the house
wa. short and much Ut II wonld he taken |
no with the fence cutting i.lislstion for
which the session vas snec,sly called by |
the governor, Re moved that the resolu-
tion FIR the pre- sant be leid Ut
on the tan'e. subject 10 the call.
TIE vote r-sul'so: Ayes, g. noes, As, q d
The epeassr voted eve AID declared The
,esolniion lsid on the table suhi.ct TO call
The speaker IN giving the casting vo'e
said ihs' Will PERSONAL v ard politically n
gres, { lend Of the eissrnor. aud while he /
did enforsr his administration, it,vss uD-
cpporiu uns 90 have the resolution cone no
nov when we csnno, have n fni and l
fsir expression OF tue whole house, a. some
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