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

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~ PROCLAMATION Oi iue governor
Tho president laid before the senate he
resolution relative % tlr uFst-Oi f-E Co
the Texas. oklahoma q hauss Ta..-- .n
me lu1Isn territory,
Nr osa1s moved 20 amend -L<'oy..,.f
,ss' q ag rqis 81. 20. !. ,i5rT LII.
Sir O.HnH moved 40 amtll b. s'riEn
QUO ias WorI "ias'rualea 3, ha dii Do.
think tlg senate had aaV right o. ins,zut-
Representa-. ives ln congress, AI.lir
NE Davis moved a. 6tuEe 0ISi9 name
ui TIr company Gut llryTl .lt ftl ADJ.
company ssEinE the shroi-Way, ADOPTED!
Nr NatI1tf moved 90 reconsider iar vote
Iusr taken, Carried,
Alter some .Gg.ltg discussion The Ttsu.u-
u1a was amended 20 ~ ip include other
roads and passed 10 rnErossmeul'
Adjourned,
fht committee agreed tonight 10 T0pOI.
Mr., TgEfell's bill uniayorahly,
UousE.
AusrIs, Jan, To- Special LA tho
house an lnyil alton was read from the su.
per uteniuut OF the blind asylum 20 attend
a concert ON the night OF the l2lh instant,
whea Miss Smith, the Organist, would play
on the grand pipe organ presented by tue
state.
Tue different subjects embraced 10 the
governors message were referred 20 appr0'
PIRATE committees.
The senate resolution requesting the
governor 20 submit Gn amendment relative
10 the appointment ola superintendent OF
the lunntlC asylum was taken up.
Foster OF Ggayson spoke IN favor OF the
resolution reading from the Journal OF the
last session to show that the section az
amended only required the slpeHnlend-
put 10 have had three wears experience IL
the treatment OF insanity, instead OF three
wears residence IN such Institutions, as tbs
law Tegds.
LaBstJ argued that the proper way was
for mem bcrs To call the matter personally
| 10 the attention OF the governor. twas
In bad taste Ter the Legislature 70 make the
Up,on made the point Of order that the
subject was not embraced in the governor
proclamation.
Ayers agreed with Upton but the reso'u.
| ton was rare exception to the general
rule. IL looked az II IN effort was made 10
monopolze particular place for a parlicu-
lar Individual and o scheme possibly that
was connected outside OF the Legislature.
Cochran contended that iL was simply
petition. Wur2bach said the question wes
as 10 the right Of the governor TO add other
subjects. Governor Roberts had dono so,
but under several special reservation
which Governor Ireland HAD not done.
Mr.. Swan considered that If the resolu-
ton was III the nature OF legislation, II was
out OF order. II was admissible the same
as memorial resolutions 20 the dead.
Speaker Gibson-Tha question turns on
the point whether the resolution can be
considered by legislation. The house, he
ruled, was competent to pass the resoiu-
Iiou.
ing that II o mistake had been made, no
matter by whom, it was q grave one that
should be corrected. 1t was great crime
il done Intentionally to tamper with the
business Of the legislature. 1t mistake II
should be corrected, as crime, punished.
Mr.. Frymier spoke, contenGing that 1t
was only mistake in the enrolment OF
the bill, such as had occurred before, aud
that the interests OF the state had not suffer-
ed by the appointment of DIR. Wallace, and
could not, if the matter was postponed till
the regular session. The resolution was
adOpted-ayts, So nays, SO.
The speaker announced the appointment
of the special committee on fence cutting,
as follows: Foster (of Graysop), Acker,
TAYLOR, Hazelwood, Raney, Upton, Thomp.
son (of Bexar), Cochran, Blount, Fisher (ot
Harris), Meriwether, Scott Rogers, Brown
ing, Cotton, Tillson, PeEdleton, Gait, Swan
Camp.
on the memorial committee for deceased
members, LaBatt, Chenoweth, Armsted,
4 ~ fNf
sony. Benarides, and Thomas (of Bexar),
Mr.. King presented the memorial Of the
citizens of Atascosa county, setting forth
that they regarded the laws
Cutting il enforced, and suggesting coop.
Grafton with citizens OF adjoining counties
mended an increase of the penalty and
making fenca-cutting felon. Deferred,
Also by Mr.. King-A memorial on the
same subj tct from citizens OF Karnes coun-
ty, reciting the various acts OF fence-cut-
ting in which the cutters
were caught by the corporation OF
citizens with the law officers, and asking
that the governor be allowed to increase the
police force, and that the. punishment TOR
fence. cutting be increased, and tor proper
legislation to prevent the common abuses OF
the pasture system. They oppose a
general nerd law as impolitic at this time,
but ask the legislature, by proper action,
to compel those who enclose their lands to
keep their stock in their own enclosures.
Referred.
BY Mr.. McGarrity-A petition Of the
citizens of Gonzales county relative
public highways, fence.cutting, etc., oppos.
ing large pastures a. lnimical to actual
settlers, and abatsd in the future sales Of
lands, and demand open highways to all
running streams of water, etc. Referred.
Bills were presented and referred as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. McKinney-A bill to amend the
judicial districts.
By Mr.. Townsend-A bill to provide an
nual ed volorem tax for roads and bridges
OF 10 cents by each company or town.
BY Mr.. Scotia bill authorizing an ai vs.
loren tax OF 50 CENTS in counties where it is
necessery to liquldate The outstanding in
debtedr uns.
BY Mr. Cochran-A bill to provide for in
vestments 10 city and town bonds of the
permanent school funds.
BY Mr. Nash-A bill to amend article
1915 ETC., OF the civil code, to provide for
better public highways.
By Mr. Labstt-A bill to provide for de-
ficiencies for taxes
BY Mr.. Lindsay-A bill 10 prevent the
occupation of lands by corporations, etc.,
not owning the same
BY Mr.. Pendleton-A bill to amend eri'
Gle $40 of the penal code, and to repeal al
act Of the last legislature providing pen
sions for six revolutionary veterans
By Mr.. Dannis-A resolution requesting
congress to pass bill granti The right
ot-way through the Indian territory to the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Re r,i,road.
The houss adopted the mileage and con.
tingent expense approrr'A tons,
A resolution ins'jurting. congress to