The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-30
TIE LEGlSLATURE.
A Hard Days. Work In Upper and
Lower Houses.
Education the Piece dc Resistance Ia
the Senate.
An Expeditions Action Is Had on the
Fences aud Fence Cutting Worry the
Representatives.
A Kaleidoscope Interchange of Views
on The Subject.
/ Ripple of Applause Occasionally
Echoes In the Lobbief.
An Earnest spirit Runs Through the
Debate.
Memorial Services In the Evening.
Memorial Services in The Evening


Proceedings of the Eighteenth Legislature
Called Session.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, Jan. .0-[speclall.-The senate
vas cal ed o order at 10 a. m. by lieuten-
tenant. g overnor Marin.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
With.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Poindexter, chaplain
t the house.
On motion, Mr.. Davis, OF Cook, was in
definitely excused from attendance.
on motto Mr.. King was excused for
tlree days.
A. the end OF the morning hour, during
which but little of importance was trans
acted Mr.. Chesley moved the adoption OF
a resolution committing the senate to even.
ilg sessions for the consideration OF the
chool bill.
Mr. Gooch moved the postponement Of
he RESP ution till 3 p M, and that the SEN
,te proceed at once upon the school bill.
)arried
on motion and by unanimous consent
-nate proceeded 10 discuss 1t, section by
section.
rne first section, containing only the pre-.
Imble 10 tue bill and the sections Of ths
oustitutioD relating to schools, WIS passed
Without vote.
Section was also adopted in the same
manner
spcuon 3 provoked much discussion. and
many amendments wero offered from all
,arts OF the house Ia reference 10 the teach.
,g Of sectarianism and the reading OF the
jinle in public schools.
On motion section 3 was struck out and
.he following in serted:
"No part OF the public school iuad shall
1a app led 10 or used for the support OF any
ectarian schoo.'
Fhe vote on striking out and inserting
TODD II to I.
s, S,ction 4 was adopted without vote.
Section 5, fixing the scholastic age oil
hi hildren, occupied considerable time.
Mr.. Matlock moved to strike cut ZIG
md insert "2l. ="
in amendment to the amendment was
,trlrrd to strike out "2l" and insert us" +"
The last WIS lost by to 10.
Mr.. MatlJck's amendment was lest by D
to 20.
me ecion was finally amsndei and
,ass-d, skiing the scholastic age at I'm
to II.
sections 6, :, $ and were adopt,- nth
out vote.
sectlun 10 was amended, on me W OF
Hr. Buchauap, oy adding to the j. lac
% AS 10 make the last clause read Ana
he public schools shall be taught ir noi
-ss than seven hours each day, in. .iine
niermission and recess"
Sections II to 25 inclusive We're adopted
without a vote.
Mr.. buchanan moved to strike out ell
Il section 20 and insert the following: sin
III counties Of this state not hereinalter oX
.nr,ed from this section, there
shall be nominated by the clun.
itmed by The state board and TIE
.nperint, nient of education county
snperinterd IN, who shall hold his office for
TWO years ADD uutil his successor % ap
pointed an qualified
Mir. Gtpos moved TO amend the amend.
ment by ,uiug to 1t the following
"Such nomination TO be mads III July OF
August, lSSl, and every two years there
after. ami VI en- acceptable nomination l.
not made by the commissioners court bi
Septembe for any year the board shell
NJ axe the p join ment withou. such recon-
mendation."
SIR. Bu,h nan accepted the amendmen
10 his moi N alu the Tor ner as amended
was adop'e
Section - was amended by extendg th,
lime for su ldividing counties into schoo
ilstricis rom July TO Oc'ooer.
Section 81 was adopted without q vote.
NJ. Gib smoved TO amend section - by
ipcreasint tie number of petitioners f.
.chnol tax elecuOne from ten TO twenty
,dding % that not more than ouc suCt
.lsc',op 81 be he'd in the same scholastic
year"
vote.
ADJOURNED til 2 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Chesley submitted the following
amendments to section 81, which prescribes
ne qualifications oil voters at school dis
sriot elections, all Of which were adopted:
Strike out the words "tnis state" in line
md insert Estate ana county OF his resi-
ience": also insert after the word dis
tr ctn the wo DIS las shown by the last es-
ssssmeut roll of the county,: also after the
word VOTERS in line insert the words
"yoting at such election; also after IN,
word have" Ia line 6, the word "been."
Sections IS and 30 were adopted without
a vote.
Mr. Gibson moved 10 amend line in seo
ton 81 by i'm efting alter the word person
the words LIVING IN the district" Adopt
ed.
Mr. Marlin moved TO amend section 81
by s,riku out the following words "Anu
the former trt stees shall hold raid election
uuless otherwise ordered by the etale sn.
perintendent,' AID inert, "the comm's s.
siorers court shsll appoint three persons to
hold such slec iop." Adopted.
Mr. Johus, n, OF Shelby. moved 10 strike
eut OF lines and the word people and
insert QUALIFIED voters" Adopted.
Section 80 was adopted without vote.
Section 20 was amended by requiring
twenty cad Of ten resident taxpayers
of school to sign the petition for an cleo
ton to levy additiorsl school tax, and re-
quires that all voters at such election be
resident taxpayer OF the district.
Mr.. Traylor moved TO amend lines 3, 4
anu la section ~, by striking ont oil be.
tween the words itself" anu "and" aud
inserting ut shall be the duty Of tax
assessors 10 mske out a separate roll for
-sch school district In alt'hshst'r. order
one coov 10 he depos stsd in f',- r1mmis-
s!cnei'r court NJ. d the V..... 81. - me tax
collector" Adopted.
Mr.. Matlock moved to strife out oi lines
S End o Of seciio, 40 the follogipc aud ~
there he 10 biu6er IL shall ~ ID tc the
stsir To q, ed ~ tfnst Tor The benefit OF
;he school dislr;Ct."
The sec ion rs amended was thea adop-
ted.
ar. Matlock moved ~ strike ~ut "l6''
and insert "l7" IA line 3, section Al, adop
ted.
Mr.. Cbesley moved to insert sfter the
word "Trustee" in lioe l "or some one
appointed by thsm." Adopted.
Sections 43, "A. IS. 46, ~, A., 40 and q
we're adopted without vdte.
! Mr.. Chesley moved TO amend sections s
and 50 by inserting In line 4 after the yor,