The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-31

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tnr .YusutH a. 70 slfit n ufflulipe against
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rr, ltw was routiUefHi adequate, hnl vas
uI' how, under tne rnhuge ~ cItCumsi'n'
rrs, mt he hHndsri INK we on the tpll,
d,WtHdiug q ptutltV i1i ullANtnl is'oing,
is we'll 80 i-not Intting
Brrwu'ug sGii tnai he was strongly
npp - the pgusltY feature IA the
III a4 hfing tpn great, but the bi reported
M tue land committees had enc feature,
which M sIgses'ed Should Ne added 10 the
other biii--thc clause relative to camaRes.
Dursni agreed mainly With Thompson.
NJ. WAS unwilling to make fence cutting
felony.
Etheridge regarded ths question as very
important He thought the substitute had
one redreming trait over tho other, which,
10 ray the lsast, was commepdaole,
He contended that II the fence cutter should
90 20 the penitentiaIy the man Illegally en-
CLOSING land should receive a Ike punish
msnt. He was in favor of making the
orIma high misdemeanor In both cases.
Etheridge's remarks were applauded.
The bill was further discussed by Foster,
OF Lines stone, and Foster, OF Graysen.
Roseurhal offered the following;
Resolved, That the sergeant.at.arms be
and Is hereby instructed to purchase, at the
expense OF the contingent fund, three air.
brakes 10 DO applied to long sinded speak
ing.
The house then took recess till p. m.
EVENING SESSION..
The speaker and . quorum were present.
Stagner said the question under consld.
GRAFTON. from adjournment, being 90 to the
substitute house bill No. 81, offered by
| Wurzbscb, he desired to say this was one
OF the most important questions that ever
effect had been such that IN Western Texss
capital had been withdrawn from tho line
Of country from San Antonio 10 Galveston
TO such an extent hat IL has utterly para
" zed business in that section on account OF
the iawlessness prevailing all over
the state. Tho question was one,
he argued, with which we
considered other questions, but the ques-
ton now was what We shalt do with the
landlord, the moHopollst, a. we'll as the
fence cutter. TIE country did not demand
that the pasture men should 20 down, but
that Justice be done 10 all parties by TIL,
body He asked a careful consideration OF
house bill No 81. offered by Wurzbach.
of the substitute would bs something with.
out precedent. He did no. believe In max
ing Q tresspass felony.
Robinson regretted the sentiment which
seemed TO prevail, that the protection OF
the rights OF the poor man was c0mmun.
istic. He opposed the substitute tor several
reasons, winch he gave. II the idea OF
protection Of The poor man should come TO
be regarded as communistic, the term
wonld become populsr.
Upon argued that any man enclosing
grass of the land OF another should pay for
1t. Hett"~eht the substitute ehould not
be adopt, STzna .he original bill.
He did not believe ia declaring Iespass
to he fe'ony. a,
The substitute was lost-ayes, 20; noes,,Ss'
Merriwether spoke in favor OF subst.-
tute which he offered, entitled ian act to
N lake It unlawful hereafter for any person
to enclose any land not his own, or under
his control, and TO provide ample redress
10 all cases wherein such lands may have
been so enclosed heretofore"
1t provides that as good men have been
encouraged by the several acs named, II
sh,ll be unlawful to enclose, ETC., except
upon certain conditions. :.
The substitute was lost, after being dis
cu-sel bg Hazlewood, .gsinst II.
Tie am ndmest OF Duff. offered in the
morpin" session, wss alsn defeated.
Foster, Of Grayson, offered an amend.
ment TO the caption of the original bill
Adopted.
BY McAlpine-An amendment requiring
parties to pay 5 cents per acre ev ~ three
months for enclosing lands OF another.
By Ayres-A substitute for the amend.
ment allowing 81 cents per acre per month
to be recovered by suit, provided nothing
shall be cons rued to aft ct any person,
firm or corporate n acting in good faith
Ayres spoke ia support of his substitute
and urged that mere temper ztng measures
would not answer under the present cir.
cumstance9.
The gu sti.uts was lost.
The McAlpine amendment was adopted.
The chief clerk read an invitation from
Mrs. Wilson. of the Ladies' Vsteran Aid
a sociation to attend a musicsl soiree 10 BE-
given the night OF the 26th inst, at Millett's
opera house for the benefit OF the Texas
veterans.
The house then adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Saturday,