The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Day that sayored Of Snap and
Sagaciiy.
Why the New orleans Appropriation
Was Cut Down.
Fall Proceedings of Both Houses.

of Mr., Stratton, the senate viii hereafter
consider house bills during the evening
session.
A resolution that the senate hold night
sessions went over under the rules.
Mr., Bucha nan introduced bill amend
ing the judicial district law.
Bills passed: To provide for having
Texas Represented at the worlds fair and
making AN appropriation OF S2O,OOO there
House bill regulating gateways across
third class roads. with AN amendment
striking ont ",hat when the right OF way
for any third class road has been paid for
by the county such road shall not be OBJ.
siructed by a gate or otherwise
The bill author zlng counties to issue
bonds to fund their outstanding Indebted
ness was lost.
Adjourned til 3 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON sTstios,
Mr. Collins called up the bill making II
unlawful to kill stock.
Mr.. Martin moved TO amend by striking
out Intent to ifjure may be presumed.
Adopted aud the bill was engrossed.
Bills passed: House Joint resolution re-
Questing congress to open cattle trail
through the Indian territory.
House bill fixing the time Tor holding
courts In Donley aud Wheeler counties.
House bill providing for laying out pub
lie roads was amended 80 as 10 leave with
the county commissioners the discretion OF
changing roads, and the bill was engrossed.
The bill TO punish the. unlawful enclosing
Of school. university asylum lands war
On motion of Mr.. Keberg, the section
making 1t felony to fence streams thirty
or more feet wide was stricken out.
Mr.. Terrell offered an amendment, au.
thorzing the governor and making II his
duty to ascertain II the law is being viola,-
ed in the unorgsnlzed counties appropria-
ting $40 600 OF the proceeds OF the lease CT
lands mentioned IN the act to enable him
to enforce it. Adopted, and the bill en-
crossed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AUSTIN. Jan. 2S.-fSpecia'. THE house
met at 10 O'Clock. Speaker Gibson and q
quorum present.
Morsund moved to suspend the business
pending from adjournment III order 10 tax
up and finally pass house bill No. IL, the
revenue bin reducing tsxstior. Adopted.
Cotton tor the con- nitiee, reported the
bill eng ossed and the bill was read as pre-
yiously amended and with an ameDd'
ment to CONFORM the emergency clause 10
the body OF the bill wac passed-ayes, III
navs, 10.
UPTON moved to postpone the pending
business to take Up house bDl No 80, the
UeIlCltucl ulpiuplldAiuh VIM 40
by the senate. Carried.
The amendmeds include appropriations
OF $4,000 for tees OF dislr ct clerks, attor-
neya, sheriifs ard other Cthcer', Sl5 UOO Tor
expenses OF attached VIII esses IN felony
cases. and 1924 COZ for Payment OF interest
on the state DEBT Tor tue year ehuihg req
ruary 2S, 1885.
The anne ndments were coucurred In.
The house then resumed consideration OF
substitute to house bills Nos 80 aud 81, the
bill pending NJ jourDment. and the
amendments TO se zion j, which had been
offered by Foster, OF Limestone, Saturday,
making IL the duty of the attorney general
to institute proceedings Tor unlawful en-
closures, was adopted.
Various amendments were proposed as
to the amount OF the fine to be imposed
for unlawful enclosee. which are misse'
meanors under another amendment pro-
posed TO section Saturday by Foster, OF
Limestone.
Speaking of the amendment, Odom, Of
Runnells, made an able speech against the
proposition TO impose heavy penalties upon
stockmen. The idea seemed all along. 80
far, to legislate under mistaken views as 10
the facts against one OF the greatest inter
ests ofthe state, that of the cattiemen, who
had so largely contributed to opening up
the state to settlement aud prosperity in
the west. Such action was calculated to
crush ont cattle'raising, which
was one Of the greatest
enterprises in Texas. Ten million
dollars worth of fences have been destroyed
by the nipp' RS. Texas property was de-
erals with capitalists her great business
interests were largely paralized from the
Rio Graude TO Red River. The fence.cut-
ters had dana ged the property OF the state
hundred millions Of dollars. He had no
sympathy with the midnight maraudeIs,
who prowled around like hell.hounds al
night, destroying other peoples property
ready as any man TO fight for the etste, but
il Justice was not done 10 all intesest. he
would be willing to see the state divided.
For his part he would rather his arm should
fall parsiized and his tongue cleve to the
roo, roof, Of the s. %Ssh than Do ssss S'
lApplause.l Odom argued that there
was no complaint OF the pasture
men, except possibly in few $50
lated cases. which should not pre- JUDGE the
action OF the house against the cattlemen
Several measures were proposed and Ia
bled. -,
Bro, ming spoke, urging that the bill
should be 90 amended as to apply alike Ia
ali classes, and opposed the amendment.
Foster, of Graysop, made strong and
eloquent speech 10 this line for which he
was spplauded. He appealed to the house
to regard carefully the interest OF the west
as well rs other sections o; the state
with fairness and justice. As for
himself. whatever the special Interests OIL
apy section might be, he would vote for
what he considered to be the general inter
es,s Of the state. He advised others to dc
this. and II they did not please their con-
stituents let their people send others to
represent them.
Graves, OF Grayson. argued that the
trainers of the bill would, like the inventors
! of the guillotipe, be 3ecspi,ated by ", and
like the au.hor If the MarseilIes hymn
would find themselves marching TO their
own music to the block OF the ex.cutionct
They were now falling into n trrp which
thew had Get for another section OF the state
Ayres favored the bill as being IS fair Is
could be devised In the interests oil all sec
ktions.
An the amendments proposed BY Arm
istesd, Cravens aud others were lost. except
one offered by Stuart to make every tnree
months unlawful enclosure . separate OIL
fense, which was sdopied.
An amendment By Upton, to strike out
Of the s,er amendment the clause which
provides that hail the fine shall 60 t. the
owner Of the land and that It shall be nc
bar TO q civil suit. vas adopted.
Patterson offered an amendment provid.
irg that the provi,ions OF this act shall no,
apply TO persons making enclosures IN gooo
fasib.
Thompson. Of Bsxar, spoke in favor OF 'hi
amendment a. supporting his views oeior'
eexpressed rs 10 the bill. The cases IN
yoived we're often ihope where parties hsv'
died whose estates have gone into The hsnd
of administrators in which, as h- tsid before
the bili would make feions Of widows ans
orphans. For this reason he feared thu
amendments
The Patterson amendment was sdorfed
Bg Crsrers--An smendnsDt TO the Fot
ter amend menf. providing that the pro
yisions OF the bill ehall not apply 70 en-
closures Of lsss than for:y scrss: 49,.