The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-30

mayors" the words" or presidents OF IN
board OF school tIustees." Adopted.
| Section b2 was struck out.
Sections % and "a were adopted wlthou
q vote.
Mr.. Traylor moved 10 amend by strikln
out the words state snperntendent' an,
iaseiting tho words board OF education
Mr.. Kleberg moved to amend section o
by inserting "Epglish grammar" at the enc
OF Incl Adopted.
Mr. Cooper moved TO amend by addinI
after examination" In line 80, the word
under oath" Adopted,
Mr.. Terrell moved TO insert after th'
word examiners In line 2S, the words
without charge 10 the teacher" Adopted
Mr.. Terrell moved TO strike out OF section
81 the words, "any of the class NJ rertii
Gates mentioned In this section may be al
any tims revoked by the state superinsend
ent." Adopted.
The provisions authorizing the granting
OF teachers certiiicates TO those holding GER
tiilcates from normal schools OF other states
or from the state superintendent OF Texas,
were stricken ont.
Sections IS, 90 aud 90 were adopted with
out vote.
Nr. Buchanan moved TO amend section
Ol by adding II. provided that trustees OF
districts or communities in making con-
tracts with teachers shall not create n
deficiency debt against said district or
communities" ADOPTED.
Sections % to 70 inclusive, were adopted
| without vote.
Mr. SRA ton moved TO amenl sec ion so
/ by striking Brazlrla and Mntagords coun'
ties from the operation oi the act. Adopted.
SEC ions 81 10 % inclusive We're adopted
vi hOut vote
Sections so to 1903 (the end OF the aci) in
elusive were adopted with some trihins
verbal corrections.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN, Jan. 29.-[Special THE house
nlet at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. DE-. smoo,, chaplain OF
the senate
The house then took up the special order,
substitute for house bills Nos. 2, 3, s and 0,
10 prescribe the punishment for tue wanton
and wiliul cutting, iDiuring or destroying
Of fences, and TO fix the venue OF prosecu-
,ion.
Chcnoweth offered an amendment pro-
yidiDg that II constitute no otiense for any
person owning or residing upon land en-.
closed by tle fence of another, who refuses
permission to such persons for free ineress
ana egress 10 such land, Tor such person 70
open passage through such enclosure
Auppeu-nyCs, on, noes, ~.
BY Armistead, Ito amend section ], line
g. by striking out the words "whcther
lawful fence or not, ;" and inserting 'pro-
vided u fence in the meaning Of this act"
Is a structure Of wood, wire or both, or 9th.
-r MATERIAL intended TO prevent the pas-
sage of stock, cattle, sheep, hogs or goats.
A substitute offered by Barry, defining
the ifnce to be one in the meaning OF the
existing statutes was lost.
Moore, of McLennsu, moved g Substitute
striking out sections and 2
Moore, drawing picture OF the workings
Vt large fence aloDg the river argued that
a man would have good cause to cut
iencs to get water for his cows. 20 AZ to have
milk for mis- family suffering for the milk
Of the cows, which would perish Tor want n
water, under the pruvisipns OF the bill. He
would favor divorce to any woman whose
husband would not cut fence under sucn
circuni stances.
Tayler favored the Armistead amend
ment, and 1t was adopted viva voce.
The question being divided as to the
Moore amendment motion TO table the
"roposition to strike out prevailed aa to the
first section.
rhe house refused, however, to table tns
motion to strike out the secold section.
Taylor argued that We had a law sni'
ticient already to prevent wire-cuttirg, but
for the fact that public sentiment, whether
that sentiment wac right or wron", pre-
nonderated through sympathy IN iayor OF
the oifsns.; so he argued that such ohsnses
should be tried by change OF venue, where
the immediate sentiment where the otiense
Is committed will not affect tho trial. IL
the law has not been enforced under pres
ent penalties II will be still less so in the
counties where the otienses are committed
and sustained by the sentiment OF the I'm
mediate community.
rhe section provides Tor change o.
venue 10 Travis county.
pIrhons offered as substitute tba. in.
ilCtmentS may be iOuni and prtstnttd by
.rnnd ilIiss. and offenders prosecuted ut
der this act in anv county IN any Judicial
district in which the oilensc Is committed,
ir in any county court in any adj ininE
liz riot, and the foreman of the grand lurv
holding session in the several counties shall
navN power to i,S"e attachment for w.t.
uessas 20 any county in the districi IN which
.Ls session OF the grand jury is being held.
Browning spoke in favor OF the bill as II
Is.
Douglass SPOKE against the Parsons sub
stiutp, and IN favor of striking out the
.ect,oG.
Robinson was opposed to the change of
falue, tAg,p. IL ntUro extreme cases tnah
ne rial OF ience.cutlors. Good and relia.
ole iuries could @ obtained, he contended,
II every county. Ine expense OF such
changes o, venue, be argued, would enable
county attorneys 10 impoverish and haras s
,eo 1le until many of them would be driven
from the country. IL would be a violation
Of the rights of local government and thr
privilege guaranteed every man TO be tried
by jury Of his peers.
Hs2iewood argued that the bill did not
absolutely require removals OF trials except
in extreme cases. There were sections
where II men were allowed to be tried tor
A. hR "A y.
Brown argued that the bill was mon
strous, as IL would subject men to changes oi
venue for the sake o, mere sentiment in
community. Good men, and women, too,
could be found outside OF all such sent-
ment. Applause and laughter.
Finch argued against the proposition to
change venue, as being a reelection upon
tne grand juries OF the country who, he
argued, despite any sentiment OF the COM
munity, were men sworn 10 do their duty,
aud would do IL regardless of the am hushed
sentiment In favor OF any kind OF oiienses.
The bill would give the stoclmen black
dag 10 wave over the nesters under threats
10 send them TO Austin. He was not the
ensmv TO the pasture men, and believed in
all parties having their contests before the
officers of their own counties.
Patterson thought the proposition from
the committee better than the substitute.
A message from the senate announced
the passage by that body OF the substitute
TOR house bill No. 80, making an appropria-
ton for commissioners from Texas 10 the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton exposition
at New Orleans.
Discus sion on the bill pending hav-
ing been resumed, Swan, taking into
consideration the chances of convic-
ton, argued by mathematical cacnla-
ion that the ends OF justice were too liable
10 be defeated without change OF venue in
.rf-eme casea He took this position al.
though be was great stickler fort the right oi
the people 70 have trials. He hopes IL was
not true, bus be has seen u stated in some
of the papers that the fence-cutters in one