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


Mr. Cooper moved to amend by addin
alter "eTaminstion" In line 50, the word
under OATH" Adopted
Mr.. Terrell moved 10 insert after th
word 'exsmissrs" In line %, the word
without charge 10 the teacher" Adopted
Mr.. Terrell moved TO strike out of sectiol
81 the words, ANY OF the class OF certiil
Gates m entioned In this section may be a
any time revoked by the state superinlend
ent," Adopted.
The provisions authorizing the granting
OF teachers certificates to those holding Ger
tihcaIes from normal schools OF other state
or from the state superintendent Of Texas
were stricken out.
Sections IS. so and 90 were adopted with
out a vote.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to amend section
6l by adding II. provided that trustees oI
districts or communities Ia making con
tracts with teachers shall not create .
deficiency debt against said district oil
communities" Accepted.
Sections 6s 10 10, Inclusive, were adopted
without vote.
Mr.. S;raton moved to pmen sec lon 50
by striking Brazoria and Matagords coun'
ties IRON iha operation OF the act. Adopted
Sec ions 81 10 9S inclusive were adopted
without n vote.
Sections 80 to 1903 (the end OF the act) In.
elusive were adopted with some trihing
verbal corrections.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN, Jan. 2o.-tSpecial 1.-The house
met at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. SMoot, chaplain oi
the senate.
The house then took up the special order,
substitute for house bills Nos. 2, 3, s and o,
To prescribe the punishment for tue wanton
and wiltul cutting, iDjuring or destroy ing
OF iencts, and to fix the venue OF prosecu-
ton.
Chenoweth offered an amendment pro-
viding that 1t constitute no 0tfense for any
person owning or residing upon land en-
closed by the fence Of another, who refuses
permission 10 such persons for free ingress
and egress TO such land, for such person to
open passage through such enclosure
Adop'ed-ayes, so: noes, AZ.
BY Armistead,-to amend section l, line
3, oy striking out the words "whether
u lawful fence or not" and Inserting "pro-
vided fence in the meaning Of this act"
Is n 8 ructure Of wood, wire or both, or 9th.
er material, intended TO prevent the pss-
sage Of stock, cattle, sheep, hogs or goats.
A substitute offered by Barry. defining
thu Il nee to be one in the meaning of the
existing ,tl,utes was lost.
Moore, Of McLennan, moved q substitute
StrlkinS out stctlOuS anu z.
Moore, drawing a picture Of tho workings
OF large fences along tn. river, argued that
n man would have good cause to cut
tence TO get water for his cows. 30 as to have
milk for mis- family, suffering for the milk
Of the cows, which would perish for want of
water, under the provisions Of the bill. He
would favor divorce to any woman whose
husband would not cut fence under sucn
rayler favored the Armistead amend
ment, and 1t was adopted viva voce.
The question being divided as to the
Moore amendment motion TO table the
proposition to strike out prevailed as to the
first section.
The house refused, however, to table the
motion to strike out the second section.
Taylor argced that we had law suf.
ticient already to prevent wire.cuttirg, but
for the fact that public sentiment, whether
that sentiment was right or wron", pre-
through sympathy in favor OF
Ibe offense; 30 he argued that such o6enses
should be tried by change of venue, where
the immediate sentiment where the offeDse
is committed will not affect the trial. II
the law has not been enforced under pres
ent penalties 1t will be still less so in the
counties where the offenses are committed
and sustained by the sentiment OF the i'm
mediate community.
The section provides Tor Q change OF
venue 10 Travis county.
Prisons offered as substitute that in
iictments may be fOund and presented by
grand juries, and offenders prosecuted un.
der tins act in any county in any judicial
ilstrict in which the otfense Is committed,
Jr in any county court IN any adj llning
district, and the toremau OF the grand jury
holding session in the several counties Shall
laye power to issue attachments for wit
RI 4, t,tnI,
he session OF the grand jury Is being held.
Browning spoke in favor oil the bill as 1t
Douglass spoke against the Parsons sub.
itiLute, and in favor of striking out the
ection.
Robinson vas opposed to the change Of
,eDue, except in more extreme cases Lnan
he trial OF fience.cutters. Good and relia'
Die juriea could Le oDtained, he contended,
n every county. TIE expense OF SUCH
.nsnges OF venue, he argued, would enable
,ounty attorneys to impUverish and harass
,eo.ie until many of them would be driven
rom the country. 1t would be violati III
IF the rights Of local government and the
privilege guaranteed every man to be tried
)y jury OF his peers.
lakewood argued that the bill did not !
,5soiutcly require removals OF trials except |
n extreme cases. There were sections
ence. eating, the statute will be nullity.
Brown argued that the bill was mon.
trous, as it would subject men to chan ges OF
yeEue tor tue sake or mere sentiment IN
Good men, and women, too;
.ouId be- found outside of all such senti-
nent. [App!ause and laughter.
Finch argued against tho, proposition 10
,hange venue, as being q reflection upon |
he grand juries of the country who, he
Il ..Nf n hn n
nunity, we're men sworn TO do their duty,
md would do it regardless of the am hnshed
entiment in favor of any kind OF otf.nsss.
The bill would give the stockmen q black
lag to wave over the nesters under threats
o send them to Austin. He was not the
nemv to the pasture men, and believed In
III parties having their contests before the
'ficers of their own Counties.
Patterson thought the proposition from
he committee better than the substitute.
A message from the senate announced
he passage by that oody OF the substitute
or house bill No. 80, making an appropria-
ion for com missiOners from Texas to the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton exposition
t New Orleans.
Discussion on the bill pending bav-
ng been resumed, Swan, taking into
oDsiderstion the chances OF convic-
ion, argued by mathematical calcuia'
ION that the ends OF justice we're too Liable
o be defeated withouh change OF venue in
xtreme cases. He took this position. al:
hough he was great stickler for the right OF
he people TO have trials. He hopes it was
ot true, bu. he has seen it stated in some
{ the papers that the fence.cutlers in one
the counties of his district had threat
ned to hang any county attorney who
rosecuted them. We we're at all events
with desperate evil which re.
uired desperate remedies. In answer to
Ioore, he said: III do think that there is a
of fence cutters in my county
'om the fact that men have been seen in
,rge bodies"
Pending discussion, the house adjourned
ntil 3o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The house Resumed the consideration OF