The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Both branches of The Legislature
SIM at Work,
De,islpg Divers Measures for the
Pabiio Veal,
By Restoring the Right and Rlgbtlpg
tho Wrong
with Statc,es on the Many Subjects
Under Consideration.
Tho House WRESTLING With Justlnable
Homicide
Az a Legal Check 80 the Pence.Cut-
ting Troubles,
Olher Doiugs at The State Capital.
Olhsr Doiugs at ihs State Capital

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Eighteenth Legislature special Session.
SENATE.
Au,rIs, Jan. i7.-t5peeisl.I-Mr Evans
presented a petition from citizens OF Fan
nln county against herd Law.
Mr.. Fleming for the wool.Growers' .as,o'
citation, presented a petition asking that q
law bepassed making It ebony to wiiliully
kill sheep or other stock, or pull down
fences ,ro.osing the same, and making ihs
venue OF such cases at Aus Ia.
Bills we're referred as iollows.
BgMr. Misunderstanding that whom any
fr,.holder shall desire 4 road on boundary
line between different peIsons land, he
shall apply to the commissioners court to
open the same, Gamsges TO be assessed un'
der the old law.
Nv Mr.. Farrar-To order the county
Judge, t. issue certain orders during vacs"
ton ofclurt.
By Mr.. Jones-Proyidlng for q superiH-
tei dent OF puhic buildings.
MIR. Patton, for tn. committee on state Al.
fairs. reported back Mr.. Pieuiler's bill
with a substitute, relative to Limitations OF
corporations to purchase land.
MIR Pf.unei for the iinauce committee, +,
repor'ed that u bill authorizing companies
10 substitute registered for coupon bonds
was not proper matter for legislation st
this session.
Tne house concurrent resolu ion asking
n fight of.say to the Texas, Oklahoma 4
Kansas railway scross the indian territory
also asking an appropriation 10 secure
deep water at Sabine Pass; also with an
amendment striking out 'the Choctaw ma
tom and asking that the United States
court be established in the lndian nation.
The bill providing for representation OF
Texas at the Worlds fair, WAS taken up,
but there being some opposition To the
amendment increasing the appropriation
from $1,000 10 $50 900, L. was postponed
and madoth fpecisl order for Tuesday
Mr.. Te.rellis hill was taken ny, and on
motion oi Mr.. Collins the senate went into
committee of the whole 20 consider u.
Mr.. Terrell moved that the majority re-
port OF the committee be adopted In favor
OF It.
Ho spoke Tor over two hours.
Adjlu ned.
AusrrS. Jan. lf.-[Specisl 1.-The house
met ~ 10 O'Clock this moruiuE.
Acker pfe8ruted a petition OF citizens OK
Lsmpssis county, in favor OF u herd law,
ana one from the same county against such
a law was presented. Both we're referred.
Lindsay presented memorial OF the
Brown County Wool Growers sssocistion,
asking protection for the wool growing in-
teress. Rsierred.
O'Dom presented a msmcr's, Of tho
citizens OF McOulloch county-1 tue yrb-
ject OF a herd law.
Bill. we're referred as follows
BY Hazlewood-To amend f-ticle $40 OF
~ "a. n al I'm At, n uhla hmm
icite, adding the right 10 prevent wiiliul
and malicious destruction OF property, or
when homicide is inflicted upon person
found armed with q deadly wespon and in
disguise In tho night time on premises not
his own, whether the homicide be commi
ted by the party injured or by some one in
his behalf; when the killing takes place
under the following circumstances IL
mus, reasonably appear by the acts, or 0y
the words coupled with the acts, OF the
person killed tnat II WAS the purpose ana
intent of such person to commit one OF the
ofIenses ABOVE named the killing must
take place while the person killed was in
the sct OF committing the ohense, or soms
act done nv him showing evidently an IN
tent TO commit such offense; II must take
place before the offense, G mmitted by the
party Killed, Is actually completed, except
that IL case OF rape tho T.y.sher may pc
killed at any time before he has escaped
from the presence oi hrs victim. and except
also, in cases hereafter enumerated wnere
the killing takes place to prevent the muir
der of some other person. L. shali not DO
deemed that The murder Ia complete 20
long ~ the offender is still ipflcting vo-
lonce, though the mortal wound may have
been gwen. II homicide takes place In
robbery, 1t shat be jusufisble
| done while the robber IS IN the pIesenoe
Of the party robbed, or Is living with Tho
money or other srticle taken by him.
In cases OF manning, disfguring or cas-
srati0n, the homicide may take place at
any time while the offender Is mis- rea,ing
wi III. violence the person injured, though
he may have completed the oflense.
In case of srsoD, the homicide may be in
lictcd while the offender Is in or at the
building or any other property burnt, or
)f the same.
In cases OF burglary aud theft 5y night
The homicide is justifisble a. any time
while the offender Is in the bulldog or at
.he place where the theft 10 committed or 10
within reach Of gun shot from such place or
when the party slain 10 engaged
IN any attempt BY word, gesture or other
Ind put them In bodily fear, or 10 vilfuily
ind maliciously destroy the property OF
moi her, whether In ths day or night time.
The bill was referred.
By Moore, OF McLenusn-To amend arti-
lies ll39 and ll40 Of the Revised Statutes,
relative to county officers, end 10 amend az
icle 1911 OF the Revised Statutes relative 10
he county commissioners court.
By Hill-ro repeal article 4l75 OF the Re-
vised Statutes relative to the powers Of the
boards Of equalization.
By Pendieton-To make the killing,
or msiming OF horses or other
.nimals felony, aud assessing the punish
nent at from one to tive years In the peui-
entiary.
By McGarrity-To prevent the enclosure
II lands BY non owners or lessees OF the
anne, under penalty Of not less than $50
md twelve months imprisonment in
he county jail.
Tbr senate Joint resolution sskisg con.
,re 10 grant a right-ofway for shr Guif, /
,ol raio & Santa Ee road scross the Indian |
erritory passed.
A petition ri citizens OF Wheeler county, !
.elstive to pastures, fences, etc., was TO-
erred.
The speaksr had read a communication I
rom the siaie land board, giving the in-
ormation that at a meeting OF the board
ssoiution was adopted that II was The
Judgment a the board that the best in
eresfs o. the state r. 90 red thstthe scnooi,
university AID ss,lnm lands be eold 20
,ctusl .eitiers, in amounts not 10 exceed
- acrfs, and thst shs land be leased 10
roper psriiss. Referred
Hubsl isuts hon-a nil No. H. amending