The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-25
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Raln Ia prodlgai ProfusiOn
Proceedings OF tho Eighteenth Legislature
Called session.
sENArR.
AUSTIN, jan. 2i -tJpeciall--Mr. Collins
for IN, COMMITTEES 90 stock raising reported
iayorabiy the Diil to protcc, rom lrsspass
erg on the lands of tnose whoas fences have
been cut
Mr.. Pfeuffer for the tinsucs CO. mitleC
reported favorably on tho amendmenf, IN.
house bill providing 10, dsDcioncias in
cludinc the interest on the public debt AID
bonds from March llt, 1884, to February
2Sth 1885
Mr.. Poacocr introduced \ bill providing
TINT the university may purchase state and
United ,ates boude, the proceeds 10 DC 4
higher rate ol interest
phe bill providing for Chsnge of venue
before indictments is found was engro'sed
Tho bill c1uierring on priyatts 81 the
frontier forca the same authority -
peace officers with Mr GIBBS amendment
providing that the governor may enploy
dptec,iveg passed.
Mr.. Gibbs dill providing for tbe lesse ot
school lands belonging TO unorganizsi
Connties was .BEen up
Mr.. Houston offered to amend by rcduc-
lug the quantity TO be leased to any oue
persOn, from ten TO i0ur leagues. Adopted
Mr.. Davis offered 10 amend by striklnG
out the limitation aud inserting each
league shall be leased separately 10 tho
highest bidder.
Mr. Gnoch offered ,ubftituts, striking
out "lourn aud inserting mine" leaguGs
hdiouTued 80 .. IN.
AFrKRaoos sEssIos.
The pending question being on Nj
Gooch's Substitute, IL was Withdrawn.
Mr. Peacock offered = sub.ntue proYid'
INK that the land board regul. 10 the quhu.
tity to b. least. Lost, and hr. DAVIS
amendment adopted.
The bill then passed.
Toe house resolution requesting TezlH
representative o congress 10 secure 'a'
tor the improvement Oi the entrance la
Galveston hArblr u4ssei.
MIR. Farrar, tor Judiciary committee No
1, reuor'pd ,nvDraDiy the nil aulhurlzlnl
counties IN issue bonds for road purp1.es
Mr.. Peacock fnr the cnmmitiee On pub
lie lands reported i8VOrabiy the bNl V1'laa
ting sales of land made to o. H.tmanl
clerks.
rhp conmttter recommended that she
memorial of The stone-cutters, calling at
teutiln TO defsC.ivs material ~ be used II
tho now cspitol, lie ON the table, As ther,
wns nothing to sustain the charges
Also, hvornbly. for tho better protecuof
OF the capitol hul ding.
The bill requiring iirst-class roads 70 os
sixty feet wide waa amended so nS 10 apply
only to roads hereafter laid out and th'
bill passed.
The bil to further egulsie the collection
OF taxes on real estate, including landi
heretofore bought in by the state, wa
taken up and pending discussion tho senate
adjourned.
AUSTIN. Jan. 2i.-[5pecial.l-The hous'
mst al 10 clock.
house bill No. IS (a) land bill, be postponed
to he considered with his own BILL mouse
bill No Of, on the same subject.
Frank wanted 10 tako up the fence-cul
ting oils. He hought the house wes read
10 grapple with the question ~ the DIN
mad been priu'e tor several days.
Scott moved 10 postpone.
Tayior thought 1t best 10 have the tW'
bill. po,tponri as suggested By ChenoWe'h
and the fence cutting question hnve pre-
ference nov. ,.,,
Brownipg argued that the land bills Wer'
as important as Others, Rnd woulu DC WIZ
lIE 10 SiAN llll y hueuHb a. AANNNa's'
nil Of thssa important questions disposed
OF. The trouble in land matters had nsr'
o.s Oi tAa IaLic4. CAUSES Ol .Ae 'eAc
trOub ~.
I'm wanted to go on u iha regular ords'
and amend or XII. the bill now,
Acker said he was not prepared now -
state his poiiion on the lHn4 question. DO
argued mat The action OF TIE land Do"it
mas hsep satisfactory, and that the lnlrrr
csts NJ the state we're not kelly 10 snuel
by lesyjn the lands in tho hands OF th'
land hnayd ill NJ xt session.
Scott changed his motion so IS 20 nave
the lardebill taken up after consideration
of hs'bill reported by the committee on
feure cutting.
The motion was oarri'd.
Sneaker Gibson gave notice TINT the spe'
cial order tor tie hour was substitute mouse
bills Nor I6, Al and 60, providing for theerec
ton OF gates into and opening way
through enclosed lands IN this state Tor th'
uss Of the public. a
ment. to change the word may" to shall
30 a. to make the duties OF load coHmlS
soners mandatory. "a, =.
D.pnis wanted the provision LETT as Il
was. Discretionary. What might DO pene
fIciaI for one section would not suit Others
The hous, refused TO table the Fosts
amendment by vote OF 81 to p, and th'
anrndnen mt was adopted
The fitst section as thus smenoeo, prv
vids, that the commissioners court "shai
reorire the owner OF agent of any enclose'
land TO have gates at intervals rsasonso
convenient for public use, which, Win IN
approaches, shall be such as are required y
law on third class roads.
r., Uill-To strike out aud amend IN sec
tion 5 90 as 10 allow land owners q secoh'
trial on application 20 tue commissioners
coart, made under oath In writing AZ va
time the report il made, stating thst )netlo
has not been done, and tho court sAall an
no,nt pv, other commissioners, VINO sha.
consider the complaint and make award
VIII On second ward shall DO iinal. hdoptv-
TThissrcond trial Is in case Of nnpeai
Stout offered an amendmeut to sector
one, limring the application ct enclosure
ia rny SIR aia of TRtor running ihre'
nil s. n a.
swan opposed the amendment. He dif
not believe q right 10 open ways 10 ~
water. Some parties paid SlO ior lahu on
account Of the water, wneh ,ney oou,'
hsxe got land 9th rvise suitable Tor pas
tnres for much less. as member o
,he committee he favored seven mites as =
reasonable concession. so far a, the ps-ture
men we're concerned. IA
Foster. of Gravson. argued that the bu
didn't give the right to take the water iron ron
pssture owners where they had no surplus
and that the bill was reasonable IN its pro
portions. s,,;k
out "a stream OF water running continu
onslvr and insert "a stream or lake f,r lou
mile, or m re-" Otherwise, be argued, me
having large enclosures would fence out tn
nnblic from using large bodies OF water.
Scott explained why the words "wst'
,nnninv Continuously" were used. IL
man had go much water made BY dsnmin .
= CANYON at his own expense II would :
cruel 10 compel him TO open II to every
body. II would ruin the value ei
property. He raid be could 9nd o'a M"