The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-24
THE STATE CAPITAL,
senate, The Terrell BiIl Again UHder
Fire.
lbs Author Defends II In Three
Hours SpeCoh.
1t Goes Back 10 the Committee
Again.
BOnSf: Roads, Fences and Fence
Cutters Receive Consideration.
Tho Exposition Appropriation Bill
Adverse Report Submitted.
0,her Legislation Had In the Lower
House,
Capital Gossip - Department Data.
Tho Exposition Appropriation Bill
Adverse Report submitted.
O,her Legislation Had IN the Lower
House.
Capital Gossip Department Data

Capital Gossip - Department Data
Eighteenth Legislature Called Session
SENATE
AUsrIs, Jan. % -[speolal.l l-Mr. Mat
locks bill 10 authorize counties 20 issue
bonds for road and bridge purposes va;
considered IN committee OF the whole.
Nj. Terrells bill was taken up.
Mr.. Terrell smoke three hours. defending
his course In the past on land legislation,
aud urging tho passage ofhis bill ~ the best
vet presented to cure existing evils,
The committee arose and asked iea'e 10
| sit at 3 y. IN,
AFTERNOON Session.
Mr.. GooCh moved that the bill be cohsid'
cred in the senate. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis spoke at some length, severely
condemnipg the dill.
Mr. Gooch moved 10 lay the bill and som
mittee report on the table. Lost-yees' IL;
navs II
heoommittee amendment, 10 insert five
| instead ut ten acres that man shall own
for each head of stock running thereon was
adopted.
The comm tee amendment exempting
| 100 instead of - stock w's read
air Cnesley offered to amend by striking
out 100 and sphSUtuting 90. Lost.
| MIR, GOoch offered TO amend by adding q
section making the Law apply only to
lands oi trust iuuds. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis offered TO amend by striking
out all that portion proyiding Tor commls-
sloners pastursge. AuoPted-yeas, 10;
nays, 9.
Mr. Harris offered to amend by striking
out tna exceptions in section l. Adopted-
yeas, II; nays,S. ,-u-,
Mr.. Harris offered TO amend by striking
eut section @, relating to ience-cuttinR and
| burning OF grass. opied-yeas, 10;
nays, 3.
Sir. Shannon offered a Substitute for the
entire bill.
Mr. Gooch moved that the substitute and
bn! be recommittea, and The committee
| be instructed TO draft . new bill. Adopted.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN. Jan. 22 -ISpecial.l-The house
nat at 10 "a III.
Hon. George Todd, Hon. Scion Stewart
and Hon. J,sepn S. Bates were invited 20
| seats hin the bar Of the house.
ACker, chairman ot judiciary committee
No /, sent up a minority report TO appear
| ia the journal on uou, e bill No. %, in favor
| of the bill relative 10 aliens not acquiring
title to real estate ia Texas, except through
inheritance.
Foster, OF Grayson, chairman OF the
special committe on fence-cutiing, reported
three substitutes for house bills Nos. 2, s
the punishment FOR the wanton and wilful
cutting. injuring aud destroying of fences,
and to fix the venue of the prosecution
therefor; the second bill to be entitled IAN
act to prohibit the unlawful fencing, or en-
closing or keeping enclosed OF the lands OF
another and of the public school, univer-
sty and asylum lands Of the state: and the
third a bill TO be entitled An act to pro.
vide for the erecting of gates into any open
ing ways through enclosed lands in this
state for the use of the puplic"
The general features ofthe recommends.
tions OF the report OF the committee have
previously been reported.
The report was received and made the
special order Tor Thursday next.
Dennis chairman Of the committee on
Federal relations, reported favorably on
the senate Joint resolution asking congress
to provide for deep water at Sabine Pass.
The report YVES adopted.
On motion OF Douglass, the resolution
WAS taken up and finally passed.
On motion of Upton, Freymler being in
the chair, the deficiency appropriation was
ccna;dereG in committee of the whole, re-
p red tavOr4biy, and the bill was finally
passed by the hon e.
1t allows 81, 500 fog Texas veterans and q
small amount FOR employees OF the last ses.
sion OF the legislature.
The house then considered the special
order, ,he substitute tor house bills Nos.
6. % 2i, 25, 20, 20, "a, 49, AZ ana 63 to
amend articles 1890. 1851, 1866, 1875 1884,
1897. 34S9 and $3.50, and 10 add 1880 (a)
(B) and (C), and 10 amend articles 1892 and
44lS of the Revised Statutes relating to nub-
lie roads.
The bill empowers the commissioners
courts TO create new roads cnlyerts and
bridges and change roads either on their
own option or the petition OF eight free
holders 10 any section. The commissioners
are to make sworn reports on the condition
of roads and bridges, what improvements
were necessary, costs OF same, etc. The
court shall appoint overseers tor new roads,
who are to file complaints with the county
attorney, or some justice OF the peace,
against all parties who refuse TO perform
requisite service on all public roads through
their nelghborhood.
Various amendments were proposed, dis
cussed and lost, the discussion being Joined
in by Messrs. Acker, Barrett, Davis, Foster,
of Limestone, Stout, White Ayers, Camp,
Cochran, Patterson Robinson, son ,,Cs Csven'
Articles 1880 and 436l, forming part of
the first section, were finally adopted with.
out amendment.
fhe house took recess till o'clock.
Nash. as chairman of the committee on
state affairs, sent up an adverse report
of the committee ON the re; re;
committed substitute tor house bill
No 80, making an appropriation for the
commissioners to the New Orleans exhibi.
tior. As anticipated, the report OF the
majority Ia adverse on the ground that the
appropriation would be unconstitutional.
The recommitted bill provides an appro:.
priation of $40 600 10 the commissioners OF
insurance. history and statistics for the
purposes OF the bill. II provides also for |
one chief and eleven assistant commission
ers, the chief to have u salary OF $1,000, |
with clerk at salary IF not over ST. 900, |
and assistant commissioners to have. sal.
aiy of S400 each, the chief to arrange tor
space for Texas at the exposition under the |
direction of Colonel Brewster
stats statistic, 00mmssl'ner ana history oh aad
at the close of the exp osition he is to have
all articles exhibited by the state returned
to Colonel Brewster to be deposited In the
state museum. The governor is also to ap- |
point twenty commissioners who are ts re- |
ceive no ealafy.
The minority reported In favor of the
pill. saving: 1--WE believe the legislature |
has authority under the constitution to
make the appropriation, and therefore |
present the bill conforming to the instruc-
lions of the house with the recommends |
tion that it pass, be presented and made |
special order of business for Tuesday, the
29th inst, a II O'Clock q. m. This report
is signed by Frymeir, Thompson, Nash,
Thompson reported the deficiency bill
After recess, the house resumed consider
alton of the road bill, pending at adjourn
ment.