The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-24

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mHhr ttfiHIu ufirfH duflHl ffraiIuus.
49, FLEMING introduced r. t..I 1ulth1
Hf ipWHs aud village, lurI fp'fsied inI
.uuuul pufpuspF uMy Nh ltsu. bonds ilr
iUr UuiCIfsH ui sites ana tl oTfc. school
houses thereon,
Mr. Fleming presented petitions from
citizens NJ Nu'Hu, Fisher and Michel
cuuuiir' protesting ngiius. lht pnlasge u
hrrt lHW,
Houston pfc.cnttF d p,ulilu from Greer
county asking raid Law hgAlrst fence cut
ilnr aub enclosing land mot ugstd OF
less,d
The senate went into committee Of the
whole OI lgTr.ls bin, Pending HE quys.
ton NJ ifs hrirg adopted uu the majority
report, htssrs, Houston .ud DAVIS mad 10
powerful spr,cA,s Hsaus. iur oil, hteT
which the senate adjourned uutil o'ClucG
VA the afternoon, mo prDdlUp question be-
ing the adoption OF zoe mainnly rrfofr
Mr. MaIlIcs Oilcrei the iUi1EiHs; 80 Il
Resolved, That 20 Is tuv SENSE OF this
committee, that 30 IL tho Uuly 90 this iugls-
latuIe Ia pAfg ihs bil or some other bill, or
a substitute Tor tho same, embracing the
iOlllWlUg;
Rrtt-lagt all persons owning over lin
ted humbsT OF stock shall have some place
in the CouutY, land either owned or leased
adequate tor ihclrs support before they are
turned loose TO prAzo.
Second To present any person owning
pastures from turning stock outside, unless
he owns unenc!ostd iants enough TO sup
port iheni.
ThiFd-ro prohibit one man hcIdlng
stock on the lard at smother.
Fourth-To prah BIT tho use OF grass
enclosed Ia large pastures by smother with
out his consent ar without Compensation
FIith-Io regulate as mat or OF right
the number OF cattle n man whose lands
are enclosed by HuO,her, may turn loose IN
the pasture II. proportion 10 the land he
owns.
Sixlh-To give right Of c,-ess and in.
PTess 20 those whose lands are enclosed,
Seyenth-Io make penalties Tor the viola
tion OF law.
The resolution was ruled QUE Of order.
A lengthy discussion followed, pending
which the committee arose aud reported
progress and asked leave to set again to-
morrow,
A communication YVES received from the
governor asking he continuation OF the
appointments made IN vacation.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AuslIH, Jan. IL II Special. The house
met ~ 10 O'Clock this morning.
introduced y resolution that ~ II had been
rerorred BIS newspaper correspondent
ron fl0 capital that several officers and
members OIthe house had performed extra
.rrvices in matters before the session, on
mskine proof Of such services, they should
be allowed 81 per DAY, 10 be deducted from
the newspapers fund OF the house.
No action was taken.
The house took up the business pending
IN 4 ha
oil 10 reduce taxation
The amendment OF Nash, TO strike Uut
fifteen, and insert twelve and half GEMS,
was discussed.
Dursnt spoke against adoptinc anything
under fifteen cents.
Scott argued that difference of five cents
would make only Sl30OOJ in the school
fund, or shlrtG two cents per capita. This
was too pit iul d, ference t. contend tor in
The preset need TO eStpnc the school tsrm.
Frymier spoke against the proposed re-
duction ns impoli ic, giving statistics in
support Of his opposition, asd proposing to
fix the ad valOrem tax AZ eighteen cents, for
which purpose he offered an amendment,
which was adopted.
Frymier, in his argument, used figures
showing the total income T. the state from
All sou rces, less the cost OF assessing, to be
1857, 800 and expenses 81 SlS,033, which
u
might be added $l0b,UOO IOr he Terrell
asy lum, and ii the measures proposed by
the senate Tor frontier troops is addei there
is 800 000 more.
The amendment by Nash, making the
tax twelve and a half cents was ably dis.
cus.ei by Cochran, Frank. Hill, Frymier,
Wurzbach and Nash, and adopted by vote
OF so yeas to 81 nays.
The hour tor the special order, the New
Il
was on motion to temporarily withdraw
with right of preference on Saturday.
An amendment BY Robertson, striking
ont section 2 of the bill, which provisions
tor the occupation taxes OF the Old law, was
adopted by vote Oi 90 to "a. The ssnti-
ment of the members being that the old
law was good enough until the next SEES
sion.
Section 2being disposed OF Brown moved
10 strike out section 3, but withdrew the
motion on being Informed by Cochran that
his would leave the counties with power to
evy tax for their current expenses.
Scott offered All amendment TO section 3.
inc 7, of the printed bill, providing a tax
for all outstanding Indebtedness OF the
,opaties incurred suosequent to the
act OF April l, 1876 and prior TO
he adoption Of the late constitutional
OF not over twenty-five cents
On the valuation Of property in Iny one
year. Adopted.
Frymier offered sn amendment striking
,ut the provision com mencipg in line and
ending in line Is, providing Tor the levy of
special county tax for free schools and
cbool buildings in each school district.
Adopted.
The bill as amended was ordered en-
crossed.
House bill No 20, by Robertson, pro-
riding for jury commissioners Tor county
,Our s was taken up under Suspension OF
he rules and tiGally passed
Foster OF Grsys0n called up engrossed
iouss bill No. Ii, to amend sections 3 and
i OF the law providing Tor the sale of all
cal es ate bid oft 10 the state for taxes and
or the redemption of The same by The
,wners.
The bill passed.
Etheridge spoke on question ofprivilege
to an article in the Galveston News impu.
/ 6 to him the use Of the words "h1ry
levils," when ne simply used the words
fiery darts" A single mOnasyllable he
aid meant more than volume.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN, Jan. 17-[Special.I- MIR. Evans
petition from citizens OF Fan.
liz county against herd Jaw.
Mr.. Fleming, TOR he Wool-Growers' .asso.
iation, presented petition asking that q
aw be passed making it felony to willtully
ill sheep or other stock, or pull down
ences enc osing the same, and making the |
,enue OF such cases VI Aus in.
Bills were referred a. follows:
By Mr.. NJ Misunderstanding that when any |
reehol der shall desire road on boundary |
inc between ditfereno persons land, he |
hall apply to the commissioners court 70 |
pen the same. damages to be assessed un
Ter the old law.
By Mr.. Fsrrar-To order the county |
Judge ts issue certain orders during vaca-
lon Of court
By Mr.. Jones--Providing for Q superln.
en- dent Of public buildings.
Mr.. Patton, TOR the Committee on state at.