The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-06

IN iAyor OF the mpJorty report eho''ni
some applause.
Fostsr, OF Limestone, said the report was
not all he desired, but hr would support 10,
Upton stated that he would vote sgalnsl
tho report of Ihe committee ON section D OF
the bill, which was the chief bone OF con-
tontlon, and reads MS follows; Any per-
sou who owna or controls lAnd Of another
may fenoe his own land by iencingtho inner
boundaries ot his survey and leaving \
way or line sixty feet Wide (nnob trlc'eu
by gates or oiherwisel "a the outer bound
aries OF the surrounding land nt.such places
as the owner or agent oi the inner survey
may demGrd, aud providing two gates ~
such places on the inner and outer fences
ga the owner Of the inner survey shall de-
mRnd; aud they shal! be kept IN condition
convenient tor opening and closing oy lhr
owner OF the fence; or, u no demand ~
made. the openings aud gates shall DO A.
sNch place Us the owner tI
tue outer survey may select. when Tue
ways or lanes aud E.tes are orgge locatei
they shall not he changed except by consent
ut the owners Of both inner aud outer sur
survsyr.'
SIR. Scott ssid he would be compelled TO
vote against tbs report, and argued that lhe
tendency Of the measure would be 20 in'
crease ience.cuitng.
A motion TO substitute the minority Tor
the majority report was lost and the major
itv report was adopted. ayes 90; noes, is.
Wurstbsch moved To fee uslder the vote
by which the report was adopted and 20 lay
that motion on the table. Carried.
rhe house adopted the report OF the ireo
conference committee upon the ul.i u re-
duce taxation for general purposes agd
conform the tax laws 10 the amended con-
siitulion. II provides for the lew aud col.
lection Of n free school tax OF IL L. instead
OF % l.2 cents.
House adjourned til 2.30 y. IN.
AFTERNOON sHssfON.
roster, OF Grayson, called up the motion OF
Foster. Of Limestone, 10 reconsider the vote
by which the fence.Cutting bill WAS passed q.
Foster, of l.lmeStone, said that be Intend
ed TO Withdraw the motion at the proper
time.
The other Foster thought it was the time
now TO dispose of the amendments.
Taylor argued that the house should not
be hampered by calling up the motion.
Armis,ead and Ayres did not want the
motion Withdrawn until the action OF both
houses had been fully ascertained.
Moursand moved the previous question.
Lost-Ates, a; noes, II.
The question as to the propriet!e7 OF &C.
ton of the lwo houses was further discussed
by Messrs Swan, Pendleton, Cochran and
others.
AOtUThu Sllu luuf hs 10 AN Ne' WV
cerned he wished TO make fence-cutting u
felony If ample protection was afforded the
farmer and other small interests from I'M
lawful enclosures.
The house lot into hilarious mood =,
humorous personalities aud cross-hring be-
tween members.
Mersund said, "let the senate do as il
would. the house should not dodge the re-
sponsibiity behind the action of the zen
ate"
Foster. of Grayson, said he would with.
draw the call for the molten to reconsider
IL the author OF the motion would agree Ia
withdraw his motion, provided the senate
acted on the committee report. He wanted
the house to have an opportunity to dis
pose al the senate amendment.
Foster, of Limestone, reiterated his posi-.
tion satisfactorily, ard Foster OF Grayson,
withdrew his call tor the motion.
The house receded from its amendments
to senate bill No. 81, authorizing cities Ia
issue bonds to huild school houses.
The senate bill to validate sales of schoo
lands bought by clerks In the land ohcs
next came up.
Browning argued that the parties ought
TO be satisfied to get back from the stat'
the part payments they had made ON th'
land and not expect the state to validate
| the sale.
Foster, OF Grayson, referred TO the lat'
decision OF the supreme court bearing on
the question, TO the effect that the schoo
lands were public lands and consequently
could not be purchased, but. said the par
chases were ma lie by the clerks in good
faith under the opinion Of the land COM
missioner that they we're entitled to pur-
chase. The bill finally pvsset
BY White-A resolution TO adjourn sine
die at ~ noon Wednesday, February. 9th las
the law fixes the end ot the session OF thirty
days. ,.
Cochran called up senate bill No. 29 al
lowing parties TO render land values and
the comptroller TO receive taxes from them
for the years 1871 % 1876, Inclusive. The
bill passed tlnally'
Senate bill No. 81, amending articles 367.
and 3675, and adding others to The revised
statutes relative to the duties Of the super
intendeut of the capitol ard other public
bindings, the bill making an appropriation
OF 5000 was consid red IA committee o
the whole.
An amendment allowing the judge o.
the several courts private rooms m The
capital was adopted. The bill was adopt
ed in committee and was passed b" the
house To third reading.
Cochran moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which house bill No. Z limiting acqnisl-
ton of land hv private corporations was
engrossCd. Carried.
The emergency clause was added u the
bill.
The house then adjourned TIL l:}0 p. m
EVENING SESSION.
House bill No. II, pending from the
afternoon session. was resumed, ana passed
finally.
Senate bill No. SO, authorizing commis-
sioners' courts to lay out and open ~ least
one first.clasI rosd sixty feet wide 10 aola-
cent county seats passed, and q motion
was IN sde to reconsider, followed By call
of the house.
The house refused to suspend the call
hut the absentees were excused and the
motion to reconsider being revived The
speaker stated that the house was still un
der call.
The object OF the motion to rec nnsider
was to get into the bill an omitted amend
ment providing for second class as well al
first class roads.
The previous question being ordered
Taylor moved a call OF the house, ana thu'
the fibustering continued even on th'
proposition To take up other measures
Senate bill No %, the gate bill, vas hnaI
| ly taken up.
doom and Taylor made arguments
Moore, of Eastland, Hill and Swan spok
! In favor OF the bill.
By Browning-To strike out the dius
making the bill apply only to pastors
lands Lost.
II was passed finally.
All absentees were excused.
The senate bill TO prevent the destruc 10
OF grass in pastures by burning, making
a felony, was called up.
The previous question, which had pee
ordered was reconsidered.
The house adj burned till $50 Wednesds
morning.
DIssATIsFACTION-- ----oNLN I"hLN
BILLS SIGNED.
AUSTIN, Feb. 5.-[Special lit seen
that much dissatisfaction exists at the De-
and dumb institute because Of the ne
superintendent's ignorance OF the tif
Language. and his inerperience as suptl