The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-31

pasture. ihe hthte shoulu bthnu OetWt'
4 ins property owner aud any man wi
. would de,troy his property; any man wi
has paid Bis taxes should be projected, al
Q we should not allow one man any high
q ] privileges in taking the law into his han,
!. than another, The man who cuts wir
q even on school section white
!. does not belong to him und'
I this bill, Is made ielon, but the past
: man who Il enclosed Id TO be allowed /
cnt his way out OF lands OF the same kint
He was opposed 70 such measures ss wei
: calculated 10 multiply excuses tor HON
1 cides.
/, The Foster amendment provides that an
person who shall wantonly and wilfull
: cut or destroy any fence, whether u lawiI
fence OF not, on land not his own, or o
laud owned or legally controlled by tn
person encIrcllng II, shall be deeme'
. guilty OF felony, AMI subject 1,
s years in the prnltentiary; bat IL th
fence, cutter destroyed fence in, on o
around public land not owned or controlled
by the party enclosing, the oiTenss shalt b.
deemed u misdemeanor, subject To a tine II
double the amount OF tho property destroy
Cd. IL further delnes what shall constitul,
lawful iehce, as Ia existing laws,
WuIz5ach spoke In support oi the amend
ment, and swan aud Douglas againstit.
Faster, OF Grayson, argued that the sub
stitute would render the objecss OF the Uil
and OF this session of the legislature nuga
l,ify Ms TO providing remedies Tor the evils
c0mplaned OF. As 10 illegal enclosures,
he argued that IT. was III some respec un'
iair and impractlcabe IN its operations, u
the fence cutter could not be resched or
Hid not care Tor u tin, and double the
Value OF the property destroyed
which would amount practically y
Tor a mere section of the Ience whica
was cut. He argued that the true remedy
was not to JUSTLY the cutting OF fences
! under any circumstances, and to pass a aw
that would be terror to any man cutting
iepces on property which does not belong
to him.
Browning spoke in a similar line Of
argument. The law should apply
to cutting fences around pushc
and private land.
Hszlewood spoke in like line of argu.
menI with Mr.. Browning, and with dra-
matte effect against the amendment OF Fos-
ter, OF Lime stone.
Pending discussion the house adjourned
| till 1880 D. IN. tor the memorial services III
memory OF the late Representatives Leo
and Tucker.
The hsuse committee will again present
a msj ,rity report against and minority
| report in favor OF the New Orleans expo
sition bill.
| ENkNlNG-MtMbkIhb shhNlths.
| AUSTIN, Jan. 29.-[Speclsl AT the
| memorial services OF the house the follow
! ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
/ WHRREAs, Since the regular session Of
Ithe legislature the Hon. W. III. Tucker, OF
Anoer.o on county, aud the Hon. A. J. Leo,
| OF Hidago county, earnest. faithful and
conscientious representatives oil the people,
have been finally separated from us ty
death, and their labors in Inc public SER
vice broughi to close; and
WHEREAS, We desire iD.spublic manner to
do honofs 10 the memories Of our deceased
! friends. and fellow representatives and leave
upon tue pages OF the records OF this body a
testimonial OF our appreciation OF their
pubic services and the biRh esteem in
which they were held by us; therefore,
Resolved, That in the death OF the Hons.
W. II. Tucker and A. ]. Leo the people OF
Texas have lost the services OF two OF their
most faithful, true and patti ioIic represent.
atives.
Resolved, further, That we he'eby tender
coincidence and sympathy to the famiiies "
III . deceased, and in token thereof forward
t. each n copy Of these resolutions, attested
o. tn, signatures Of the speaker and chief
c!.is ~ the bnL,o, and That n page OF the
house journals be appropriately inscribed
to their memories,
Appropriate music was rendered by the
choir OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, aud requiem solo by Miss
Crooks.
Speeches paving high tributes to the de.
ceased members. Leo md Tucker, were
made by Messrs Armislead, Banavides,
Joues, Thompson, vi Bexar, McCallen
scott and Il heridse.
The resolutio were unanimously
adopted.
The house the n adjourned until 10 a. m.
Wednts sdaI.
AUsTIY, Jan. 30.-[Special 1.-The senate
met at 10 o'clock.
The committee ON state affairs, to whom
was referred he concurrent resolution ask
ing the governor ii he had any other or
further legislation TO propose than was
embodied in his proclamation, reported the
matter back to the senate with the recon-
incubation thai, owing to the short time
ietJ TO the pr sent session in which 10 con
slder and dispose OF many important meas
ores, the resolution be not adopted.
The resolution was accordingly tabled.
The order OF unti lshed business brought
up the school Bill again, which unfortu.
uately, rs 1t proved bad not been ordered
to engrOssment yesterd"y.
Mr.. Gooch moved 10 amend section 5S by
cutsing down the maximum salaries to be
paid Oh firs', econd and third-cess certiti.
Gates 10 $50, S45 and $25 respectively.
Lost, by ayes 3, noes o.
MIR. Gooch moved au amendment, the ef-
fecs Ut which WAS that teachers should not
receive more han 81 per capita per annum
on the actual attendance in their schools.
The amendment " as not adopted.
Mr.. Johnson, of Collin, moved TO amend
the bill by striking out words state su.
periE Etendent and county superiutendent,
wherever they occurred in the bill. He ad-
voca.ed the amendment by saying the SEN
are might be pardoned for sometimes for
yett ng that this was The Eighteenth lcgis-
iature and not the Twelfth. 1t reminded
bim.very much OF those days when corrupt
lobbyists were present everywhere. He
hardly knew whether it was Davis or u
demo mocratic.. leg stature. There seemed to be
a new senator on tn, floor yesterday. |
When the president was having the greatest
difficulty IN maintaining order this new |
senator was running from one senator's |
desk to another and talking to them singlv |
and in groups. He inquired then if there
was another senatorial district added to the
list, but he FOOD found ou. what it meant.
There WAS an Office ut stake-a state super
to bo provided Tor. A child bad
bean born AID its name was Baker. He
himself to the provisions OF the
bill, and was severe upon those conterring
such Unlimited authority upon state and
couuty superintendent. The bill pro-
posed to create 100 new Offices. He
wanted the school trustees empowered
to h,re teachers and to discharge them
the next day it they did uot work, or
for any other sufficient reason, without
appeal to any higher authority, Put them
on the footing with hired hands. They
were not half as good as hired hands if
they did not work. No one could make
him believe that one of these little sharp.
headed educational fellows thought more
uf the children than their own parents.
These little sharp-headed fellows think the
people cau't be depended on to manage
schools, They have to be depended GU 90
oa IN the mnnep to nav ali the Mills hax.