The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-23
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Senate; The Terrell BilI Again Usdsr
Fire.
lis lulhor Defends Il In q Three
Hours Speech.
IL Goes Back 10 the Committee
Agais.
Honse; Roads, Fences aud Fence
Cutters Receive Consideration.
The Exposition Appropriation Bill
Adverse Report Submitted.
0Ihsr Legislation Had n the Lever
Capital Gossip - Department Data.
Capital Gossip - Department Data

Capital GsssIp - Department Data.
Bightsenth Legislature = Called session.
SENATE.
AusrIs, Jan. 22.-ISpecist Mr.. Mai
locks bill to authorizs coukties to issue
bonds for road and bridge purposes Was
considered In committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Tsrrelrs bill Was taken up.
Mr.. Terrell spoke three hours. defending
his course in the pas, on land legislation,
and urging the passage ofhis bill rs the be,t
yet presented TO cure existing evils.
The committee arose and asked leave to
ait at 3 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Gooch moved that the bill be consid-
cred In the senate. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis spoke at some length, severely
Mr.. Gooch moved to lay the bill and som.
mittee report on the table. Lost-yeas, IL;
navs IA.
The committee amendment, to insert nve
instead of ten acres that y man shall own
for each head Of stock running thereon was
adopted.
The comm ttee amendment exempting
100 instead of 20 stock was read.
Mr.. Chssley offered to amend by striking
out 100 and substituting SO. Lost.
Mr.. Gooch offered to amend by adding .
section making the law apply only TO
lands OF trust funds. Adopted,
Mr.. Davis offered to amend BY striking
out all that portion providing for commi.-
sioners psstursge. Adopted--yess, 10;
nays, 9.
nut Tho srrent ions In section L, AdODted-
Mr.. Harris offered to amend by striking
cut section @, relating to fence-cutting ana
burning Of. grass. Adopted--yeas' is;
nays, ..
entire bill.
bill! be recommitted, and the committee
be instructed TO draft new bill. Adopted.
Adjourned.
AUSTIN. Jan. % Especial THE house
Hon. George Todd, Hon. Solon Stewart
and Hon. Joseph S. Bates were invited to
seats within the bar of the house.
Acker, chairman Of judiciary committee
No. 1, sent up q minority repors to appear
in The journal or house bill No. %, in favor
of the bill relative to aliens not ACQUIRING
title to real estate in Texas, excsp~ trough
Foster, of Grayson, chairman Of the
special committe on fence-cutting, reported
three subsiitu tes for house bills Nos. 2,
and 9, the first bill being to prescribe
the punishment ior the vanton and wilful
cutting, injuring aud destroying OF iences,
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, uniyer-
sity and asylum lands OF the state: and the
third bill TO be entitled "Au 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 OF the recommended
tions OF the report OF tho committee have
previously been reported.
The report was received and made the
special order for Thursday next
Dennis, chairman OF the committee on
Federal relations reported iavorably on
the senate Joint resolution asking congress
to provide Tor deep water at Sabine fass,
The report was 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
IN committee OF the whole, re- I
ported iavorably, and the bill was inally |
passed by the hou e.
Ia allows 81 500 for Texas veterans and a
,mall amount for employees of the last ses'
sion OF the legislature. !
The house then considered the special /
order, the substitute tor house bills Nos |
J, 20. q, %, 20, 30 %, 80, AZ amt C3. TO |
amend srticles 436O. 1861, 1896, 1875, 43Si, !
1851 3iS9 and $3.50, aud 10 add 1899 lA), |
81 and (C), and to amend articles 4502 and |
Ais OF the Revised Statutes relating 70 pub
ic roads.
The bill empowers the commissioner
courts TO create new roads. culverts and |
bridges and change roads either on their
,wn option or the petition oil eight free
iolders In any section. The commissioners
ire to make sworn reports on the condition |
II roads and bridges, what Improvements
we're necessary, costs OF same, etc. The
ourt shall appoint overseers for new roads,
Who are to die complaints with the county
Ittorney, or some justice OF the peace,
gainst ali parties who refuse 70 perform
equisite service on all public roads through
heir neighborhood.
Various amendments we're proposed, dis
ussed and lost, the discussion being Joined
n by Messrs. Acker, Barrett, Davis, tosIer'
4 Limestone, Stout, White, Ayers, Camp.
cochran, Patterson, Robinson, Caven,
segers, Wood, Nash. Parsons and Jones
Articles 43GO and 1861, forming part OF
hs first section, were finally adopted with
ut amendment.
rhe house took Q recess till o'clock
Nash. AS chairman Of the committee on
ate affairs, sent up an adverse report
dmmis.a a1s GS%%isse s%S.auss f"r Sn hu.. sns b iii
10 80, making an appropriation for the
to the New Orleans exhibit
ior. As anticipated, the report OF the
majority IL adverse on the ground that the
would be unconstitutional.
he recomm TIED bill provides an appro.
Of SO 900 to the commissioners of
insurance. history and statistics fof the
urposes OF the bill. Ii provides also for
ne chief and eleven assistant commission
rs, the chief TO have a salary Of $1,000,
nth a clerk at a salary Of not over Sl,G-O,
nd assistant commissioners to have. SAL
~ OF s400 each, the chief TO arrange Tor
pace for Texas at the exposition under the
irection of Colonel .Biewlier'
late commissioner ,ss ,;s,orv Of insurance SSS
t the close of the exposition he is to have
II articles exhibited by the state returned
, Colonel Brewster TO be deposited in the
tate museum. The governor is also to APP
oint twenty commissioners who are 10 re-
eive no ssisry.
The minority reported in favor Of the
III, saying: I'VE believe the legislature
as authority under the constitution TO
,ake the appropriation, and Therefore
resent the bill conforming to the instruc-
ons Of the house with the recommenda-
ion that IL pass, be presented and made
pecisl order Of business for Tuesday, the
3th inst. IL o'clock q. m. This report
, signed by Frymeir, Thompson, Nash,
,endsll and Cofimsn.
Thompson reported the deficiency bill
uly engrossed.
After recess, the house resumed consider
tion Of the road bill, pending at adjourn
nent.