The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17

fNiuIfl tNF aifffiHanfF ul aNnHHi ttif ~ 2.
uudsf calls 81 lhe touse, a i.sa, che
man oi the judiciary oommiiiss No. l.
ported unityorabiy on hans- bill No
relative o. the neglect OF OH els, hecan
the hiIi was foreign o. the Foysrnof'a pfl
clamstiOn, also on house bill 40, 4 Telalil
% the dissolution ~ attachments, by iul
stitnts 10 be printed.
Thr reports were adopted,
Nash, ohfiTman, reported with recon
mendation that the two bills providing "a
commissioners TO this New Orleans e0tiO
crnIennial be considered together, Adop
ted.
Mckinney, chairman, reported uniayora
bly, house bills No 81 and So. both IelatiV
10 the investment OF school funds,
Cochran said he aud Chambers wonlf
prepare minority fepCrl on this subject
Rosenthal also sad he favored a minority
report and they would send In one. 49,.
| rhe yegula- order, the substitute bil
from the committee, 10 amend article III
OF the penal code, was taken up and atei
considerable discussion upon various
amendments was ordered ePgro,sed, Tht
amendments require s,ile blocks 10 be
| placed on each side ni gates, and strike,
out the provision restricting the penalty
10 cases where the owners OF the gates have
complied with the requirements Of the act,
| aud prohibit the construction Of gates or
where the same have been paid tor by the
county. The till requires hitching posts
on each side OF "a gaze, Which, With the nu-
proaches, must be kept IN good order. VI
| olItions OF the act are 10 Os deemed mis-
demeanors under penalty OF from 50 10 30
A message from the senate announces
that tn. passage Of senate bill No, j, 10 do
nate all OF the public domain 10 the school
| fund
Matthew was eIcased indefinitely on ac-
count OF Illness.
Various bills were referred by Speaker
Gibson,
Honorable G, IL. Yordson, member OF the
Sixteenth Legislature, was invited 10 seat
in the house.
The resignation OF Dean as one OF the two
clerks II the house was accepted.
A resolution was adopted fixing the mum
Der OF clerks ut three. Tuesday at 1880 p.
M. was iNed for the memorial services Of
deceased members.
The house then adjourned until l0s. III
Tuesday.
AUSTIN, Jan. Is Especial. lin the SEN
ate Mr.. Jones presented a petition from
Mrs. +. A. Hubley, relative to the pay Of
teachers.
Mr.. Matlock, Tor the committee on public
lands, reported fsvo ably to provide Tor the
lease Of school lands belonging 10 the un-
organized counties.
Mr.. Evans, for the committee on roads
reported iayorabiy to lay out certain county
rOads.
Mr.. Patton. for the committee on state
| affairs. reported back with u substitute the
Dill providing for The laying o7t OF first.
class roads, aud fixing the punishment for
oDstrncting the ssme.
| Mr.. Houston, for the committee on stock
raisiUg, pr, serted q lengthy minority re-
| port on rerrelpS bill.
FIVE hundred copies Of the bill and re.
ports of the committee were ordered
printed.
Rips were referred as follows:
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the district
| judges to change the venue OF grand juries
| oeiore Indictment by reason OF combiua
| tioDs and Influences, or on occount OF law.
less condition Of affairs in the county.
BY Mr.. Traylor-Authorizng the com.
missioner Of the laui Office, with the ap-
proval Of the attorney general, to compro.
| mise with the persons, companies, corpo.
ralions or their assigns, who attempted to
purchase land belonfing 10 the schools,
univcrsi'- OF asy um fund under the act OF
| 1870 and 1881, and whose purchases are be.
iieved to be either irregular or void.
relps bill, and on mot on it was made the
special order for Thursday.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Shelby ,callel up, out
of it's regular order, the bill making 1t u
felony to cut fence, with the tollowiog
substitute:
That any person who shall wilfully aud
wantonly cut, injurs or destroy fence or
part of fence enclosing land within this
state not his own shall be deemed guilty
OF an offense, and upon conviction shall be
punished by confinement in the peniten-
tiary for a term not less than two nor more
than five years.
Mr.. Giobs moved to make it the specIa
order for Saturday.
Lost, and the substitute adopted.
Mr.. Houston moved to amend by insert
ing "whetber it be q lawful Ienee or not"
Adopted.
Mr.. Houston moved to amend by adding
'providing that all offsnses under this act
may be tried in the counties Of BeIar
Travis, Cook, Tarrant, or in the county
where the otfense was committed"
Considerable objection was raised to the
amendment, and spirited discussion fol-
lowed, pending which Mr.. Kleberg offer
ed substitute providing that indictments
may be found and presented by grand
iures and offenders prosecuted under this
act in any county in any judicial district in
which the offense is committed, or in any
county in any adjoining judicial district.
This was accepted by Mr.. Houston.
Mr.. Pope moved to amend by striking
out "adjoining districts" Adopted.
Mr.. Pope moved TO amend providing
that the foreman Of the grand jury holding
sessions in the several Counties snail have
power to issue attachments TOR tran sfers to
any county in the district. Lost.
Mr.. Johnson, of Shelby, moved to amend
so that the district attorney or county at
torney :of any county or judicial district
where any of the offenses have been COM
mtted may make complaint under oa'h to
the district judges that the offenses enumef-
ated have been committed, and that
there is a com mbination in the county which
will prevent an indictment from being pre-.
sented. Then in that case 1t shall be the
duty of the district judge to change the
venue to the nearest county where such
com bnations do not exist. Lost.
Mr.. Chesley moved to amend by adding,
provided that before an indictment shall
be presented in any county other than the
county where the offense was committed,
there shall have been term of the district
court of the county in which the offense
WAS committed and failure to present such
Indictment. Lost.
Mr.. Matlock moved the previous ques-
ton on the bill and amendments. Lost.
The question recurring on kleberg's
amendments. as amended it was adopted
Mr.. Shannon moved to amend bv pro-
viling that evidence may be introduced in
behalf Of the departments charged with the
violation of thi statute as matter OF de.
fepse or in mitigation thereof.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by striking
out all after the word convictions" in sec
tion l and insert IL, If the injury done
amounts to $50 or more, the otfense shall be
punished bvimprisomentin IN the penitentisry
for not less than one nor more than three
years. Ifthe damage done is less than $40
1t shall be punishable by ine of not less
than S25 nor more tn IN 500 and imprison
ment in the county Jail not more than one
year" Lost.