The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-02
TIE LEGISLATURE.
IN the senate Shannon's Substitute for
Terrell's Bill Passes,
After Being Amended as TO Several Of
It's Provisions.
The House Taxation BIZ Taken up
aud Passed.
In the House q Clash for Precedence
Arises Between
The school aud Land I!ills-The
Former Wins.
Speaker Gibson Brings Down the
House Fosters Disclaimer.
Full Proceedings Of Both Houses.
Speaker Gibson Brings Down the
House Fosters Disclaimer.
Full Proceedings Of Both Houses,
Eighteenth Legislature ---rTtrs session.
SENATE.

NJ grteenth Legislature ---TI'rS Session
sEsATg.
AUSTIN, Feb. l.-[special. Mr.. Patton
pres. MED n petition lom citizens Of Clay
county, asking legislation on roads.
Mr.. Gooch presented petition from citi.
zens Of Van zandt county, urging the or
qnnlza ion Of a M edical branch OF Tie uni
yefsity.
House bills Nos. 90, CT sc. 30 and 20, on
redis,rirlug the state, passed.
Mr.. Gi1bl called up the bill providing for
more than four terms OF the county courts
annually. Passed.
Mr. Fleming called up the b.i u'tor 2.
ing VILLAGES, towns ard cDeIto iasu, bolds
tor the erection Of school hou os. Iasstd.
IL restricts voting q, elec.iongto issue bonds
TO free holders.
MIR. Shannon substitute for Mr. Terrelis
bill wastageu ~ and tho senate refused 10
adopt the Chesley's substitute,
Tue bill then passed, with amendment
providing for the payment OF lease money
TO the state treasurer before Mach let,
aud striking out "supei'nl'ndeni OF
land"
An amendment increasing tho bond OF
surveyors to $4,000. was also adopted.
adopted providing that the law shalt not
apply to stock Being driven to range or
market
Sir. Terrell, also offered an amendment,
that ls0sa herding, the meaning q the
act. Is where stock ara confined by line or
siie riders above drlit OF other feaces, or
elsewhere. Adopted.
Adjourned ,ill 8 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Peacock called up the bill to yalidats
land sales made 10 clerks In the general
lana office. Passed.
Mr.. Ge,zendHner called up the house bill
on roads and moved thst the senate reccde
from tsameuG Adopted.
Tue house bill 10 reouce taxation was
called ny, the pending question being the
adop ion ot Nr. Hnuston's amendment
striking nut % l-2 cents and inserting 20
cents. Lost -veas, II: nays, II.
Mr. Jones offered All amendment striking
out % . cents and inserting 20 cents
Lost.
MIR. Johnson. Of Collin, offered to amend
by triking out % and Inserting 10 cents
Lost-yeas, .; nays, 10.
The committee amendment, fixing the
tax s' 10 2-3 cents, was adopted-yeas, IL;
nays, .
Mr. Peacock offered an amendment
striking out IL LIZ cents anv ineer'ing 10
tor school purposes. Adopts /, aud the bill
passed.
Adjourned.
uoUsr.
AUSTIN, Feb. 1.-[special The house
met at 10 o'clock, speaker Gibson and .
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
House bill No. is, the Browning land |
bill, aud with Cbenoweth's substituts, were
resumed on ths pending business, being an |
act to provide for the Classification, sale and |
ease OF the free school, university and
asylum lands.
Ayres spoke against the BILL
Scott moved to postpone the bill linden.
niteiy, for reasons which he would subse-
quently give.
Mr.. Chanoweth spoke In favor OF leasing
these lands, lust as he would do ii he were
the guardian of the school funds, and in
favor OF having a board or supervisor tor
their special guardianship. Who, ho asked,
II y guardian ot them and permitted them
to be grAzed upon would not be amepabls
for permitinH n traspsss IN tho eyes OF the
law? Not one foot OF them should be vested
i'm ANYBODY without actual occupancy.
Actual settlers should and would own IL
all. Tnere should be u condemnation OF
free grass in the future. aud big PISS ures
mus, e., and ,hey must be opened 10 tv act
nal settlers and the farmers OF the country. |
Scott c. nanged his motion and moved to
NOS none both tre hili and tre snhs'iu'p.
Thompson, OF Bexir, said be agreed with !
some ut the statements OF the gentleman
from Fsnni hut he W shed t''fc''iy 20 re-
ply to the sentiment which CnHno~sih hpd
exor, ssed, that the days of ir, grass were
numbered and tina, large plstur,s must 30. !
he could not endorse that sem msni.
McGarrity endorsed man7 ut the saut-
men OF the gentleman from F2unin, hut
he preferred shClt leases. As TO me Ouium
which has been attached to free grass he
had always been accustomsd to Tree
range on the commons. He did
not endorse fence .cuttiEg, but was opposed |
{, herdng large nocks and destroying the
subsistence Of the widows coz, hut titer |
h Aving given the railroads 10 WO,OOO OF
acret, he did not believe in oeiug too parsi' |
monious now about exacling rent Tor the
school lands. /
Robinson hoped that one or the other Of
the Two bills would pass. II would be oiI'
ter than 10 psrpetuste the present system;
the high prices Of which, he said. as had |
been found, had not Withdrawn the lands.
coutrsry 10 what he supposed last session,
f,Am the market. The lease stem, he
srgu-d. would not prevent emigration and
actual settlemsnts. The cattle man coulo
drive his herds through hocks Of sheep sad
scatter them under any sysieu, aud the
simple question was whether It was not
right 10 compel men who enjoy the fruits
Of these lands 70 pay for then.
Ethe. idges spoke In favor OF the motion TO
post pone. The bill would tie no The lands
too long in the hands Of nonopolists'
Scots argued against the bill ms emeody.
ing IN eiiec, herd law, which the people of
the state had protested they DID not want.
The house refused to postpone-ayes, ~;
noes, 50.
r ,ber,s,n. OF Williamson, offered areso-
ju,ion rtla i've to commissioaers' courts |
having changed terms OF county courts, |
conirArv, it IL supp sed, To law, 10 that
proceedings OF the courts have been ques |
TONED, End asking the governor to suomi |
tue suhlsct 10 the extra tess on Tor some |
action IL the premises. q telegram TO the
statesman, from ID alas, citing facts and |
decision by the court oi appeals. was read. |
rhe resolution as adopted-sy e.; o2; noes,
IS
motion htiuc made 10 post one the
sp4ciai order tls school bill, Tilsbn argued |
that We should proceed with the land Dili,
and fUs1 tbs first.
TAYLOR argued, as on n previous occaSon,
that The lard business would not suffer IN
the hands Of the state land bosri till mex
ses ion.
g chran argued that there was no NOR |
impnrtant -uhi CT than the sch ol oiil H. |
regarded 10 ss more important even than
the land tili.
Brosnire, on the other hand. argued |
hat the siste was suffering iess from it, |
school than from it, lADd system.
Brown expressed similar yfsvs with
BrowriDg.
Mckinney wanted to tske up the school
Armistsai argued that the Cnenove,h
Iii nv its reouiremeuts vould tend 10 pre-