The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-04
NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE
DALLAS CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
The Senate and the House to Reconsider
Them-Bills Passed-The Land Bill
Up Again--A School Bill
Killed "A Synopsis.
SENATE.


AUSTIN, March Especial. Bills in
PRODUCED: By Mr.. Evans, To so change
the printing law as to contract for only
mechanical work, the state to furnish
Unnecessary paper.
By Mr.. Kilgore, To regulate railroads
and prevent discrimination in freights
fixing the penalty for violation at fine
OF II 1000, one-halt TO go to the free school
fund.
Mr.. Jerdone: Defining to better regu.
late and enforce the duties of admins.
traitors.
Mr.. PfeufTer's bill creating the Office
of district school superintendents was
killed.
Mr.. Houston's bill to establish state
board of medical examiners and to reg
ulate the practice of medicine and sur
gerry in the state was also killed.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Tate moved TO reconsider the vote
passing the Dallas charter, amend
ments and to spread the same on the
journals.
Mr.. Tarleton moved to suspend the
pending business and take up house and
senate bills on third reading. Lost.
Pending business, the land hill was
Mr.. Upton in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Crane tho bill was
reported back to the house for further
discussion there.
The speaker called Mr.. Pendleton. (oi
Bell,) to the chair and after several
amendments had been adopted the
speaker arose and moved that business
be suspended for the discussion OF house
and senate bills. Carried.
BILLS PASSED:
senate bill abolishing the Office of fish
commis sioner at the end of two years.
senate bill repeating Article ALP of
the Civil Statutes.
House bill levying an occupation tax
on dealers in pistols and other deadly
weapons.
House bin making telephone and tel
egraph companies common carriers.
House bill compelling railroads to fur
nish double-decked cars for the ship
ment of sheep, hogs and goats.
House bill liking the qualifications of
Jurors.
House bill for the Investment of free
school funds.
After recess, Speaker Foster in the
chair, Mr.. Humphrey had spread on The
journal a motion to reconsider the vote |
by which Mr.. Moore's amendment TO |
the land bill was adopted
$3.50 pun NAieAlHfu llib iilOllOn as 10 I
the general appropriation bill, by NOV
ing that the bill be made the special or.
der for Wednesday evening and every
evening till disposed of. Lost.
House bill relative to railroad offices.
to be established and kept open for i'm,
spection If the books by stockholders.
was passed. House bin defining the
boundaries Of Webb county was passed.
House bill amending the charter of
Houston city was passed.
Mr.. Tarleton called up the motion of !
MI Humphrey for reconsideration Of '
MI Moore's amendment to the land
ent, Pi'9 :
Mr.. Kimbrough withdrew his preyi. {
GUS amendments TO Mr.. Pendleton's 7
and offered another. u
Mr.. Tarleton called up Mr.. Hum h
phrey's motion TO reconsider Mr. f.
Moore's amendment 10 the land bin. II
which WIS elaborately discussed. This W
motion viii be pending business in the n
The special committee for the consid. CT
iratlon of the Dallas charter amend 81
nents are Messrs. Foster (of Graysonl, pl
rate Cravens aud Jones (0f McLennan' hi
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