The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-21
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
SOME RESERVATIONS. PENDING.
Among Them Governor Ireland as PEN
itentiary Board Member-Work of
the Finance COMMUNICATION
erai Legislative Notes.
Nineteenth Legislature.
SENATE.

AUSTIN, Feb. 20-[Special.] - The
bills to refund to Brownsville and Laredo
the money expended by them in main
tanning quarantine was reported I'M
fayorsbly.
The newspaper libel bill was re ported
unfavoraoly with minority report by
Mr.. Evans.
The resolution to adjourn on March
IL was reported favorably, taken up and
| adopted yeas, Is; nays, s.
Mr.. Randolph introduced bill COM
polling national banks to render their
capital stock, money on hand, in transit
or in other banks, except deposits, and
all real and personal property, and all
bonds, except United States bonds, for
taxation.
The land bill was postponed until
Monday.
Mr.. Houston, of Wheeler county,
called up the resolution lending arti-
Gle 8, section u, of the constitution, so
as to provide for an assessment tax in
unorganized counties. Passed.
The bill authorizing the issuance of
executions against stockholders of cor
porations where no property can be
found except railroads, and making
stockholders liable for debts of corpora
tions equal to the amount of their I'M
paid stock and face value, passed.
The bill repeating the law requiring
railroad companies to construct roads to
all towns mentioned in their charter,
was passed.
The bill comforting jurisdiction upon
county courts, was passed.
The following bills were engrossed:
Providing tor the publication of 1000
copies of the revised statutes.
For the relief of w. S. Booth.
The bill bringing aldermen Of cities
under the bribery statutes was amended
80 as to include superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, and engrossed.
The bill authorizing all judicial off,
| GERS TO administer oaths was engrossed.
The bill making it a felony to illegally
vote at any cleo ion, or to secretly sup
press or destroy ballots, was taken up.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions: BY Mr.. Foster (of Grayson)
from citizens Of Denison for the repeal
OF the insurance law known as the
valued policy law. Referred to the
committee on insurance.
By Mr.. Hamilton, from citizens Of
Brown county against a reduction of
the ranger force.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. COchrane: Authorizing county
courts to hold four terms, civil and
criminal, per year.
By Mr.. Cravens: To restore the
criminal and civil jurisdiction of Mont
| gOmery county.
! BY Mr.. Darroch That no county tax
shall be levied save at regular terms of
| commissioners courts.
BY MIR. Ramsdell: To re-enact the
law authorizing the issuance of county
courthouse and Jail bonds.
BY Mr.. Darroch: Authorizing three
members, including the county Judge,
to constitute aquorum Of the commits
sioners court.
BY Mr.. Cavett: For an appropriation
for the Agricultural and Mechanical
college and the Prairie View normal
school, for one year, from March Is,
next.
BY Mr.. Coombs (of Hays) regulating
the practice of dentistry.
BY Mr. Linn: That no one need list
for taxation more of his credits than he
believes are cOllectable.
The pending business, the bill fixing
qualification of jurors, brought on re-
newal OF the fight of yesterday, and halt
of this morning was consumed over Mr..
Lusk's amendment striking out all
words wherein the bill differed from the
present law. The amendment was lost
| and the bill GngTt8ged.