The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-06
NINETEEN HLEGISLATURE
THE DRIFT OF ITS MAIN LAsoRs.
Several New and Important Measures and
the Progress Of the Old Ones-Com-
missioners ELI oft and GAM
mage-0ther Personals.
SENATE.

AUSTIN, Feb. Especial bills in
troduced: To cancel patents issued on
Greer county lands. 1t requires the
floating of all certificates located and
the cancellation of all patents one
year after the passage of this act,
the proceeds of the lands to revert to
the special funds.
For the relief of Thomas Hunter.
To regulate the taking of dispositions.
BILLS PASSED.
Providing for the appointment OF
special clerks in district and county
courts in certain cases.
House bill regulating the appoint
ment of asylum superintendent.
House bill for the protection of wool
growers.
Extending the time for forfeiture of
lands for non-payment of interest due
March |, until August l, 1885.
House bill making it felony to in
Inre or destroy telegraph or telephone
lines.
For the relief of w. j. Saylor.
Providing for the Investment of the
permanent school funds of counties.
10 punish borrowers or other baillies
who appropriate personal property tt
their own use.
When the attorney general shal
make his report.
BILLS ENGRossED.
To require department reports to be
printed before December !, prior to the
meeting of the legislature.
To amend the law 80 as to bring de-
PENDANT out on bail to speedy trial,
Making ii misdemeanor TO use Ian
guage to provoke a breach of the peace
The senate refused to engross the bill
amending the tax law SO as to require
taxes TO be paid by January |, and com
polling collectors to settle 10y May |.
House joint resolution apprOpriating
$500 TO bring the remains OF Col. John.
son from Mexico to Austin, was de.
feated-yeas, 6; nays, is.
HOUSE.
Resolutions: By Mr.. Underwood:
Asking tor copy OF the survey Of South
galveston and st. Louis bays. Laid
over.
BY Mr.. Mckinney (of Walker): In
wiling Maj. Elliott and T. n. Gammage
the exposition commissioners, to speak
tonight in the hall of the house of rep.
resentatives. Adopted.
by Mr.. Taylor: A resolution TO give
Maj. Elliott the block of granite pre-.
scented to the legislature, to take TO the
exposition. Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED:
By Mr.. Haynes: Exempting from poll
and occupation taxes MANNED state and
confederate soldiers.
BY MIR. Pendleton (of Tarrant): Max
ing resistance to an officer serving a
warrant by third parties felony, with
from two TO five years. imprisonment.
II arms are used, two TO ten years.
BY Mr.. COMBS: Amending the Dali
las charter.
BY Mr.. Foster (of Grayson): Permit.
ting counties TO reinvest the permanent
school fund in securities bearing the
largest interest.
BY MIR. Kimbrough: Making assessed
taxes a lien ON property overlooked and
q lien for back taxes.
BY Mr.. McReynolds: Giving 10 per
cent. damages in all cases tried do nova
onappeal, where the appeal is made for
delay or has no merits.
By Mr.. Haynes: Taxing telephone
companies in cities of 10000 or more in.
habitants, 500 for state, and 500 for
county. In cities of 5000 or less than
10000 inhabitants, $50 for state, and SIC
Tor county. In cities of the thlrd-class,
$40 for state, and S. for county.
BY Mr.. Moore, (of Travis): Making
law diplomas from the state university
license TO practice in all the state
courts.
By Mr.. Loving: To facilitate count
ing the votes cast at a general election
BY Mr., Austin: Making void interes
greater than IL per cent.
:. By Mr.. Muse: Prohibiting the sale o
liquors within five miles of the site O
any literary, religious or benevolent i'm
stitution. If the law passes II will stoI
the sale of liquors in all the cities Of th,
state.