The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-22
GENERAL CAPITAL CITY NOTES
SEN

troduced:
BY Mr.. Evans: To amend the law so
as to prohibit the raflling OF real orper'
sonal estate, fixing the penalty at fine
of $25 10 5000; also amending the law rel
alive to assault and battery, so as to en-
brace boys under 81 years old; also a
bill providing that no person shall be
convicted of homicide, unless the body
or portion of II is found and identi-
fed.
BY Mr.. Pope: Providing that where
there is no guardian, and the estate of
minor is about TO be wasted or injured,
the county Judge shall appoint one.
BY Mr.. Houston (of Wneeler): Chang
ing the jurisdiction of the county court
OF Montague Countrywide Il bill roviding
for the sale of public lands.
BY MI. Woods: Prohibiting the form
stion OF corporations for the purpose OF
buying and selling lands.
By Mr.. Fowler: Amending the law
regulating the removal OF disabilities oil
minors.
By Mr.. Jetzendaner: Authorizing
judges of the high court to administer
Oaths.
BY Mr.. Jones: To repeal the law
providing the payment of fees OF at
tached witnesses.
BY Mr.. Kleberg: Fixing the times
of hol ding courts in the thirty-six judi
cisl district.
RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the secretary of state to furnish the
members with copies OF the revised
statutes.
MIR. Houston (of Wheeler) introduced
Joint resolution amending section II
article of the constitution, so as TO
read as follOws:
All property subject to taxation in
unorganized counties shall be assessed
and the taxes paid in the counties to
which they are attached for judicial
= purposes: The valuation of such prop.
erty shall he fixed by the respective
boards of equalization of said organized
counties and such property shall be
subject to all special and county taxes
In the same manner as property WITHIN
said organized counties. Referred.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Houston (of Wheeer) presented a
petition from the bar of Montague coun-
ty, asking that the civil and criminal
business of the county court, except pro-
bate, be transferred to the district court.
COMMITTEES.
The president then announced the
the following standing committees:
judiciary No. l-Senator A. w. Hous-
ton, chairman; Kleberg, Farrar, Davis,
Kilgore, Camp, Terrell, Peacock Shan
non, Woods, Harrison, Douglas and Glas
cock.
man; Jones, Pope, Bell, Fowler, Stin-
son, Randolph, Temple Houston, Cal
houn, Evans and Hall.
Constitutional observation-disclosures
Klyose, chairman; Davis, Johnson,
Temple Houston, Pope, Farrar, A. W.
Houston ,GeiZendaner, Traylor, Peacock,
Pfeuffer, Terrell and Bell.
- Education-Senator Pfeufler, chair
man; Farrar, Knittle, A. w. Houston,
Getzendaner, Jones, Stinson, Glascock,
Calhoun, Evans and Harrison.
Internal improvements - Senator
shannon. chairman; Douglass, Jones,
Getzendaner, Bell, Perry, Traylor, A.
w. Houston, Fowler, Farrar, Randolph.
Finance-Senator Traylor, chairman
Getzendaner, Perry, Johnson, Pope, Kle-
berg, Evans, Davis, Knittle, Jones,
Private Land Claims-Senator StinsoD,
chairman; Kleberg, Bell, Calhoun, Hall.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jones, chair
man; Peacock, Terrell, Evans, Ran
dolph, Stinson, Traylor, Farrar, Davis,
Kilgore.
chairman; Douglass, Pope, jones, A. w.
Houston, Hall, Knittle.
EMililtary Affairs-Senatot~ Douglass,
+ chairman; Fowler, Shannon, Jerdone,
i. Randolph, Temple Houston, Glascock::
. Public Lands-Senator Peacock chair
man; Evans, Temple Houston, Calhoun,
Shannon, Davis, 'Traylor, Terrell, Kill
gore, Bell, Jerdone.
iState Affairs - Senator Randolph,
chairman; Fowler, Getzendaner, Evans,
Hall, Camp, Kleberg, Garrison, Kilgore.
Commerce and Manufactories-Sena-
Harrison, A. w. Houston, Pope, Perry.
Roads and Bridges-Senator Perry,
chairman: Getzendaner, Woods, John
son, Evans, Farrar, Harrison.
W Claims and Administering Getz-
endaner, chairman; Perry, Fowler,
Knittle, Camp, Woods, Stinson.
Contingent Expenses - Senator
a Woods, chairman; Randolph, Traylor,
i Getzendaner, Stinson.
~ General Land Office-Senator Bell,
chairman; Kleberg, Garrison, Hall, Cal
Federal Relations-S Senator Pope,
chairman; S6aSpon, Fowler, Randolph,
Public Debt-senator ',Eyans, chair
man; Kleberg, Getzendanef camp
Pfeuffer, Perry, TraylOr, PeacocK,>5sdl.
Counties and County Boundaries
Senator Harrison, chairman; Camp,
3 Evans, johnson, Farrar.
Public Printing-Senator Evans, chair
< man; Calhoun, Woods, Glascock, Camp.
Frontier NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Temple
Houston, chairman; Shannon, Hall,
Farrar, CalnOun, Iraylor, FERRY.
State Asylums-Senator Farrar, chair
man; Getzendaner, Peacock, Knittle,
G.sscock, Camp, Terrell.
X Stock and Stock Raising Senator
Kleberg,, chairman; Calhoun, Shannon,
= Temple Houston, Woods.
Agricultural Administrator john
son, chairman; Traylor, Perry, Garri-
son, Knittle.
Retrenchment and Reform-Senator
nittle, chairman; Pfeuffer, Johnson,
Shannon, Camp, Gilgore.
n Treasurer's and Comptrollers Office
n0enator Calhoun, chairman; Jones, Kill
ore, Harrison, Douglas.
Privileges and ator
Camp, chairman; Stinson, Temple
& Houston, Garrison, Douglas.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Sena-
tor Glascock, chairman; Getzendaner,
5 Peacock, Bell, Pfueffer, Fowler, Jer-
done.
Rules--Senator Hall, chairman; A. w.
Houston, Fowler, Jones, Peacock.
Insurance. History and Statistics
Senator Garrison, chairman; Perry,
johnson, Gefzendaner, Farrar.
Jud,ciai Districts-Senator Fowler,
Anhtifman; Bell, Kleberg, Camp, Farrar.
Eneroased Bills-Senator Bell, chair
ban; Camp, Stinson, Calhoun, Harri-
Enrolled Bills--senator Fowler, chair
man; Kieberg, Terrell, Douglas, Tray
( lor.
.E GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Z A message from the governor was
Then received, and reads as follows: J