The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-19
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Inc Dlll W hutuoiiHp thV "'s"'"'y
general TO institute suit 10 recover ands
IN Greer county, on which patents nave
been Illegally ISSUED, WAS engrossed.
House bill requiring railroad com.
panies 10 render n sworn statement OF
The value OF their rolling stock to AS
seS surs, was passed.
The bill changing Brazps county 20
the Galveston branch OF the supreme
court, was passed.
House bill regulating waiver OF
service was passed.
The gambling bill, with amendments
adopted, was called up. Pending dis
cussion, senate adjourned until tho
afternoon,
NIGHT SESSION.
Tho senate met for night session
pending business the gambling bill.
Mr.. Houston (of Wheeler) offered an
amendment including bucket shops.
Mr.. Calhoun made a powerful argu-
ment in favor OF the bill and against
n amendments. lie denounced the
.rOlessien of gambling In unmeasured
terms, aud niiide by Tar the best and
most eloquent plea in favor of the sup.
preston of the pernicious evil
made on the bill. The debate was pro-
longed 10 u late hour and was only cut
oil 10y the previous quesi.o2. The bill
pgssed-yeas, IL; nays, o.
Mr.. Pope moved that the vote DO re-
considered.
Mr.. Davis moved to table.
4 call of tho senate was ordered.
Messrs. GetZendaner and Farrar were
absent.
Mr. Peacock moved TO excuse the abb
seutees, Lost.
Much tilibustering followed,and many
efforts we're made to excuse aud ad-
| iOurn, but failed.
Along about u o'clock there was some
heated discussion and personalities, but
I 4 happily passed oil. ,,,
| a this hour-l2:3O a. m.-lllDusterinS
/ is kept up, with probability of staying
all night.
Att o'clock the minority wilted and
Mr.. Davis motion prevailed ana the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Pending business was suspended for
presentation OF petitions, committee re-
ports and bills.
PETITIONS.
BY Mr.. Cavitt, from citizens of BRACES
cointv: To be included under the stock
| law.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr., Meriwether: Authorizing
counties to fund their indebtedness, and
TO provide means for the pay ment
By MIR. Moore (of Wsshington): Pro
libfting any one taking bill OF sale on
personality when designed as a mort
gage to secure an existing debt or
! debt to be created.
Pending business, the school bill was
The bin abolishing the Office of fish
commissioner, watch was sent back
| from the senate with amendment, W as
called up by Mr.. Tarleton with motion
TO accsde to the amendment.
A call of the house was made and the
bill is still pending. ~
Under the call the banking bill was
engrossed.
MIR, Alexander's railroad bill came up
and on motion of Mr.. Arm1stead, was
posiponed until tomorrow.
The senate resolution to adjourn sine
die on the oath inst. was called up, but
postponed.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill regulating the management
of sheep with scab.
The bill adding agriculture to the de;
partment of insurance, STATISTICS ana
history.
Tho bill authorizing cities and towns
by two. thirds vote OF realty owners 10
lew q tax to erect public buildings, In
Guiding school. houses, and TO construct
sewers and streets.
The bill restoring jurisdiction to A tas'
cosa, Young, Dimmitt, Leon, Mont
pOmerV anu DuIutIU DpuA s''
The bill restricting sailors OF foreign
vessels working beyond the end OF the
ships tackle.
The house in committee OF the whole,
Walker (of Mckinney in the chair.
Pending business, the reduction of the
appropriation for rangers to $25,0OO. :,
Mr., Meriweather made astrOngspeech
for $4,000. picturing in fervid and glow
ing words the needs and perils OF the
frontier and the necessity OF ranger
Mr.. Tarleton offered substitute for
the amendment, 10 appropriate S5i,oooln
lieu OF $4,000.
Cayltt, Cravens and Browning made
cogont arguments and eloquent appeals
for $4,000. Mr.. Browning, from the
oomptroller's report, gave the figures
of the taxes paid by the various coun
ties and the amounts paid back foi
school purposes, showing that the coun
ties of members opposing the measure
all receive more IMAM thny
the frontier counties needing
the appropriation paid more thar
twice as much taxes to the school func
MIR. Tarleton spoke eloquently ant
ABLY for his amendment, as did Messrs
= kimDrough anu IaCe' nm.
: Mr.. Davis spoke Tor SIo,Voo, snoWi ,L
tie nevu'' during Coke's ad
|, ministration, when lawlessnes,
was SO great it took al
, the force to restore order, and when tn
, apnropriation was exhausted, how thu
, bankers and the people advanced
i money for the support OF the range
f service.
a old Texan, in favor of $4,000.
: Mr.. Williams, colored, spoke for $Io,
3 OOO, and made the hit OF the day by hi
t hard, common sense reasons.
' Mr.. Tarleton's amendment was lost.
! Mr., Woods (Of Kaufman) offered as
8 substitute $4,000 and spoke forcibly an'
8 argumentatively in favor OF 1t. Lost
f Mr., Rainey offered an amendment t.
! make the appropriation 100000, as tn
r adiutant general had told him few
3 minutes before that between S5O,00O ant
4 $50 900 was enough. Adopted.
|, NIGHT SESSION.
/ The chief clerk called the house t.
) order, the speaker being absent on I'M
: portant business.
Mr.. Woods (of Kaufman) was unanl
mously chosen speaker pro tenn.
7 The committee on internal improve
q ments reported the senate bill relatlv
q tn atrikers, favorably. A minority re
a mort will be offered tomorrow ad
1 versely.
! sumed the chair.
Mr.. Thomson, under suspension Q
pending business, called up senate bil
to strike from the map of the land offic
; all surveys for which there are no rec
1 ord of title, and it passed to third read
: ing. o,,,.;o,
! to reconsider the vote by which the bll
r fixing the time for holding court in 20