The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26
NINETEENTH LEGlSI AZURE
GENERAL APPROPRIATION GILL
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law regulating the duties aud fees OF
sheliils.
Mr.. Hall presented a petition from
citizens OF Duvsl county against the
dlshandment OF the frontier force.
Mr.. Evans presented memorial from
5000 citizens praying for n prohlbitOry
amendment.
HILLS INTRODUCED.
For tho relief OF A. q. Graham q. al.
TO create tho Webb county land dis
drtct.
TO further regulate boards of arbitra.
ton. aud defining the duties and pow
ers thereof
TO provide for tho purchase Of 10000
acres OF land tor penitenuarios, the
same to be located somewhere In north
Texas.
For tho relief Of sherliis by paying tor
services rendered In sslliug lands for
delinquent taxes.
Tho pill providing for tho redemption
of land sold Tor tax and bought In by
the state was passed. II gives owners
two years within which 10 redeem, and
when lands have already been sold Two
years from the date OF purchasers re-
ccip'.
The hin authorizing tho governor to
appoint an agent 10 present tho claims
Tor frontier defense 10 tho general gov
eminent was engrOssed.
The bill making IL a misiamranor 10
herd over live head OF stock ON anot!i-
Cr's land was engrussed.
Tho bill comforting upon otunly
courts jurisdiction over contested cleo
ton eases was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill fixing - judicial districts
was called up by Mr.. Alice, who offered
substitute, which was adopted, AMI
passed under suspension of thi rules.
Tho governors message, with ac-
COMPANY ing documents, IS an answer
OF. j, Gyree, superlntendrnL,a ui LAY
wood Br,han, financial and purchasing
agent, q! tho penitCnliarirsi ami the
resignation OF Messrs. Suarcy and
Tips, If the peniieu.igry board, was
received and read.
The following is tho governors mes
10 the Senate and House OF Rpro sunlatlyls:
| herewith transmit the statements OF
T. j. Goree, superntendeEt, aud Hay
wood Hrahau, financial AMI purchasing
agent OF the periteniiary, referring 10
that part Of the report oi
tho Joint committee oil the
two houses touching tho Rusk
Ssarcy and Water Tips, members OF
the board Of managers OF the pcn.tan-
tiary with their reasons for thgir nc
tiOns, all otwhich may b. Of some SER
vice la formulating new management.
That now dsvo!veS on the legislature.
Texas has not had moro efficient and
faithful public servants than these gem
tiamen have proven themselves ID no.
JONI IRELAND, Governor.
q 2 n
IL exceedingly Lengthy set tii Z forth the
way they treated tho visiting commit |
tee, the flc.!i,ios offered them tor &C
curing this information desired and |
compliance of. No examination OF the |
records OF the prisons YVES made and they |
were not notified of the charges against
the mauag ement Of the Rms prison by !
the cOnvirt-; that they could have met |
them by statements OF cnnvicts oil the |
better class AS shown alone by tbs |
records OF the prison. 1t was general |
denial and special domurrur.
Searcv aud Eipp7, ia their letter of
roSignStiOu as members OF the peniton.
tiary board, criticised the report OF the
visiting committee. They give Il dis
QUESTION generally on the prison disci-
pline ana the condnct of the criminals.
Wet in Rusk prison for INSTRUMENTATION
ard resistance TO punishment, which
case was not alluded tn in the visiting |
committees report, and then resigned.
The fact is, there is big peniieniiery !
rnuddle on hand. Rumor says q strong |
pressure viii he made to Divide the
ruent of the two prisons, leav-
ine them separate and distinct.
Whether the middle will result in the
lease system again or not, no one can
even conjecture; yet some troubled Wa
terS have to subside before calm and
deliberate action is taken.
MIR. rareion called up the house bill ,
TO abolish the Office of fish commits
sioner, and moved 20 substitute the bill
already passed for it.
A long debate onsued on the motion
Of Mr.. Stephens to postpone till Mon !
day next. because OF The absence OF |
Messrs. Bishop and Camp, Of Hop>ins,
OF the special committee to
fish ponds, etc., the
committee having reported the
condition, etc, but without
recommendation, tho whole committee,
however, fayoring tho retention Of the |
commissioner.
Mr.. Tarleton spoke against post
ponement, vigorously, skilltully, vaior-
ouslv and ably.
Messrs. Cravens, Kimbrough, Steele
and Yeager came to Mr., TarletOn's
help, aiding him CALAMITY.
Messrs. Stevens, Davis, Taylor,
Haynes, and Browning, (of BelD
favored a postponement, and made the
hail ring with their logic and eloquence.
The motion to.postponei on motion of
MIR. Camp, (of Limestone) was tabled.
The motion recurring then on Mr..
Tarleton's motion to substitute the SEN
ate for the house bill, it was lost, and |
the house bill was taken up and dis
cussed by Mr.. Tarleton.
Mr.. Foster (of Grayson), offered an
that the bill go into effect
two years after its passage.
The committees amendments take
over Mr.. Fosters in consid-
GRAFTON, and will be pending business to-
morrow morning.
The house then adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.