The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-12
AFFAIRS At AUSTIN.
ADJOURNMENT TIME UNSETTLED
The appropriation Discussion In Fail
Blast ho Higher Courts Ably de-
Tended In their Demands
for Proper support.
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
some Made Yesterdsy-iiow Others WIZ
he Made House SIN Discussing
Appropriations-New Coun-
tiles Contemplated, Etc,


Hall presented polition from tho AUS
TN lodge knights of Labor, protesting
against the employment OF conyicts in
the granite quarrles, should the capital
contract be- changed.
Mr.. Fowler, for the committee on u
dicial districts, reported favorRbly
house bin changing the time Tor hold
ing courts in tho twonty ilIlh district,
MIR, Houston (of Wheoler) introduced
bill 70 reorganize the thirtieth and tho
thirty -iirst districts, and To create the
thirty.ninth Judicial district.
The bill requiring the encouragement
10 instltnts suits against railroad COM
psnieS, which have obtained control OF
parallel competing lines, in violation OF
the constitution, WAS rngrossed.
The bill Tor tho substitution OF granite
was called up, and pending discussion,
the senate adjourned Till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The granite bill WAS pond!ng busi-
ness.
Mr.. Getz0ndaner moved 20 almond by
prohibiting the employment of oonvicts
ON the new capitol building or within
the grounds. Adopted, and the bill
then passed.
Tho other bills passed were:
To provide for the investment Of the
school fund in city bonds.
TO provide for the separation OF par
tition fences.
TO extend tho time of forfeiture OF
certain railway charters.
To restore the Jurisdiction of county
courts In llano ana BOsque counties.
To pay members OF the veteran board
the balance due for services rendered.
The iIil 10 dispose of vacant lands of
the state by donating them To the Tres
schools was engrnssed, with an amend-
ment providing that veteran and con
frderate certificates, hold by original
grantees, may ba located within the
reservations outside of Greer county.
MIR. Houston (of WheeleT) introduced
bill 10 adopt a uniform system of text
books.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bishop offered resolution, re
citing that owing To the near approach
of the end OF the session, speeches be
limited to ten minutes. Laid over.
Pending business was suspended, and
Mr.. Pendleton (of Belly called up the
senate bill limiting the purposes for
which private corporations are organ
lied, with an amendment allowing
grange corporations $4,000 capital.
ssed to third reading.
Mr.. Blount (of San Augustine) called
M senate res oil to adjourn sine die
on March II, with the house committee
amendment for March "a, and the
amendment was adopted.
Mr., Steele offered an amendment TO
adjourn on the 3lst,
Mr.. b cunt (of San AuGusiine) offered
an amendment to adjourn on the 18th
Both were lengthily disc ussed, pend
ing which the special hour for the con-
sideration of constitutional amend
meats was reached and the resolution
is still pending and will come up again
to morrow, perhaps.
Three constitutional amendments
were engrossed. The first requires for
eigners desiring naturalization to de-
clare their intentions one year prior to
the general election before they can
vote thereat.
Mr.. Pendleton (of Tarrant) offered an
amendment that all persons shall pay
poll tax before voting.
This was Iengthlly discussed by
Messrs. Pendleton, Rainey and others
Lost.
The second amendment confers upon
district courts appellate jurisdiction in
contested election cases.
Provision is made for both to be sub
mitted at the next general election.
The third amendment is for prohibit
ton to be submitted to vote at spe-
cial state election on the 81 day of next
August.
Mr., Armistead introduced bill
amending the law so that suits for the
forfeiture of railro d charters can be
brought either in travis or in the county
wherein is the principal Office OF the
road.
Mr.. Moore lot 'rravls) presented pro-
test of 1000 citizens o travis county
against the employment of convict
labor in the granite quarries.
Several attempts were made to sus-
pend pending business and brine up
bills out of regular order, but they
failed.
Pending business, the appropriation
bill: The first item, that the office of
commissioner of statistics, insurance
and history be abolished, and that pro-
viding for the salary Of fish commits
siouer was stricken out.
The Office of state engineer is abol-
ished.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Robinson (of Jack) 80 strike out the APP
preparation for the supreme court, but 1t
was defeated. This amendment was Of
fered as burlesque on the extreme econ
Omists.
The amendment to abolish the COM
mission of appeals was discussed at
length and zealously pro and con.
Mr.. Crane made powerful and
earnest appeal for the retention of this
court, showing its necessity.
Mr.. Davis did likewise, showing that
it is really an economic feature of our
government. 1t relieves both the
supreme and the court of appeals of a
pressure of business. But for its prison
ers under conviction would have to re-
main longer in Jail awaiting the re-
suits OF appeals, thus making the tax
on counties aggregate much more than
the amount OF the appropriation asked,
and that any measure relieving county
treasures lightens the burdens of the
nannla