The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-25
THE XIX LEGISLATURE.
THE SAILOR BlLLlN THE SENATE.
favorable Progress With 1t, But q Black
Eye for the Libel Law-The House
Liberal with Appropriations
"-lnterestlng Cuttings.
SENATE.

NV9AiNi Ndrcn III Special. Mr..
Houston (of Bexar) presented petition
from the Kni hts of Labor of San An
tonic, protesting against tho employ
mentor convicts outsideo prison walls
Mr.. Kilgore, for majority of the
committee ON constitutional amend
uiehts, reported fdvorably house resolu-
ton on prohibition.
Mr.. shannon, for the internal improve
ment committee, reported unfsyor0blv
house bill compelling railroad oomns.
MES to provide double deck cars for Ia
transportation sheep, goats and hoes.
Mr.. Pieutfer for the educational com
mitteei reported fayorably house bin
relating TO public schools outside ~
cities and towns.
Mr., Davis, for judiciary committee
NO, = reported faYnrably eonfarripg
upon county courts jurisdiction in AZ
matters OF eminent domain.
House Dill f. compel railroad comma.
mes 10 keep their public offices in The
state and requiring them to keen their
books open Tor inspection aud To report
the true status to the comptroller or
governor, was laid before the senate and
Messra. houston, of Bexar, Kleberg,
Randolph ana Pope made strong areu.
ments in favor Of its passage.
Messrs. Terrell, Davis aud Getzenda-
ner opposed 1t In elaborate and logical
speeches.
Mr. Houston (of Bexar) moved to
amend that II a mistake is honestly
maze In the entries in the book, the
penalty shall not apply If the principal
once OF the company Is kept in this
state. Adopted.
Mr. Houston (of Bexar) moved to
strike out the penalty OF 5000 and in.
sert $1,000. Adopted.
The bill then passed to a third read
ing, yeas u, nays 3.
House Dill restricting the employ
ment OF sailors of foreign vessels he
y0nd tho shlp'e tackle, was taken up
with an adverse report by the minority
of the committee.
Mr.. Getzendaner moved that the re-.
port Oe adopted.
Pending discussion the senate adj
journed till p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Pending question, the adoption of the
adverse report 10 the sailors bill-yeas,
lOi nays, IL. The bill was then en-
crossed.
House concurrent resolution permit
Ting the use the hall Of representatives
curing inc recess for public meetings
was adopted.
House bill TO compel railroad compa-
MES TO provide double deck ears was
called up with an adverse report, which
was adopted-yoas, is, nays, Z.
House bill changing tho time Of hold
ms courts IN the Sth aud lith aud Great
ing the 4Jth judicial districts passed.
The senate bill changing the libel law
was called mp with an adverse aud ia.
voraDie report.
Mr.. Kloberg moved to adopt the favor
able report. Lost by the following
vote:
Nays-Boll, Calhoun, Davis, Farrar.
Garrison, Getzoudaner, Glasscock, hall,
Houston (of Boxarl, Houston (oi
Wheeler(l Kilgore, Perry, Shannon
Sunson, Terrell, Woods.
eas-Eyans, Fowler, Harrison, Jer
done, kleberg, Knitted, Pfeuller, Pope
Randolph, Traylor.
The bill substituting granite Ia Tia,
construction Of the new capitol passed.
yeas, 10; nays, II.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The appropriation bill was considered
ana the committee amendments wer.
adopted.
IL was further amended doing away
with the summer normal schools, sup.
porting the sam Houston normal scboo
out of the general instead of the avail.
able school revenue, and looping of
S25,OOOof the p8nitentiary appropriation,
This leaves the sum total for two
years ut S3,S67,S70, just SSl, 900 more than
tho cOmprollor's report asked, although
this IL wonderfully economical legis-
lature.
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In tho resolution authorizing the gov
ernor, comptroller and adiutant-gen-
eral 20 withdraw from tho uflio as OF the
later two, original Vouchers to enable
them TO present their claims against the
general government for expenses in
CURED by tho state i'm protecting its
frontier allowed by congress.
AFTERNOON.
Tho tax bill was made the Spoc,Rl
order for 1890 tomorrow morning.
Tho constitutional amendment for
TWO moro supreme judges was en-
crossed.
The land bill, with the senate amend
ments, was made tho special order for
$3.50 tomorrow afternoon.
The bill Furnishing persons for shoot
ing. or fishing on enclosed lands not
their own, was engrOssed.
NIGHT SESSION.
The bill amending the law for tho as
sessment of damages for the right-of-
way TO railroads passed.
The bill liking the time for holding
court In the fourth judicial district
passed.
Senate bill extending the time for the
completion of railroads passed. This
makes tho Texas Trunk Line all right,
The 0ill TO restore the jurisdiction OF
the county courts to Bosque, LlanO and
Mason counties passed.
The bill making 1t penalty to re-
move mortgaged property was tabled.
The bill allowing county judges,
clerks, etc., 5 ationery, books, etc,
passed.