The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-12
SENATE.


troduced: To cancel patents issued on
Greer csunty lands. 1t requires the
floating of all certificates located and
the cancellation of all patents one
year after tho passage Of this act,
the proceeds of the lands to revert 10
the special funds.
For the reliei of Thomas Hunter.
To regulate the taking of depositions.
BILLS PASSED.
Providing for the appointment oil
special clerks in district aud county
courts in certain cases.
House bill regulating the appoint
ment of asylum superintendents.
House bill for the protection OF wool
growers.
Extending tho time for forfeiture of
lands for non-paymcnt of interest due
March |, until August /, 1880.
House bill mailing 1t felony to IN
jnrc or destroy telegraph or telephone
lines.
For the relief of w. j. Saylor.
Providing for the Investment of the
permanent school funds of counties.
To punish borrowers or other baillles
who appropriate personal property To
their own use. >,
When tho encouragement shall
make his report.
BILLS ENGRosSED.
To require department reports to be
printed before December /, prior TO the
meeting of the legislature.
To amend the law so as to bring de-
PENDANT out on bail TO speedy trial,
Making it misdemeanor to use Ian
guage to provoke - breach of the peace.
The senate refused to engross the bill
amending the tax law so as to require
taxes TO be paid by January l, and COM
pelling collectors to settle by May l.
House Joint resolution appropriating
$500 TO bring the remains OF Col. John
son from Mexico to Austin, was de.
feated-yeas, 6; nays, Is.
HOUSE.
Resolutions: BY Mr.. Underwood:
Asking tor copy OF the survey OF South
Galveston and st. Louis bays. Laid
over.
By Mr.. Mckinney (of Waller): In
yiting Mai. Elliott and r. II. Gammage,
the exposition commissioners, to speak
tonight in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives. Adopted.
By Mr.. Taylor: a resolution to give
Maj. Elliott the block of granite pre-
scented TO the legislature, to take to the
exposition. Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED:
By Mr.. Haynes: Exempting from poll
anu CttuphllOIi ithtS IiaiihSN opuIO ohb'
confederate soldiers.
By Mr.. Pendleton (of Tarrant): Max
ing resistance to an officer serving a
warrant by third parties felony, with
from two to five years imprisonment;
if arms are used, two to ten years.
BY Mr.. Coombs: Amending the Dali
las charter.
By MIR. Foster (of Grayson): Permit
ting counties TO reinvest the permanent
school fund il securities bearing the
largest interest.
BY Mr.. Kimbrough: Making assessed
taxes lien on property overlooked and
lien tor back taxes.
BY Mr.. McReynolds: Giving 10 per
cent. damages in all cases tried de nova
on appeal, whore the appeal is made for
delay or has no merits.
BY Mr.. Haynes: Taxing telephone
companies in cities of 10000 or more in
habitants, 500 for state, and $50 Tor
county. In cities of 5000 or less than
10000 inhabitants, $50 for state, and FLO
for county. In cities of the thlrd-class,
$40 for state, and IS for county.
BY Mr.. Moore, (of Travis): Making
law diplomas from the state university
license to practice in all the state
courts.
BY Mr.. Loving: To facilitate count
ing the votes cast at a general election.
BY Mr., Austin: Making void interest
greater than II per cent.
Bv Mr.. Muse: Prohibiting the sale of
liquors within five miles of the site of
any literary, religious or benevolent in
stitution. If the law passes it will stop
the sale of liquors in all the cities of the
state.