The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-21
THE XIX LEGISLATURE.
TIE LAND LAW IN THE SENATE.
free Grass Chapters all ObIIteratnd, Gre.
Sting Confusion In that Camp-Rail-
road Commission Bill In tho
House-General Notes.



AUSTIN, March 20. - Especial - Mr.
Calhoun, for the committee on public
printing, reported unfavorably the bill
providing for printing the court reports
at the deaf and dumb institute nrjpt.
Ing office, with minority report by Mr.
Evans.
BILLS PASSED:
House bill changing the time for
holdlng court In the seventeenth dis
trict. "i''
Senate bill authorizing the seitinp
aside OF one-halt the road and bridae
TAX Tor the purpose Of erecting free
House bill creating the county of Val.
! Senate bill amending the law, 80 as 10
give plaintiffs the right TO hold preporlV
ny giving bond in cases where attacli-
hleuls nave been improperly quashod.
senate Dill defining what companies
or operations may be chartered wa
taken up with house amendments, and
the amendments lost.
Senate bill providing for district court
steuographers,
The substitute for the house land bill
was taken up, with committee amend
menus me following, put into the bill
! ny inc mouse as a concession to the free
grass element, was stricken ont nv the
senate-yeas, IL: nays, 8:
Amy person the head of a family mr.
| CHASING any land under this act. shall
nave the. right to lease not exceeding
-FOUR sections lying adjacent to the land
50 purchased by him, Notwithstanding
IL may be then leased; provided such
purchasers shall not by such purchase
ana lease reduce any lease TO n nnIn.
Der 1858 IMAM 70 sections, II in an unor-
Rahl2ed county, and II in an organized
/ county 1t shall not be reduced by such
subsequent lease to nnmber
less tnan five sections. Whenever
snch application is made bv
the purchaser to lease as above pro.
Vlued, the original lease shalt terminate
ny tno END OF the year for which rent
shall have been paid in advance, and
such subsequent applicants lease shall
commence unless he fails to make nav
ment OF his rent; provided further that
nothlng heroin shall be so construed as
10 prevent any purchase from leasing
any unbiased land rs other applicants
Adjourned Till 3p. NJ
AFTERNOON.
NO quorum present.
MI GeizendGner moved call Of the
senate for the afternoon session.
Secondedi and absent members
brought IN.
The land bill was resumed and amend-
eu 50 as 70 require an actual settler to
reside on his land three years before he
is entitled 10 pay the ontire pr.ce. All
teiatihg 30 mineral lands was stricken
cut
IN am,Edman; limiting the number
OF additional clerks to be cmployed nv
the land office to six and providing that
they shall DO paid from tho proceeds of
lands sold or leased, was adopted.
Inc amendment striking out the en-
crossed ridor authorizing Jce attorney
saueral to 5equestor stock found graz.
!ng ON leasou lands, where lessees re-
used T. pay rents, aud providing that
sulls sh9i ne brought in the Travis
/ county district court, was lost,
10 was afterwards amended, striking
out the above, aud adopted.
/ An amendment was adOpted provid-
lug Tor tho sale OF scraps in organized
counties.
Mr.. houston, Of BeXar. offeret. 20
amend by providing that one watered
secliuh ana seven dry may bo sold 10
any one person, pending which tho sen
alto adjourned.
HOUSE.
4. the morning session Of the house
me following wer0 tho
BILLS PASSED:
senate bit changing Hppealg fran
oord1o7 county 10 lho higher courts az
galveston, and Midland and Pecos
counties TO Austin.
Tho Dill hat al new roads hereafter
laid out DO by five frecholders, with or
without a Surveyor.
Inc bill allowing the time TO work
roads 70 be extended from five TO 10
DAYS on petition of 10 froehOIdors.
Inc hiii TO prevent sale, gift or barter
OF deadly weapons 10 minors.
The bill that all railroads shall be
liable Tor 10 per cont tho value as in
terost Tor ~ stock killed from tho time
OF killing Till payment, unless tho road
Is fenced IN,
The bill To prevent the use OF Gyua-
Mlle by amy person 10 XIII fish
Tho bill that second and third class
70 ads be changed on petition OF 10
irooho lders 40 their expense.
speaker Foster spoke Co this question
logically and ably making an unan-
swerlOle argument In favor of keeping
inc law as IL IS aS TO iirst.class roads.
The railroad commission bill was
thou taken up ana Mr.. AloXand or apnko
IN favor OF the bill. Ia u comprehensive,
ie!lirg argument in favor OF tho state
regulation Of railroads.
Mr. Armi' toad followed on tho same
side aud made tho bost speech he has
delivered this session. lie enumerated
Ine, ciues and towns slain by
freight discriminationi said the
pedplo demanded the passare
OF this bill, or one better, ia the same
direction. The constitution made n
mand atory that the legislature should
regulate these corporations.
me mousse adjourned, pending consid-
GRAFTON OF the hill til afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Petitiops-Mr. Combs (uf HayoO:
t'r N citl2snq of GUADALUPE county,
asking legislative regulations against
railroad freight determinations.
On motion OF Mr., Browning, the
house refused to rccede from ia amend
ments To tho private corporation bill,
qua a conference committee was asked
On,motlon Of Mr.. Fostor, tor Grayson)
the house conCurrcd IN tue sonata
amendment 10 the bill regulating tho
Investment Of tho school funds.
committee % tho whole, Mr.. Mo-
kinney (of WulkCr) Ia the chair, tho
last itoiu OF the appropriation bill was
nearly finished when tho comm itteo
arose aud reported progress, and the
house adjourned til SIP. m.
MONT SSiON.
The night session was very short.
Nothing ut momout was done. Nearly
all the members went 20 tho thenlre.
Capital City Caillngs.
rltE FnEE uRAssiTEs CONFUSED.
AUSTIN, March 0.-lSpecial.l Tho