The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-15
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
ANOTHER plseRAcEFuL SCENE.
me Legislature Initiating Ryan and Sui
hvan-Mr. Tayior's Tax Bin-Dallas
Charter Amendments q. X.
Legislative Synopsis.
SENATE.

AUSTIN, March l4.-[Specisl. The
bill to regulate the duties of public gin
ners was reported adversely.
BILLS PASSED.
10 authorize the Encouragement to
institute suit to recover lands in Greer
county on which veteran certificates
have been illegally located.
To require prompt settlement by tax
collectors. '"-'
To change the times for holding courts
in Wise county.
Giving the regents control of the mi
VersitY lands.
Abolishing the office of insurance
com missioner.
The bill extending the time for the
forfeiture OF the Texas Trunk line and
other railway charters was engrossed.
A motion to reconsider the vote refus-
ing to engross the Jones railway freight
bill was lost.
The bill providing for official steuo.
graphers was lost; also the bill to create
the county of Valverde.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under suspension of pending BUSH
ness, Mr.. Darroch called up the bill
AANiii F-SV W DDNO tOllllN tOlllllllS-
sloners wilfully remaining away from
the commissioners court to levy taxes,
Passed.
Mr., Steele called up the bill requiring
county commissioners to each give a
bond of $500. EngrOssed.
Mr.. Cravens called up senate bill
authorizing the publication of 1000
volumes of the REVISED Civil Statutes
and appropriating $1,000 therefor.
Inc mousse went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Cravens In the chair, and
the bill was adopted, reported back TO
the house and passed.
Mr.. Hamilton called up the bill fixing
the salaries of county judges at from 5000
10 Sl,VO, which was defeated.
PETITIONS.
by MIR. Gavin, from citizens of Harri-
son county. Against the passage of the
striker bill.
by Mr.sUamp, Limestone): Relative
to the change TO granite for the state
capitol.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mr.. Armlstoad, (by request: Amend
ing article 2,946, relative TO insurance
companies.
By Mr.. Blount, oC;yanZandt): Pro.
tscting settlers on school, university
and asylum lands, and providing pen
alties interference.
Pending business, local bills:
Inc Dill granting the salt water flats,
near Virginia Point TO, w. Il. Jones for
o. Huntington, was read.
Mr.. Taylor offered n substitute grant.
| ing Huntington and his associates per-
mission to build road across said flats
construct wharyes, dig channels, but nc
wharfage foes to be charged, and the
| work TO be done within ten years
Adopted and engrossed.
The bill restoring the Jurisdiction OF
the county court OF Camp county passed.
| The lis fixing tho time for holding
court IN the ninth aud eleventh districts
wore passed.
Tho bill for the creation of Brewster
county was called up and discussed til
adjournment.
AFTERNOON.
Speaker absent, on important bust
ness.
The chief clerk called the house t,
order.
Messrs. Upton, Mckinney, Sanderson
Taylor, Williams (cOlored), and Brown
ing were nominated. All declined AM
were withdrawn, except Mr.. Browning
and he was elected by reclamation.
The Dallas charter amendments wer,
passed yirhtally,as they were engrosset
the first time. The retroactive part,
and the section relative to sending pris
oners to the poor farm were stricken
out. This was agreed to by Messrs
Coombes, Kimbrough and Gavin.
The discussion on the Brewster
county bill was renewed, Mr.. Merri
wether speaking strongly for the bill.
Messrs. Baily aud Csvitt made power.
ful, able exhaustive aud convincing ar
guments against the bill, which was de.
ieated-54 TO 20.
The bill authorizing the governor tC
grant leaves Of absence for sixty days
to district judges on the petition of five
attorneys, was engrossed.
The bill granting Mrs. Sarah Nichols
| Sl,OW for the building of tho land Office
| by her dead husband, was taken up.
A call of the house WAS ordered, pend,
ing which tho house adjoured till Mon,
day morning.