The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26

ye, returned.
sESATE.
AUSTIN, Feb. Special - no
bills 70 refund to Brownsville and Laredo
the money expended by them in main
tanning quarantine WAS reported un-
luyorably.
The newspaper libel bill was reported
uuiayoraply with II minority report by
Mr.. Evans,
Thd PROSTITUTION TO adjourn on March
II wa, reported fsvor'biy, taken up aud
adopted yeas, 10; NAYS, 5.
Mr.. Randolph introduced n bill COM
pelliug national banks to render their
capital stock, money on hand, IN transit
or in other banks, except deposits, aud
an real aud personal property, and all
bonds, except United States bonds, Tor
taxation.
The land bill was postponed until
Monday.
Mr. Houston, of Wheclor county,
called up the resolution 3 ending urii-
Gle 5, section T., Of the constitution, SO
as to provide Tor an ass ssmeut tax in
unOrgani2ed counties. Passed.
The bill authorizing the Issuance of
executions against stockholders Of cor
porationS whore no property can be
found except railroads, and making
stockholders liable tor debts of corpora
lions equal to the amount OF their un-
paid stock and face value, passed.
The bill repeating the law requiring
railroad companies to construct roads to
all towns mentioned in their charter
! was passed.
The bill comforting jurisdiction upon
county courts, was passed.
| The following bills were eugrossed f:
Providing tor the publication Of 1000
copies Of the revised statutes.
For the relief of w. $. Booth.
The bill bringing aldermen Of cities
under the bribery statutes was amended
so as to include superintendent of pub
nc instruction, aud cngrossod.
The bill authorizing all Judicial Off
GERS to administer oathS was engrOssed.
The bill making it a felony to illegally
vote mt any election, or 10 secretly sup
press or destroy ballots, was taken up.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions: BY Mr.. Foster (of Grayson)
from citizens of Denison for the repeal
of the insurance law known as the
valued policy law. Referred to the
committee on insurance.
BY Mr.. Hamilton, from citizens of
Brown county against reduction OF
the ranger force.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Cochrane: Authorizing county
courts to hold four terms, civil and
criminal, per year.
By MIR. Cravens: TO restore tho
Criminal and civil jurisdiction Of Nout-
gumery county.
by Mr.. Darroch: That no county tax
shall be levied save at regular terms Of
commissioners courts.
BY Mr.. Ramsdell: To re-enact the
law authorizing the issuance of county
court house ana jail bonds.
BY Mr.. Darroch: Authorizing three
members, including the county judge,
to constitute Il quorum of the Commits
siOneTs court.
BY Mr.. Cavett: For an appropriation
for the Agricultural and Mechanical
college aud the Prairie View normal
school, for one year, from March is,
next.
by Mr. Coombs (of Hays regulating
the practice OF dentistry.
BY Mr., Linn: That no one need list
for taxation more of his credits than he
believes are cOllectghle.
The pending business, the bill fixing
qualification of jurors, brought on a re- |
news of the fight of yesterday, and halt |
of this morning was consumed over Mr.
Lusk's amendment striking out all |
words wherein the bill differed from the |
present law. The amendment was lost
and the bill engr.ssed.