The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-22
THE XIX LEGISLATURE.
ADJOURNMENT is wHlP-sAwED
Tho Senate Would and then it Wouidn't
-But 1t Passed the Land Bin with
Numerous Amendments -
synopsis and Cuttings.
SENATE.


SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 2l.-[Special. The
house joint resolution to adjourn on the
slst was passed-yeas, 10; nays, s.
Mr.. Shannon entered motion to re-
consider.
Mr.. Terrell called it up and moved to
table. Lost.
This leaves adjournment still open for
The land bill was taken up.
Mr.. Houston's (Of Bexar) amendment,
providing that any one person may buy
eight sections Of land, being the pend
iRg question, it was lost.
MIR, Getzeudauer offered an amend
ment increasing the maximum term OF
years for which land shall be leased TO
10 years. Adopted.
MIR. Traylor offered an amendment
striking out the provision giving pref.
erence for tho right TO lease TO persons
now controlling the land. Adopted.
MIR. Harrison offered an amendment
that one of the clerks In the
land Office shall act as state agent TO ex-
anime the land and ascertain II thoy are
being used without paying rent, and
hxlng his salary Mt not TO exceed $4,000
per annum, Adopted.
MIR. Peacock offered an amendment
out the limit Of 90 sections to
DO leased TO any one person, frm or cor
poration. Adopted.
Mr.. Fowler offered an amendment
providing that timbered lands shall DO
sold to actual settlers only at IS per acre,
cash, Adopted.
Mr.. Traylor offered an amendment in
crossing the price of watered lands
from 81 70 So per acre, Adopted.
Mr.. Bell offered an amendment pro-
vidlng that when railroads are con-
Structed across school lands, and town
sites are laid off, the company may paw
the purchase money III full Tor such site
at any time subsequent to the construc-
ton OF the road. Adopted.
Mr.. Harrison offered an amendment
prohibiting grazing on lands by line
riding or otherwise. Adopted.
Tho bill was then passed--yeas 10,
nays 4.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill timing a county commits
sioner 500 Tor nom attendance on meet
lngs called to levy special tax.
House bill authorizing counties to
issue jail bonds.
House bills Nos. 8, 10 and Al were lost
on tinal passage.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions 49, BY Mr.. Cravens: From
Montgomery county, relative to rail-
road legislation.
BY MFR, Page, from citizens Of Hous-
ton county, on the Same subject
The bill for the publication of 200 cop
los Of reports VI the court of appeals
passed.
The bill amending the penitentiary
Law as 10 the appointment of a board
and financial agent, and providing
employment ior cOnvicts ON public
works was 0ngrossod.
The bill allowing county judges
clerks and Justices OF tho peace th,
necessary books was engrOssed.
The bill amending the law condemn
ing the right-oi-way Tor railroads
passed.
The senate hill extending tho time 70,
building railroads WAS passed to thirC
reading.
TINS is the bill to benefit the Texai
Trunk Line road
Tho bill making Il a felony to remove
The bill allowing shefills to make in
IDENTITY bOndsmen parties to suits
brought against them in lovylng at
techments, etc, passsd.
Tho bill amending tho law of oscneats
was passed TO q third reading.
The bill granting Huntington the
SAT- Flats for u railroad and whasves NJ
Virginia Point, was indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Caven offered q resolution that,
WHEREAS, George Merriwether, q
member Of the eighteenth Legislature,
WAS killed no Gulial yesterday, the
sympathy of this legislature be OK.
tended 20 his brother, Hon. Tom. Nor
riwelher, M mber Of this house, and
other relatives. Adopted unanimously
by rising vote.
The bill to make Webb county land
district was passed.
The bill creating Hardoman land dis
trict, composed Of Hardoman, Cottle
and Motley counties, with Hardsman NJ
tho returning county, passed.
Toe bill to pay Ssren A, Nichols S. 900
for work done by her husband on the
land Office Ia 1905 was defeated.
AFTERNOON.
Senate bill fixing the times for hold.
Ing court In tho fourth judicial district
was passed 10 third reading.
Senate Hill restoring criminal and
civil jurisdiction to the county courts OF
Llano, BOsque and Mason counties was
passed to q third reading
Blu restoring tho same jurisdiction TO
the county court OF Pamela county, was
indefinitely postponed.
The bill Tor the relief OH, G, Neil was
engrOssed.
Inc bill for the relief Of Pondor &
Mitchell was defeated,
The bill fordeining tho boundary lines
of the town OF Goliad was engrossed
The hill fixing the time for holding
court In the fifteenth judicial dlslric.
Collin end Hunt counties) was laid on
the table subject to call. The creation
OF the eighth judicial district subse-
quontly Kills this hill.
The bill authorizing w. NJ. Wilson 90
sue the state for S. 65 was engrossed.
The bill restoring civil and criminal
jurisdiction Ia Shelby couaty court was
Indefinitely postponed.
Tho bill restoring civil and criminal
Jurisdiction 60 Marion county court was
postponed till next Saturday.
Tho bull amending the incorporation
act of the city ~ Calvert was engrosSed.
The bill fixing the time for holding
court Ia the Second and Fourth judicial
districts was engTossed.
The bill making Dallas county the
Fourteenth judicial district, aud Ellis,
Rockwell and Kaufman tho Thirty.
ninth district, passed. II goes immo.
diately TO the senate and will pass at
once.
Capital City Culllngs.
AUSTIN, March Ill Special Tho
senate killed house bill permitting
women 70 dispose OF their sep
arate property, and, in tho language OF