The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-28
zTHE XIX LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATORS EARNED THEIR SO.
Prohibition Put toa Third Reading, but
the six Now Counties Kflied-son-
at0r shannon on Rory
O'Mooro-C Cuttings, Etc
SENATE,

AUSTIN March T.-ISpoolal. Tho
committee on constitutional amend.
monts reported favorably house rosolu-
luton amending tho constitution, no as
to increase tho supreme judges to five.
BILLS PASSED:
Changing yho tlmo for holding courts
in the thlrty.6lth district.
House bill Amending tho juror law,
pending yesterday.
House bill changing the time for hold
ing courts In tho eleventh district.
House bill relating 10 tho collection OF
taN0s In nowly-Organlzed counties.
House bill making IL a felony To dis
pose Of crops on which thoro IL mort
gage or lien was pasaod 10 its third road
ing; also, to better protect fish and
game; elso, 10 require all Justices of tho
penc0 81 give bond.
House bill dividing Tom Green county
into six additional now counties was do
featod also, tho bill requiring county
commissioners b give bond.
Huuse bill TO compel all endowment
aud llfo insurance companies 30 report
their true standing TO tho state insur-
anco officer was passed.
Tho senate rolusOd to fOcada from its
amendments made To the land bill, and
a committee OF ireo conference on the
part OF tho senate was appointed, NJ tol
lows Mtssrs. Calhoun, Davis and Tor
roll.
Adjourned till .. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho house Joint resolution 20 submit a
prohibit0ry amendment to vote of
the people passed 70 ita third reading,
HOas Bell, Calhoun, Davis, Evans,
Farrar Gotzendaner, Harrison, stlnson,
Terrell, Traylor.
Nays Hall, Houston (0f Boxar), Jor-
done, Kl0b0rg, Kuittie, Ploufier, Woods.
House bill declaring shorlns Offices
vacant, II th0y do not give bond within
Ddays alter their election, passed. TO It's
third reading.
Senate bill TO authorize county COM
mission9rs 10 furnish county Offices
and Justices Of tho peace with books aud
AlallOnory passed To III third reading,
Senate bin reducing tho maximum
price Of public printing WAS passed.
House bill extending tha tlmO OF
working public roads ton days each
year was lOat.
House bill 10 protect persons in tho
settlement oil tho public lands, pas cd.
House bill ~ provide for tho supstitu-
ton OF records lost la criminal casas
before tho court OF appeals, passed.
House bill % require tho financial
agent Of tho penitentiarles TO glvO bond
and providing for the appointment of n
board OF managors, passed..
House bill to pay reviewers oC public
roads Tor services not % exceed 81 por
day, was tabled.
House bill Increasing the penalty for
solling liquors In local option procincta
or counties, passed 10 its third reading.
House bill providing how public roads
shall bo laid out, passed.
House bill providing for obtaining
transcripts OF iilod notes, whore lost or
destroyed, passed 10 it, third reading.
House bin providing that all lapsod
railroad reservations shall DO subject 70
location, passed.
House bill amending tho eslray law
passed 10 lts third reading.
House bill making persons or aurolies
ON indemnifying parties 10 suits passed
u liz third reading.
House bill providing for purchasing
court reports, and 10 hereafter prevent
the copyrlghting OF tho same, passed.
House bill 10 prevent tho Kilt or sale
OF deadly weapon To minors was lost.
House blli TO postpone tho sale Of
property for Texas until july, passed.
House bill providing that accounts
shall bo died In the comptrOllors' Offices
before ho shall Issue warrants on the
treasurer, passed.
House bill detachlng shelby county
IRON the fourth district, was lost.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill providing for tho Substitution
OF lost papers In criminal caAos passed.
The bill Tor the protection OF persons
leasing or purchasing school, university
and asylum lands and 10 prescribe the
penalties against itH violators passed.
This was tho bill OF Mr. Blount (oi Van
IandD. IL was engrossod aud passed,
sent TO the senate aud passed thore dur
Ing the forenoon.
Tho house refused 10 concur In tho
senate amendment 90 tho bin prohibit
Ing persons from hunting or fishing on
lands the property VI another aud con.
ference committee was asked for.
Senate amendments 10 tho bin au.
thorlxlng cities and towns by two
thirds vote Of the property owners Ia
Low yiaxoa for public buildings and i'm.
prove streets were cOncurr0d In.
ArTERNOOS sEssioN.
Tho appropriation bill was tasen up
aud senate amendments considered Ia
committee OF tho whole, Mr.. TAYLOR In
the chair. Several amendments were
rejected and conference committee
Will DO necessary.
- MONT SESSION.
Tho bin prohibiting bucket shons
passed.
The house endorsed the action of tho
committee Of tho whole on tho snnaio
amendments.
Senate bill giving all tho unapproprIa.
ted public domain ~ the free schools.
but permitting the location Of veteran
anu crippled confederate cortlnoateE,
passed.
Hn atiempt 10 got up the granite bin
Jailed. II n thought tho bill will die OF