The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-06
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
THE GAMBLING LICENSE BILL.
The Telegraph Companies Watching out
RAILROAD Measures The Gov
ernor's Appointmentments
--Notarles for Dallas,
Sc NATE.

AUSTIN, March o. Special Mr..
Perry presented petition asking that
Brazos county be transferred to the
Galveston branch OF the supreme court.
Mr.. Davis: A petition of citizens of
Cook county asking for change in the
road law, so as to lay out roads ON boun-
dairy lines Of cultivated farms.
Mr.. Jones, from the penitentiary COM
mite, reported unfavorably the bill to
erect new penitentiary.
unfavorably: To purchase 10000 acres
ofland for penitentisries.
Favorably: To create board of mana
gers for the charitable and penal insti-
tutions of the state.
Mr.. Shannon, from the committee on
internal Improvements, reported favor
ably house bill requiring railroads to
provide double decked cars for the ship
ment CT sheep, hogs and goats.
Favorably: Requiring railroad oompa-
MES to furnish o sworn statement Of the
true value of their roads to tax-as-
SCISSORS.
Favorably; Requiring the attorney
general to bring suit against railroads
which have acquired control OF COM
peting lines.
UnfavOrably: TO issue land certificates
TO railroads for the number OF miles
constructed prior to 1881, or for which
certificates have not been issued,
Favorably: Making telegraph and tel
ephone companies common carriers,
with minority report.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Jones: To license gambling.
BY Mr.. Pope: To authorize the re-
novel of the inmates of one asylum to
another.
BY Mr.. Traylor: To restore the jurls-
diction of the district court of Bosque
county.
BY Mr.. Getzendaner: TO authorize
married women TO appoint they hus
bands attorney in fact to dispose of sep
arate property.
Tbe uniavorable report upon the bill
awarding the charter OF Houston was
adopted.
The governor sent in q message ap
| pointing Gen. w. IL. King, ad
jutant-generali 7. +. O'Brien 20 b,
assistant superintendent of Rusl
penitentiaryi Ben McCullock 10 b.
assistant superintendent OF Huntsvill,
penitentiary, and the notaries for sew
eral counties, and Frank Milwell, cattl
| inspector for Greer county, and pilo
commissioners for Texas ports.
The bill pending yesterday, giving re
gents control of the management G
university lands, was taken up. 1t wa
engrOssed, with an amendment prohit
itng sale-yeas, 10; nays, 10.
The bill abOiishing the office Of iis
commissioner, with the house amend
ment, making il take effect i'll 1887, wa
laid before the senate and the senate II
fused to concur.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Pending business was suspended TO
bills and petitions to be sent up.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. Key: 70 protect ne citizen
of Hamilton county against tho iormi
ton of Mills county out ot auy part {
Hamilton.
BY MIR. Kimbrough: From, the cit
= zens OF llauo, Tor the restoration
, jurisdiction Of the county court.
BY Messrs. Bishop, Bal on and Loo
EFT: For prohibition.
BY Mr.. Graft: AgGina. prohibition.
: BY Mr.. Stevens: a prot est from ci
4 zeps of Chambers county against di
o banding the rangers,
BY Mr.. Locket, from citizens Of Era
9 county: For the repeal OF the lease la
BY Mr.. Woods (0f Kaufman): III
Henderson county be detached fro
Anderson as Il representative district
= by MIR. Bell, from citizens of Argyll
o For railroads to pay for the killing
: stock on their road crossings.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
o BY Mr.. Kimbrough (by requosU:
u re-establish the jurisdiction OF {
= county court of Llano county.
y BY Mr.. Jones (of McLennan, by |
: quest): 70 change tho rules OF practi
Of higher courts.
BY Mr.. Henderson, resolution th
q committee clerk be detailed to ass
. the reading and journal clerks.
d The balance OF the morning was d
> voted to the land bill,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
y Mr.. Henderson moved that the apr
~ priation bill be the special order for
! morrow afternoon session, and ifC
II day to day until disposed Of Lost.
The afternoon was devoted to I
land bill, with speech after speech q
amendment alter amendment. L
lattor were all lost.