The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-24
THE NIX LEGISLATURE.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Inequality of the Present Tax system
Exposed and u Change Urged THE
House Through With Appro-
priatioae - synopsis.
SENATE.

passed.
House ill relating % mechanics.
hooB-kespers and other laborers' liens
passed 10 a third reading.
House bill requiring railroads to fur
nish 10 assessors sworn statements
saowing the true value OF their property
was passed to a third reading.
House bill amending the law incorpo.
rating the city of Dallas p tssed.
Senate hil declining who shall be bu
ried IN tho state cemetery was en-.
crossed.
Tho governor sent IN a message pend
Ing which " adjourned till 3, y. IN.
THE MESSAGE.
Tho governors message IL as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Hepres nta-
tiVoss.
GENTLEagN;-I again call your atten-
ton 10 the inequality of taxation now
prevalent In this state IL has become
a notorious fact that IN certain sections
OF this state there are interests that yield
no revenue, comparatively To tho sup
port OF tho government. u not only
yields hut paltry sun compared to it's
vast amount, but this very interest il
sustained and grows upon the property
OF the schools, asylums aud
university free, while all the
other sections are taxed to support these
Varlous institutions. So notorious have
these facts become that in q circular re-
Gently issued the boast il made that
these lands are beingused tree of charge
and in defiance of law. The timber on
these lands Is being cut, hauled of aud
sold ana no prosecution can be had on
the property protected, because of tho
sparse population, unnrgauized territory
aud other reasons. Ia my message u
the extra session of the eighteenth log.
i2latare ! suggested tho necessity for the
organization of some tribunal not
known to the present system for the
purpose OF enforcing th8 lava in certain
sections Of the state. The present
legislature has attached two Organized
counties 10 another tor judicial pur-
poses, for the reason that sufficient
number Of law-abidlnX people cannot
be found in them to enforce the lHw.
How much more, then, is it necessary
I 20 have some tfihuuM, In the territory
spoken OF TO determine such mattersY
This, the governor asserts, must ba
done, and no says ample authority IN
found To place courts IN the midst ol tho
territory alluded to.
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. kleberg called up Mr.. ShannQn's
motion 10 reconsider tho vote pagsing
the resolution TO adjourn on March 81.
Mr.. Popa moved to postpone til
| Thursday. Loot,
/ Mr.. Nieberg's motion then prevailed,
and the Legislature will adjourn en- the
date named, perhaps.
BILLS PASSED,
To re-orGanlzo the thirtiath, thirty.
first, aud Cr9a,o the thirty-uinth Judi
, ciHl districts.
70 authorize tho governor TO appoint
commissioners of deeds In fosoign coul-
trira.
House bin authorizing counties to is.
sue jail bonds.
House bill allowing district clerks 90
! charge por cent. ON all amounts placed
m ia " hands pending suits.
Senate OIL eNemptng certain counties
{ rom tbs lease laws WAS ougrussed.
House bin prohibiting the use Of iy-
uamitG ana poIs1ns in catching ilsh, was
taken mp aud loaded down with amend.
ments oXeMpiiug about twO-thirds of
| thn counties. " was then referred back
20 the committee,
HOUSE.
Pending business, tho motion OF MIR
Foster (pt Grays1n) 20 suspend the
rules and pass tho bill 10 establish TO
iurmatury for youthful criminals Wa,
made the special oder for o'clock u
might,
OdmDiion OF Mr.. Pondloton (of Bell,
poudlng business was suspended ano
tho bill grantin ponsi0hs 90 veterans
taken UP aud engrOssed.
rho committee Of conference on the
corporation net WAS announced 10
Nossrs. Browning, steele and P0hdle
ton (ot Benz.
On motion OF Mr.. Crane, poudlng bust
ness was suspended and senate bill con
tinuing tho commission OF appeals wa.
taken up and passed to engrossment.
The bill regulating the appointment
OF sheritfs 10 I'LL vacancies was en-
crossed.
Pending business, tho railroad com,
mission Dill, ON which call OF tht
house was demanded.
Pending the call OF the house The
three constitutional amendments were
passed.
The vote on tho prohibition amend
mont was u 10 10
Tho call Of tho house was suspended
ana tho railroad bill taken MP. A mo,
ton was made 10 reconsider the vote los
which the minority report was adopted.
The motion prevailed aud the bill wa.
Killed..
The governor sent In message rec.
ommeAding legislation FOR tho better
COLLECTION Of taxes In unorg anizsd
counties, and tO protect timber ON school
and asylum lands.
The constitutional amendment In.
crossing the jurisdiction OF Justices Of
tho ponce, Introduced by Mr.. Ralney,
was defeated This afternoon.
Mr.. Brownlng's bill 10 establish live
stock sanitary commission, prescribe
their duliOs and mako appropriations
| therefor, ~ init oducod most too late to
/ get through.
] The house wont into committee Of the
| whole, MIR. Browning In the chair, on
I the appropriation bill. Tnis finishes
| tho bin la committee.
In the house tho report Of tho commit.
tee OF the wnolo WAS adopted.
MONT SESSION.
] ON motion OF Robinson, OF Jack, tho
land bill, with senate amend ments, was
made the special order f1r 10 "a IN. 10.
morrow Ia regular order.
Tho bill creating Mills county was en-
I crossed.
Comp, OF Limestone, called up tho 10.
tition rom tho citizens OF Marlin Tor a
law against railroad Determinations,
which was the special order.
Senate bill establishing reiormatnry
Tor youthful criminals was read tho ~.
cond Time.
The house went into committee OF the
Mhole on appropriations. The Item OF
$4,000 In bill for frontier protection
stricken cut In house report, was Ia
committee oi tho whole adopted. Sow
eral Interesting speeches wura made ON
the bill, notably by HAYNES, Davis,
Cooubos aud Tate to- aud Woods, OF
Kaufman, aud M1G sughev against tho
appropriation clause, argument beiag
To wait tor the next Legislature to mako
tho appropriations. CuOmbOs made v
very fsu'ihg, pathetic address. Pending
discuss on tns house adj burned.