The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-24
FRIDAY, Feb. 27-THREE Prima ponnas,
MIGNON.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THAT PENlTENTIARY MIDDLE.
Gov. Ireland on the SubIoct-ProhibItion
Looming up-TeNas sherlffs' Pot.
tion-The Ichthyol slcal Com
missioner Must Go.
SENATE.


AUSTIN, Feb. 23.-LSpeclsl. MIR. Bell
presented petition from the sherifs'
convention, asking for change in the
law regulating the duties and fees of
eheriifs.
MIR. Hail presented a petition from
citizens Of Duvel county against the
disbandment of the frontier force.
= Mr.. Evans presented a memorial from
10000 citizens praying for a prohlbltory
amendment.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
For the relief of A. q. Graham o. al.
To create the Webb county land dis
drict.
To further regulate boards of arbitra-
ers thereof F"
To provide for the purchase of lO.OO0
acres OF land Tor penitentiarios, the
same TO be located somewhere in north
Texas.
For the relief Of sherias by paving for
services rendered in selling lands for
delinquent taxes.
Inc bill providing for the redemption
OF lanu sold for tax aud bought lin bv
tue state was passed. IL gives owners
TWO years within which TO redeem, mud
when lands have already been sold two
years from the date OF purchasers re-
CENT.
I. The bill authorizing the governor to
appoint an agent to present the claims
Tor itoulier defense 10 the general gov
ernmont was engrossed.
The bill making IL a misdemeanor TO
nerd over five head of stock ON anoth-
er,s land was engrossed
The bill comforting upon ceunt,
courts jurisdiction over contested elee.
ton eases was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill fixing % judicial districts
was called up by Mr.. Alice, who offered
substitute, which was adopted, and
passed under suspension Of the rules,
me governors message, with NO.
companYing documents, as an answer
TO t. j. Goree, experimentation Hav-
wood Brahan, financial and purchasing
agent, of the penitentiaries, and mo
resignation OF Messrs. Searcy and
Tipps, Of the penitentiAry board, was
received and read.
The following Is the governors mes.
sage;
To the Senate and House Of Represen,oiives.
l herewith transmit the statements OF
II. j. Goree, superintendent, and Hay-
wood Brahan, financial aud purchasing
agent OF the peuitentiary, referring To-
that part OF tho report OF
the Joint committee of the
TWO houses touching TIE Rusk
prison and also the resignation Of |. &.
Searcy and Walter Tips, members OF
the board OF managers OF the peniten.
tiary with their reasons for their ac
tons, all ofwhioh may he OF some ser.
vioein formulating n new management,
Inat now deyolveS on the legislature.
Texas has not had more efficient and
faithful public servants than these gem
leiheh nave proven themselves 10 be.
49, john IRELAND, Governor.
Iho statement of Goree aud Braham
Is exceedingly lengthy, set ting forth Tho
way theytreated the visiting commit.
too, the facilities offered them Tor no.
qulung the Information desired aud
cOmplaineu oil No examination of the
records OF the prisons was mAtlN and thew
were not notified of the charges against
the management of the Rusk prison by !
the convicts; that they could have met
them by statements OF conviots OF Tho |
better class as shown alone by tho |
records OF the prison. II WAS general /
denial and special demurrer.
SearcI auu Ilpps, IN their letter OF /
resignation as members OF the penitsn. |
tiary board, criticised the report OF the
visiting committee. They give dis.
quisitlon generally on tho prison disol.
pine anu the conduct OF the criminals.
4 hey explained the killing of the CON.
Wet In Rusk prison for insuboriination
and resistance TO punishment. which
case was not alluded TO In the visiting