The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-16
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AUSTIN, Jan. 10. Especial. l-Senstor
Terrell is preparing bill to make at.
tachments operate as assignments for
the benefit Of all creditors.
The house will try to receive sub.
seriptlon papers tomorrow.
HOUSE CoMaIITTREs.
me Following are chairmen OF the
principal house committees:
mckinney, Of Walker, Judiciary No. l.
Iarleton, judiciary No. 2.
Iaylor, constitutional amendments.
aSrhstead, internal Improvements.
Steele, state affairs.
Upton, finance.
fairs.
Haynes, penitentiaries.
Gavin, agriculture.
hlmDrough will get good committee.
COL, W. l.. CRAWFORD
is suggested as good selection for ora
TOR on Texas Day" at the New Orleans
exposition.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
1t is the general opinion of look ers-on
that both the senate and house are we'll
up To the average in vigor and ability,
ana thag The members will work har,
lnonlously and earnestly.
Senator Gibbs is very highly compli-
hlented on the arrangement of senate
committees, and the good taste dis
prayed IN requesting the counsel of
iIeutehant-Governor Martin and Sena-
tor Gooch.
1t Is said that tho transfer OF Senator
fleulter from the finance to tho oduca-
tional committee was perfectly apreea-
bic all around, and was in the interest
OF the Agricultural and Mechanical coli
lege, to which institution both the lieut.
enant.goVernor and the senator from
Comal are very partial.
we predict good work from tho senate
committees.
Ihere is good deal of guessing going
on as TO house committees, and thoy
may DO announced to-day. IL is under
stood that Fosters opponents IA
speaker will all be honorod according to
their merits, and that Armstead, KIM
orougn ana Taylor viii ges good places.
IL Is very evident that the fish depart
lnent Will be abolished, and that the de-
/ parllnent OF insurance, history and sta
tistios VIII be merged into the secretary
OF states Office or somo other depart
ment.
There is q disposition here among
prominent members Of both houses and
III Ihe departments to urge Hubbard Tor
place In the cabinet.
HoV; lreland's message has been 70.
eelvod very favorably by tho members
ana they arc now busy STUDYING bis ak,
Gellency's recommendation. There is
no doubt but that he has tho favorable
opinion OF a largo majority in both
Tho members are being pressed on all
SIDES TO sign endorsements for federal
positions, but are slow to comply with
thoso numerous requests.
~ ls rumored that member of the
senate land committee has prepared a
land bill which will likely bo acceptable
10 poth houses, 1t will provide for the
abolition of the land board and re-
serve Of certain lands for actual sel.
tiers, in each county, and n minimum
rental OF 4 cents.
knowing ones who have studied this
governors message, talked with leadinr
members, and who read the recent in
terView with the incoming lieutenant-
governor, say that there is evidently an
understanding all around on the land
ana othor leading questions. Much
creult Is given the pr0ss ior the effect of
free discussion of important meas.
uros.
Pistol carrying will hardly bo mado
felony but the penalty will DO increased
by Imprisonment of thirty or sixty
days, aud this penalty Will be further
Increased for the second silense.
Many regrets are expressed that tho
bad weather aud other causes have re-.
suited In such slim attendance at the
stock mems convention.
There IL some talk ofa big inaugural
ball at tho opera.house. Austin society
needs q shaking up.
The senators say that If Gibbs wants
to make politician of that boy, and
start him out on an economical basis, he
should have named him "Rutabaga."
quite number of members are favor
able to the use of the surplus convicts in
building state railroad from n June
ton, with the narrow gauge road TO the
kusk penitentlary, and even on to Sa-
bine Pass.
The penitontiary lease question will
not be discussed, but tho proper man
agement of these institutions will en-.
gage much of the study of both houses.
The senate Judiciary committee, No,
:, Will soon wrestle with the pistol cues
tion and the abolition of fees of office.
Several senators have already pre-.
pared bills looking to the repeal Of
assignment law and q modification of