The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-23
NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE
DELAYED REPORT OF JANUARY 81
\ Big Batch of Bills, RESOLUTIONS and
Other Important Measures Intro
duced and Considered in
Both HOuses-Notes.
SENATE,

SIN AlG,
AUSTIN, Jan. d. Delayed Report.1 IT,
Mr.. Pieuffer, for committee on
education, reported favorably the bill
providing for the Investment of the
school funds ofthe several counties.
Mr.. Davis, for Judiciary committee
No. S,reported favorably the bill amend
ing article 500, title Is, of the penal code
relating to assaults. Also, to amend
the law relating TO appeals from the
county court to the court of appeals, in
misdemeanor cases. Also, To make it
penal to use language or be guilty of
conduct calculated to provoke breach
of the peace. Also, to amend article
ia of the criminal procedure, detin-
ing what offences include others,
Unfavorably, the bill making it a
crime to lnjure a dwelling house not
occupied at the time; unfavorably to
amend tle law relative to challenges in
criminal cases; unfavOrably to amend
the law relating to challenges in capital
cases; unfavorably the bill permitting
an accomplish to testify in fence.cutting
cases. favorably to prevent the disposal
OF any property by. rattle; fayorably to
detect and punish hog thieves.
MIR. Fowler fer judiciary committee
NO. z, favorably to amend the law rela-
1--WE To the reversal OF judgments, with
an amendment authorizing reversai
only where injury may have resulted to
the defendant.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mr.. GeAendaner: To repeal the
act granting pensions to the Texas
veterans.
By Mr.. Bell; Providing that the
commissioners courts of each county
upon the petition of fifty voters of any
Justices precinct, Incorporated city or
town therein, to order an election to be
held to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
By Mr.. Glasscock: That the gov.
ernor, upon application of any railroad
company, shall appoint policeman for
sald company to do duty upon passen-
ger train depots and depot grounds,
the compensation OF such officer to be
PAID by the company. Also requiring
the notification by the governor of thu
district attorney of any district where a
conviction is had, OF his intention to
pardon the convict, and also requiring
that the fact bepublished in some news
paper in the county at least three weeks
before the pardon is granted.
BY Mr.. Calhoun: TO better define the
crime of bigamy; also to better define i'm
what cases husband and wife NAV he
witnesses againt each other.
by Mr.. Earrar: To amend the di-
vorce law and define under whGt provo
cation divorces may be granted.
by Mr.. Harrison; To create the of
flee of public weigher and to prescribe
his duties. 1t provides that The ov-
ernor appoint five weighers in every
city handling over 100000 bales ofcOtton
annually; also to amend the law rela-
tive 10 mortgage or deed of trust on
goods, merchandise or personal prom
erty; also TO amend the Penal Code 40
as 10 make it felony for an assignor
10 conceal any property belonging TO
ms estate from his assignee and fixing
the punishment at confinement in the
penltentiarv for not less than two. nor
more than I've years.
BY Mr.. Houston: Amending the law
regulating the appointment of notaries
so as to provide for the appointment of
not less tnan five nor more than fifty
notaries in each county, by the GOV.
ernor, with the advice and consent of
the senate.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Jones: Requiring the COM
whether the capitol commissioner can
not de dispensed with. Also a resolu-
ton requesting the committee to exam
inc INTO the propriety of substituting
granite for limestone in the erection of
tho new capitol.
BY Mr.. Pfueler: Concurrent resolu-
ton TO raise Joint committee of three
from the senate and five from the houee
to visit the Agricultural and Mechanical
college and the State Normal school.
Adopted.
Mr.. Garrison presented a communics-
ton from the granite cutters of the new
capitol, calling attention to block of
granite now on exhibition in tho tenn
porary capitol.
The president laid before the senate
the DILL to amend the law so as to per-
nit the defendant in criminal action To
testify in his own behalf.
Mr.. Bell offered an amendment nro.
viding that il he offers himself as a Wit
ness he may be examined by tho counsel
for the state as to all matters material
to the issue involved in the case, and
may be impeached or contradicted as
any other witness. Adopted-yeas, 2l;
nays, 3.
Mr.. Bell offered to amend by reouir.
ing the court to instruct the Jury rs TO
their duty under the provisions of this
section. Lost-yeas, o; nays, II.
Mr.. kilgore offered to amend by pro-
viding that the failure of the defendant
to testify shall not create any presume.
ton against him, aud it shall not be
commented upon nor referred to during
the trial. Adopted.
Tho bill was then passed to engross-
ment.
The president laid before the Sonata
a message from the governor appointing
Joseph W. Baines secretary of state; III,
p. Bee, commissioner of Insurance, sta
tistics and history; T.. Dggs, district
attorney for the thirtieth Judicial dis
trict; and b. b. Hart, to DO district at.
torney OF the seventh district. The so.
nate will go into executive session this
morning to act upon these appoint
ments.
A communication was received from
the commissioner of the land office
showing the total number of acres of
land patented in Greer county to be
256,533 acres.
Adjourned till 10 tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Mr.. Pendleton: Amending section
~ NV NVuutl
to provide for payment of claims of
teachers audited under acts OF 1876 and
1879.
BY Mr.. Lennox; To amend section II
of tho school law.
BY variors members amending re.
spectlvely acts 2ill, 1915, 1853 and liSS of
the Revised Statutes, and ARTICLES 36s
and 425 Of the Penal Code, and article
1851 of the Code OF Criminal Procedure,
BY Mr.. Graft: To repeal acts providing
for leasing of the unorganized county
school league.
By Mr.. Atlee: Amend by adding arti.
cles TO election laws.
By Mr.. Underwood: To amend section
80 of school law ofJanuary 30, 1884, un.
der the amendment to the constitu.
ton.
BY Mr.. Fisher: Authorizing the ca
tablishment of houses of refuge by
counties and cities, levying the tax fol
them.
BY Mr.. Upton: Amending the pension
law.
By Mr.. McGaughey: Providing 70,
uniform text books In public schools.
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