The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-29
BilI introduced for q Cattle N all
Appropriation.
Mr.. ALexANpER's RAILROAD BILL
synopsis az Its PrinsiPal frsyisinns-i'
Creates GENERAL intersst-Vir~s
OF Catti.men On ths Cor
porstion Btii,
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
sES NrR,

lowing;
TO protect the public property OF tho
state. II seeks to define what lots and
streets in Austin are controlled by the
state.
To amend the general corporation
law, making stockholders liable for
debts OF corporations In an amount
double the full value OF the stock sub
scribed for.
10 deiine tho land districts OF this
state.
To give effect 10 section ., article II, of
tho constitution, relative Ia lands.
To define aud punish tho hirers, b0r-
rowors, and other parties who fraudu.
lently convert personal property %!
Others TO their own use.
The corporation bill was taken up.
Mr.. Houston, (of WhCelcr), offered an
amendment requiring land corporations
to soil land ana wind mp their business
within twelve months. Lost and
bill was ordered engrOssed. AZ on
crossed, corporations for tho construc-
tiOn of railroads, the encouragement OF
agriculture and horticulture, tho inn
provement of the breed of animals, can
not DO chartered.
Tho bill appropriating certain special
funds In the treasury topay deficiencies
was passed.
The bill requiring county convicts to
| be hired i'm the county where convicted,
| for not longer than Two years, was or
dered engrossod.
The bill making IL aggravated assault
| for a person under u years of ago TO as.
sault q woman or child, WAS lost.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The following are among the bills in
troduced to-day:
by Mr.. Browning: Appropri2ting $780,
| 600 Tor a state cattle trail from the south
west corner of Brown county to Initial
monument at tooth meridian, on as near
n straight line as possible, and for the
| appointment of q commission to survey
and lay Off the same.
BY Mr.. Camp, of Limestone: Providing
| for tho proper management and control
of the blind and the deaf and dumb
asylums.
By Mr.. Loving: Authorizing commits,
sioners courts in open session to destroy
warrants paid by county treasurers and
keep q list of the same.
BY Mr.. Stevens: Making the theft OF
| hog, sheep or goat, worth less than
| SO, q misdemeanor, punishable by a
| fine of $50 To $500 and imprisonment in
tho county Jail for not more than one
year, or Imprisonment without the
fine.
BY Mr.. Pendleton: A bill paying jury
commissioners and Jurors - per day.
BY Mr.. Cochrane: Authorizing a
county or district judge to appoint a
new assignee when one appointed is
unsuitable, negligent or guilty OF mis-
.nanagem ent, on demand of assignor or
creditor, two-thirds of the creditors to
name the substitute assignee.
BY MIR. Cowles: Allowing physicians
fec in nostmortem examinations in
criminal cases when summoned by the
prosecutor, the presiding officer, or the
court fixing tho same.
By Mr.. Browning: Filming persons
slaughtering animals for not filing list
with number, age, sex, kind marks and
brands with commissioners court each
session, in sums OF $50 TO $500.
BY Mr.. Whaley: Changing the time
of election of school trustees TO June.
BY Mr.. Browning: Creating the No
Ian land district of Nolan and Fisher
counties.
BY Mr.. Blount, of Van Xandt: To pay
a person taking q patient to the lunatic
asylum cents per milo for himself and
one guard both ways and the patient one
way.
BY Mr.. Austin: Amending the penal
code so as to make opprobrious epithets
assault and battery.
Bills passed: For sheep inspection.
Engrossed: Make telephone compa-
MES common carriers.
MIR. ALEXANDER's RAILROAD BILL
was introduced and creates general com
ment. There will be a fight over it in
the committee and in the mouse.
The following is a Synopsis
of tho measure proposed: Bill
To be entitled An act to correct abuses
and prevent unjust discrimination and
extortion in the rates of freight and pas
senger tariffs on the different railroads
in this state; TO establish reasonable
maximum rates ofcharges for the trans
pOrtation of passengers and freight on
said railroads; to prohibit railroad com
panies, corporations and lessees in this
state from charging other than just and
reasonable rates, and to provide ade.
uuate penalties for the enforcement OF
the same and prescribe mode Of proce-
dure and rules of evidence i'll relation
thereto; and also to create board OF
railroad commissioners and prescribe
their powers and duties i'll relation to
the same.
The first section gives definition Of the
terms i'railroad company" ana rail-
road corporation" contained IN the Dill,
and provides that the act shall apply 10
all.persons, firms and companies DONG
business as common carriers, street Ldll-
ways being excepted.
Section provides that if any railroad
company shall charge, collect, demand
or receive more than fair and reasona-
bic rate of toll or compensation Tor the
transportation Of passengers, or freight
of any description, or Tor the use and
transportation of any railroad cars upon
its track, or any Of its branches, or OF
any railroad controlled or operated by
it., the Same shall be deemed guilty OF
eXtortiOn, and upon conviction Thereon,
shall be dealt with as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section prohibits determinations
against persons by declaring that 1t
shall be deemed an unjust discrimina-
ton for any railroad company to "charge
or to receive from any person or persons
any greater or less rate or amount, OF
compensation or reward than is by 1t or
them charged to or received from any
other person or persons for like ana con-
temporaneous service in the carrying,
receiving, delivering, storing or hand
ling freights of any description"
Section provides that it shall also be
deemed an unjust discrimination "for
any railroad company to charge or re-
ceive, for the transportation OF any
property whatsoever, greater amount
for shorter than for longer distance"
This section is intended to prohibit dis
ordinations in favor of terminal or
competing points against intermediate
stations and towns.
Section 5 fixes a maximum rate OF
freight of 45 cents per 100 pounds Tor
Incorporating freight Of the first-class
100 miles, gradual reduction to be made
for longer distances and for other classes
of freight.
Section 6 fixes passenger fare at 3
cents per mile, unless otherwise pro-
vided under the provisions of this act.
Section 7pIoyides for The appOiutment