The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-21
FROM AUSTIN.
ApuLL DAY AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Lusubrations of Member Who Cannot
Send Papers to His Constituents
Gist Of Important Bills Intro
duced and to be Offered.

in the city and at the capitol. Most of
the members went to church or re-
manned at their boarding houses, only a
few lounging about the state house.
There were merry crowd in the main
aisle of the house tonight, singing
hymns, sentimental and humorous
songs and telling stories. II it were
not telling tales out of school, / would
name the leader of the choir whose
melif1uous voice rang out through the
reaches of the hall like the hum of sum-
mer bees.
There was some talk to-day among
the representatives of bringing up the
resolution to take newspapers again, as
great many are dissatisfied with the
action of the house in refusing to take
any papers at all. Nearly ali of them
are
UNDER PROMISE
to one or more of their constituents to
send them papers during the session
containing the proceedings, and they
dread the potentiality Of the disap
pointed constituent. One member /
overheard reading letter to a friend in
his district, and with my nimble pencil
i caught what he had to say,
as follows, he having first
told OF the senate's refusal:
"The house next day introduced a
resolution to reconsider, which was
done and VIC get no papers except as we
pay Tor them. Now, this may be all
right, but think we should have been
allowed at least ten copies per day, but
we get nothing free in the newspaper
line. AS consequence our dear con-
stituents Will have to go without papers.
Three dollars DAY for actual expenses,
to say nothing of the etceteras, leaves a
fellow with darn little spare cash with
which to be patriotic, so if you hear the
boys
out for not sending papers, ETC., say to
them, that while | love them, and would
be found doing what can in my feeble
way Tor the advancement and ameliora-
uon OF my constituents, be-gad / can
not starve the good woman
and the babies by giving all that
have and expect to
receive from the state in the way of
compensation for my services here. /
believe in love Of country, of home, of
patriotism, but man must have more
OF the milk OF human kindness in his
composition than possess to give his
Time, services and salary, and then run
his hands into his pockets, pull from
them the hard cash, that his dear con-
stituents may be edited and gratified by
being remembered by his representa-
tive in the way of sending paper or
some public document. A good many of
the boys will, know, feel disappointed,
but this will be my excuse. SO cuss me
gently, dear boys, and promise you
now tnat l will
NEVER, NO NEVER,
again promise to do thing that econo-
mists can prevent me from doing, and |
now and here ask of all you, boys, to re-
member me in your prayers, to all my
constituents TO whom l have promised
will ever feel grateful to you and
to all others who, approaching the
the under dog in the fight, thus extend
you much needed sympathy.
Yours, etc."
think in the course of week or
two, If the matter is let alone, members
will begin to receive letters from their
constituents worrying over not roceiv-
ing any accounts OF the legislatures
work, and then a resolutiono t take
twenty or Thirty papers each would
readily pass.
HON. ]. p. BLoUNT,
of Van Zandt, who, by the way, / am
pleased to state, is one of the most in
telligent members in the house, and
who is active and painstaking as well,
has prepared a bill concerning the in
vestment OF county school funds, the
glst OF which give as follows:
III authorizes the permanent school
fund of the several counties TO be inyes-
ted in county bonds for county pur.
poses. think the bill one OF impor.
lance, inasmuch as there is now not
sufficient securities in which to invest
such funds. II is true there are a great
many counties that have already a
% temporary investment of their perma.
nent school funds in bonds, bat the day
is not far distant when these bonds wifi
mature,and hence the necessity of other
securities, by which said funds NAV be
invested. Under the constitution OF
our state the counties are responsible
Tor the investments, and IL seems
reasonable that the counties sheulC
have prior right to inyest
In her own bonds. In many counties al
bridges and public buildings are already
built, and there being no other securi
ties except state and United Statel
bonds in which such funds can be in
vested, IL SO ms the legislature will
have TO adopt some other class of secu
rites before the counties can profitabl
invest their permanent school fund.
SENATOR HARRISON,
not Senator Farrar, as the HERAII
stated, has introduced bill 10 regulat
assignments. II is an excellent bill ex
perts say, and ought to become q law.
will send you the subject matter in IN,
next
MR.. KIMBRouaH.
the active, wide-awake and intelligen
member from Dallas county, has pre-
pared several bills which he will Il
morrow inlrnnnnn N hn ~.
provides there shall be no change
venus In misdemeanor cases. Anothe
provides for the election OF constabl
for each justice Of the peace In count,
Another amends the law against gaml
ling, so as 10 make the penalty for O.
hibiting any banking game by what's
ever namo called. aud the permitting
gaming even for drinks, or the fees
the game on any Jenny Lind or pigeo
hole table, or nine or ten pin ally, fin
OF not less than 500 nor more than IS
for the first offense; a fine of not ie
than $500 and Imprisonment
the county jail not less thu
six months for the second offense and
fine of not less than 81 900 aud impriso
ment In the penitentiary not lass thu
two nor more than three years for {
third offense. He IL also preparing
bill 10 make 1t a Unable ofiense for al
one TO shoot or net birds, or any wi
animals, or 10 catch with seine, dip 4
or hook and line any fish on others {
closed land.
The prospects are the inaugurati
ceremonies will be very tame. There
no talk OF ball at all. The inaugui
addresses of the governor aud lieute
ant.goyernor, the administration of /
oath Of office TO each and the patheri
OF the beauty and chivalry of Hi ii
In all that is expected. C.L, M
Tnis life is too full Of work, of dt
and OF pleasure to be wasted. /
everybody don't think so, or they wo,
not triile with cold, or cough, WI
DIR. Bulls cough Syrup, the only rel