The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
INV XIX LEGISLATURE
MESSAGE raom TIC GOVERNOR.
rho Inequality ~ the Present. Tss systss'
LxPosod aud q change urgsd-Ths
House fhrough With Appto-
priatlOn. 80 sy.np.i-
BHNATE,

Nf'ANn iiH lhliAA rNlNth hiHIA'N WIS ~
uorled fsyorably.
Mr. Garrison introduced bll, con-
ferring upon county clerks Jurisdiction
over questions OF eminent domain
II House bill relating 20 mechanic lions
passed,
House sill relating 20 mechanics,
book keepers aud other labOrers' liens
passed n third reading.
House bill requiring railroads 20 FUR
, nish To assessors sworn statements
showing tho true value Of their properly
was passed 10 u third reading
House bill amending Tho law incorpo-
. rating tho city oi Dallas y 'ssed,
Senate bill dehring who shall DO bu'
siod in the state cemetery was en-
crossed.
Tho governor sent in message pend
ing which IL adjourned TIL SP. M
THE MESSAGE.
Il The governors message l. rs follows:
To the Senate and House OF Representa-
tiyGs.
4 ca NTLEMES:-I again call your stten-
ton 10 tho inequality OF taxation now
pre-, UleuJ Ia this state. IL has become
u notorious fact that IN certain sections
OF this state thuro are interests that yield
no revenue, comparatively 10 tho sup
port of tho government. II not only
yields but n paltry sum compared 10 It's
vast amount, but this very interest Is
sustained and grows upon tho property
Of the schools, asylums and
university free, while all the
other sections arc faxed 10 support these
various institutions. So notorious have
these facts become that in circular re-
Gently issued the boast is made that
these lands are being used free OF charge
aud In defiance of law. Tho timber IN
those lands Is being cut, hauled Oh aud
sold aud no prosecution can no had Oh
tho property protected, because OF the
sparse population, unOr,s Jnized territory
and other reasons. Ina my message 10
the extra session OF the eighteenth leg
islatRre | suggested the necessity for the
organization of some tribunal not
| known TO the present system for the
purpose OF enforcing the laws in certain
sections of the state. The present
legislature has attached two organized
counties to another Tor Judicial pur-
| poses, for tho reason that a sufficient
number of abiding people cannot
20 found in them TO enforce the Jaw.
How much more, then, is 1t necessary
TO have some tribunal in the territory
spoken of to determine such mattersY
This, the governor asserts, must be
done, and he says ample authority is
| found 10 pla.e courts in The midst Of the
territory alluded TO.
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Kleberg called up Mr.. Shannon's
motion to reconsider the vote passing
| the resolution to adjourn on March 81.
Mr.. Pope moved TO postpone till
| Thursday. Lost.
| Mr.. Kjeberg's motion then prevailed,
| and the legislature will adjourn on the
date named, perhaps.
BILLS PASSED.
To re-organize the thirLieth, thirty
first, and create the thirty-ninth judi
cial districts.
TO authorize the governor to appoint
commissioners Of deeds in foreign coun-
tries.
House bill authorizing counties to is
sue Jail bonds.
House bill allowing district clerks to
charge per cent. on all amounts placed
in their hands pending suits.
Senate bill exemptlng certain counties
from the lease laws was engrossed.
House biz prohibiting the use Of dy,
taken up and loaded down with amend
ments eXempting about two-thirds of
the counties. IL was then referred back |
to tho committee.
HOUSE.
Pending business, the motion OF Mr.. |
Foster (of Grayson) to suspend the |
rules and pass the bill TO establish re- |
formatory for youthful criminals was |
made this special order for o'clock to-
night.
On motion of Mr.. PendleUon (of Belly |
pending business was suspended and |
the bill Srantin pensions TO veterans
taken up and enGros cd.
The committee of conference on the
corporation act was announced as
Messrs. Browning, Steele and Pendle-
ton (ot BelD.
On motion of Mr.. Crane, pending bust
ness was suspended and senate bill con-
tinuing the commission of appeals was
taken up and passed to engrossment.
The bill regulating the appointment
of sheriffs to fill vacancies was en-
crossed.
Pending business, the railroad COM
mission bill, ON which call OF the
mousse oas demanded.
Pending the call of the house the
three constitutional amendments were
passed.
Tho vote on the prohibition amend
ment was u to is.
The call of the house was suspended |
and the railroad bill taken up. A mo-
ton WAS made 10 reconsider the vote by |
which the minority report was adopted.
The motion prevailed and the bill was
killed.
The governor sent in message rec
ommeading legislation for the better
collection of taxes in unorganized
counties, and to protect timber on school
and asylum lands.
The constitutional amendment In
creasing the jurisdiction of justices of
the peace, introduced by Mr.. Rainey,
was defeated this afternoon.
Mr.. Browning's bill to establish 1--we
stock sanitary commission, prescribe
their duties and make appropriations
therefor, is introduced most too late to
get through.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Browning in the chair, on
the appropriation bill. This finishes
the bill in committee.
In the house the report of the commit
tee OF the whole was adopted.
NIGHT SESSION.
On motion Of Robinson, of Jack, the
land bill, with senate amendments, was
made the special order for 10 a m. to-
morrow in regular order.
The bill creating Mills county was en-
crossed.
Camp, of Limestone, called up the Pc
tition from the citizens of Marlin for a
law against railroad determinations,
which was the special order.
Senate bill establishing reformatory
for youthful criminals was read the Sc
cond time.
The house went into committee of the
whole on appropriations. The item Of
SIS, 900 in bill for frontier protection
stricken out in house report, was in
committee OF the whole adopted. Sew
ersl interesting speeches were made on
the bill, notably by Haynes, Davis,
Coombes and Tate for and Woods, OF
Kaufman, and McGaughey against the
appropriation clause, argument being
to wait for the next legislature to make
the appropriations. Coombes made a
very feeling, pathetic address. Pending
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