The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

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son 90 Ium saii company Nv the, shall
% said person resides or snionrn7 ~ a
place uu The line OF any other Ieirgi "ph
company. transfer said message tu sHid
other ynmuauy's line, az the most con-
Neuirul point OF intersection, or couuec-
ton, GO boo by them transmitted tn
the ulag8 ut destination, No extra
charge shall be- made for said
transfer, aud the company receiving the
Same shall mako no additional chNrso
iu Uuy extra words, or additional dates
cont iugd by theSn 10 bo necessary, but
snail transmit the same ~ It's regular
dsy or night tarin Td'os, IN the same
essIu'r as II tho sender had applied to
Z person,
SO, 4. Any telegraph company for
Wagdiug a telegram requiring an
answer, directed 10 person residing or
! sgIuurning AZ place ON the lines uI
another company, may require prepay
muut Tor such answer, aud shall receive
said answer rom said other company Ia
the Same manner that answers are re-
obiN- 1T ftoU other persons; ana no tcle-
urgnh pumpHuy shall establish any rule
on regulation which shall prevent the
trausmissiun and delivery Of such
tnawurs
Sen. ., Every person, firm or corpora
tiuu, uwuugGr operating any telegraph
Inc iu His state, shall for each viola
too ul any provisions of this
act, forfeit 10 the party in-
Iuru5 thereby, 500 TO be recovered
IA amy court OF competent jurisdic ions
Sec. d. Whereas, there are evernl
telegraph companies IN this state which
refuse t. t0Fe and transmit messages,
the ono o the other aud great injury 1"
our commerce and Inconvenience 20 the
citizens OF Texas are occasloned
thereby; therefore, an emergency eN'
lists, aud IN Imperative public necessity
demands that tho constitutional rule
requiring bills 10 be read on three SOW
erHl days, DO suspended, and that this
act take effect and be IN force from and
after ITS passage, and II is 40 enacted.
Unfayorably: House bill requiring
railway companies To keep their princi-
pal offices In the state.
HOUSE bills PASSED:
To authorize the commissioner of the
land Office 10 issue certificate to j. Is.
Robertson.
To establish the boundary limo of
Webb county.
To pro vide for the permanent, invest
ment ofthc school fund.
House bill providing that county com
missioners may set aside one-half OF the
road aud bridge tax annually for nee
bridge purposes was taken up, and It
was discovered that the senate was
without quorum, and was forced to
adjourn till morning.
house.
Senate bill placing mutual aid insur-
ance associations on tho same level
with other life insurance companies uu-
der the state law was called up. The
bill eNempts Knights or Honor and Kim
dred ORGANIZATIONS.
An amendment was offered to strike
out the exceptions. a number OF
speeches were made for and against.
Speaker Foster called Mr.. Browning
to the chair and took the floor, making
an able, iOrci bic, logical and eloqusr IT
speech in behalf of the bill ana the
amendment. He concluded with mo-
ton 20 reCummit the bill with insJruc-
tons that the committee prepare it SO
rs to conform with the idea of amend
ment-that is, place all such insutu-
tions on the same footing as other life
insurance companies.
Pending discussion the hour for the
special order, the railroad COM
mission bill, was reached and
this bill was taken up, the
pending question being tue adoption of
the minority report adversely to the
bill. a long discussion ensued and
a.. H..
vote was taken, resulting in IL ayes, II
nays, but the speaker voting nay made
il tie, and the minority report was
lost, which adopted the majority re-
port.
The house then adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
The bill to relieve Montague county
from The payne It of state taxes for 1891
and 1885, because OF the burning of the
courthouse, that a new courthouse
may be built, was taken up and dis
cussed.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Browning in the chair. The
item in the appropriation Dill Tor the
support of tine Huntsville normal
school was amended so that the money,
5000, Is to be taken from the Tree
school fund and not from the general
revenue.
A lengthy debate arose over this, and
constitutional law was aired ad libitum.
The committee of the whole rose, re.
ported progress, asked leave to sit again
Tonight, and tho house adjourned till
T. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. Henderson presented petition
from 10 counties containing 1000 names,
asking for prohibition.
The house in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Cravens 10 the chair. The Agriuul-
tural and Mechanical college Item in
the appropriation bill was discussed on
the amendment that the money should
come from the university fund.
The night was spent in speaking.
The committee rose, reported progress
aud the house adjourned at III O'Clock.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 90 Special Mr..
Calhoun, for the committeee on public
printing, reported unfavorably the bill
providing for printing the court reports
ut the deaf and dumb institute print
ing Office, with minority report by Mr..
Evans.
BILLS PASSED:
House bill changing the time for
holding court In the seventeenth dis
trict.
Senate bill authorizing the setting
aside of one.halt the road and bridge
tax for the purpose of erecting free
bridges.
House bill creating the county of Val
verde.
Senate bill amending the law, so as to
give D aintitfs the right to hold properly
by giving bond in cases where aLhach-
ments have been improperly qnashed.
Senate bill defining what companies
or corporations may be chartered waI
taken up with house amendments, ana
the amendments lost.
Senate bill providing for district court
steuographers.
Tho substitute for tho house land bill
uuuu totrau mn with committee amend