The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-22

Education Foster fof GraysonJ, chair
mani Robinson (Of jack, Foundation ~
BelD, Page, Cayltt, Iirallsfprd, cowlos
Rnuntree, Alice, Latham, Humphreys
Mckinney, stewart, Henry, Lynn
Combes (0i IIaysl, bishop -,
Internal Improyemont-lion' w. u,
Armistead, chairman, HAYNES, steel
KimbrOugh, Kennedy, (Of lIidalgol,
camp, Got Llmestonel, Cowles, Ctmp(oi
IlOpkinsD, Page, Tankorsley, Rainey,
Crayens, Crane, Alexander, Lusk, Bar
nett, Jolley, Bishop, iiorgstrom.
! Flnance-IIon. ". l.. Upton, chair
man, Henderson, Watson, Kenney, (oi
! Miami, Loving, Maxwell, Yeager, Gun
ter, Whaley Underwood, Kimbrough,
Tarleton, Williams, Wood, (of kauf'
NAM.
Public Health. Vital Statistics and
chairman, Blount, (oi NanIandD, sim
mons, Camp, (of Limeslone)
Darrach, Comics (of Hays, Fisher,
McGaughey, Hancock, Barnett.
Commerce aud Manuftcturing-lIo
l., T.. Fisher, chairman; Faubion, Rams
dell, Scott, Cochrane, Barton, Groos,
Blackshear, Lonnox, Cook.
Public Land and Land Onice-lion. j.
Il. Robinson (of Jack, chairman
] bIbNhlHE, Jbllts lOi hti.NHlahJ, EaH'
hiOn, Donaldson, Pendlcton (ot Tar
rant), Watson, Greenwood, Key, White,
Muse, Whaley, Coomhes (of Dallas),
Bishop, Latham, Scott, Bailey.
Revenue aud TaSation-Hon. II. ID.
Lynn, chairml m; Gunter, Webb, Lock
EFT, Austin, Henderson, Bell, Jones, (oi
! Panola), Lowe, Hamilton, Robinson, (oi
Bastror), Smith, lngraham, Graft, Me-
Gaughey, Davis, Mckinney, (Of Milam),
.s.. l..a.a
chairman; Gavin, Foster, (ot Grayson),
Lowe, Merriwether, Founder, Tan
hershey, Maxwell, Upton, Upton,
Watson, Tate, lIendry, Fauhion, Nc.
Kinney, t0f Walker), Coombes, (oi
laysG Moore, (of Washington, Stewart,
Contingent Expenses X. =.
Kimbrough, chairman; Bell, Robinson
(oi Bastrnp), Lynn, Bradsford.
Stock and Stockraising-ilon. j. \.
Browning, chairman; Key, Ramsdeli,
Merrtwcther. Webb, Greenwood, Tip
ton Hearse, Woods county not given.
-Ep.l Lowe, Scott, HALEY, Maxwell,
Lennon, simmons, Blackshear.
A numbl + OF bills were introduced.
BY Mr.. Underwood: To make drunk
ennesc cause for divorce.
BY Mr.. Haynes: To establish state
reiormatory.
Adjourned till 10 a. IN. tomorrow.
SENAlE.
AUSTIN, Jan. IL. - lSpecial.l - Bills
introduced:
Appropriating $4,000 to erect re-
formatory.
To appropriate the money idle in the
treasury to pay deficiencies.
TO exempt land notes from taxa
ton.
To authorize counties to issue bridge
bonds and validating those already
issued.
To exempt Milan county from the
school district system.
TO further regulate tho collecting of
taxes Oh real estate.
To authorize judges in felony cases to
change the venue before Indictment is
found.
10 regulate assignments.
Toar end the law relative to the adj
ninistcring OF community estates.
Bills passed:
Diminishing the jurisdiction of the
county court of Montague county.
Changing the time OF holding court
in the Thirty sixth district; also, attach
ing Iapata county to Webb for Judicial
purposes.
MIR. Jones introduced resolution
recommending Texas congressman to
urge the Eads Galveston deep water
scheme, and tried to suspend the rules
ts have it acted upon, but the senate
gave 1t "A black eye-ayes, 7; nays, IT,
Adjourned till Monday.
FORECAST.
Mr.. Shannon has introduced bill TO
abolish the Office OF state engineer.
Mr.. Terrell will introduce II bill on
Monday to change the constitution so as
to hold supreme court at four places in
the state. East and north Texas men,
bers will support 1t.
Mr.. Davis will introduce bill on
Wednesday to abolish the court at Ty-
Ter.
HOUSE.
The house met at 10 a. m. The follow
ing petitions were presented;
BY MIR. Browning: From citizens of
DOnley county, asking the Legislature
to petition congress in favor of the es-
Enlistment of The national cattle trail.
A number OF bills were introduced,
among them enc by Mr.. Page, to levy
an occupation tax on dealers in pistols,
otc.
BY Mr. Watson. TO prevent harboring
minors without the consent Of parents
or guardian
BIZ Mr. Lu,k: To regulate tho carry
Ing OF firearms.
by MI Mckinney (of WaiKer): Au-
thorizlng the transfer Of occupation Ii
cense.
by Mr.. Tate: To establish state re-
fornatory schools.
BY Mr.. Alexander: Requiring publ
cation in newspaper of all probate pro-
cess, etc.
BY Mr.. Page: To restrict the power OF
private corporations to acquire title to
land iu Texas.
BY Mr.. KING: To prevent aliens &C
curing title to land in Texas.
BY Mr.. Browning: Authorizing towns
ana cities to issue bonds to build school
houses.
BY Mr.. Rainey: Providing against in
solvent guardian bonds.
BY Mr.. Scott: To sell all
school, universities and asylum lands,
to appoint commissioner to manage
- q gFr'"
Ey sir. rp.ter, Of Crsysou. 70 r5,.ria-!
%. lurp.aleof the formation Of crop
q Al.Oas.
UUapar lions.
BY MIR, HAYNES: a !oiut resolution TO
rauol e tge romans Of Col Frank Johp-
som lgA Mexico 80 tho stste ceme,ery,
Bv Ny Fisher. A Joint resolution re-
muaaua 0uo congressIuer and taLrurL-
.rm sT~ suuutocs To vote for tho Eads
Ey Ill., Robinson, Of JeoE; That
three additional committee CLERKS b6