The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-26
THE XIX LEGISLATURE.
RUSHING ON THE STRETCH
A Big Bundle Of Bills Passed The House
Aackies the Tax Lag-MA,re No
taries Csnfirmed--aes ges
From the Governor,
SENATE.

AUSTIN, March 3.-tSpecial. Aztec
the morning call he senate went into
eS N to confirm the nota-
ries passed oyer last week.
House bill providing for the payment
OF fees to district clerks for taking care
Of money and other property pending
suits was lost.
House bill to protect mechanics
! bookkeepers and other laborers was
lost.
BILLS PASSED.
| To define who are entitled TO be bur
led in the state cemetery.
Amonding the law to protect fish and
game.
To compel railroads to keen THAR
| principal offices in this state, with an
amendment giving them six months i'm
which to comply with The law.
House bill to restrict the employment
of foreign sailors In Texas ports.
House bill TO compel railroads to fur
nish tax assessors with sworn state
ment showing the true value of all their
real estate.
House bill changing the qualiacs-
tons of jurors was taken up.
MIR. Bell offered an amendment, pro-
viding that the reading of newspapers
shall not disqualify juror, If he swears
that such reading will not prevent him
from rendering just decision.
Adopted.
Pending further discussion the son.
ate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The juror bull, pending az adjourn
ment, was passed TO "a third reading.
The bill restoring the jurisdiction of
tho county court of Pamela county, in
IL taH NJ L
passed.
The house bill, to authorize cities and
towns to levy a tax for public improve
ments, not to exceed % cents on the $lO0
valuation, was passed.
House bill restoring the criminal iuris-
dicuOn of the county court of Camp
county was taken up and Zapata
county was added, and on motion of
MIR. Terrell, Camp vas stricken out and
the bill! passed.
Senate bill defining what officers shah
receive reports OF the supreme and the
court Of appeals was passed,
Senate bill to prohibit the importation
OF diseased cattle was postponed indef-
nitely.
The hill to create tho county Of Mills
. was reported unlavorably.
Senate bill relating to the response
bility Of administrators aud executors
and authorizing suits against them In
certain cases was passed. Adjourned
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The pension bill.
The bill allowing sheriils TO take IN
domHity suroti0s of parties TO suits
against them for seizure.
The bill changing the names of the
asylums 70 institutes for the blind, the
deaf and the dumb, and for tho appoint
ment Of uporintendeuts by boards.
The bill changing the looal pption law
80 that physicians shall not giy0 GER
tltcaics for Liquor save ir cases Of actual
sickness.
The bill giving the governor power to
grant leaves Of absence to district
judges.
The bill allowing commissioners Ii
days service as road supe visors.
;. The bill authnriziu. commissioner
courts to appoint sneril.s to fill vacan
cies.
:, The bill amending tho law as to dis
4 orderly houses, making mo dnB 500 {,
O 800 and confinement In jail not NOR,
than six months.
10 The bill amending the incorporation
q act OF the city Of Calvert.
4 The bill Furnishing persons hunting u
r iishiug on posted enclosed lands
r Another appropriation bill.
q The bill pOstpOniug sale of property
e for taxes to the first Monday in July
Y next
. The bill chapEigg the time of holding
o court in the second and fourth iudicia
= districts.
, The bin creating Mills county, named
. in honor OF John J. Mills, Judge of the
: district court of the republic aud also O
Z the state of Texas.
The bill for the most efficient manage
J.. mont Of penitontiaries.
BILLS KILLED.
. Tho bill requiring others than butch
S ers selling fresh meat to exhibit the hide
b aud ears of booves and the head and car.
OF hogs.
The bill Tor the relief Of j. c. Noil.
D The bill authorizing j. Nj. Wilson e
sue the state Tor 5000,
D A message was received from the gov.
D ernOr vetuiug tho bill chartering The
r grand royal arch chapter OF MasOns, foi
q The reason that II grants power TO hold
{ unlimited lands and In violation OF the
, constitution, the veto was sustained 10y
( vote OF IS To 10.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Pending business, tho tax bill. Al
, the afternoon was consumed in discus.
, sion on and amending. The I'D
4 vaiorom tax was fixed at - cents on the
! 500 valuation, and the school tax nj
l2lE cents on the 500 valuation. Occu.
g patton taxes are about Same ~ now
A message was received from the
governor suggesting that tho board foi
auditing claims Of the state against the
4 United States for frontier defonso be
empowered "a employ an agent 10 20 Il
Washington 10 press the collection OF
3 said claims, about Sl,0O0OO0 OF which Ia
! now audited. Tho whole sum will be
about 81 400 600.
Pending discussion on the tax bill
the. house adjourned at o'clock to.
night.
NIGHT SESSION.
n From TO 10 o'clock WAS consumed In
finishing up the tax bill, which was
passed aud goes TO the senate In the
, morning.
Senate bill regulating tho collection Of
, taxes WAS eugfOssod.
Senate bill regulating insurance com.
, p8nies on the benevolent plan, requiring
them to make reports, was read third
, time.
Capital city Uulllngs.
VERY LAUpABLE.
/ AUSTIN, March "a Special. Both
houses are rushing business In order tC
adjourn on Tuesday next.