The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-10
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
CROSS EYED LAND VISIONS.
Tho Dallas Judicial District Bill and tina
Charter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Inter
minabie school Question
Penitentisryl Notes.


pondence.] Legislation ii drag
ging its weary length along. After
more than week of discussion, with
more than score of amendments Of
fered, some adopted and afterwards re-
considered and defeated, the land bill
was finally engrossed Friday after
noon, and very nearly in the shape 1t
came from the committee. This bill Is,
i might say, an anomaly. The tree grass
men say it in lease bill and the lease
men say it il free grass bill. Mr..
Haynes, of Washington county, charac-
terized i as a hybrid, a
cross between a door hinge
and an alligator. Under 1t, leases last
only six years at the maximum, which
is the amendment OF DR.. Camp, of Lime
stone.
To-day was devoted principally, alter
IL o'clock, to local bills, that is bills not
general in their nature. The bill max
Ing Dallas county a separate
JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
the fourteenth, was engrossed without
an opposing vote. This is Mr.. Combs
bill.
The bill granting to w. Il. Jones, for
the benefit Of Mr.. Huntington,
the gulf flats in front OF
the property he sold Huntington,
was discussed and amended somewhat,
and is still pending. 1t proposes for tho
state TO donate along two miles of front
age the gulf Hats, NJ and near Virginia
Point, on which Mr.. Huntington pro
poses to erect wharves, which shall
never charge wharfage fees and TO which
he will build railway CONNECTION that
will reach the entire state. The object
OF this is to break down the Galveston
wharf monopoly.
THE DALLAS CHATTER
amendments will pass in some
what modified form. The retroactive
portion or portions Will be eradicated.
twill be but few years, perhaps nj
the next legislature, when all CITY char
ters will he wiped out; all special privi-
leges granted one city that another does
not possess, be showed under, and q
general law passed Incorporating all
cities land towns desiring it) under one
general act; all being on the same foot
ing; all having the same grants, priyi-
leges and immunities.
heard a distinguished gentleman, In
conversation with some friends this
morning at breakfast, express his views
as TO the
for the state TO adopt as to school, asy-
lum and university lands. He is a
member.elect of congress, and has held
high position in the state heretofore.
He favnrs a commission to have charge
OF all these lands, with full power to dis
pose OF them at best advantage, accord
ing to their best Judgment. He thinks
the commission should consist OF nine
men, gentlemen OF integrity, ability and
first-class business qualifications, who,
being allowed an ample salary each,
can devote their time, thought and ener-
gies TO the subject. He thinks one
or two of them should drop
every year, so that their places could be-
filed by new men, etc, etc.
THE PENITENTIARY BILL
is ready. IL provides for commission
Of three TO be appointed by the governor
TO supervise the management OF the pen
itentiaries each TO receive Sc day for
actual service and actual expenses. 1t
also provides for a financial agent at q
salary oi $3OO0 per annum to attend to
the fiscal affairs OF tho two penitentia-
ries, and requires all cCnvicts to be
worked within prison walls as fast
as Il IL practicable 10 do so. This Is the
bill of Mr. Mckinney, OF Walker, and is
simply an amendment to two sections
IL is the bill agreed upon and prepared
in the committee, but it is bill on that
subject.
think tho legislature will live at
least to the lat OF April, and perhaps
longer. There Is n mighty pile of bills
ON TUE CALENDAR
in the house yet, and their authors will
sickle for their adoption. The appro.
Priaiion bill will consume considerable
time, and the bill on taxation will be
higgled over some. There Is consider.
able variance OF opinion on the question
Of occupation taxes, aud II will be,
think, fought over In the house.
SPEAKER FOSTER
every day, receives encomiums from
members for the impartial, able auC
efficient manner in which he preside,
over the hou q. Should he come bach
to the twentieth legislature aud desir,
IT, no man could beat him Tor ia,
speakership. The general belief an,
desire, however, is Tor him to 90 higher
and he no doubt will. o. l.. NJ.