The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-19
AFFAIRS At AUSTIN.
ADJOURNMENT TIME UNSETTLED
The Appropriation Discussion 10 Esll
nlsS- The higher Courts ABLY Ne
fsnded IL their Demands
Ter Proper support,
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS,
Some Msds Yssterdsy-How Others wiz
he nads-Hou.s sim Discussing
is,ions-Neu coun-
siss Contempiated,E, Etc.
sENATE


TIN lodge Knights OF Labor, protesting
against the employment Of conyicts in
the granite Nuarries, should the capital
contract be changed.
Mr.. Fowler, for the committee on u
dicial districts, reported fnvorhbly
house bilLchanging tho time Tor hold
ing courts in tho tweuty. llrth district.
Mr. Houston (of Wheeler) introduced
. bill 10 reorgsnize the thirtioth and tho
thirty first districts, aud 10 create tho
thirty-ninth Judicial district.
The bill requiring the Encouragement
| 10 institute suits against railroad Cola
panies, which have obtained control OF
parallel competing lines, In violation OF
the constitution, was angrossed.
Tho bill for tho substitution of granite
WAS called up, and pending discussion,
tho senate adjourned TIL O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The granite bill was pending busi-
ness,
Mr.. Ge,gendaner moved to amend by
prohibiting the employment OF conviots
on the new capitol building or within
the grounds. Adopted, and the bill
then passed.
The other bills passed were:
To provide for tho investment OF the
school fund In city bonds.
To provide for the separation Of par
titiOn fences.
To extend tho time Of forfeiture of
certain railway charters.
70 restore tho jurisdiction Of county
courts la l.lauo and BOsque counties.
70 pay members OF the veteran board
the balance due for services rendered
Tho Ill TO dispose Of vacant lands OF
the state by donating them 10 the free
schools was eusrossed, with an amend
ment providing that veteran ana con,
fedorate certificates, held by original
grantees, may DO located within Inc
reservations outside of Greer county.
MIR. Houston (of Wheeler) introduced
a bill to adopt a uniform ~ stem Of text
books.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Bishop offered resolution, 70
citing that owing to the near approach
of tho end OF the session, speeches be
limited to ten minutes. Laid over.
Pending business was suspended, and
Mr.. Pendleton (of Belly called up the
senate bill limiting the purposes for
which private corporations are organ
lied, With IN amendment allowing
grange corporations $4,000 capital.
p ssed to a third reading.
Mr.. Blount (of San Augustine) called
up senate ros oil to adjourn sine die
on March II, with the house committee
amendment for March "A, and the
amendment was adopted.
Mr., Steele offered an amendment to
adjourn on the 3lst.
Nr. BOuut (of San Augustine) offered
an amendment TO adjourn on the 18th
Both we're lsngthily disc used, pend
ing which the special hour for the con
slider alton of constitutional amsnd-
me Is was reached and the resolution
is still psn6ing and will come up again
to mofrow, perhaps.
Three constitutional amendments
were epgrossed. The first requires for
eigners desiring naturalization to de-
clare their in entions one year prior to
the general election before they can
vote therest.
hIr. Pendleton (of Tarrant) offered an
| amendment that all persons shall pay
poll tax oeiore voting.
This was tengJhily discussed by
Messrs. Pendleton, Rainey and others
Lost.
The second amendment confers upon
district courts appellate jurisdictlop IN
contested election cases.
Provision is inade for both to be sub
mitted at the next general election.
The third amendment is for prohibit
ton to he submitted tn u vote at Spe-
cial state election on the 81 day OF next
August.
Mr.. Armstead introduced bill
amending the law so that suits for tho
forfeiture of railro d charters can be
brought either in travis or in the county
wherein is the pri cipal office of the
road.
Mir. Moore (ot rravIs) presented pro
! test of LOCO citizens travis county
against the employment of convict
labor in the granite qnarries.
| AFTERNOON.
| Several attempts were made to sus-
pend pending business and bring up
bills out of regular order, but they
fsiled.
Pending business, the appropriation
commissioner Of statistics, insurance
and history be abolished, and THAT pro-
vidiug for the salary of fish commits
sioner was stricken out.
The sffics OF state engineer is abol-
! ishrd.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
| Robinson Col Jack) 10 strike Gus tho APP
preparation for the supreme court, but 1t
| Hss defeated. This amendment was OF
| lered as q burlesque On Tho extreme econ
onists.
The amend ment to abolish the com
mission of appeals was discussed at
leugUh and xsalously pro and con.
Mr.. Crane mada a powerful and
earnest appeal for the retention Of this
court, showing it's necessity.
Mr.. Davis did likewise, showing that
1t il really an economic feature of our
government. 1t relieves both the
supreme and the court Of appeals OF a
pressure of business. But for its prison
ers under conviction would have to re
M ain longer in Jail awaiting the re-
suits OF appeals, Thus making the tax
| on counties aggregate much more than
the amount oi the appropriation asked
and that any measure relieving county
treasures Iightens the burdens of the
people.