The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-27
To,aAvE A sE1goT BEAUTIFUL
THE XIX LEGISLATURE.
SENATE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
but the Quorum Breaks ON the Juror Bin
The House Wadlng Through SEN
ate Amendments to the Land
Bill General Synopsis
SENATE.

AUSTIN, March Especial, MIR.
Kugore, from the committee on consti-
tutional amendments, reported unfa
vorably the bill amending sections 3
and Q of article of the constitution. SO
as to transfer criminal business from
the court OF appeals 10 the supreme
court.
House bill to prohibit the gift or sale
Of deadly weapons TO minors was re-
ported untayorably; also TO extend the
time for paying taxes till July l.
Mr.. Glasscock introduced q bill an
thorizlng the governor to appoint three
assessors and collectors in unorganlzed
couuties.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up and amended, so rs to in.
crease AL $1,000 salaries in the conn
troller's Office to - $50.
The Terrell asylum item was so
amended as TO permit an additional
fireman and increasing the amount for
the furnace from $4,000 to $25 600.
The summer normal school item OF
$4,000 stricken out by the house was
again added.
An effort was made to strike out SOL
COG each year to pay pensions, but Il
failed; yeas II, nays 10.
Adjourned till 3p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Traylor offered an amendment TO
the appropriation bill, providing that
the Sam Houston Normal school shall
DO supported out Of the available school
fund, and not from the general revenue.
Adopted.
An amendment vas added appropri-
a "a a.
state engineers office, and 81 900 to pay
the fish commissioner and assistants
until July, az which time the offices ex-
piro by Limitation,
The sum of $4,000 was added TO pay a
state agent to present tho claims of the
state to the general government. The
bill then passed.
Senate bill seeking to make great 70.
duction in the prices of state printing
was ongrOssed.
House bill relating to jurors, discussed
yesterday, was taken up on final pass.
age, but Senators Kugore, Garrison,
Harrison, Davis and Randolph refused
TO vote, thus breaking n quorum. They
were declared IN contempt, but the
! minority refused to vote and there was
| no way % enforce tho rules. After
much time was wasted in tllibusterinl
the senate adjourned till morning.
HOUSE.
| Tho bill restoring the jurisdiction Of
/ the county courts Of Jefferson, Tylel
and COncho counties was passed
/ Senate bill Amending tho law relativ,
/ 90 reports and indictments by Crane
| iuries was road third time.
/ The constitutional amendment for two
more supreme Judges was passed.
! The Joint resolution authorizing th,
board TO withdraw original voucher.
| from the compUoller'8 and adWtaut
generals offices, for auditing olaiml
| against the United States for tronNe
/ protection, was passed.
Senate amendments to tho land bill
were considered aud discussed tho bal
aucc Of the forenoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho house cOnCurred in tho geuat
amendments 10 the bill requiring raj
! roads to Keep their principal Offices /
tho state.
Tho land bin was resumed, and ocor
pied two hours. Sixteen senate amend
lmouts were cuucurrGd i'm and nino RI
jtCtgd. Ills doubtful If tho bill become
q law,
The bin regulating attachments 4
Justices courts was passed.
NIGHT SESSION,
The bill donating all inappropriate,
lands and iapsod railroad reservation
90 free schools, with % prOvisO 10 yetera
and crippled confederate certificate
may bo located thereon in six month.
was ongr0-so1,
Tho BIN regulating the collection q
! taxes and prompt paymenJ of the sam
was killed.
Tho bin requiring mutual aid insui
1uc3 associations 20 make annual 10
ports o. the comptroller passed.
The bill providing that accounts base
on some specific appropriation shall b
filed with tho comptroller before wan
rants can Dc issued was passed.