The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DOWN TO RAILROAD TALK AGAIN,
The Shannon Bill Slaughtered in the
senate-A Demand for the Reagan
Provisions - Two Visiting
Committees Appointed.
SENATE.

CENA16s
AUSTIN, Jan. S0.-[Special.] petit
ton was presented from citizens of
Hunt county protesting against any
change in the insurance law.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Authorizing executions against stock
holders of any corporation except rail-
roads, religious and charitable, when no
property can be found.
Forbidding corporations to acquire
land and compelling them to sell land
heretofore acquired within five wears
after the passage of this act.
To amend the law regulating writs of
sequestratlon. 1t provides that in a
suit to try title to land and to remove a
cloud, that sequestration may issue on
affidavit that the owner is q non-resi-
dent, but may be dissolved on motion
of defendant. This is intended to meet
the decision OF the supreme court
of the United States, which holds that
IN such suits against non-residents who
are cited by publication or personal no.
tice, the state acquires no Jurisdiction,
unless 1t is made proceeding on r. Q. m.
increasing the penalty for selling
liquors in local option counties.
10 provide for stenographers in dis
trict courts.
THE SHANNON RAILROAD BILL
was taken up, and in committee of the
whole the section fixing the fare at 8
cents mile, whether ticket has been
purchased or not, and extending the age
OF children from 10 to u years entitled
to ride for 2 cents mile, was stricken
out and the old law substituted.
The following amendment by Mr..
Terrell was adopted: provided further,
that contract or bill of lading requir-
ing shippers of live stockto give notice
OF damage done such stock before
the same is unloaded, or providing
that such notice shall be given within
fifteen days, shall be null and void"
Its object is TO give stockmen the same
authority and right to sue for damages
as other shippers. regardless of contracts
or bills OF lading to the contrary.
An amendment disseminating the
state engineers office was adopted and
the bill engrosSed.
The bill requiring railroads to keep
streets and road crossings in order was
passed.
The bill requiring the employment of
female clerks passed.
The bill regulating the hiring of
county convicts within the county where
convicted, was passed.
Senators Terrell, Evans and Camp
were appointed committee TO visit the
Terrell asylum, and will leave here on
Wednesday.
Senators Kilgore, Jones and Kleberg
are the committee to visit and investi-
gate the penitentiaries.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Whaley presented petition from
the citizens of Montague county in favor
of prohibition.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Foster (of Grayson): Making
acknowledgements of deeds and other
writings not invalid for want of form,
except on the suit of the party making
1t in five years.
By Mr.. Atlee: Establishing the bound
airy lines OF Webb county and validating
the acts of officers of that county.
BY Mr., Taylor: That tho Reagan rail-
ROAD Dill be adapted to the single state
of Texas.
By Mr.. Cravens: Allowing sheriffs
serving process of courts of last resort
the same fees as is allowed for similar
service in the district court, and for
serving process of justices the same fees
as constables.
By Mr.. Gavin: To create Midland
county out of part of Tom Green.
By Mr.. Merriwether: To create Ire
land county out OF part of Preside.
By Mr.. Woods, (of Kaufman): In
structing the attorney general to bring
suit for forfeiture of the charters of the
Texas & Pacific and the international
railroads for not keeping their general
offices in the state.
By Mr.. Cavltt: Authorizing the gov
ernor to grant leaves of absence to dis.
trict judges.
The bin amending the hog law was
defeated.