The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26
SENATE.

AUSTIN, Feb. 2l.-lSpeciRl. The COM
mitIce on state affairs reported uniavor-
ably to abolish the Office of secretary OF
tho board of capitol commissioners.
Mr.. Caln.sin introduced bill author
izlng county commissioners TO provide
Tor holding more than four terms Of
county courts, If necessary.
Mr.. Fowler introduced u concurrent
resolution, accepting the proposition OF
the citizens of san Antonio 10 care Tor
the Alamo. Referred.
HILLS PASSED:
Changing the time Tor holding district
court Ia Burlcson county.
Fixing venue STATS against foreign cor
a Joint resolution asking Texas con-
grtssueu 70 AID In establ sling ma
tipnHl cattle ntil.
Providing that sherils shall not
charge fees for arrests made by rangers,
or mileage Tor prisoners traus ported by
rangcr-, or mileage or other fees for
attachment issued from an
other county, unlcss such
witness refuses TO give bail Tor his APP
pearRncc, with an amendment providing
that II such witness refuse 10 give bail
bond, be shall not be entitled 10 leus,
mileage or EXPENSES.
Bills for the relief of Thomas Hunter
at al, and d. G. Dnnlap, of Commando
county, and the cities OF Brownsville
aud Laredo had adverse reports
adopted and were killed.
Tae bill for the relief of W. s. Booth
was passed.
BILLS ENGRossED.
Changing the time Tor holding courts
in the fourth district.
IL FIJI IN oil
election certificate or stun ballot boxes.
TO provide for payment Of attached
witnesses.
Regulating bail bonds.
House bill creating Nolan county land
districts.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
The special business, the bill IeyYing
license tax on dealers in cartridges, pis-
tolls and kni YES, for oflense and defense,
$500. A substitute was adopted making
the license $500 AZ u state occupation
tax on dealers and manufacturers, and
filming express companies knowingly
bringing Lhem inte the state, except to
regular dealers, was engrossed.
Senate bill authorizing the land com
missioner to issue land certificate T."
w. a. Saylor, was passed under sus-
pension OF the rules.
Tho bill creating Midland county
was passed under suspension of the
rules. Only two votes were cast against
it.
Mr.. Upton called up tho governors
message vetoing tho quarantine clause
OF $1,000 in the deficiency bill. The veto
was sustained.
The bill amending the charter of San
Antonio was passed under a suspension
OF the rules.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill relative to notaries, prOvid-
ing penalty for using illegal seals re-
ported by Mr. Crane correctly, was en-
rolled and presented to tho governor
for signature.
Tie bill granting !, go acres Of land to
J. b. Robertson, for military service TO
the republic of Texas, was passed.
The bill AMENDING the charter of
Waco, leaving out the fifth ward
nearly all of East " aco-was passed
under a suspension OF the rulos.
The bill TO pay the per diem and mile
age Of presidential electors was passed
to third reading.
The bill creating the thirty third
judicial district out Of Reeves, Preside
and FL Paso counties, was passed un-
der a suspension of the rules.
The bill amending the charter of Gal |
weston was passed under n suspension |
oil the rules, though there was some OPP |
position because of a mass meeting Of |
citizens protesting.
The bill regulating banks was set as
special order for IL O'clock Wednesday
The committee on the part of the
house to make arrangements for the
participation in the capitol
on March 2, is Linn, Mic
Kinney (oi Walker) Upton, Taylor, and
NJ pnra (pf fTrayia