The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-12

in Greer county, ON which patents nave
been illegally ISSUED, was engrossed'
House bill requiring railroad COM
panies To render u sworn statement OF
the value OF their rolling STOCK 10 hs-
SCISSORS, was passed.
Tho iii changing Brazos county to
Tho Galveston branch oI the supreme
court, was passed.
House bill regulating waiver OF
service was passed.
The gambling bill, with amendments
adopted, was called up. Pending dis
cussion, senate adjourned until tho
afternoon.
NIGHT SESSION.
The senate met for night session
pending business the gambling bill,
Mr.. Houston (of Wheeler) offered an
amendment including bucket shops.
Mr.. Calhoun made a powerful nrgu-
ment i'm favor OF the bill ana against
II amendments. lie denounced the
rofessen of gambling in unmeasured
terms, and made by FAR the best ana
most eloquent plea in favor OF the sup,
made on the bill. The debate was pro-
longed to a late hour and was only cut
oil by the previous question. The Dill
passed-yeas, II; nays,
Mr.. Pope moved that the vote DO re-
considered.
Mr.. Davis moved to table.
A call of the senate WAS ordered.
Messrs. GetZendaner and Farrar were
absent.
Mr.. Peacock moved to excuse the alb
sentees. Lost.
Much filibustering followed,and many
efforts were made to excuse ana ad-
journ, but failed.
Along about II o'clock there was some
heated discussion and personalities, but
10 happily passed of.
At this hour-l2:30 a. m.-filibustering
is kept up, with probability OF staying
all night.
At o'clock the minority wilted and
Mr.. Davis motion prevailed and the
senate adjourned.
Pending business was suspended LOT
presentation of petitions, committee re-
ports and bills.
PETITIONS.
by Mr.. Cavitt, from citizens OF Brazos
county: To be included under the STOCK
law.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Meriwether: Authorizing
counties TO fund their Indebtedness, and
TO provide means for the payment
thereof.
By MIR. Moore (of Washington): Pro-
hibiting any one taking bill OF sale on
personality when designed as a mort
gage to secure an existing debt or a
debt to be created.
Pending business, the school bill was
engrossed.
The bill abolishing the Office of fish
commissioner, which was sent back
from the senate with amendment, was
called up by Mr.. Tarleton with motion
to accede to the amendment.
A call of the house was made and the
bill is still pending. ~
Under the call the banking Dill was
engrossed.
MIR. Alexander's railroad bill came up
and on melton Of Mr.. Armistead, was
postponed until tomorrow.
The senate resolution to adjourn sine
die on the 24th inst. was called up, but
postponed.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill regulating the management
of sheep with scab.
The bill adding agriculture to the dc,
psrtment of insurance, statistics and
history.
The bill authorizing cities and towns
by two. thirds vote OF realty owners tC
levy tax to erect public buildings, in.
GLIDING school houses, and to construc,
sewers and streets.
The bill restoring jurisdiction to Atlas
cosa, Young, Dimmitt, Leon, Mont
The bill restricting sailors OF foreign
vessels working beyond the end OF the
ships tackle.
The house in committee Of the whole,
Walker (of Mckinney in the chair.
Pending business, the reduction of the
appropriation for rangers to $25,OoO.
Mr.. Meriweather made strongspeecn
for S75, 900, picturing in fervid and glow
ing words the needs and psrils of the
frontier, and the necessity of a ranger
Mr.. Tarleton offered a substitute for
the amendment, TO appropriate $37,5ool In
Messrs. Scott, Alice, Yeager, Coombes,
Cavitt, Cravens and Browning made
cogent arguments and eloquent appeals
comptroller's report, gave the figures
of the taxes paid by the various coun-
ties and the amounts paid back for
school purposes, showing that the coun
ties of members opposing the measure
ali receive more than they
paid into the treasury, while
the frontier counties needing
the appropriation paid more thar
twice as much taxes to the school fund
| as they received.
Mr.. Tarleton spoke eloquently and
ably for his amendment, as did Messrs
Kimbrough and Tate.
Mr.. Davis spoke for $4,000, showing
the needs, and reciting portion OF the
history during Coke's ad
ministration, when lawlessnes,s
was SO great I'D, it 1T to 1aho, a, a.
appropriation was exhausted, how thu
bankers and the people advanced
money for tho support of the ranger
| sarVic9.
MIR. Bell also spoke feelingly, as al
| old Texan, in favor of $4,000.
Mr.. Williams, colored, spoke for $76o,
900, and made the hit of the day by hit
hard, common sense reasons.
Mr.. Tarleton's amendment was lost.
| Mr., Woods (of Kaufman) offered as ;
substitute $4,000 and spoke forcibly ant
argumentatively in favor Of it. Lost :.
| Mr.. Rainey offered an amendment tt
make the appropriation $4,000, as thu
adiutant general had told him a few
minutes before that between $4,000 ant
$50 900 was enough. Adopted.
NIGHT SESSION.
The chief clerk called the house II
order, the speaker being absent on I'M
portant business.
Mr., Woods (of Kaufman) was unani
mously chosen speaker pro tenn.
The committee on internal improve
ments reported the senate Dill relative
to strikers, favorably. A minority re
port will be offered tomorrow ad
versely. 80 =.
sumed the chair.
Mr.. Thomson, under suspension, o
pending business, called up senate bill
to strike from the map of the land ofiic'
all surveys for which there are no rec
ord of title, and it passed to third read
ing.
Mr.. Hamilton called up the resolution
to reconsider the vote by which the bill
fixing the time for holding court in GO
manche county district was lost on en-
grossment and the bill was engrossec
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