The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19
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AUSTIN, Feb. IL Special, The pc
tiliou from citizens Of Harrison county
asks the legislature To pHsS iIw ro'
curing the reXas 4 Pacific railroad 10
return its headquarters aud principal
offices TO Marshall, because Tom scott,
who was then president of the road, on
tered into "A written contract that the
principal Offices aud tho machine shops
Of the road should be located AZ Mar
shall, provided the county would give
the railroad company 100000 In money,
and the city OF Marshall give sixty-siN
acres OF land for dopots, machine shops
and Offices, all OF which was done. TIE
railroad complied with It's part OF lie
contract until "A few years ago ~ prin-
cipal Offices were removed, tho land of.
nee TO Dallas, the general
freight Office and general ticket
office Ia Galveston, etc, etc.
fhe petition also complains that the
road dlscrimlnates la freight charges
brtween merchants OF Marshall ana CIT
liens OF the county. The petition was
referred To the committee on internal
improvements, aud a bill in accord
ance with the petition will be reported.
The house has strong majority IN favor
OF regulating and controlling railroads,
while majority of the senate prefers To
let railroads alone aud have no legisla'
ton Whatever cramping them or inter-
fering with them. IL Is common talk in
the Hobbies that the railroads have the
senate under their thumus, and that
they laugh at any efforts of the house
against them. This. of course, is not
true, for the senate of this legislature is
one OF the ablest, most cOnserva-
tive, and true TO all the best
interests of the state that has ever been
together. Its old membsrs with their
experience and brains, and the younger
members with their ardor and zeal and
remarkable ability, makes IL body
THAI =, an honor to tho state and that
will watch closely and intelliSently
the states welfare.
THE BILL OF MIR. CooMBs,
of Dallas, TO make intoNication of an
engineer la charge OF Il locomotive, or Il
conductor in charge OF "A car or tram OF
ears while running, II misdemeanor
by Il fine of $50, Is good
one and ought TO pass. 1t cannot be
called legislation against railroads, for
II is really In the intei est of railroads.
The life OF every passenger on II pas
senger train is in the hands of the
engineer and the conductor, and howev-
er much either or both may love his
booze, he should abstain from its use
entirely while on duty. They have
plenty of time of duty 10 indulge their
appeLites and have all the iun they
want. The passage OF this bill will save
of dollars to the railroad
and save many valuable
lives, not counting the sorrow and dis
tress of friends and families.
THE REFoRMAToRY BILL.
The bill OF Mr.. McReynolds, for the
establishment of "A reformatory for
juveniles under Is years OF age and all
women sentenced To the pen:tentiary, is
the third one of the kind already intro
duced in the house, the other two hav-
ing been put into the hands of sub
of tho committee on educa-
tional affairs, where 1t will 20. Out OF the
three the subcommittee will formulate
a till to meet all the requirements of
such an establishment an such law.
The ub.committee is Mcssrs. McKin-
ney, of Walker, Cdvitt, OF Brazos, and
of Cherokee. The first Two are
lawyers of eminence and distinction,
MIR. Mckinney being chairmhn OF ju-
dietary committee No l, aud Mr.. Cavltt
being one or the directors OF the Agri-
and Mechanical college. Mr..
IIendry has years past been an educa-
tor in the state, holding "a teachers GER
titicate of the first grade, and he is a
gentleman of splendid education and
possesses IL full knowledge of the state
school law and of all That pertains to
affairs.
THEY WANT THE RANGERS RETAINED.
Private letters received here to-day
say that the reports OF trouble on the
Rio Grande have been greatly exag
No Mexicans have crossed the
river into Texas, and only about ten
were engaged in the Dimmitt county
troubles. The letters say the whole
hing is in the interest OF keeping the
rangers in the field.
CORRECTION.
Mr.. Founders bill, referred to in the
HERALD OF February 8, as house bill
No. II is III. II provides n speedy mode
or collecting appeal bonds in crimi-
nal cases, and has been reported favora-
ply.
TEMPLE HOUsToN's SPEECH.
AUSTIN, Feb. Especial. Temple |
Houston made an eloquent and able
peech this morning, in support of his
and bill. He advocated free grass and |
material change in the present land
aw. He read from reports and from
printed spet ches OF members OF the land
BOARD in support OF his position. 1t was
~ far the ms ST eloquent and compre.
lensive sUeech made this session in
ither house upon The land question:.
A WEDDING.
DR.. j. G. Governs, the efficient and
ourteous assistant uperiutendant of
he insane asylum, WAS married TINS
morning to Miss Ella 4. Denton, the ac-
ON plished, prepOssessing aud intelli-
ent daughter of Superintendent Den
on. Alter the ceremony the happy
ouple LETT for the norLn aud will visit
he Worlds fair.
From present. indications, Mr.. Pea
ock's land bill will be substituted Tor
'einple Houston's as il provides tor the
9ase of lands at not less Than 4 GEMS
or acre.
HON. CARL sCHURz
cached here this morning, and was in
.oGuced by tile governor to the legi,-
,ture. He lectured tonight TO large
udience.
LISTEN TO LECTURER.
All legislative committees are of to-
light to hear Carl Schurz lecture tor the
-neiit of the Ladies' A id society.
He ROCK QUARRY WORK FOR CoNvICIs.
AUSTIN, Feb. 49, Spt ciai The bill
ltroduced by MIR. Iraylor is to allow
Ie employment OF convcts in rock
larries, ii the legislature enacts the
w substituting granite for limestone in
10 construction OF the new capitol. He
links granite will he substituted.
FROM DIMMlT.
Adjutant- GeLorsl King returned to-
ay from Dimnit county aud reports
'erything quiet. He says reports nave
zen greatly exaggerated, none of the
tizeDs having been killed and only :
70 Mexicans. He anticipates no
rther trouble.
THE BRIDGE BOND BILL. !
The senate finance com nit . will re- {
,rt favorably, To morrow, the house
u repeating the law authorizing co un- !
IS to issue bonds TO baud bridges. I
TIE LIBEL LORE. y
Bill Sterett and DR.. Yandall are here /
behalf of the Pr. ~ association, aud q
III draft general libel bill TO present I
the legislature for it's consideration. Il
THE WEATHER }
IS moderated aud cattlemen are J