The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-15
NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE
The Preliminaries Almost Perfected
for Business to Begin.
GOVERNOR lRELAND'S MESSAGE
An Able and Exhaustive State Paper
from His Exeellency.
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES
The Organization OF the House Completed
False Rumor About Speaker Fos-
ter's Election Supt. Goree
and tho state Prisons.
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES
GENERAL CAPITAL CITY NOTES.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUSTIN, Jan. l4.-[Special. Bills in
troduced:
By Mr.. Evans: To amend the law so
as to prohibit the railing OF real or per
sonal estate, fixing the penalty at a fine
of $25 to $500; also amending the law rel
ative to assault and battery, so as to EN-
brace boys under 2l years old; also
bill providing that no person shall be
convicted of homicide. unless the body
or portion of it is louno, and identi-
fed.
By Mr.. Pope: Providing that where
there is no guardian, and the estate of 4
minor is about to be wasted or injured,
the county judge shall appoint one.
BY Mr.. Houston (of Wheeler): Chang
ing the jurisdiction Of the county court
Of Montague county ;also binlpYoviding
for the sale Of pubic lands.
By Nh. Woods: Prohibiting the form
alton of corporations for the purpose of
buying and selling lands.
By Mr.. Fowler: Amending the law
regulating the removal of disabilities of
minors.
By Mr.. Jetzendaner: Authorizing
judges OF the high court to administer
oaths.
by Mr.. Jones: TO repeal the law
providing the payment Of fees of at
Iached witnesses.
BY Mr.. Kleberg: Fixing the times
OF hol ding courts IN the thirty-six judi
cial district.
REEOI ITTToNa
A resolution WAS adopted requesting
the secretary Of state to furnish the
members with copies of the revised
statutes.
Mr., Houston (of Wheeler) introduced
joint resolution amending section L
article of tho constitution, 80 as t.
read as follows:
All properly subject TO taxation in
unorganized counties shall he assessed
and the taxes paid in tho counties 10
which they are attached for judicial
purposes: The valuation of such prop
erty shall be fixed by the respective
boards of equalization of snid organic d
counties and such property shall bC
subject to all spt cial and county taxes
in the same manner as property within
said organized counties. Referred.
PETITIONS.
Mr. Houston (of Whee cry presented {
petition from the bar OF Montague coun
| ty, asking that the civil aud crimina
business of the county court, except pro
| bate, be transferred to the district court
COMMITTEES.
Tho president Then announced the
the following standing committees:
judiciary No. l-Senator A. w. Hous
ton, chairman; Kleberg, Farrar, Davis
Kilgore, Camp, Terrell, Peacock Shan
non, Woods, Harrison, Douglas and Glas
cock.
Judiciary No. 2-Senator Davis, chair
man; Jones, Pope, Bell, Fowler, Slin
son, Randolph, Temple Houston, Cal
houn, Evans and Hall.
Constitutional Amendments-Senato
Klyose, cha rman; Davis, Johnson
Houston, ,Getzendaner, Traylor, Peacock
Pfeuffer, Terrell aud Bell.
Education-S Senator PfeufTer, chair
man; Farrar, Knittle, A. w. Houston
Getzendaner, Jones, StinsOn, GlaseOck
Calhoun, Evans and HARRISON.
Internal improvements - Senate
Shannon, chairman; Douglass, Jone'
Getzendaner, Bell, Perry, Traylor,
". Houston, Fowler, Farrar, Randolph
Finance--SeuatOr Traylor, chairman
GetZendaner, Perry, Johnson, Pope, klt
berg, Evans, Davis, Knittle, Jones
Hall.
Private Land Claims-Senetor StinsoI
chairman; kleberg, Bell, Calhoun, Hal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jones, chair
man; Peacock, Terrell, Evans, kaL
dolph, Stinson, Traylor Farrar, Davi
Kilgore.
Public Health -- Senator Jerdon
chairman; Douglass, Pope, Jones, A. W
Houston, Hall, Knttlo.
Military AfTairs-Senator Douglas.
oh airman; Fowler, shannon, Jerdons
Randolph, Temple Houston, Glascock.
Public Land'-Senator Peacock chair
man; Evans, Temple Houston, Calhoun
Shannon, Davis, Trsylor, Terrell, XII
gore, Bell, Jerdone.
State Affairs Senator Randolph
chairman; Fowler, Getzendaner, Evan,
Hall, Camp, Kleberg, Garrison, KilgOr,
Commerce and Manuiactories-S -Sona
tor Terrell, chairmanj Jerdone, Jones
Harrison, A, w. Houston, Pope, Perry
Roads and Bridges-SGuatur Perry
chairman; GetZendaner, Woods, jon n
son, Evans, Farrar, Harrison.
Claims and Aocounts-Seuator Gotz.
endaner, chairman; Perry, Fowler
Knittle, Camp, Woods, Stinsou.
Contingent Expenses Senate
Woods, chairman; Randolph, Traylor
Getzendaner, StinSon.
General Land Office Senator Bell
chairman; Kleberg, Garrison, Hall, Cal
houn.
Federal Relations-Senator Pope
chairman; Shannon, Fowler, Randolph
Jerdone.
Public Debt--Seuator Evans, chair
man; kleberg, Gu,2rndaner, CAnu
Pleuiler, Perry, Travlor, Peacock, Boil
Counties aud County Boundaries
Senator Harrison, chairman; Camp
Evans, johnson, Farrar.
Public Printing-Senator Evans, chair
man; Calhoun, Woods, Glascock, Camp
Frontier PrntectiUn-Senator rcn,pl
Houston, cnairnau; Shannon, Hall
Farrar, Calhoun, TrpylOr, Perry.
State Asylums-Senato Farrar, chair
man; Getzendaner, Peacock, Knittle
Glascock, Camp, Terrell.
Stock and Stock. .Raising-Senuto
kleberg, chairman; Calhoun, Shannon
Temple Houston, Woods,
Agricultural administration John
son, chairman; Traylor, Perry, 0arri
son, Knittle.
Retrenchmont and Rororm--Senatol
Knittle, chairmau; PGsulier, j Ohuson
shannon, Camp, dilgore.
Treasurer's and Comptrollers Oflic, =
Senator Calhoun, chairman; Jon0s, III
gore, Harrison, Douglas.
Privileges and Eleciions--Senato
Camp, chairman; StinsOn, Tolnpl,
Houston, Garrison, Douglas.
Public Buildings aud Gruunds.-Sena
tor Glascock, chairman; GetzenhRner
Peacock, Bell, Pfueilor, Fowler, Jor
done.
Rules--Senator Hall, chairman; A. W
Houston, Fowler, Jones, Peacock.
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