The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05
L,rhe Land mn stiil Occupies the House
That galveston aiiors' bili IN
Much Fayor-G ruerai Syn
opsis nud Cuttings.
VERY LITTLE WORK FINISHED,
hat Great Deal Copsidsred-Mr. Popo's
Railroad Biil-fhe A. NJ. College
Matters-Col. Peeier's Claim
and other Subjects.
REPORTS ON CERTAIN BILLS.
The senate sSins u Railroad Measure
Nominations by the Governor-ihe
House Passes the Dallas
Charter Amendments.
SENATE.

AUSTIN, Feb. o. Especial. The in
ternal Improvement committee reported
favorably house bill to compel railroad
companies to render TO assessors
Ssworn statement of tho true value OF
their property.
Unfavorably, house bill relatingto the
refusal OF companies TO take and trans
port passengers and freight, and fixing
apenalty therefor.
The bill TO prevent discrimination In
freight rates, was reported back with
the RECOMMENDATION that IL be consid-
cred in committee ofthe whole.
The bill creating tho county OF Mid
land was reported favoraDly Dy ma
jority of the committee.
The bill extending the timo for the
forfeiture of railroad charters, was re-
ported favorsbly, and will pass.
: Unfavorably The bill for the relief of
Thomas Dilard, of Comanche county.
Mr.. Hall introduced Il bill authorizing
the organization of minute companies.
BILLS PASSED.
Repeating the pension law-yeas, IL;
nays, z.
Repeating the law granting l,2sO acres
of land TO veterans.
y Providing that county commissioners
may order more than tour terms OF
county courts ANNUALLY.
Changing the time of holding courts
in the twenty. eighth judicial district.
Bring ing aldermen of cities under the
bribery statutes, with an amendment
including all city and county officers.
Confirming patents and surveys by
virtue OF headlight bounty OF dona-
ton warrants. issued between the y ears
of 1870 and 1876.
Making it a felony to stuff tho ballot
box, issue false election returns or vote
outside of the precinct where the cleo
tor resides.
10 provide Tor the payment of at
taehed witnesses in felony cases.
To prevent he herding OF stock on the
land Of another.
Authorizing the governor to appoint
an agent to present 10 the general gov
p ernment the claims for frontier deionse.
To create the holland land district.
House bill authorizing the transfer OF
occupation licenses.
House bill to alter the limits of tae
& city of Waco.
Changing the time for holding courts
in the twenty-eighth district.
House bill to repeal the law authoriz-
ing counties to issue bridge bonds.
House bill to amend the law so as to
exempt certain counties from the in
spectiOn law.
To simplify bail bonds.
.tuIouihOu'
Mr.. Meryiwother offered resolution
w of regret at the murder OF Hal Gosling,
while in the discharge of his duty and
eulogistic of his character as man
and official. Read a second time and
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Hancock moved suspension OF
the pending business for the admission
of petitions, bills and committee reports.
Carried.
The speaker signed the bill amending
e the charter of Galveston.
Mr.. Kimbrough was successful With
his resolution rendering the hall OF the
house of representatives to Rev. X. T..
~ Buckner, on Thursday night, to speak
in behalf of his orphans home.
Mr.. Fisher: A resolution that heads OF
departments furnish the speaker, for the
benefit of the house, the names and the
salaries of all employees. Carried.
Mr.. Upton called up motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting the report of
exempting certain counties from the
district system. Lost and free con-
ference committee ordered.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Faubion: To make train
wrecking punishable by confinement in
the penitentiary from to 10 years, and
:, if death ensue, to make it murder
By Mr.. Upton: To establish end
maintain a hennery, for the propagation
and distribution of thoroughbred fowls
by the state.
by Mr.. COMBS: To amend article
3i13, title So, of the civil code.
Pending business being the land bill,
with Mr.. Scott entitled to the 1ioor, IL
was resumed.
All the morning was consumed IN
speaking. The afternoon session was
the same.