The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-18


not only always claimed this country in good faith, but
that she exercised POLITICAL civil, and military jurisdiction
over It, provided for the construction OF internal improve
ments there that she laid of collectora district up to
the Rio Grande partilioned off counties, gave military
protection, established land offices, organized district
courts and provided for the erection OF trading posts, &c
Texas OF course, could only be known and recognised
as an independent naon with certain specified bounda
res. Metes and bounds ndispensaby necessary to
the existence of political sovereignty In view OF the
captuaton Gen Cos at Bexar, of the treaty of May
a. 1885, above partially set OUT OF the provision In the
constitution of Texas for the representation of the coun
ties of Bexar and San Patrcio and generally OF all the
events which transpired during the short but glorious
revolution of Texas the first Congress of Texas passed
| the following act:
"To define the boundaries of the republic of Texas.
"SEorIoN l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the republic Of Ttras Congress
bed That from and after the passage OF this act The civil
declared be the following boundaries, to wits Beginning
the mouth of the Sabine river and running west along
the Rio Grande, thence up the principal stream OF said
river its thence due north TO the forty second de-
defined in the treaty between the United States and Spain
the beginning and that the President be, and hereby
government the United of America as
his opinion, public requires ascertain and
define the boundary line as.sfRs apHSS GR AM treaty
speaheF of the H3ess si RksP ETsns
president of the Senate pro tenn.
"AppRovED, Dec 10, 1886. SAM HOUSTON"
RI will here remark that the law have Just read, and
all the laws OF Texas may hereafter read, are from vol
umes belonging the Library of the Congress of the
United States, where they are deposited, and to which
all who desire can have reference
On the 10th of December 1886, act passed "ta
incorporate the Texas Railroad Navigation and Banking
Company, one OF the sections of which is as follows
viz
SEC g. BE t,uther enacted, That the said company shall
have banking privileges, with capital stock of five mil
lions o. oars well the right of connecting the oatcrs
Of the Rio Grande and the Sabine by means of internal
saon and railroads." NC
On the 10th of June, 1897 the Congress of Texas pass
ed act "o raise revenue by mpos duties" in which
will be found the following provision:
SEC. g. Be it further enacted &C.. That the following de-
gnaed places, WIN their given boundaries, be made ports
fenry aud within which bounds uslom-houses shall be
pointed and reside the several ports for which they
appointed viz commencing at the RIO Grande and follow
ing of the Gulf to the mouth oil San Antonio
river shl present compose the southwestern colecora
district which shall be called the district OF Aransaso &c
The following is the preamble to "An act to authorize
attachments be issued in certain therein named
approved December IS, 1887:
Whereas many Mexicans residing upon our frontier
stole and drove off large herds OF CATTLE and took and carried
of other property belonging of this republic and
whereas those Mexcas hare abandoned the country and
removed beyond the Rio Gand that persons from whom
fore. "t Ne '" properly A'' "''' "'''"' '' '''
This shows that the ordinary process of the law was
relied upon where the parties could be found east of the
Rio Grande.
The next law on the statute book OF Texas, on this
subject, is the following, viz:
ga Joint RESOLUTION fixing the dividing line be-
tween the counties of Bexar and San Patrico.
Be resGvea ty The Senate and House Of
line running from the junction of the Cibolo or San
Baoa creek to the Rio Fro, point thirty miles above
of Laredo, shall be considered the dividing line be-
the counties OF San Patriotic and Bexar and shalt be
respected such by the surveyors of the respective
ties Provided, That this shall affect rights pre-
vousy acquired by legally made 10y the surveyors
pot affect rights previously acquired by surveys legally
made by the OF the county of San Paico below
''' ''A " j ROVE, 0 '""'s
Speaker Of the Mpsis Ct Ekffp1RssensMyss
President of the Senate.
APpo''o wa" ' o. 1000 ..sAM HoUsToNn
In regardto the joint resolution just read, will remark
that have previously shown that Bexar and San Patri
clio represented in the convention that declared the
situated the left eastern bank of the Rio Grande
and is the county site of the county of Webb estab
shed by Texas. This joint resolution shows that both
these counties extended TO the Rio Grande and that
veys made g by the surveyors of the county of
San Patrico in this section of the country and this
line extending the Rio Grande the only restrict
ing the surveyors OF San PaciO and Bexar thus giving
them license to survey rs far as the Rio Grande.
On the 2ls of December, 1885, the Congress of Texas
passed act entitled An act to protect the northern
and western frontier" in which will be found the follow
ing section:
SEC Is. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
Of the colonel of the regiment cause, at convenient inter-
the Nuces and the Rio Grarde in such
shall girs most protection and security to that section Of
The next act to which will refer the attention of the
committee. is the following entitled "An act to alter the
time of holding the fall terms of the courts in the fourth
judicial district"
Be it enaced by the Senate aud House of Representatives
of the republic of ftras Congress assembled That from
and after the passage OF this the fall terms of the dis
of the fourth judicial district shall
and be holden follows commencing in the county of
Bcrqr the second Monday IN September, and may
nns in session unit. the Friday before the first Monday in
fourth Monday in October, and may continue in session
week; in the county OF Goad the fret Monday after
the fourth Monday October and may in session
one week; in the county of San Patriotic the econd
Monday after the fourth Monday in October and may
tinus IN session until the business Is closed
DAVID 8. KAUFMAN,
'Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNETT,
president of the Senate.
'MlRABEAU B. LAMAR"
The counties of BeXar and San Patrcio being much
larger than the others, and extending, have already
shown, by the of May "a, 1885, 10 the Rio Grande,
much longer time given to the district courts OF
Bexar and San Patrco hold their sessions than TO the
other counties Nearly three weeks given to Bexar
and an unlimited time to San Patricio.
The first act that passed by the Texas Congress,
fixing the times of holding the courts in San Patrco and
BeXar, bears date December 90, 1885.
In the years 1886 and 1897 laws passed providing
tor the holding of county courts in Bexar and San Pa
co each of those counties granted separate land
office; they formed portion Of the western brigade of
Texas militia; and an act was passed !" to translate the
laws of the republic Of Texas into the Spanish language
lo. citizens who understand only the Spanish language
and which shall be distributed in those counties where
the population alluded to may resde"a large portion OF
whom then resided in said counties OF Bexar and San