The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-01-14
STATE I.erislnturs.

memUers ot the Legislature 10 hSe collars per
Gay, mas PASSED .hs honse, Dy . vote OF hve;
Anc oensse mas oeeh occuPieo, ior several
days, IN inc discussion 81 inc DIN 10 loan 10
rai-roads onS thiro OF the actual coHt oil con.
struction, after sections Of q given number OF
miles have been constructed. The State TO
axe a preferred mortgage upon tic road DOT
row.ng money under the bill
Auc ccmc!'itse on interna, Improvements,
!. snc senate, nave reporter IN favor OF inc
~ suc Incorporation OF the iexas steam
snR company.
Inc nii rei,nqnlshing the State tax TO tho
$3.50 !. wy yeaIs ieo4 anu 1900, when
vnknatc9 IN tue senate, and Was introduced
-. tienanu, mas passed the House, with
! stnenamcnis, which DO not elect tho principal
lSs1Sss svusns oy II, ana oecn returned 10 the
o sans0s ,or onnrma.on.
me UIl Nrcsaiing TO the sale Of spirituous
that all licenscs for tina. nurposc shall cxn;ro
on the first Monday in August next, at which
time s'ecuons shall DO held in cnch county o Z
Ivy , s,ash S'. . I = III. ~ ooua.'cs rcspecuye-
az liccnsss ~ eel i;om"rs thsrs;n '''""'o
Senator bryan, on the 4th Of January. IN
trcauccd . bill to give the consent Of Texas to
~. cAe'S'so VI thc necessary powers Dy the
ksusiNs N,"serhncne W uc construction OF
So,ns = nnp'oseinens upon the coast OF TINS
Ms. ,u !,
ane .oln 70 ninena me vpclousas charter
mn. " passsa INC SENATE. Inc chirter OF the
iyhr shn Dallas lSai'road company was en-
crossed.
h"v Suossu.oc offered ~ AR. bryan 10 tue
'oan oiii, mas been rejected by the Senate.
i ny ny s.an.'ng c'gn, sections OF land per
uhe 'ctnc uai'cstoh, houston and ilender.
s1"N 'aN-reau company mas passed IN the
AiVuoei uuu u Stiub'uucut motion TO reconsider
INC VOC upon II, was, after u lengthy debate,
ios.
M'. niaharu, OF the iio'isc, has been, for
some Gays past, engaged In preparing n Pro-
oatN 'aw, designed to alleviate the defects Of
our present Irohatc system.
hc most absorbing topic Of discussion, in
anG out OF tho Legislature, il rs TO what kind
Oh a'u shail DC gwen TO The local railroads.
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""u wv" "isPu'c uas ~ 'ehg'h oech ADJUSTED
py an equal division OF all the property be-
tween the Church South and the Church North.
The New York Commercial, Advertiser or
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= e"'' "o 'o"o"i"s particulars IN re-
GARD thc'c 10;
We gave Yesterday the official card from
the commissioners of the Methodist Episconal
Church, North and South, stating that tho
whole matter II dispute had been settled tn
the entire satisfaction of all parties. and that
The details of the settlement would be made
known TO tie public "whcn the final decree
Of the Court had transpircd."
Judge Mclean drew up the decree md has
gwen II To Judge Belts. AS the case is now
happily se.lcd, we arc permitted To give the
following synopsis OF tho decree, deing all that
Is necessary for general information.
The Commissioner Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church retain all the property belong,
;,osr;os y, p"s,on p;,,, nn'iuu,"g inc depoS'
is. C., with the papcrs Mt Auburn aud pits
burg, and pay TO the Commissioners of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, their pro
amonn,;nr 70 ,ho $50, - aeoo ,o -
And for their Interest," IN Tho $500 "
above property the sun of $l2I, 087 Al
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Whole amount to he paid TO
the South, Si91, 900 90
The South retain their newspaper presses,
with about $4,000 In old notes and book nc
counts, within the bounds of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
II VIII be by those who have
taken an interest in this unpleasant dispute,
tnat there Is another Methodist Book Concern
NJ Sincinnati, under tho control Of two agents.
a suit between them and the Southern Church
was some time ago decided in favor Of the
BOOK Room, hut appealed from. II is hoped
ana octieyed that the gentlemen in charge of
the cincinnati concern will see the p~roprioty
OF an amieablc settlement like the one Just
c~onsnmmaicd in this city.
we nave heard 1t Unlimited that a meeting
OF the Methodist body viii be held at Green
street church early next week, to celebrate
tue settlement IN some suitable manner. We
snouiu uhhS u.s VIII meet with the hcarty
concurrence oil the Whole denomination.
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