The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-01-30

merits ii which am not advised
Yesterday Mr raslor, Of Cas-. introduced
the following resolution INTO the Senate.
Rssolssd rha. the Committee on Stale
Affairs be Instructed to report 10 the Senate
At IN early day, Join, resolution proposing an
amendment TO tire State Constitution prohib.
ting the Legislature from passing acts Of re-
lief for claims for land and money against
the State, after the frs. day Of November,
1854
Thi, bill created considerable discussion,
but was finally adopted by vote " is to ~
The ea.en, ID which relief bill, have tren
carried and their endless ,n,rojuction is well
calculated to alarm the people Of the State
1, would really appear that something was
necessary to put an end to that spirit OF recs.
less legislation which has already sluandercd
nearly All the money in the treasury, and
threatens if not arrested, to dyesi us, IN
s,,, years, Of all cur public lands. The pros
no.ed amendment, TO the Constitution "ould
certainly affect thi. object bat whether II
wonli be either wise or just to adopt such Il
provision, b. another question. In all the
State. Of the Union, just measures OF rchei
p,e.ent themselves annually, and We ma,
naturally expect that such Viii be me case
particularly IN Texas for many YEAR mere
NAV. and doubtless viii be instances brought
TO the attention of the Legislature OF each
session when, to refuse rchei, w"uid lie cN-
coed inely unlus, and iil-,imcd' II Is true
that these are Isolated exceptions bul 'hey
form no excuse for the pfodlgal waste OF 'he
resource, Of the State, whl1h ga constantly "c-
curing If Mr. layloT> proposition Is ear
ricd The people must d,edr "uctheF t'ty VIII
adopt It as q remedial measure, lea my i'r "a
Ia. I'll H 10 EH b D. "a.
Certainly A restficthc policy u some Kind
i. necessary. II the people would take The
matter iu their own hands. ~ We urged some
years sgo, and each community insist upon
tbe Senator. ard Representative, from It,
parpcgHr locality accounting for votes gwen
Of III. kind. i would have -alutar citec-
But a, it j. now, the people obtain onit a
fird', eve view 81 the proceedings 1t the
State capital, and members east their votes
with any remote probability OF having L.
accnun, for ,hem,
MANY members Of the senate, tn tliis DIS.
cu..ion, declared their belief, that there was
but little hope OF amending the Constitution
in the mode proposed. It required majority
of all the votes cast IN an election, 10 carry
An amendment Those who failed To St,e
were counted a. opposed to u Ana "e hid
seen, that the people could not be sufficiently
enlisted To vote upon questions OF ms hihd.
If this should happen in future, the result
must be- inevitably, tc force the neces-ii! 81
a Convention TO frame a new Constitution
The proceedings in both houses Il ihe Leg
stature were of AN interesting character TO.
day. In the senate, bill was introduced tor
the relief Of the coiouist- in Castro 's colony
4. originally introduced, CA>tro's claims ~
tha. colony were allowed 10y the tlil i wss,
rontenaed that Castro having never compiled
,iih thu term. Of ms contract had ma legal
,loitn AGAINST the State, and more than thls,
that The passage Of any bill granting hun or
ouy other colony contractor land- under h'-
,.o,,,,,c, w,. t,rhtdJen by the terms of the
constitution. Ih, pfoyis on vas therefore
.,tirkeno on,
rba me,,t. Of hi, bl may be briefly cx.
MANNED II seem, that under a previous act
If the Legislature, Commissioner had bcea
appointea 70 y,-it the section OF country in
which that colepy /. embraced, before whom
the coloni.t. could appear and prove ap their
lain. Tbs, IN. term for which this officer
h,J been anoo,n,cd had expired before all Of
tho eoloni-,, had secured their rights. The
o.t.p.ible object of this bill, therefore, "
ro,t.naed bs It's friend. was TO send another
eomria-i,n.r to enable partrs who had not
occurred their Land. to do So
The opponrnis Of the bin conicHiei that
,h-.. 80 ~ s,.-.i~oes r"ens"io'" "' 'he
claim. Of Castro contained "ith'h one o' IT,
pro, ision- that d. vas ALSO ohjccNonap'e De,
cause Z, required the PROOF 81 INV ,'ain, W
eolonist- 10 be made ov 'a''ro' ana 'h"' !"
was IN his power TO force sue" '''n'' upon we
settlers AS he migh' dictate ana e'"S''i'e"'
il would cuafe To ms persona "'NA"''s''
was therefore pacing 700 nun po"'' ~ , ~