Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-12-07

VRoN AUSTIN
A 1yr. ea'.ai 30 Austin, vcaas under dste q
9Th ult, gives us the following particulars Of several
bills now pending before the legislature
FRoSIiER PRoIEolIoN,--sena,or Erath's bll for the
protection Of the frontier viii, am satisie, answer
the purpose for which il is intended, The idea Of
sustaining minute companies, by giving them liberal
pay whilst In service, is fayorite idea OF mine My
own experience, and that Of every frOutersman with
Nhom have eOnversed ON the subject, proves that
predatory parties Of Indians can be successfully
punished only by men who are interested In
catching them, and Who prepared to go In pursuit
at moments notice and then, too, when such SER
Vice Is rendered by few citizens for the benefit Of
the whole they should be literally paid 6rit. There
seems to be great unanimity amongst the members as
to the necessity for frontier protection, and the only
difficulty viii be TO unite the advocates Of different
measures upon enc which will meet the views Of the
majority
TuE lGTH luplcnL pIsRIcr,-Tho division ofyour
Judicial District occupies good deal Of attention in
both houses Various shaped districts have hesn pro-
roscd, bu, the ono which seems to meet with most
appreciation is that Of dividing, by lne running
East AMI West, giving two ranges Of counties South
Of Red River, for the 10Th District, and taking in II
the counties u Young and Throckmorton, and adding
to the old 10th the counties of Erath. Palo Pinto,
Eastlanj, and those counties West. This division has
in view the making of district out of the West
ern ends of both districts, whenever the business
shall require IT,
PRE-ENPnoS SErrLERs.-Another important bill il
that offered by Mr.. Norton, of the House, donating
200 acres of land to actual settlers in the unorganiled
countless and the territory West requires that the
settlers shall make Affidavit supported by the evil
dencc OF two witnesses, that he is bona as settled
public land, and lived upon and cultivated it three
years, The bill makes difference between single
and married men the object of its protector being
to encourage the emigration Of the former class to the
frontier II may bring class Of men upon the
frontier whose absence there would be more desirable
than their company | think there should be dis
tinction made, but hope for the best.
The correspondent writing two days later says:
sin the Senate on Friday and Saturday, few bills
public interest were disposed Of amongst them
bill presented by Senator Walker, to define the 10th
and one to create the 10Th Judicial Districte, which
bills are different from the bills before presented
The Judiciary Committee shortly afterwards reported
substitute for the bill to create the 10th Judicial
District which was read and referred.
"Scnaor Erath offered resolution instructing the
Committee Public Lands to report bill to relieve
such persons as heretofore have had surveys mS!r
not IN square. This % mporCan. matter, anu
not only should the RELIEF proposed he granted, but
the Law defined more specifically Hundreds Of pat
eats arc refused booausc Of the surveys not being
made in q square. TIE statute required tho square,
bat custom has established different rule, surrey
ois auj others constituting the square TO mean any
shape 50 that the right angle was preserved
"In the House, Mr. Shannon offered n resolution TO
instruct Members of Congress take steps for the
curity of Texas citizens in driving stool; through Mis-
souri, and Kanzas.
"Mr. Nelson introduced bill to repeal the act
creating the Pccos Reservation and for the sale Of the
Araaos aud Comanche Reservations.
yesterday AMI to-day the Senate have had under
discussion in Committee of the Whole, Senator Potter
in the chair, the frontier protection bill. It
mended by giving the authority to the Governor to
raise the force Of Rangers anywhere in tho State
The debate was very interesting, and in my next
will mention the ideas advanced and positions
ed by the Senators. | must not cOse this, however,
without my tribute of praise to Senator Erath, for his
devotion to the interests of his Section
and his unshrinkng irmness in advocating measure
of so vital importance to them. Nor can avoid men
tonng the speech delivered by Senator Throckmorton,
in committee in advocacy of the bill 1t was bril-
liant effort, and complmented as the best speech
that had been delivered in the Senate for many day