The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-03-23
THE CONVENTION.
We e,usc, The following from the
Galveston News


Arsrix, March 10 1865 The Com
mittce ON Public Land. reported nm or.
dinnnce donating TO actual settlers on
the unappropriated public domain, three
hundred and twenty acres of land, pro-
,ideI such settlers shall occupy SAID
land Tor de pcriod Of three years
said lr linaucc VA, passed To It's order
The Convention has passed a suhsti-
tute tor article s Of the constitution, IA
relation 70 freedmen after having
adopted the reported amendments OF
the Committee on 'eher" 'o' 's'''' 20
which -aid ordnance was re'cr''' ','
revision, 10y vote OF yeas ~ NAYS -.
The last clause Of second 'ctuYn now
read, he Legislature 'h"i' nave
power 10 authorize them !" testify ~
witnesses IA all "'her cases nhuS' sun
franAt'oh' As may pS .'e' ,.',u No "
" -, u. "a r.. r.,,u;,,.s
d, ,b, .,ndi,,,o If state report,l ia
yorabl, on the resolution offered by
Giddine., requesting the rresidcn, to
appoint a commissioner to examine into
the condition Of Freedmen. and report
up.n the longer necessity oC continuing
tie Freedmen Bureau IN Texas. lie.
over
The Committee on Public Lands re.
ported an ordinance VALIDATING and con.
hrmine certain acts Of the Commission
or of the General Land Oihce. aud the
Commissioner IT the Court Of Claims
1t validate, the sale Of niycrSlty Land
The granting OF certificates aud the ~
suance Of patents lies over
Ar,rt< March T. The Convention
has adopted the ordinance repndiatins
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from thus county, telesraphed u as i9s-
lows
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VOID hut not 40 "''f'", ana an 'r''h"h''
providing that the state may assu'ue
the payment OF the TAX RIVED upon tue
people 81 Texas BY the l. hu'trh-
mcat THIS VIII be great relici To
the people ot our state AZ ms time
Convention VIII not ADJOURN before
Monday the 10Th INST Judge Frazer
has gone home
The Convention is in strange con.
dition The following order has been
enerosSed
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81 N''t's''" "1'' ana ''''
Texas. IN Convention assembled That
We acAnowled-" the supremacy ct the
I Constitution '' Tue 'h'''' 7"'',' A"t
ant ,t',, '..', n,,.n ,lnn,.J h., ,h.
people If the state Of Texas. in Con
ycutlun assembled. on the 18th day Of
iehr"'rN' y y ''''' '"'l','' y" VT
H." -,,,o ~ r.,,. and ,ho ,,b,r -tn,c,
STYLED the Constitution Of the United
states OF America he and the same -
merely u'.'trc' nun ,, "'li VIII ANA 'ny
IT,. T., GOD, from NJ, Tu,1n !.
hereby distinctly renowned
,oa. ,arr,,,n anI pL,II,n. ,nJ .,,ry
other Radical into ec,tncie- Of approval
and delight and Yet, strange to say.
,n''y ",' '''', ~ '''u ,'''' '',',l"' ,'i
u,, threaten /, withd1Ny from tho
body IN the hope CO.. breaking II IN. #
N"i''' '''', N','.'''' '''' -" ~ ,'''
however. that they cannot finally di,
turh the quorum There was no quo.
rum on tA' evening OF me LIN Inc
ah~en'er' were Me9,rs Amen h.nse
brEhn' l'aNs 81 W'pb' Ittrh'r' IAN
nit1h. hancock mart ill'. 'lurt 'uhu'