Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-11


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iians rstffiri a rlsnIuiiHn ~ rrlr
che eouhly u N l'asu g. ihs uHils,i
states
Ne decisive aeiion has been reach
"a ~ the srirei tummiiteo 0n law
lrsshoss and Niulrhce Judge tali-
we'll, chairman, TrToTisd ihv total
numl,eT Of hOmiridrs between Jane
LEI, lsG5, and jane LEI, lsCs, al 1il,
Of ali races, A irighinl Pirlure NJ
laNlessness was drawn, lie said
there aro bat fow localities where
Uni0n men dare utter their senii-
ments. Parties for fear OF assassin
alton refuse % testify, &c, one
thousand copies Of the report Mas
ordered TO be printed, Il is very
long,
AUsFIN, July Evans, Of
Mcl.enRsn, intro iueed declaration
authorizing tho Government 10 en-
ter into negotiations with the Uni
ted States Tor tho eession, BY sale,
Of all that part of the territory Of
Texas west aud north Of line nom
the northwest corner Of llarleman
county TO the mouth Of tho fscOs
river, provided that no sale or ees-
sion Of said territory shall have
effect until submitted 10 and APP
proved by tho Legislature,
the Governor 10 insist that the
United States guarantee protection
against Indian dcpredations in ter
ritory contiguous TO said territory.
Referred,
The Horn school fund shall ever
remain Us a saecd trust; the Legis,
lature shall never divert principal
or interest from the purpose of cdu-
cation. Referred 10 the Committee
on Education,
Hunts declaration donating land,
from eighty 10 three hundred and
twenty acres, MS bounty 10 Texans
who served in tho Federal army
and honorably discharged, was re-
fcrrcd.
Flanagan offered declaration
donating 800 acres OF land for each
hogshcad u. tobacco of 1000 pounds
raised in Texas in 1869 and 1870. !
Referred.
Jordan offered resolution that
the Legislature shall provide for |
furnishing peculation, cmbczzlcment
and public fraud by imprisonment
in the pcnitentiary. Persons thus
convicted shall never afterwards
hold Office. Referred.
Lipard offered u resolution that
any ono who served in tho rcbol
army or wore agents or contractors
TO aid rebellion, may DO pcrcmp.
torily challenged ms jurors. Refer
red.
Davis offered declaration open
ing up alb initio discussion again.
1t declares all laws void and then
will recount those to DO validated.
Referred to Committee Of General
Tho question of the division of
the State was made the special or.
der for Friday at 10 o'clock. There
appears to be little shakinoss on
the question
Lindsay, resolution suspcnding
sales of school lands by the police
courts under act of the last Lcgisla-
ture, and declaring all sales made
under said act void. Passed.
Hamilton, of Travis, offered the
as a substitute for tho de-
claration of the Committee on Divi.
sion of tho State:
Sec. l. That the will of the peo-
pie shall be taken upon the question
Of n division of the State rs separ-
lte proposition from the ratification
ofthe constitution, and to accomplish
hat end the following plan is pro-
posed: First-All that portion of
he State of Texas north of the 32d
lcgree of longitude west from
Washington; shall constitute State,
% be called Houston.
Sec. 2. All that potion of tho \
State Of Texas south Of the 32d de-
If of north latitude, and east of the
middle current of Brazos river, shall
State, to be called Rusk.
Sec. 3. All that portion of the
State includediE line running
rom the mouth of the Pecos river
o the junction of the 32d degree of
forth latitude and the 23d degree
# west longitude, and south of tho
I'D degree of north latitude and
vost of the middle current of Brazos
liver, shall constitute of the State .
# Texas.
Sec. H. All the remaining terri y
DRY ofthe State together with the
question of temporary capitals in +
ase of division, to be provided for
IS this Convention may hereafter
lirect. Substitute now pending.
Many delegates are absent in at
enhance at the examination of the
Blind School. Tho fight on the =
ivision question not yet fairly
pened. Several days will be then
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