The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-10
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Fiity.Sixth Day.

Mr.. West was excused for the day.
Mr.. Darnell offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, The Texas and Pacific
Railroad Company, q corporation char
tered 10y the Congress of the United
States, has received certain grants
from this State, and has acquired by
purchase, from or through the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company and the
Southern TrauS.Continental Railroad
Company certain grants, property,
rights and franchises, subject TO GER
tain legislative limitations and restric-
tions as to the commencement and
prosecution of the work, and Us to the
time of its completion to certain points
in this State, and
Whereas, Aftercompletlng two hum
bred and sixty-iiye miles OF the new
road, and grading, bridging and tieing
ready for The iron rails one hundred
and eighteen additional miles OF rail
way, the financial panic OF 1873, aud
the distrust and embarrassment that
followed, raralyzed every individual
enterprise, has forced u temporary sus-
pension of the work of construction,
thereby occasioning heavy loss to The
Company, from causes against which
twas powerless to protect itself; there
fore
Resolved, That ofthe Legislative
grants made to, or acquired by said
Company, in respect to the commence
ment and prosecution Of the work, or
as TO date of completion of any portion
OF its lines in Texas, shall be held to
have apsed; and that, the said Com
pany shall have eighteen months from
the passage of this ordinance in which
to complete one hundred and twenty
miles of its line between Eagle Ford
ann Fort Worth, and between Brook
ston and TeXarkana and seven addi-
tional years in which to complete six
hundred and ninety-five miles addi-
tional of its road, upon the route as
heretofore designated by Legislative
authority, to the Rio Grande, at or near
Ell Paso; this extension being in lieu
of the restrictions and limitations of
time, and manner of prosecuting the
work, heretofore fixed by Legislative
authority.
Referred a select committee of fif-
teen.
By Barnett-A resolution that this
convention adjourn sine die, Novem-
Der 22d, 1875. Adopted.
Mr.. Murphy gave notice of a motion
10 Reconsider the vote just taken,
The article on public schools was
then taken up Oh its final reading.
Various amendments were offered
and lost. but one by Mr. Brown to
to amend section four, by adding TO
The end of the first clause the words,
a Provided that the actual settlers on
said lands shall have the same prior
right to purchase as is provided IN sec
tjSn six of this article in relation to
actual settlers on county lands" was
adopted. na H.,
Mr.. Martin, of Hunt, setting apart all
the public domain for public schools;
no this Mr. Stayton objected, hold
inc that the State having adopted the
no1icy of encouraging the construction
Of railroads by land donations, and
under this policy the eastern portion
Of the state having up to this time re-
celved all the benefits, 1t would DC
manifestly unjust at this late DAY 10
abandon such line of policy. The
East has received in that time 25,oi4
sections of land in aid of railroads con-
stn,otod i'm the East, while the West
arm roads have received but 1908 Sec
tions The East has received some
% 200 00O acres. Besides this, the
roads in the East have received rs
loans the funds belonging to the Enu
ca,ionnl Fund, and we now know that
AT least $40, 900 of the money 80 loaned
has bpen absolutely lost. Encouraged
by these donations some 2,ooo mlies VI
ronds have been constructed IN tne
ISnat and one hundred in the West
In conclusion he said; III the tlme
has come when this liberal policy shail
ceose.and those sections grown wealthy
aud nopulous under its operations,
shall tram pie upon the rights OF others
wa then cease to be one people IN ieei-
inc. and the time will soon come wheh
we will cease to be one people ana one
Stata No one can deprecate this feel.
ING and the result more than out II
the time comes when we snail not ne
ono people In feeling, II will be better
that we should cease to be one STATE
The amendment was tabled.
Mr., Reagan in the chair-An amend
~ ,'0arad hv Mr.. Stayton, striking
ont the words, "One-half of the puolic
in section 2, was also laoieu.
Amendments were .proposeu Wy
Messrs. Killgore and German, anu
Vending their consideration the preVic
pc question was moved and call OF
tho house sustained. Before tho ca
.ao rnerfeoted numerous motions to adj
iourn were lost. ...os ,yo0
ruled out OF order, .a,, ,h,s
ue Mr. Flanagan moved call OF the
,n"ao an the decision. This call was
ruled out OF order. ,.o,, tho
IN Mr.. McLean's appeal rom 'ng
r,,i,ng the President was SUSTAINED ailu
the nrevious question ordered, puV ,u ,e
call being suspended the amenunie an5
of Killgore and German were los,, A. ""u
,he article finally passed by A 10 ="
'' Az crawford offered a substance ior
.,jcie on land subsidies, wnich
was ordered printed. ,,,.,od nm
VII The Convention then adjourned '''l
Monday. ,,,. NJ the
sch h"y law, with Mr. Browns amend
ment added, as passed ,.o,,, sot
Section 4. The lands herein mere, o, SvI
anort 10 the public free school 'uno