The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04
FoRrr-EreHrH DAY.

AUSTIN. October 90, 1875.
The Convention met at 9-A. NJ; qaoruu
present. ats3 - -
Prayer by Rev Mr.. PhiIpot. ~ so
| The President announced the following
as the select committee 10 prepare an ad
dress to the people of Texas: Msssrs.
Brown, Reagan, Ross, Whitfieid; Ford,
Ramey, Wright, Chambers, Gather, Balm
/ ger, Moore, Stockdale and Mclean.
Mr.. Ford, chairman of the Committee on
State Affairs, reported fsvorsbly on the
resolution ''to provide pensions for the
disabled and indigent surviving soldiers OF
the revolution, and paid glorious tribute
to those old veterans - 10 iiA 9ieir sas
The report is signed by Ford, DeMorse,
Chambers, Lacy, billiard, and Johnson Of
Franklin. ag 7sa te iefsas
Mr.. NorveH offered the following reso-
luton: siii ~ fsc3i = 57ii35Ei1
WHEREAS, 3. D. Logan. & Co. having
failed to comply with. tbsir- Contract. to do
the printing for the GonuantinrnL,--t ,--tharaf4-4,
Resoleed, That the said contract be, and
the same is hereby, rescinded; and that the
Committee on Printing and Contingent Ex-
penses be, and they are hereby, authorized
to enter into new contracts for the PRINT
ing of the Conventionanii Il -sisusE :
On motion of Mr.. Scott, the resolution
W
Mr.. Mckinney of Denton presented a reso-
luton that a surveyor be elected in zach
organized county, to hold the Office two years
and to receive such compensation as may be
prescribed by law Referred. 1,,f g.,.,
Pending business was resumed, being
the consideration of the majority report of
select committee on education. 'td 73N
Speeches were made by Messrs. Moore,
ArniIns Robertson, Crawford and McLes6 :;
Messrs. Moore andI Orawfoid idtspoke in favor
of the pending amendment, offered by Mr..
Johnson of Franklin yesterday, and Messrs.
Arnlm and Mclean spoke against 1t.
The amendment was defeated by vote
of -27 to 46. i.2shaig ~" 9ai'9'2=t re'''.
Mr.. Dohoney offered the following sub
stitute to section nlne:s SIT shall be the
duty of the,county court of each county TO
divide the county into school districts OF
proper size, and under such regulations as
the Legislature may prescribe; provide for
the organization'of public schools in such
districts by additional taxation or otherwise;
provided, that no taxes shah be so levied In
any school district, except uponSa majority
roll of the qualified ELECTORS thereon, and
all taxes so raised, shall be applied
exclusively to the payment of 9. teachers
in said district; and, provided further,
that no ad Ualorem tax so levied shall ever
exceed one-fourth of one per cent, and
whenever any such public schools have been
SO organized in anyschool district, and pro-
vision made to keep up the samefOr st least
four months in the year and the number of
scholastic population in said district ascer-
tanned, it shall be the duty Of the county
court to distribute to such district It's pro-
portion of the public school fund The fund
due school districts which fail to provide
for public schools at least four months in
the year shall remain in the county treasury
for the benefit of the scholastic population
to whom it belongs" 80
Mr.. Whitfield offered a substitute forall
, Mr.. Russell of Wood moved to close de-
bate and come to direct vote.ar,, ia,ff...,
Convention adjourned to 2 80 P. NJ. ,i,,