The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-06
Governor Roberts final Message to
the Legislature, Calling Atten-
ticn to the C0mmu-
nicati0n OF
Honorable ". c. Walsh, Relating to
the Sale of Public Free
School Lands,
And a List of the Bills Passed and Ap-
proved During the Present
Session.
The Interest Bill on School Lands
Passed by a Scratch.
Senate AdjOurns without Having Ac.
cOmplishcd Much.
Other Interesting State News.
Seventeenth Legislature.


AUSTIN, May 5.-The senate convened
pursuant to adjournment. The speaker
was in the chair prayer was held by the
chaplain the roll was called, and the min
utes of the previous meeting We're read.
The house bill to contract for supreme
court reports, passed.
The bill prohibiting railroad companies
from taking excessive charges, and compell-
ing them to deliver freight on payment of
charges specified in the bill of lading,
passed
The railroad commission bill was killed,
the senate refusing to suspend the rules.
Northumberland Story took the |
floor and in a few appropriate remarks ten |
dered to Colonel j. 7. &. Whitehead, secre-
tary of the senate, q beautiful gold headed |
cane in token of the respect and esteem en-
tertained for him by the senate Colonel
Whitehead received the handsome present
and returned his thanks in an eloquent
and impressive address.
Lieutenant-Governor Story delivered
pretty yaledictory address, and the senate
adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
McComb called up his motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill providing
for the purchase of the supreme courts re-
ports was lost in the committee of the
to amend the bill to allow the purchase of
200 volumes, for which there are plates
in existence, and 300 for which there are
no plates with an appropriation of only
$4,000.
Porter said he thought the house could
not make "a better contract than to accept
that proposition. He thought also, in view
of the reduction from $50, 600 to $1,000 that
his position the other day was correct.
| McComb then offered his amendment,
and the bill passed.
This is the bill over which there was so
much Crimi nation and reCriminution a few
days ago in regard to lobbies.
| Fly from the conference committee on
capitol supervision, reported that the house
cOncurs in all the senate amendments, but
| that liking the salary of the superintending
architect at $500, for which they recon-
mended an amendment changing the
amount to $500. The report was adopted
A motion by Daniel to appoint commit
tee to wait on the governor and in.
form him that the special session will
adjourn at II O'Clock M, was adopted
and the speaker appointed Messrs Daniel
Linn and Upton as such committee The
following message from the governor was
read:
IL respectfully submit TO you herewith
the communication of the Hon w. C..
Walsh, in relation to the sale of the
public free school lands as provided
in section eight chapter one
hundred and five OF the general laws,
passed ut the last session of the legislature,
page l2l; under which the said lands will
be sold at u ruinous sacrifice and loss of in
ttrest My attention has never been called
to the provision until late in the day of yes
terday, and 1t is regarded to be OF extreme
importance that this law should be amended
so that the interest should accrue
on the amount due on the value
of said lands instead OF upon the annual
instalment as therein provided. 1t is also
shown to be very necessary that some fur
ther action be taken in regard to the sale
of the pine lands belonging to the public
free schools. beg also to call attention to
the fact that there is no law providing for
the sale, lease or other disposition
OF the 100000 acres of university lands.
AS the location and organization of the
university, and as the board OF regents are
awaiting your action before determining
what they can or should do in the provis-
ion for its establishment it would seem to
be proper to utilize these laws as soon rs
practicable. IL is believed that it can now
! be done. Said board will be much re.
striCted in their efforts if the bonds issued
I'm 1867, heretofore styled bonds OF
doubtful validity should not be declared
valid and the interest thereon he allowed
and put into bonds so far as 1t belongs to
the permanent fund and appropriated so
far as it belongs to the university. 4 cor.
responding benefit might be given to the
common school fund by paying back
, to 1t the money heretofore used
by being turned over to the general reve-
nue.. BY such means both of these funds
might now be properly adjusted so as to
have fhe amount of money restored that
have heretofore been taken from them II
, is respectfully suggested that the work OF
, the 18th legislature, in their laudab G
!. effort to augment these funds for til,
I promotion of education, will be incomplete
If matters here referred to are not acted
upon during the present session. there
fore recommend that 1t be done if practica
BILE and consistent with your Judgment o
its propriety. ] have not been furnished
with the letter of the commissioner OF the
general land Office, us expected
n Respectfully submitted,
). .. NJ. ROBERTS, Governor"
e On motion of Tarleton the rules were sus
! pended and the senate substitute was takeI
I, up. IL amends the law 50 us to max,
y the interest of school lands accru,
on tho whole amount OF tn,
value of the land instead o
upon the annual installment and put
) the minimum value OF timber lands ut :,
II an acre. After much iillibustering, u trait
, less effort to reduce the minimum price 4
4 $3.50 and IL 25 an acre, according to loca
o tion, the bill passed.
The following message from the govcrno
was read;
"l herewith return the following bill
passed and approved during the presen
"a session up to the present 9th of May, lSs.
70 for the information OF the mem
Is bers, and that their constituents ma
II be assured of II. will sta,
that the congressional apportionment pi
will become law without my approval
Not having participated in its constructio
X; am not entitled TO participate us governor
In the credit for any merits which II ma
possess, and as governor, find no goo
n and sufficient reasons for interfering to pr,
I'd vent its becoming law, as II has bee
ar passed by the law.making power Of III
d. state. Respectfully submitted,
n, o. NJ. RopgRrs, Governor"
ty On motion OF Stewart, OF Hopkins, n
house bill with senate amendments, will