The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-13

III time for due consideration were allowed
lie thought II was the duty OF the state-t
adopt law forbidding the issuance o
further certificates, for the reason that th,
state has no public domain upon, which
they can be located, and be
cause every new certificate created {
new objection against the state. There ar'
many good men who believe that tht
claims so far issued are valid against th'
state.
Foster criticised the disappearance OF the
public domain. He said, in his section
people were asking why it was that the
state. was without public land, when there
is no land for the children why land mo-
nopolies have been created and are in course
of creation to get hold Of the public land ol
Texas, and why the legislature has done
nothing to prevent it.
Denman said that in his section there
we're thirty-six miles of narrow gauge road
X uilt through not in running order, and
the passage of this law would cut it out ei
its rights. He therefore would not support
the bill.
Stewart said: at seems to me that the
views entertained by the gentlemen from
Angelina and Pamela with reference to this
question are peculiar. If there was
certificates upon, | would take the
same portion they did. My section of the
country, and my own county especially,
have received but little benefit from the
laws. 1t is now in a condition TO receive
some benefit from the law if it could be
satisfied of the existence of public domain,
for there are several railroads coming
directly to my county, some Of them. very
nearly completed The state should not
satisfy the claims of the holders Of such
certificates" Todd said 'How do you
know that there is no public land?"
Stewart-"The commissioner OF the
general land Office has stated that from the
best estimate he can make from the records
in his office, there have been a
great many certificates issued from the
land office in excess of the public domain to
sarisfy them"
Todd: "There is a domain extensive
enough to make two or three states that
ought 10 be located"
Stewart secuted at the idea that the state
should open the reservation for the bene-
fit of railroads. 1t was hardly to be pre-
sumed that the state having granted mil
linons of acres to railroads by the legislature
would open up the reservation SET apart
for other purposes. If we continue this law,
he said, there will be some question as to
whether or not the state Will be responsible
After further discussion, participated in
by Messrs. Hutchinson, Tarleton, Faulk
and Mack. the bill was postponed and
made the special order for 10 u. m. Mon
day.
The speaker laid before the house the fol-
lowing executive message, which was re.
ferred to the committee on public lands and
land office:
To the Honorable Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in Legislature Assembled
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, April Z, 1881 re-
spectfully submit for your action at this
special session the subject embraced in
the accompanying recommendation IN re-
gard to the location and survey of the UNI
organized county school lands and recon-
mend immediate action thereon.
Respectfully submitted,
o. NJ. ROBERTS, Governor.
WHEREAS, The board authorized by
act of March 9th 1882, to contract tor the
location of 300 leagues ofland, for the bene-
fit of unorganlzed counties of the state
have learned that large amounts of lands
are being filed under authority OF the acts
of July 18th, 1879, and March 1lth,. 1881,
which provides for the sale of portion OF
the public, domain at so cents per acre; and
WHEREAS, The survey of said lands has
not been completed, and may not be. until
all the available lands have been covered by
files to the exclusion OF the said unorga-
nized companies: Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the governor be requested
to call the attention OF the Legislature to the
fact, and recommend that the unabpropri-
ated lands in the counties of Bailoy, Lamb,
Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Ehildress,
Hall, Briscoe, Swisher, Castro, and Farmer
be relieved from any mode of appropriation
by certificate on file or entry, except for
homestead donations to actual occupants,
until the survey of the above 300 leagues
shall have been completed.
O. NJ ROBERTS, Governor.
Il. II. LUBBOCK, Treasurer.
WIN. Brown, Comptroller.
J. II. McLEARY, Att'y-Genl.
w. G. WALSH, Com'r Land Office.
A letter was read from the commissioner
of the general land Office in compliance
with resolution of the house. In it the
commissioner gave the following figures
respecting the outstanding certificates:
Surplus certificates reported by the COM
missioner 500, ,S67 acres; surplus since re-
port, ,220, 800 acres to schools, 1,222,02l
acres; total surplus of certificates, Z, 7,4i0, l5O
acres; deduct claims barred out by the con-
stitution, 56l ,920 acres. and this leaves a
surplus of6, ,sS7 $50 acres. The commissioner
reported within the reservation 100000
acres, to which was TO be added 162 sections
in Bracket county forfeited by the Dallas
& Wichita railway, making total vacant
domain of 6i0,6S0 acres. The vacant 6lO,-
600 acres is not estimated, their amount be-
ing unknown.
Carleton, from the special committee, re-
ported resolution OF yesterday looking TO
the supplying of place of business for the
higher courts and the law library, by pre-
senting bill authorizing the secretary OF
state to contract at once with William
Brueggerhoh, of Austin, for the rent of the
upper story of his building and six rooms
90 tba oannnI nanr on GnnprpSS QVpnup the
contract to be made for three months with
proviso for the continuing for longer pc
riod at 1852. 90 for the three months, and
with the proviso that IL the building be
purchased by the state duiing the present
session of the legislature no rent shall be
paid. The bill alsoprovides that the expenses
TO be incurred in removing books and
furniture shall be paid on vouchers pre-
sented by the secretary Of state. This
bill was passed under suspension Of the
rules.
Mack offered a resolution appointing
10 a. m. on the % inst. for resolutions of
respect to the memory OF Hon..H. G.. Bruce,
late member from Johnson. Adopted.
Roach offered a resolution that the
speaker be and is authorized TO appoint
apportiOnment committe to
consist of eighteen members.
MctOm moved TO amend by adding
the part Of the house and the chairman to
be the same.
Hutchinson approved the proposition.
As one Of the membe Of the original COM
mittee. lie thought the speaker should b
allowed to appoint all the members of the
committee.
Roach ST ated he had no objection % any
man on the committee. The object 0f his
r solution was to get q larger committee.
Matiock moved tue previous question.
Lost.
Fly moved that the speaker appoint
the committee on congressional
TO be composed of eighteen
members. three to be selected from cach CON
aressi0nal district as they nov consist, pro-
vided that the joint committee rrp0iuiel nj
the regular session retain their respective
places. and provided IL any members II
said committee have not yet takel their
seats in the house, the vacancies shall BE-
filed. This substitute was accepted and
the resolution was passed.
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