The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-22
Fifty-Eighth Days Proceedings.
SENATE.
AUSTIN. March 10, 1SS

SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 10, 1888.
The senate met at the usual hour,
Hon. A. w. Houston presiding and
quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain,
Rev. DIR. Smoot.
On motion of Mr.. Kleberg, the jour
nal was not read.
The chair gave notice of signing
Sub-house bill No. lib, designating
the boundaries of Lee county.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Matlock: From the citizens of
Montague county, asking that the
office of district attorney be abolished,
Referred.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMIT
TEE.
Mr.. Harris, for committee appointed
to confer with the house committee
on the matter of disagreement be-
tween the senate and house, pertain
ing to the reorganization OF the 9th,
18th and Both judicial districts, re-
ported that no agreement had been
reached; and recommended the ap-
pointment of committee of free
conference on the same.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch the
report was adopted, and the
chair appointed the members compos-
ing the conference committee.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judiciary No. 1: Mr.. Terrell, chair
man, reported favorably substitute
house bill 119. ETC., providing for GER
tain formalities in election returns.
Favorably, house bill No. pa, pro-
posing changes in the law relating to
the election of members of congress.
EngroSsed bills: Mr.. Martin, chair
man, reported the correct engrossment
of senate bill No. 324, providing for
the location ard patenting of veteran
and confederate certificates.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Shannon: A bill supplementary
to and amendatory of an act pro-
viding for the sale of alternate sec
lions of land as surveyed by railroad
companies and other works OF in
ternal improvements, and set apart
for the school fund; and to provide
for investment of the funds and re-
peal of laws in conflict Herewith.
Referred, and ordered printed.
Mr.. Jones: Resolution fixing Satur-
day, March 81. as date final of ad-
journment of the legislature. Refer
red to committee on state affairs, with
instruction to report. Tuesday morn
ing.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill NO. 1924, providing for
the location and patenting of veteran
and Confederate land certificates, on
third reading.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was en-
crossed, with the view of striking out
| the provision inserted by Mr.. Gibbs,
requiring the holders of certificates,
before locating them, 10 make affida-
Wit that they are original grantees
| and that they have never parted with
| the title to the certificates.
Mr.. Gibbs opposed reconsideration.
Motion lost, and bill passed in form
different from that at engrossment.
| Mr.. Terrell: Joint resolution, re-
/ auesting Texas members in congress
| to urge upon the general government
recognition of Greer county as part of
the territory of Texas. Referred.
Mr.. Gibbs gave notice of motion
to reconsider the vote by which the
veterans and Confederate certificate
land act was passed.
Mr.. Cooper called up Mr.. Gibbs
motion and moved to lay it on the
table.
| Mr.. Martin, chairman of the COM
mittee on engrossed bills, stated that
the change had occurred through in
advertance, and hoped the motion to
reconsider would prevail.
Mr.. Cooper's motion to table was
lost. and the motion to reconsider pre-
vailed.
! The terms were corrected and the
J bill. with section inserted by Mr..
Terrell, was adopted substantially as
: follows:
Be it enacted by the legislature OF
the state of Texas, That certificates
for land issued under authority of an
act granting to persons who have
, been permanently disabled by reason
of wounds received while in the ser.
vice of this state or of the Confeder.
/, ate States, land certificate of 1926
, acres, ETC., may be located and pat
ented as hereinafter directed, upon
; any of the land not otherwise apprO
priated which may have been sur
viewed. and filed in the general lane
Office, etc. :.
ANY person presenting one of sale
certificates to the commissioner of gen
. eral land office and rendering 81
! as purveying fees, shall be en-
! titled to select from the lands 81
, SURVEYED and forfeited four unappro
priated sections, contiguous if practi
cable. two of which sections shall be
/ selected by the commissioner of tn
= general land Office for the public
/. School fund, and the other two shall
= be patented to the owner of said Ger
= tificates in the same manner and upOl
= the payment of the same fees as IL
!; other cases. If the original granite
of inv such certificate desires to locat
the same upon any of the lands upOl
which have not heretofore 0een sur
! viewed. he may locate the same b,
filing his certificate with the surveyo
of the land district in which the LAM
is situated, which shall be patented il
accordance with the provisions of tn
act. under which said certificates wer
granted; provided. that they shal
y survey alternate tracts of equal slZ
u for the common free school funC
y when located on unsurveyed lane
q and the commissioner of the geners
. land Office shall select one of sal
= tracts for said fund, and provided flu
= ther that none of said certificates mo-
{ located shall Dedicated for the purpos
!, of obtaining the benefit of this &C
~ None of this land shall be subject
a. location under these certificates unles
the certificate is in the hands of an
NJ owned by the original grantee or b
- legal heirs, and he or they OF their e.
IL ecutor, administrator or guardis
shall make afiidavits to these fac
A and the further fact that he or she
a they have never disposed of the sam
and no such location shall be allow'
unless the same is made within twel'
months from the passage of this &C
If provided. that none of said certlficat
=. Shal1 he liocafed within the limits