San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-08
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
synopsis IT Its Proceedings
IN THE SENATE.

The Committee OF State affairs re-
tad unfavorably on the bill appro.
Ppv,ating $4,000 to erect n monu-
"nt in memory of Sam Houston.
h' committee was sent to San An
..n;o 10 inspect the Alamo with a
'Gsw of purchase by the State.
w" The Senate adopted a bill for the
.,ls and lease of public school lands
S Sh;cb reads rs follows
The first section is the enacting
Second, the land shall not bring
lass that SO unwatered, SD watered,
* timber land, suitable for lumber,
and SO for timbered not suitable for
inmber. Third, the timber suitable
ior lumber may be sold at not less
iban--dollars per acre, and the land
No reserved except to actual settlers.
Eourth. pasture land not timbered
sball be leased by competition, in suit
able bodies for ranch purposes, for
not less than cents per acre, nor
longer terms than ten years; provided,
That for actual settlement said lands
oro to remain on the market for sale
in bodies not to exceed GAO acre to
anv one actual settler; provided, that
narties leasing less than five sections
shall not be subject to the clause of
actual settlers; and, provided further,
that where the lessee has but one
watered section, the same shall not
he subject to sale during lease. Fifth,
the land shall be sold on thirty years
time. Sixth, the rate of interest shall
he 5 per cent per annum. Seventh,
the principal or deferred payment
shall not be for ten years after sale.
Eighth, forfeiture of land shall be
provided for without judicial ascertain
ment. Ninth, the amount of land that
may be purchased by any one person
shall be confined to one section for
farming land, or to any amount to
suit purchaser, when classed as pas
ture. Tenth, the lands classed as
agricultural shall be sold to actual
settlers only, unless it lies in such
shape as to be used more advantage
ously in the sale or lease of large
tracts of land more suitable for graz
ing. Eleventh, actual settlers shall
have the right, for six months from
the time the lands are placed on the
market, to purchase the land on which
they are located, so as to include their
Improvements, at the minimum fixed
BY law. Twelfth, the sale or lease OF
the land shall be made under the
direction of board composed of the
governor, encouragement, secretary
Of state, comptroller, commissioner
of the land office, under such rules
and regulations as they shall pre-
scribe. Thirteenth, the bill shall pro-
vide for an examination, classification
and description of the mineral lands
by mineral experts. Fourteenth, in
the sale of pasture land no more than
one section of watered land shall be
sold to one individual where the same
will be prejudicial to the sale of other
sections. Fifteenth, that the COM
mittee on public lands be further in
structed to so provide in the draft OF
the bill that competition in the sale
Or purchase of school lands be received
if possible.
Mr.. Martin called up the joint reso-
luton providing that the state tax shall
not exceed so cents and county, city OF
town 25 cents, with the committee
amendment fixing the state tax at 30
cents, county, city OF town tax at 70
cents, except for improvements and
debts already incurred,
Mr.. Gooch offered an amendment IN
cluding streets, alleys and sewers III the
improvements. Adopted.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house also sent a committee to
the Almo to examine with view to
purchase by the state. The commit
ties went Saturday, 25th.
The proposed change of venue bill
was passed.
The bill furnishing persons for kill
ing deer between the Goth of January
and the 1st of August; also the bill
furnishing persons for concealing prop,
erty embezzled the same as original
offender, passed the house.
The special order was the bill pro
riding that commissioners courts take
charge of lunatics at large in the va
rious counties, and that the state REM
burse the counties for taking care OF
them.
Taylor offered an amendment that
the counties shall be reimbursed 50 per
week sor each lunatic by the state
Adopted.
The joint resolution requesting our
representatives at Washington to pro-