The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-02-17

the payments Of bonds OF doubtful
validity. due FIRE schools and universi-
ties from the sale Of public domain,
after half of the proceeds Of sale have
zone to free schools.
Foster, for the committee on public
printing, reported unfayorably to the
DILL providing that laws passed by the
legislature shall be printed in ono paper
each judicial district.
Favorably The bill to appropriate
$1,000 for deficiency in the amount APP
proprietcd for printing for the year
1882 and 1888.
Woods for the committee on pTivil.
pges and elections. reported that the
contostor of Duff, of Brazoria, had
never appeared against defendant and
that Dun be considered the rightful
owner of the seat.
Mckinney called up the house joint
resolution to appoint subcommittee
to visit the schools Mt Bryan and at
Huntsville, which had been reported
back by the senate, with the amend
ments, first, that the committee consist
on one from the senate and two from
the house; aud, second, that the ex-
penses Of the committee be paid out OF
the contingent fund OF the house. The
house ditsented from the first amend
ment, and adopted the second.
Frymier's resolution, that the house
convene at D. m. duly to consider
adverse reports from committees, was
tabled, ON motion of Upton.
Swan moved to reconsider the vote
by which the minority report vas adopt
ed, for the majority report Of house
bill No. 20, relating to the tax to he
levied for bridge purposes.
On motion of Lamar, the motion to
reconsider was tabled.
House bill No. 20, requiring no per,
son to work over five days per anuum
on public roads, passed the house.
House bill No. %, authorizing the
county comm, sioners court to provide
for tho payment of all claims audited
us valid claims due teachers, passed the
house.
New Geld Fields Discovered in Ala ka.
WASHINGTON, d. O., January 3d.
Private dispatches have been received
here of a reliable character with refer
ance to the nature of the gold deposits
in Alaska. Much discredit has been
thrown over the reports of gold discov-
cred in our Northwestern territory from
time to time, until the impression has
become pretty general that as gold
field Mr.. Stewards purchase was not
valuable. The information alluded tn
is of snch character that rs soon as it
I,.,.,,,aa kpn.-,, ~ will pagult in auph "a
rush to the gold fields as has not boon
seen since the days '46. 1t is stated that
a quartz vein which will yield from 50
to IS net to the ton has been discover
cd on the mainland in Southern Alas
ka, 200 feet in width Many others
equally as rich in the same district have
been reported, aud preparations are be-
ing made quietly, it is said, by com
bination of New York and San Fran.
cisco capitalists to start early in tho
spring with mills and machinery to
take possession OF the mines and mill
the quartz. Plenty of coal and tim
Der are reported at no great distance
from the mine, so the fuel supply will
be abundant. Two gentlemen in con-
versation on this subject to day said
there would be 10000 men from Ne
yada aud California on the way to Alas
ka within three months, and that be-
fore year the mining population OF
the Pacific slope would be thoroughly
drained Of all surplus labor to supply
the new field unless some extraordinary
excitement should be created by new
disvoveries near home.