The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-22

tho VhlUe Oi HuUuiIHiv'' ~ IT,. 1900.
pvlne any lands affected by this act shat
nave the right for o period Of SIX month";
after the land Is placed on the market V
purchase at the minimum price ilxed py
law. the subdivision or subdivisions OF :
section upon which their improvements are
situated, not TO exceed one section.
Hill offered tho following amendment a.
proylso TO the section Provided, That inc
provisions Of this section shall not apply 70
tlmbered land, and that persons VINO were
on January LIST, 1885, actual settlers upon
timbered lands and have since been actuhl
settlers thereon, sh Ill have the rignt ior
period of six months from the time the land
was placed upon the market TO pur-
chase not less than 80 nor more
than 800 acres upon VIII CHI Improvements
are situated; ana provided, further, that no
more land shall be purchased by any settler
than is absolutely required Tor his employ
ment. Such settler must pay for land pur-
chased, upon which there is no timber
suitable for lumber or shingles 81 per acre,
and for the balance of the purchase, the
minimum price fixed by law.
Pending consideration of Hills amend
ment, the house adjourned till . p m.
EVENING SESSION.
Browning, by leave, introduced bill to
authorize the secretary OF state to pur-
chai for the use OF the state the Texas
court of appeals reports, volumes l, =, 3, 4,
s. 6, Z, 8 and 8, and to contract for the re-
of the copyright OF said
reports with persons owning The same, and
to prevent the copyrighting OF future vol
umes of said reports to the exclusion OF the
state.
Cochran, by leave, introduced a resolu-
ton allowing members each 20 call up one
bill as a special privilege at the night SEES
sion. Laid over under the rules Tor Mon
day.
Tilson-A Joint resolution fixing Wednes..
day, March 2lst, for special consideration OF
the proposed Joint resolution. Laid over.
The regular order was the senate land bill
Frymier offered an amendment to Huns
amendment, providing that this act should
not be construed to apply to any lands con-
tanning minerals discovered or undiicoV-
cred.
Frank offered substitute for Frymier's
amendment, providing that sale of any
lands under this section of this act Shall
not be construed 10 convey the mineral
thereon, whether discovered or undiscov-
cred.
Frymier accepted the substitute, and
Foster, of Grayson, taking the floor, con-
tended that there ought to be incorporated
in the clause provision giving the pur-
be discovered as an incentive tor such DIS
covery.
Kendall contended that the state ought
to guard well her school lands, and cited
an instance where party near III Paso had
been offered 900 for a squatting right,
because of the mineral contained in his
claim.
Frymier's amendment was adopted, and
the question then required upon hlll,s
M nd uraC ahnnfpn
amended.
Section was adopted.
Section 6, prescribing the quantity and
the manner in which the land shall be sold,
was next considered.
Robertson, of Williamson, offered an
am endment providing that no person or
corporation shall purchase more than 6iO
acres of land. Lost.
Browning offered the following substitute
for the section: The land when placed on
the market shall be sold in the county or
land district in which it is s..uated by
some person resident OF the
county or land district authorized
by said land board; provided, that said
land shall be sold at the appraised value
fixed by the board; provided, further, that
10 person shall be allowed to purchase less
than 100 acres, nor more than 64O acres,
nor shall any fraction of a section less than
acres NC ulNluCu oPpiiS'Ao'OA ~
purchase any of said land shall be consld-
cred, unless the same is accompanied with
the affidavit that it is purchased IN good
faith with view of actually settling.
Browning's substitute was Adopted
ayes, AZ; nays, 20
The house then adjourned till Monday at
a. m.
CAPITAL CHRoSIcLINGs.
The COMPTROLLER paid in to-day $100, 900,
received from sale of four-bit land, mad e
under the act OF 1879, and $1,000 to general
revenue.
The following charters were filed: Pick
wick Club, of San Antonio, formed for lit
erary purposes, and the Delta Literary and
Commercial college, OF Grayson county,
capital stock, $4,000.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 19.-fSpecial.l -Petitions
were presented as follows:
Bv Mr.. Matlock-From citizens of Mon
tague county, asking that the office of dis
trict attorney be abolished in the 10th dis
trict.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee of confer,
ence, reported that the committee couid
not agree upon the house bill to reorgan,,
ize the 9Th, 18th and the 35th districts, and
asked for free conference power.
Mr.. Terrell. from judiciary committee
No. /. reported favorably house bill amend
ing the election laws, 80,
Ar. shannon introduced bill amending
the law providing for the sale oil schooi
lands.
MI. Jones introduced q Joint resolution
that the legislature adjourn sine die on
March 81. Referred.
The special order, the bill providing for
location and patenting certificates issued
To Confederate soldiers, veterans, surviving
81 raunlnttnn and QiQnQrH oil
the Texas declaration, was taken up.
Mr.. buchanan moved 70 reconsider the
vote engrossing the bill on Saturday last,
and the bill passed.
Mr. Gibbs entered motion TO reconsider
the vote. as an amendment adopted on Sat
urday had been omitted by the engrossing
clerk and one never acted on inserted In
stead. ,s .
Mr.. Terrell, by permission, introduced q
Joint resolution urging congress 10 have
law passed recognizing the right oil Iexas
10 Greer county. Referred.
Mr.. Kleberg called up the house joint res
olution amending the constitution relative
10 taxation, and providing for the levy oil q
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend by providing
that the county commissioner may divlos
their counties into school districts ano
levy a tax for the support oil schools
Adopted. - L. & x;nc
the school tax at 10 cents Adopted and the
resolution passed. ..,..
10 reconsider. entered this morning, anc
moved il lay on the table. Lot.
The senate then reconsidered the vote.
Mr.. Cooper moved to amend the Dill py
striking out not" and inserting never
Adopted.
Mr.. Terrell moved to amend by adding
new section This act shall not be con
straed 10 recognize any legal night IN IN
holder Of any certificate 70 have sntisiac
ton of same Dy appropriating land within
The limits OF territory appropriated 70 ecu
cation and 70 pay the public debt oy act
steyeto hut the same Is in the nature OF (
donation. and such certificates are also rec
ognized only" Adopted
Mr- Kleberg called up house resolution