The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-25

ln nNIN INI NWWi NFHNH hN'hNff
6uld lie large Improvement on The pres
nd condition NJ things fruei the repre-
pniatlyes would then have n larger con.
iituency, both rs regards area OF territory |
nd populatlnn bot yet not no large no 10
,rnduce conflict atiy more than IL the case
With the senators az present, Ihis Woulu
induce GOOD men 10 desire to seek the posi-
son now not so much desired.
d would largely facilitate legislation rom
he fact THAT la four years time much
,ould have been learned, consistency
would be given TO the drilt ana charaG'er
n the laws. Efficient ChLirmen, rs well ms
,ther members of very important commit
ices. could be obtained, These would be
better acquainted with each other, WORK
more In harmony, and understanding eqhl.
site forms, could evolve vaster amount
of clear, intelligent, beneficial work. AS II
Is. with only sixteen old members now IN
the house, Il Is difficult n after to get
such good service out of such raw material.
Besides, 1t would be a saving to the
state of about $40 per cay
II l mistake not, Governor Roberts once
recommended this extension of time TO four
years, one.half the membersh p coming In
every two years. There is no reason why
we should ever continue i'll old ruts. AS
matters now stand, commercial people, as
well as some others, are kept in constant
state OF uneasness, fearing lest some very
iniudicious bit Of legislation will be rushed
through by inexperienced persons, VINO &c
not understand the nature or grasp the ell
fects Of some enactment OF most serious
import. I do not fancy that the cutting
down of the membership would be
popular idea with the po!itl,
clans, whose whole aim and
effort may be summed up in one WORD
"selfshness,n but | incline strongly TO the
idea that the change sugggeted woulo
be largely to the interest OF the people.
On Tuesday the new governor VIII be IN
augurated, I.have not seen his inaugural
address nor have the faintest conceptior
of the points he will specially urge, pey1no
what he has outlined and foreshadowed IL
his speeches during the late canvas, and II
is useless TO predict, as by the time this
reaches you, he will be ready to deliver his
opinions for himself before the joint assem-.
DIV. hope, however. there will be radical
or violent departure from the existing sta
tus of things. Texas is now IN tlourishlng
condition, and to build and improve upon
the old is better, as rule, and L think IN
this instance than to launch out IN the I'M
tried sea OF experiments. Yet there are
some things demanding Immediate atten-
ton, snch as the Withdrawal from sale Of
the landed interests. and / am quite sure
that Governor Ireland will distinctly
recommend prompt action in this regard.
Now that the spectators have plenty OF
soil, they, too, will be in favor of this move,
and preferring the leasing, as such with
dra wal will take from them just so much
competition in selling. L.
AUSTIN, Jan. 16.-[Special Correspond
ence. THE proper handling and most adj
yantageous disposition of our public free
school lands, and the public domain ger
orally, Is about the most important,
as it is indeed the most difficult
problem which will engage the
attention of this legislature. The leasing
system seems to have the preference with
most OF the members The vast amount
hat has been almost given away under the
30 cent act, and the fortunes that few
shrewd, interprising spectators have made
with such insignificant cash outlay under
hat act, and the present increased and
Tally increasing value OF Texas soil, have
made those sincerely interested in the
state and our institutions, chary as to max
ng any further mistakes, involving millions
If dollars of loss to us. OF course these
,peculators will also urge the leasing
iystem; SO, too, will the railway
so, too, will all
Who are heavy ho ders of land, as the state
being out of the market, just so much COM
petition is averted. Senator Matlock's bill,
providing for the sale of all lands set apart
Or thu benefit of the common school fund
md for the bringing of the lands into mar
.et, allows that surveys be put at mini
mum value of So an acre without water,
nd of $3.50 with water. These figures are
90 low. | understand that
THE STOCK MEN OF NORTH TEXAS
re perfectly willing to pay So for the first
lsmeu lands. and even IS for watered Sec
ions. Their convention will meet here
Iext month and will determine on this |
natter. One of the troubles we have had
o labor under is the want of
water benefits in cert ,in sections
rom Hopkins county was in the lower house,
g offered b II making appropriation.
nd only conditional ones, 100 dependent on
he success OF the borers, for The boring OF
rtesian wells for the purpose of obtaining |
supply of water. The conception was a |
God one. 1t was reasonable to assume |
ON data at hand, that our table lands,
nd lands northwest OF us, are underlaid
iih living streams, and that the Fort
Worth wells evidenced what awaited else
here in that section, the hand of lntelli-
ent effort, Experiments were too costly |
" individuals sngly, and had the govern
lent succeeded in developing the suspec-
ID fact, great impetus wonld have been
iven to that enterprise; and wi h
ater discovered upon them, the pubic
,hool lands IN many places would have
,mmanded double and treble the figures
ow offered. Some day in the early future
lis disideratum may be secured. 1t will
g best to lease and not sell, II would seem
me, as the state can afford to wait II
le speculator or even the poorer farmer
IN. At any rate, sell only alternate sec
ons. our people should give TINS question
luch thought and freely correspond with
I'D express their views TO their legislators
ere.
There is one appropriation that the leg
ture should made. and that at the earliest
Ioment; / mean for
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
more profitable and humane investment
,uld not be recorded against the cash
ilance. visited the place day |
two ago, and the condition of things
lere Is an evil that should be at once rec
fed. lJsa scandal upon the state. The
)ns do not but wretchedly
-oyide for only 364 of these unfortunate
natics, while there are over 1900 other
unity jails, some penned up like wild
,asts in pens Tor lack Of adequate facil-
les 20 otherwise care for them. II the
ate were poor this horrid fact would. not.
be disgrace TO our civiliza
,n aud our humanity, but with money
hand on an Insignificant tax upon US, II
mains burning shame, when but $4,000
pended would provide all the means TO
re for these hapless beings, humanity's
lrds.
THE CAUSE or PROHIBITION
ows apace. / telegraphed you Saturday
at a careful canvas Of both houses
owed 80 members cut Of 137 in favor OF
Emitting the prohibition amendmeut 10
2 people. SO, / suppose, with this
Iuisite majority, the question will be sub
tied 10 due time for local adjudication.
en-, let II 20. it is genuIpe democracy this
ling away from general legislation these I
estions and RELOCATING them 10 the I
alier communities 20 decide for them !
YES what they would have. If the SOW :