The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
DEATH OF Ex-GOy. PEAsE.
Action of the Austin Bar.

AT aal adjourned meeting OF the
bar, held at the courthouse Wednesday.
A. M. jackson, ST., ESQ.,, was called to
the chair, and Mr.. Henry Shelley ap-
pointed secretary,
The following report and accom-
panying resolution, as presented by
Judge a. 5. Walker, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, was read
by the secretary, and adopted as eX-
pressive of the sense of the meeting
and of the bar of this city:
COURT House, CITY OF AUSTIN, Ten.
The committee on resolutions adopt
ed from this mornings STATESMAN
the following outline OF the life
of Gov. Pease, which is substantially
correct:
MISHA NJ. PEASE.
~sThe subject of this sketch died, af-
ter brief illness. in the town of Lam
pasas, Texas, on Sunday, August 70.
He was a native of Connecticut, born
in 1912. and moved to Texas in 1885.
His first public service was as secre-
taFy of the executive council at San
Eelipc in 1886. In 1886 he was APP
pointed chief clerk in the navy depart
ment; then he held similar position
in the treasury department under the
provisional government; and in 1887
he was made comptroller of public ac-
counts. Soon, however, retiring from
this place, he took up his residence at
BIazoria, and entered upon the prac-
Gice of his profession, the law. He
was a member of the first, Hecond and
third Legislatures of Texas, being a
member of the house in the two first
\ -, To- ha fhfrA A @ oh DIR
man of the Judiciary committee he
did most untiring service, and 1T is
known that he drafted more of the
statute laws, under the states early
political organization, than any other
man of that period. His labors in this
behalf were untiring, and he continued
them both as a public man and pri-
yate citizen for many years"
Up to his death his memory fur
nished an exact history of state legis-
lation prior tu 1851 Added by the
committed
.@The probate statute of 184S, con-
tanning 1877 sections, was altogether
the work of his brain and his pen.
Besides being the author OF the pro-
bate laws. he framed most of the gen.
eral laws of 1S4S. Having been elect
ed TO the stare senate he served only
one term, resigning because of his alb
sence from the state, when the leg1s'
lature was convened in extra session
in 1850. Political parties in Texas
had not been formed in 1858, when he
became a candidate for governor.
There were Eve Democrats and one
Wing in the field, Mr.. Pease being one
of the Democrats. Receiving one
third of all the votes cast, he was
elected governor, and was inaugu-
rated December 81 In 1856
he was candidate for re-
election, and, as the Demo
cratic candidate, he was opposed by
the regularly nominated Know-Noth'
ing candidate. His election was Sc
cured by over eight thousand major,
ity. He administered the affairs Of
the state during a period OF great
prosperity, and won the confidence o.
the entire people. During his admin
istration the revolutionary debt o.
Texas was settled, and the first none,
was set aside as permanent public
school fund. The asylualS for the in
sane, for the deaf and damb and TO
the blind were established, anC
lands were set sn'rt for their per
nlanent endowment. On9 hundret
thousand dollars were also set apar
for the university. Az these meas
nres were urged aS rul' neeessitie
b Gov. Pease, ami vert, no daub
adopted because of his zeal III thei