The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

The senate met at the usual hour
Hon. A. w. Houston presiding, anC
a quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain
Rev. DIR. Smoot.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Kleberg: From eX-Gov. Stock
dale, local representative of tn,
l American bar association, requesting
legislation on the subject of divorces
acknowledgment of. deeds, etc. Re
ferred.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Public Lands.-Mr. Matlock, chair
man, reported favorably bill amen
datory of an act providing for tn
sale of alternate sections of land il
unorganized counties belonging t.
the common school fund.
Favorably, senate bill No. 342, t.
provide fer adjusting and settlement
of outstanding land certificates.
Favorahly, senate bill No. PAL, t,
permit certain land certificates to b,
located within the territory reserved
from location by the act, of July IL
1879, as amended by act II March II
1881. -
Claims and Accountable. Traylor
chairman, reported adversely, revers
ing previous report, on claim of FL
| Kirk.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Klerberg: Bill to regulate
acknowledgements and instrument:
concerning real estate. Also, bill tC
prevent fraudulent divorces. Both
referred.
Mr.. Matlock: Resolution that the
chairman of the finance committee be
requested to report back the general
appropriation bill passed by the house
Adopted.
Mr.. Pfeuffer stated satisfactory rea.
SONS why the bill had not been re.
ported.
The morning call being concluded,
Mr.. Patton called up house bill 5l2
fixing the limits of Gonzales city. Bill
not on the table.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Senate bill 287, providing for the
management and control of the new
state capitol building. Ordered that
it be made the next special order.
Mr.. Gooch, under suspension of the
rules, called up senate bill 304, to au-
thorize cities and towns, without re-
gard to number of population, to ac-
cept and manage requests for the use
of intended beneiciaTies. Bill finally
| passed.
Mr.. Gibbs called up motion entered
on the journal at the instance of Mr.
Srl 10 20 lNx,
which senate bill A, providing for the
lease of unorganiZed county school
leagues of land, passed to engross-
ment.
Chair-The question is on the
motion to reconsider.
Discussed pro and con, in the order
named, by Messrs. Matlock, Gibbs,
shannon, Patton, Davis, Fleming,
Matlock, Davis and Gooch, and finally
passed.
Mr.. Patton called up on final pas,
sage house bill No. SIP, defining he
boundaries of the city of Gonzales,
for municipal purposes. Passed.
Mr.. Collins called up on second
reading, with committee substitute
senate bill No. 81, requiring collection
and payment of all special taxes
levied by the several counties of the
state to be made in money. The COM
mittee substitute was adopted and
passed.
Mr.. Houston called up on second
reading senate bill No. 80, providing
for the reservation and disposition OF
minerals in public lands of the state
as well as the school and asylum lands
DaGSaH with anoannmQnt
MINERALS IN SCHOOL LANDS.
Section /. Be it enacted by the leg.
islature of the state of Texas, That
all minerals in the public school, uni.
versity, asylum and public lands OF
the state of Texas be and the same
are reserved from the operation of the
laws for the sale of such lands, anC
shall be used and disposed of for the
benefit of the respective funds fol
which said lands are now set apart
and hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. The state land board shall
have the control and management OF
the disposition and use of said min
erals, and shall provide such rules and
regulations therefor, as to them may
seem best within the provisions OF
this act.
Sec. 3. When a prospector or miner
shall discover upon any of said lands
any mine of coal, iron. tin, copper
lead, silver or gold, he shall immedi.
ately stake the same in its apparent
extent not to exceed in size 800 feet
one way by 1900 feet the other way
the corners to be marked by distinct
stone landmarks, and shall within
forty days thereafter file a description
of said mine in the county in which
it is situated, the number of the sur
vey, the company or individual tC
whom the same was issued and with
other description as is practicable, il
the clerks office of the county where
the land lies, or if an unorganiZeC
county, then in the county to which
the same is attached for surveying
purposes, which description shall
be verified by an affidavit OF
the fact that he is the discoverel
of said mine, and that he in
tends to fully prospect the same
and comply with the law pertaining
to the same, in good faith, and regis
tered in the record of deeds. He shall
then have the privilege of selling the
rights he may have acquired in sale
mine; provided, that he or his assign;
shall, within ninety days after the
filing of such description, have sale
mine surveyed, and shall file copy
of said survey, together with speci
mems of the ore taken therefrOm
with the state land board at Austin
Sec. 4. After the filing of such sur
vey and specimens, the discovers
or his assigns shall worl
said mine for his own benefi
and for the benefit of the fund tt
which said mine belongs, said fund Il
receive five per centum of the gros
receipts from said mine, to be paiC
and received in such manner and un
der such regulations as the lant
board may prescribe by general rule
applying alike to all such cases; pro
vided, that the mines shall be wOrke,
subject to such rules and regulation
as the land board may prescribe, ant
which may be from time to tim
changed; and they may by regula
lions prescribe such conditions of for
fixture of the rights hereby conferre,
as they may think proper. and on thei
their violation declare such forfeiture
provided further, that any on
taking up a mining claim of the di
i mensions herein provided for shall d
at least two hundred dollars worth o
j work per annum on same. and fur