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

Foster, Of Gfayfon, offered 40 amen
ment, giving The state board Of adu0atld
tho power 10 select books, with view
uniformity. Adopted.
Jones offered an amendment, provldln
That the certificate OF q teacher may be car
celled on account OF drunkenness. Adopte
ayes 81; nays, ~.
amendment offered by Foster Just adopted
Carried, and the bill passed the house will
the requisite vote TO make II take effec
! from and after Its passage. The regua
order was the senate land bill, and the
question was upon th adoption of Section
8, which provides that persons desiring Il
purchase land shall file application with th,
person authorized 90 sell, des grating the
tract he wishes to purchase, accompanying
them with sufficient amount of money tC
pay for advertising the bid as may be
presented by the board, and on the FIRST
Monday of the month designated in the
advertisement, and after two days notice il
shall be sold to the best and highest bidder
at the courthouse of the county in which ii
may be situated.
The application shall be considered the
first, and unless raised before offered at
public cutlery, any one desiring may raise
the bid either before or at the public auc-
ton. No bid shall be received at q less
SUN llldu buC buiu llAtu law
nor shall any fraction of less than 100 acres
be left by such sale, nor shall any fraction
of less than 800 acres be divided, nor shall
such section be divided into other than
half and quarter sections. If the party
paying for advertising does not become the
purchaser, said money advanced shall be
returned to him, and collected from the
purchaser.
Frank offered an amendment striking out
4, al hot
the words "to purchase" and mo bid"
pending the discussion of which the kouse
adjourned till p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion of Browning the pending bus
ness was postponed and the house bill Gre
ating the several land districts of Wheeler,
Oldham, Donly and Wilbarger was taken
up, and under a suspension of the rules
passed with an emergency clause.
Matthews, by leave, presented petition
from the citizens of Grayson county en-
dorsing the bill prescribing uniform sys-
tenn of weights.
The bill requiring tax collectors to make
quarterly reports TO the comptroller OF all
taxes collected passed with an emergency
clause.
The following were appointed free con-
ference committee upon the difference be-
tween the two houses on the Sunday law
The regular order being the senate land
bill and the pending question the adoption
of Franks amendment, it was rejected
ayes, 81; nays, 81.
Frymier offered an amendment providing
that actual settlers occupying the land shall
have preference to any other bidders.
Adopted.
Jones offered an amendment providing
that the bidder shall advance one-thirtleth
4 he DurnhaSp money.
Stagner offered an amendment providing
that the applicant shall make affidavit that
the purchase is made in good faith,
and for actual settlement, and
that no other person, directly or
indirectly is pecuniarily interested in such
purchase. Adopted. :.
AS amended section was adopted, and
section 0, relating to the payment by pur-
chasers for land, was next considered.
Foster, of Grayson, offered the following
substitute to section 8: The purchasers
shall at once pay to the person authorized
to sell for the state one-thirtieth OF the
amount bid and interest for one year on the
unpaid purchase money, and shall
at the same time execute his obli-
CATION for the remainder OF such purchase
money payable to the state of Texas and
binding such purchaser to pay the whole
of such unpaid purchase money thirty
years after date thereof, the interest
thereon, at the rate of per cent. per an
mum, payable annually at the office of the
state treasurer in the city of Austin, on or
before the LIST of March of each and every
year thereafter except the interest for the
first year, which, at the rate aforesaid, shall
be paid at the time of the purchase, and
any failure to pay the annually accruing
interest shall work forfeiture OF the con-
tract and of all sums previously paid
thereon, and such contract shall thereupon
be cancelled and the land
shall Immediately be reverted to
the state and be again subject
TO sale the same as other public lands.
Nash offered an amendment providing
that the money shall be forwarded to the
state treasury.
Moore, of Eastland, offered an amend
ment providing that purchasers may at
their option pay all the principal at any
time.
Fosters substitute was adopted, and
pending the discussion OF Moore's amend
ment and an amendment by Chambers, of
Tarrant, the house adjourned till a. m.
tomorrow.
CAPITAL CHRoNIcLINGs.
The comptroller to-day cancelled the
thousand-dollars Galveston subsidy bonds
issued by the Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe
railway.
The action of the senate committee in re,
fusing to report favorably the resolution
fixing the day Of adjournment creates the
impression that the Legislature will be here
till the middle of April.
The penitentiary lease still hangs fire in
the house.
The land bill is absorbing all the time.
The Texas Press assoc iation executive
committee held the ir meeting tonight at
the RAYMOND house, President Goslin4
presiding. Arrangements have been made
by him for the convention in Dallas on the
18th of Nav and for an excursion IN Mon
terey and Saltillo, which were approved.
En- route banquets will be given in San An
tonic and at Monterey. Messrs. Gosling
and Elliott were appointed to make all
necessary arrangements for the Dallas con-
yention's entertainment. The excursion
and the entertainment will be Of unusual
interest. All members intending TO be
present were requested BY resolution TO
confer at once with Colonel Elliott, notify
ing him thereof. IL was decided perempto-
rily that none other than bona fide proprie,
tors and managing editors, as members OF
the association, are entitled 10 60 on the ex-
cursion. Members in arrears will be
stricken from the roll. On the adjourn
ment Of the meeting, a fine supper was
spread at Billions restaurant, by colonel
Yandell, Of the Seguin Times.
Scholastic Census.
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