The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-01

SENATE


PETITIONS.
Mr.. Peacock: From seyenty-seyen
citizens of Bowie county, asking FOL
submission OF prohibition amendment
to the constitution.
Mr.. Gooch: From certain citizens
of Cherokee county, asking that the
penitentiary lease be approved by the
legislature.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Claims.-Mr. Matlock. for commit
tee. reported favOrably the bill for re-
lief of j. w. Chowning and others.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Kleberg: The following report
COMMITTEES ROOM, [
AUSTIN, u. bruaty Il, 1888. (
Hon. Marion Marin, Pre'ideit Of the senate
and Hon. Q. X. Gibson, Speaker Of he HOUSE
OF r. presentattver:
Your Commute appointed TO visit sau Auto-
inio, aud inspec tn Al mo, AID he Milan re L
Ing place, aud 20 secure information IN r < I'd
thereto, aud the graves of Fannin's aud IL
'men, who fell at Goliad anu RefugiO, beg leave
to submit the following ri port:
Ia accorIancs v tn in.tru ;tions contained In
the resolution on the seventeenth tns isnt, nui
committee waited the ely OF San Antonio W.
the Alamo eharch proper has q ffOutayc Of sew.
-enty-twO ieet and two inches IN one me mos
valuable blocks ia lie city lpon irve-tigation
we found that nnimproyei pr pity ln u. en-
This Information heiug derived from various
real tate agents and the owners OF real trtStc
other than the Alau property. Iu the light Al
lhure facts your comm ttee ertimBtcd that q e
land aud tbs Improvements Their on auotng are
well worth tSehiy IN 'usaud dollss-. Ia IN :
connection your q mmitteo won I'd sugkef hat
the city authorities Of San AutOuio AID the
membrr- of the Id Alamp monumental a-sceia
tion agreed with your eomni,tey That ih'
The return OF committee to the capitol, ID
m-ysF uf the city OF San Antonio has oTticial' y
nOtined he Kc lleiey, he governor OF It.,
eirt,, OF the parsage, al regular meeting !
the eitv c''nncil oi San AntoniO, Of tie fullUw
Ing rpsOl utiOn, tO-wit:
"Whercsr, 7 he ia e OF Tesasi. contemplat-
ing the purchase &c the property know a. tn
.. tlmh,' iOr the purpose OF preSeryitg u rs e
monument sacred ~ tie memnty Ol the IN 4 T. Il
VINO ~ gaiiAhtlv psri-hed In H. oct nse at th'
befusr VI n cir c, ubuy, and thv qlert ON oi
shac 10, trassrva lou guaruiAi.r hii' al rHi"
property bAvisg sri-en: u ", b rsiOr,', 1" ordei
that for all filur' uuie tnc sta . If U xt- sha
be f-ce LUm Ill L 'cnrs. chargv, ev-t, "r h,iAl-
ity for the care AID preserN&t,0n Of il pro,'
sksso vet by the civ ecurei, OF the city al
9au Autuniti. That the city M San AntVIIi"
Agrees and hlnds itseii 10 Ike care e. preserve
aad koe the said amO In youd Urier 'hd re
pair with ut eort, chsrgc ur liability g. -
state VI Tcxas. an ~ nUll the - N CT at
OF exas: anu that copy OF these iesOlnitu. -
duly auth n tcHt d, be fOrwA dvd at Vuce To hi
exeell Ivy, Governor John Ireianu,"
Ia Vis~of tue Iaf {. above ,ciieu, your com
mittee ferpe ifuly fer"me end tn I twenty
Thousand collars be SpprO, riat,d out 4 znS
nude Ga the rezrury, not otherwise Hpprupri
~ d, the same To devoted u the lutchase BY
tho etaIe Oi h above II, -cri Alanlv p "pcTiy
Your committee wJuid fIr;ntr u, te hat thrA
yi.ttsa, Iiso, at ssn Antonio, the grave II
Your committee would fur her report that,
frUm info N ,tirn ircrivtd rs To tue condition
Vt the ctm TRIES Et Co Tad anG keiult' III
rut A. H. perattVeiy mat d. put lie att-i Ou,
end We W. uld rscommeLd y liheIai pifOprt -
= ton Tor enclosing ihesi resting PAGES of the
dead her0rs Of Texas, aud for tue eTectiun ~
mouuInent- 10 their memory.
Your comm ttoe report further, thut they src
in possession letters, assuring ne that he
toSn VI S"lisn will donate " the stats al,
nee - " ground. upon which t. erect 4 mOnu-
Hvnh anu 10 Iully eucompass TIC c. mstefy AZ
Ss0lfad, aud will preserve TIE cuc0-ure aud
monument, in the event said tppgopliatlun lie
madv.
Your committee recon mend that III, resolu
Sioas accompany this re port be adOptet.
q. W. MEsRIwKTRsR,
" n. TOWNSEND,
W. IT. ARsIsrEAD,
House Committee.
X KLEBERG,
X. kLENiSo.
Senate q mmittte.
he Il therefore received py he Legislature Cf
che State OF 1exar, That the governor, AttJrh'y
gen ~ AMI CON issiouer of inspran e, statiticr
and history and they src hrIgby create
board tor the purpose of securing good title t.
said Alamo; aud IL good ana valid title L.
made 20 the state. they are hereby Hptnor' sed,
for aud ON behalf OF the rtate OF Texas, 10 pur-
chase said property for the sum OF (S20,WOO TWEEN
ty thousand do lars; and, be II urther
Resolved, nat the committee ON finance be
and are hereby instructed TO report al Al pro
priation Of (tso,t OU i've ity Thousand dol'ars In
the general appropriation oill " carry out the
object of this resolution.
Reeolvt d, furthermore, That aftes the pur
chase of the Ain property, it sh III he under
the control Of the cummissiOner of tnsu .anee,
statistics anu history, whose duty 10 shall be 20
make all uecese ~ arrangements IN the city
auth. rifles OF Ssn ANTONIO for Its proper pre-
starvation and maintenance, Tree ot Uost " the
state.
Of 7, e, That there Oe Appropriated $4,000
rhres thousand dollars to enclose The Gem cry
where Col. Fannin and men are buried aud 10
erect suitable monu msnt TO their memory, 81
GolIad.
And be It resolved fur,h e. That here no APP
propriatec $50 o. two thousand dollars TO erect
monum' nj TO the memory " Capt. King and
men, at Sefugio.
And that II Q county commissioners OF he
respective counties above designated constitutes
cm mittee to contrnct for eaid MOURN nts AID
enclosures, and IA superintend the wvk.
and he IL futher r, solNel, That the conmit
tee ON lnSrce be, and al, h"Iety iueuur'ed o
do lsrr, IN th general appropriation bill, TO
carry outihi OH CT OF this resolution.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. johnson, of Collin: A bill to
require the record of official and other
bonds in which the state or county is
interested.
Also, bill requiring warrants
against the stats to be itemized and
sworn to before payment.
MIR. Farrar: A bill to amend article
AIS, revised civil statutes. in relation
condemning private property for
streets and alleys.
Mr.. Traylor: n bill authorizing the
comptroller 10 receive taxes due ON
real estate from the years 1871 and
1876. inclusive.
MIR. Buchanan: A bill for the relief
of the heirs OF Sidney Smith. deceased.
Mr.. Shannon: A joint resolution
that the Legislature adjourn at IL H.,
March 9, 1881
Morning sail concluded
SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill No. 269, providing for
the classification, sale and lease of
public lands.
Mr.. Farrar's amendment, making
the provisions of the bill apply to the
lunatic, blind, deaf and dumb and
orphan asyiums. Pending.
Mr.. Getzendaner: Amendment
strike out '.orphan asylum" Lost.
Mr.. Terrell: Amendment to amend
ment-'.provided that the university
and asylum lands may be leased en-
tire. with classification, il the board
hereby created should think it best to
SO dispose Of them" Lost-ayes 3,
nays II.
Mr.. Farrar's amendment adopted.
Mr.. Chesley: Amendment to section
(, provided that in cases where the
minimum herein fixed for watered
and unwatered sections is so high rs
to make their sale impossible. the said
board, after Investigation of facts,
shall be authorized to sell the unwa-
tered sections at 81, and watered sec
lions at 81 an acre. Lost.
MIR. Trayior, amendment to section
IA: The ownership of all minerals
on all lands hereafter sold shall be re-
served and shall remain in the COM
mon school; and no preference of right
OF purchase on account of occupancy
of lands not already sold shall extend
30 include any minerals" Adopted
ayes IS, noes Q.
Mr.. Traylor. amendment: Add after
word school, asylum and uniyer-
sity funds" Adopted.
Mr.. Traylor, substitute for section
IA: Strike out section IA and insert
.the minerals on all lands sold or
leased under this act are reserved to