The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18

1 "a NOAohlp duu COuuuClluS luculSclNeS
IN lawful manner, or who wilfully
dlsturbs In any manner any other
congregation assembled for any other
lawful purpose and conducting them
selves in lawful manner.
Also, a bill, by the provisions of
which, If any person shall go into or
near any public place, or into OF near
any private house, and shall use loud
and VOciferous or obscene or vulgar
or indecent language, or swear or
curse, or yell or Shrek, or expose his
person, or unduly display any pistol
or other deadly weapon in manner
calculated to disturb the inhabitants
of such public place or private house.
he shall be fined in any sum not eX-
ceeding one hundred dollars. \ pub
lie place is also defined by the hill.
Both bills referred.
BY Mr.. Gibbs A bill providing for
making out boundary lines of unor-
ganlZed counties; requiring the sur
veys to commence at old established
corners of organized counties, and
mark the new boundary line every
| five miles.
Also. bill providing for leasing the
school lands of unorganiZed counties
by the school board for a term not ex-
ceeding twelve years, the funds de
rived from the same to be kept by the
state treasurer and turned over to the
respective counties upon their organi-
cation. Providing further, that no
person shall be permitted to lease the
school land for more than one unor-
gained county, and that no cattle
corporation or syndicate shall be al
1 lowed fn lease of sold lands
under any circumstances. Further.
if any person losing said lands under
takes to suitcase any part of the same
to any cattle corporation orsyndicate.
such attempt shall result in the for
fixture of the lease, together with all
the improvements on the leased land
Also, a bill providing for the ap-
polntment by the governor of sur
veyors of unorganized counties. All
referred.
BY Mr.. Buchanan: A bill author
iZing commissioners courts to provide
for the payment of the claims of
teachers of public free schools.
Also, bill proposing to enlarge the
jurisdiction of county courts, so as to
permit them to enforce or foreclose
attachment liens on land, when the
attachments have issued from said
court.
BY Mr.. Getzendaner: A resolution:
Whereas, the proper care of the num-
bbr of insane persons in the state
makes an extensive addition to the
present asylum necessary; and, where
rs, it is not deemed for the best inter-
eStS of the state or for this unfortu-
nate class that such a large number
should be kept together; therefore be
it resolved, that the committee on
state asylums inquire into the expedi-
ency of establishing branch lunatic
asylum at some other point in the
state. and report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Getzendaner requested an i'm
mediate vote upon the resolution.
Mr.. GOoch-I move reference of the
resolution to the committee on state
asylums, because, by adopting the
resolution, we declare it to be the
judgment of this senate that a greater
number OF lunaticS ought not to be |
kept together than are now in the aSy-
lum; and we PREJUDICE the question |
v-hether it is better to enlarge the |
asylum or create another at some |
other place in the state. L think we |
should not pass upon the question |
now, as it is clearly within the pro- |
vince of the committee on asylums to |
inquire If it is to the interest of this |
unfortunate class be together in one |
asylum or placed in separate asylums. |
Mr.. GetZendaner--I am perfectly |
willingly that it should be referred. |
So referred.
Mr.. Srerrell: Resolved, That the |
committee on state affairs be re-
quested to present a report by bill or |
otherwise, what action is needed by |
the state to secure the recognition by |
the United States of the right of |
Texas to lands embraced in Greer
county. Referred to committee on |
federal relations.
By Mr.. Pope: A bill providing that |
in all suits for divorce, the defendant |
shall not be compelled to |
answer upon, nor shall the |
petition be taken for confessed |
for want of answer, but the decree |
shall be rendered upon full and salts |
factory evidence and upon the verdict |
of the jury, if jury shall be demand
ed by either party, and if not, upon |
the Judgment of the court affirming
the material facts alleged in the petit
ton. But il the defendant has failed
to answer, or appear either by attor-
ney or in person, it shall be the duty
of the court, if service has been
had upon defendant, to appoint
some attorney at law to appear and
defend the suit, whose duty it shall be
to make every reasonable effort to Sc
cure the evidence in defense of the
same, and the service of all motions
and notices made and required by
plaintiff during the tendency of said
suit shall be upon said attorney,
and reasonable fee shall be charged
against the plaintiff for the benefit of
said attorney, and amount of the fee
so charged shall be made part of the
Judgment in the suit.
The Chair-There is no business on
the table.
The executive message regarding
the Greer county claim was laid before
the senate.
Mr.. Houston-Is this memorial to
the senator
The Chair-It is message from the
governor, with map of Greer county
accompanying it.
The message was then read as fol-
lows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
AUSTIN. January 10, 1888. I
To the Honorable senate and House OF Repre- |
sentatives in the Legislature Assembled:
baving become July satisfied that the
territory of Greer county is part OF
Texas, L deem it proper TO communicate
to you some Of the leading facts and rea-
sons that have convinced me beyond q
reasonable doubt that IL does belong TO
Texas.
The question involved In this contro-
versy between Texas and the United
States depends upon the construction OF
he treaty between the United States and
Spain In 1919.
The language Of that treaty is as fol-
lows:
"Tbe boundary line between the two
countries west of the Mississippi shall Oe-
gin on the Gulf Of Mexico at the mouth
Of the River Sabine in the sea; continu-
Ing north along the western bank of that
river to the 32nd degree of latitude
thence due north TO the latitude where il
Red River; then following the course OF
the Rio RoxO westward TO the degree Of
longitude 100 west from London and %
from Washington; crossing the said Red
River and running thence by a line
due north TO the River Arkansas
thence following the course OF the
southern bank of the Arkansas to
its source in latitude AZ north and
thence by that parallel OF latitude to the
South sea. The whole as being laid down
In Meish's map of the United States, pub
lished at Philadelphia, improved to the
LIST of January, 1878"
1t is now admitted that this line be-
tween Red River and the Arkansas river
has never been located and definitely set
tied b. any joint commission appointed
by the two countries, nor has IL been set