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

! meht with the clerk In case they are dissni
1 sned With the award, aud adding that u
! no event shall n railroad company have IN
, right Of appeal.
Mr.. Matook moved 10 amend by striking
out the last proylso Of the amendment.
Pending discussion, the senate adjourned
I'LL Up. m.
The pending question ives the adoption O
Mr.. Matlock's amendment. The amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Patton contended that the vote Just
taken killed his entire amendment, and he
moved its reconsideration. Lost
Mr.. Patton's amendment, as amended
was tho last and the senate refused to en-
gross the bill-yeas, G; nays. IL.
Mr.. Patton called up the motion 10 re-
consider the vote referring house bill to
set aside fraudulent sales of school lands and
10 appopt a commissioner to continue the
investigation ofthe land commission. Lost.
The senate in executive session confirmed
DR.. Swearingen as health officer, and several
otrrics. Other appointments will proba-
Nv be acted on tomorrow.
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.
Gavin introduced resolution prohibiting
any member from speaking more than once
ON any one question, and not longer than
five minutes. Lies over under the rules.
Graves introduced Joint resolution PEI
hitting the legislature to sit 10 days at the
regular per diem of So. -, ;.
The special order was the Gibson suostl-
tute railway bill. At the request OF Speaker
Gibson, the railroad b'u lies on the taple
subject 10 call.
The house resumed consideration OF the
senate land BILL, and Robertson, OF William
son. moved to reconsider the vote by which
the substitute offered by Browning for sec,
tion 6, restricting the sale.of land to actual
settlers only, not to exceed GAO acres ana
not less than 100 ceres was adopted.
! Hill no bed that the motion to reconsider
would prevail, and argued that the adop-
ton of the substitute would tend directly
| or indirectly to give free grass to every one
with no profit to the state; for by It man
might purchase the only section with wafer
on 1t within an area of twenty miles, and by
the use of it, force them back to other water
fronts, thus obtaining for himself the ex-
elusive use of their pastures.
Chambers, of Collin, favored taking the
land off tn, market altogether for the pres
ent, or at least until called or regular. SEES
sion hereafter, when he thought the subject.
after further investigation, might be consla-
cred more intelligibly.
Graves answered with the gentleman
from Collin, and spoke briefly disapproVlng
hasty legislation.
Browning contended that the arguments
made against his substitute were not tena-
BILE, and said that amendments would pc
proposed curing all defects in the substl-
| tute.
Cotton insisted that the substitute would
cut off all competition in the sales OF Land,
and favored leasing system, believing 1t
would work for the best interests OF the
people.
Foster, of Limestone, approved a recon
sideration of the substitute, and argued that
| hat hn
| purchased only by actual settlers was a good
one and should be retained, even II 1T did I,
as some gentleman had asserted, Kill the
Cochran moved the previous question,
and vote was taken upon the motion to
reconsider. with the following result-ayes,
49, nays, 80.
The question reverting upon the re-adop-
ton of Browning's substitute, Foster, OF
| Limestone, moved a call of the house.
Absent es not excused-Wurzbach and
Robertson, of Bastrop.
On motion, the absentees were excused.
| Hazlewood hoped that the substitute
would not be adopted, and argued that IT
would give free pasturage and bring IN no
returns to the state.
Chenoweth considered Browning's sub.
stitute as opposed to the spirit and letter Of
the senate bill, and hoped the substitute
would be rejected by the house.
Dennis said that the substitute defeated
the very object of all land legislation, and
argued that it would tend to take all the
grszlr g land off the market.
The substitute was rejected-ayes, 40;
nays, AZ.
Adjourned till p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
} Moore, of McLennan, introduced a con-
stitutional amendment providing that no
new counties shall have an area OF less than
: 9C0 square miles.
Browning introduced petition from the
citizens of Willbarger county, endorsing his
land bill. -,
On motion of Mccarthy, the house bill
defining the boundary lines of the city OF
Gonzales for municipal purposes was taken
up, and, under suspension OF the rules,
passe the house.
Armstead introduced a joint resolution
increasing the number Of senators from III
to So.
The pending business was the senate land
bill, and the question the adoption OF sec
Chenoweth offered an amendment strik-
ing out the words Ito suit purchaser" ana
inserting mot to exceed four sections"
Adopted.
section, which provides that the land when
nlaced on the market shall be sold under
snch authority and competition as may be
prescribed by the land board, and that no
nerson. agent, corporation or company
shall purchase more than one section OF
Agricultural or watered land, and five sec
tons of unwatered pasture land, 1t also
gives the board power 70 require ,9 eya pun Srr
sections. The substitute was adopted
ayes, 40; nays, 81. ,,
"'Caven offered an amendment to the sub
stitute, providing that agricultural lands
shall be sold only to actual settlers.
Adopted.
that when more than one section Is pur-
chased the sections purchased shall only be
! separated by the alternate railroad sections
A nroyiso TO the substitute that no lands
shall be sold only TO actual settlers was re-
iected-ayes, AZ, nays, AZ.
McDaniels offered SUBSTITUTE 70 sne
substitute and amendment providing that
no nerson or corporation shall acquire title
, 10 more than $40 acres, and no person
ether than an actual settler shall be per
United 10 purchase any Of said land except
!. for works Of public necessity, and provided;
further, that no watered survey shall be sold
J when such sale would prevent the leasing
} or selling of unwatered surveys; attempts
10 avade the Limitation of this statute 10 be
J deemed fraudulent. Lost.
t9azlewood moved 10 reconsider the vote
nv which Caven's amendment, providing
that Agricultural lands shall be sold only
TO actual settlers, was adopted.
The motion 10 reconsider was lost.
Browning's amendment TO Moursund'
! substitute, striking out the part permitting
lands 10 be purchased through agents, Ws'
: Patton offered an amendment prohibiting
D the purchace Of land within i've miles o.
: The geographical center Of any county
= Cation offered an amendment 20 strike
3 ont Eve sections I'd Insert fur wherever
; n OCCURS in Moursund's substitute
Adopted -.. --...,.., q,