Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-04
AUSTIN.
Peter Smith as n Probable Candidate
for Governor.
Coustitutionality OF the 5O-Cent Ac'
Land Board Meeting.
Personal and General Mention From the
State Capital.
Stockmen Gathering Diverse views
Concerning Their Action.


Special TO tho Gazette.
Austin, January S.-The politiea
sensation OF the season was oCcaS'one'
to. day by the appearance OF the w
zETTE in which was mentioned .oi
J. Il. smith in connection WIN th'
sovernorship. All unite in the highes
tribute TO his administrative and finan
cial ability, sterling worth and uhinl
peachable integrity. He would MAKE
good governor, echoed the genera
sentiment, aud shrewd politicians
ominously shook their heads III ante
patton of the future
1t is nreuy certain that minority
report will be presented from the lana
fraud board strongly impeaching the
constitutionality OF the lilty-cenl act
Treasury receipts, " 600.
Chartered florell-la Mining COM
pany of FL paso; capital, S9B,OOO; in
corporaturs. j III. C"nkling, {. X.
Morchead, b N Davis.
The comptroller has instituted suit
against collectors for auout 5000,
which represents nearly all the de-
linquency on last y car assessment.
Attorney General rempleton, re-
spending TO AN inquiry from
the governor, has rendered a decision
declaring the fifty-cent act consli u
tional Hesays that section four ofar-
ticle fourteen OF the constitution
should be interpreted by its direct inl--
plicatiun, and that ii cannot be used
10 cover g'ound which IL does not
touch. This clause upon which
is based the argument for
the uncunsttutiOnality of the fifty
cent act I, ads: NO certificate for
land shall be sold al the land office ex.
cept t. actual settlers upon the same
in lots not to eX' erd IGN acres " The
al Encouragement ASSUMES that it means
what ii says, and no more.
H. thinks thai to draw deductions,
giving far different application 10 the
claus ". ult b an unheard-of method
OF con-lruur constitutions, and set
must dangerous precedent.
+ H. Come Of Fort Worth and
Captain G. b. b oadwater OF Laredo
are candidates for the position of door
keeper Of the senate.
Engineer b ut ~ returned to-day
from a Gin TO Northern Texas.
Thu LIANT board h, Id an exciting ses-
sion to-day. Applications for the pur-
chase or lease OF school, university and
asylum lands were considered from
the counties of Jones Shuckelrord an !
CnnchD. The price of land sold
Fl nm s.! to 81 per acre
Resolutions were passed providing
that succes full bidders for land sold or
leased by the board be required 10
make the iirst payment wtuin twenty
days after award Is made, and that the
board will decline 10 consider subse-
qurnt bids from any one who should
make default in such payments; also
that sketches must accompany appii.
cations.
Congressman Hancock has returned
from Washington t. be present ut the
stockmrn'S convention.
Stnckmen from all sections are com
ing in for the convention which meets
on the Sth. The burden of their talk
now is to formulate some policy which
can he agreed on among themselves.
1t is recognized that il the coming
convention, which will undoubtedlv
be representative body OF the stock
interests, solidiii.s on n policy which
may be suggested 10 the legislature. il
will have great influence in determin
ing the final action of that body.
Herein lies the trouble. Said pronii-
nent cattlemian TO me to-day
I'VE are IA greatly divided
on this question as. all
other elements together. | fear that
this will create "A Jar in the convention
which will further demoralize the
members of the legislature and nut
them entirely ut sea. We must ui,i,c
or else jeopafdize our interests TO such
an extent that NAV prove dangerous. y
Much caucusing il going on and IT
may happily terminate in arraying the
convention III sullu pnhlAnS Tor