Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

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{ the New Orleans exposition now
: stands fair chance of passage.
, The senate bill will name $50, 900
/ and the house $4,000. 1t is
= thought that the latter bill will fin
ally pass.
The San Saba News, published
in the grazing region, says So
luton of the existing troubles lies
I in n medium between the stringen-
l cy of a herd law and tho license of
free range. Ample roadways and
public access to public Waterways
will do much toward bringing
, peace.
The Austin Statesman says Mr..
William Robbins left for his home
in Chicago. He is the owner of a
large tract of Texas land and came
here TO engage in the stock bust
ness, but as so much fence-cutting
business is now going on he has
concluded to wait awhile before he
: tries the stock raising business.
} He is only one of many similar
cases.
By an act of Congress passed in
1879 any state desiring TO take a
census in 1885 can have part ofthe
expense paid by the United States
government. Texas has made
wonderful progress during the
past four years and it is suggested
that census be taken next year.
1t will be time enough to act in
this matter when the legislature
meets in January 1885.
NEARLY all the iron working
mills and foundries at st. Louis
are either closed or running on
half time. About 5000 men are
thrown out of employment. Va
rious reasons are given for this
state of affairs, overproduction and
a dull market IN the iron trade, as
we'll as tbs unsettled feeling re-
specting the action of Congress on
the tariff being among those most
prominent.
The Victoria Advocate says the
Austin correspondent of the Gal
weston News is decidedly off when
he asserts that the people of South
west Texas are in favor of a herd
law. 1t says the people of It's sec
ton do not desire to assist in
throwing the stock business back
into chaos, rs il was some years
ago, and thereby encourage a re-
turn to the period of lawlessness
that would surely follow an at
tempt to enforce Il herd law.
As might have been expected
the jury in the case of Mutt, tried
at Pittsburgh, for the murder of
Dukes, returned a verdict of not
guilty; the defense was temporary
insanity. The verdict was received
with loud cheers. The court re-
manded the prisoner to Jail and
he will be tried by committee as
to his mental condition. His coun-
sci are of the opinion that he will
be released.
THE Shannon bill, said to have
been prepared by West Texas
cattle king, will not come up for
consideration. Itprovides for the
lease of the school lands at mini
mum price of 5 cents an acre per
annRR, 4 state hoard is provided
to have that bushes in charge.
Lands are TO be leased to the high
est bidder. The committee has
agreed to report favorahlY on tho
Callina hill, which proposes to
regulate the small landowner.
CARL SEIZURE, who a few weeks
ago retired from the editorshlp of
one of the leading New York jour
nails On account of differences of
opinion in regard to the late tele-
graph strike, contributes an article
to the North American Review
under the entitle, Corporations,
their Employees and the Public"
Rev. J. W. Savage points out sun
dry defects of the Public School
SYSTEM" and suggests remedies.
There are a number of other val
liable contributions. The North
American Review is for sale by
book sellers. -r ~ ..-.sa.
THE Terrell bill was virtually
killed in the senate ON Tuesday.
1t was amended till but little of
the original bill was left, and f.
nally the original bill and amend
ments were recomitted with in
structions ta feH9rt 4 substitute in.
cooperating theprovision ofthe bill
preventing tresspass and herdlng
on school, university aud asylum
lands. 1t may be remrked that
the lands mentioned have been
lying idle for years and have been
used as common property by her
ders who did not own y fact nfI
land. These lands should all be
leased and made to produce rev.
enue for the several purposes for
which they have been set aside.
TIE London Pines makes frank
admission. 1t says: Statistic
ians have pronounced the United
States to be not only potentially,
but actually richer than the United
Kingdom. Counting the houses,
furniture, manufacturers, railways,
shipping, bullion, lands, cattle, :