The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-05-07

COURT MATTERS AND CuLLlNGS

After some preliminary skirmising,
Coi.Swain offered resolution, "That all
| lands named in the act OF April II, 1883,
are hereby placed or the market
for sale at the price named
| in section OF said act
uneler the regulations heretofore made
| by the board and for lease subject to
sale as provided by the board at prices
~ follows: Ten cents pr acre Tor wa
tered sections, and cents per acre on
unwatered grazing land. Tho term OF
| lease to be years in blank quantities
to each individual. The agricultural
| sections TO be- open to actual settlers
without competition.
A division resolution was called for
After considerable discussion ayOte was
taken on leasing the watered land At 10
cents and IL was lost, Messrs. Ireland,
Temploton and Walsh voting in the
egatiye.
Gov. Ireland offered substitute for
section 8 ofthe act of 1885, which per
mits the sale Of seven sections to one
person, fixing the number at three dry
| sections,
Mr.. Swain moved to amend by strik-
! ing out three and inserting six. Lost,
Messrs. Ireland, TempletOn and Walsh
voting no.
| Lost by the same vote.
| Mr.. Swain offered to make IL four, but
it was voted down aud the original sub
stitute as offered by GOV. Ireland was
aopdted, MIR. Templeton voting no.
| Mr.. Swain offered a resolution "that
all dry sections be- placed on the market
| for lease at cents, subject to competi-
tive bids"
Mr.. Walsh moved to insert cents.
A IispnSSior fpilpwaR whiph Mr.
Swain said that with the light of two
years before him he was satisfied that 5
cents as a minimum was sufficient.
Comparatively but little land mad been
leased at cents, and he wanted to get
all the money out OF it possible.
The legislature had, in violation of
the constitution, postponed the pay
ment OF interest on land notes until Au-
gust, and their collection of taxes until
July, aud school teachers throughout
the state would be compelled to sell
their vouchers at discount. To fix the
minimum at cents he thought would
result in the leasing of a
vast quantity of land and thus
relieve the school teachers and
finally result in a big reduction of the
school tax, which the people were now
paying.
Mr.. Templeton thought more money
should be obtained by Keeping the price
at cents. The question was not To
lease all the land possible, and thus get
rid of t,.but to get all the money posi-
bile out Of it.
Mr.. Lubbock insisted that cents was
enough. Very little, land had been
leased at cents. He favored the Scents
as fixed by the board a year ago, but
times had changed. Cattle had de-
creased in value, and IN his
travels over the state. he
had com to the conclusion that q mini
mum price Of cents was about all the
cattle men could safely pay. If the
price is left at s cents, very little land
will be leased and the result will be
free grass.
Gov. Ireland thought cents would
be about the proper thing and he be-
lieyed IL would be satisfactory TO The
stock men.
After some further discussion, 6 cents
was adopted as the minimum price,
Messrs. Walsh and Templeton voting
no.
The term of lease was unanimously
fixed at not longer than years.
ton providing that after adj
leased the board may, in its discretion,
place watered sections at 10 cents per
acre. Lost-Yess, Swain Lubbock.
Nsys-Ireland, Templeton and Walsh.
Mr.. Templeton offered resolution
providing that where actual settlers
purchase three sections it shall be by
competition, but where only one is APP
piled for there shall be no competition.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lubbock offered resolution pro-
viding that an actual settler may pur-
chase one watered section at 70 per acre.
Lost, Messrs. Ireland, Walsh and Tenn
pleton voting in the negative.
The secreJsry of the board was di-
rected to make it public that applica-
tions to lease ana purchases may
the board in force, when leases
and sales were suspended on the 4th of
February last, The awards to be made
on the g. cond Tuesday in June.
The board adjourned till Monday,
when they will consider the leasing of
the Greer county lands. On that day
they will be presented wish bid to
lease, tor term of years, 100000 acres.
Messrs. Ireland, Swain, Walsh and Lub-
book favor making the lease, but Mr..
Templeton opposes it.
STATE COURT OF APPEALS.
The court of appeals affirmed: Frank
Laily VS.. Antoine Happy; from Tarrant.
Bent Potter VS.. the State; from
Hays.
Ely o. Jarimello VS.. the State; from
Live Oak.
Christie Schroeder vs.. the State; from
Bexar.
Fort Worth & Denver railroad VS.. l..
w. Gibson; from Montague.
Missouri Pacific railroad VS.. Homer
Smoot; from Denton.
Reversed and remanded: B. Cobb ct
al. VS.. B. Morris; from Wise.
g. w. Parsons ct al. VS.. r. 0. Craw-
ford; from Dallas.
Certificate dismissed: Dalla Clark
VS.. J. A. and E. III. Moore; from Den
ton.
Submitted on brief for the state:
James Timmery We. the State from
Ellis,
J.C. Hardesby VS.. the State; from
Ellis.
On briefs and oral argument for both
PARTIES: Walter Miles VS.. the State;
from Bastrop.
CASH.
Total cash in the treasury to-day, $780,,
600, of which $l50,000 is revenue, SOL, 226
is available school and $4,000 availapS
university fund.
CATTIE SALES
The Day Cattle Co. to- $ sold, TO ne
delivered ia Wyoming, $3.50 rs ear
old Is as and $23 A fewil5Ya ago Doc
Day sod S,0G1 earrings AZ SIS.
Arrx AZ aTrI's EkrzE,
! telegram from F&ekiiei V6ptsss-