Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-03
THE INTEREST ON LAND.
A Bill Introduced in the House by
Browning Of Wheeler County.
The Favorable Majority Report and the
Adverse Minority Report.
The House Debate Its Provisions and
Finally Defeat 1t.
Special.

AhHAANt AhAsl ENhs - ht AOllDW-
ing bill introduced by Mr.. Browning
was discussed in the house at length.
and upon being put to a vote was not
sustained.
A bill TO be entitled, An act regulating
the payment of interest by certain
purchasers OF land under the act OF
the legislature entitled IAN act to
provide for the classification, sale and
lease OF the lands heretofore OF here
after surveyed and set apart for
the benefit OF the common schools,
university, the lunatic, blind, dear
and dumb and orphan asylum
funds,n approved April IL, 1888, aud
TO refund TO such certain illegal in.
terest paid by them to the state
In the House, Jan. l6, 1855, Read
by caption and referred TO the com.
mittee on public lands and laud Office
Jan 90, 1885 Reported favOabIy,
with amendments, by the majority,
with adverse minority report, and $50
copies ordered printed,
Whereas, BY section FIVE Of an act
Of the Legislature Of this state, entitled
AN act TO provide for the Clsssfca-
ton, sale and lease OF the lands here
totore or hereafter surveyed and set
apart for the benefit of the common
schools, university, the lunatic, blind,
deaf aud dumb, and orphan asylum
funds, approved April II, 1888, ce tain
persons who were actual settlers upon
the lands mentioned IN said act, on
the fret day OF January, 1888
and were still residents Of and
occupying the same at the date OF
the passage Of said act, were given the
right by said section five to purchase
not less than one hundred and sixty
acres nor more than six hundred and
forty acres Of the land so settled upon,
at the minimum price fixed by said
act, or at the appraised value thereof
under the act Of April 6, 1881, upon
complying with the terms and paying
the rate Of interest required of them
by said section five Of said act Of April
IL 1888, and
Whereas, the state land board has
required said settlers, who purchased
their land under and by authority OF
said act, 70 pay interest on the balance
Of their purchase money from the lst
day OF January, 1883 regardless of the
day upon which said settlers made
\ their purchase, and
Whereas, such action OF the state
land board was and is contrary TO the
spirit and intent of said act Of April II
| 1883, and, If enforced will operate as al
| onerous hardship upon said settlers
| not contemplated nor intended by the
/ legislature at the time Of the passage
of said act, and In many instances will
/ force settlers to abandon their homes
because Of their inability to pay sucl
Illegal demand 90 made and requires
OF them, therefore,
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the Legis
lature of the state of Texas
That al persons who have pur
chased land under and ia accordance
with SAID section 8, of said act O
April 10, 1888, be and they are hereb.
required 10 pay the interest require,
of them 10y said section of said act
only from the date of their applies
iions to purchase, and all moneys pal
by them 10 the state for and on AZ
count OF any supposed or imaginar
interest upon their land prior to IA
date OF their application to purchGst
shall be refunded to the party so pal
! ing il 10 the state.
. Sec ?. That this act take ehet
| AIlu Dt III AUING lIAlAA anu AAAEA III lisA1
age.
, COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Hon. l.. l., Foster, Speaker OF the House
Representatives:
SIR-Your committee on public lane
and land Office, 10 whom was refeTr5
house bill No Z, entitled IAN act re
ulatlug the payment of interest
certain purchasers of land under Il
act ofthe legislature entitled An act
provide fOr the classification, sale Al
. lease OF the lands heretofore or heres
ter surveyed and set apart 4
the benefit of the common schOC
!, university, the lunstic, blind, deaf al
dumb, and orphan asylum funds, Al
proved April -, 1888, and refund CO
Il tain illegal interest paid by them
y the state, y have had the same und
d consideration, and instruct me 10 Z
o port II back with the rec0mmendstit
Z that II do pass, with the followiI
8 amendments: 49,
= Strike out the word ''illegRP' in u
II caption, and insert the words ~
II state board land has required" ait
? the second whereas.
Strike out lines after the thl
9 whereas down 10 the word III " al
IF insert in lieu thereof the wor
" ''whereS a. such requirement
l. Amend 30 that the last two lines
=. fist section shall read az follow
Is sshall be placed to the credit of SUI
n purchast RS upon any interest that M
n have heretofore accrued aud that y
I'd not been paid or TO he Interest W
4 may accrue on any Of the Obligalo
'e OF such purchasers" And that
copies be printed All Of which Is
] spectfully submitted. RoBIssoN,
70 or Jack, chairman
" MINORITY REPORT.
Hon. L. l.. Foster, speaker OF the House
Representatives
SRA minority OF your commit
on public lands and land once
h. whom was referred house bill No
= entitled IAN act regulating the pa
ment Of interest by certain purchas
OF land under the act Of the leglslat!!
I'd entitled AN act 20 provide for the cl