The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-09


from the hope tba. by some means
Texas granite could be worked into
the building. when that hope wss
sponged on We yielded 20 the PROPOSE
ton W substitute Indiana stone, but
not I'LL then felt, 1 must confess,
greater desire 10 see Texas material
used In the building on account of
the employment Its preparation for iis
place la the building would give ~
people wanting work 10 do than for
any other reason. Not only would II
have given such employment, but
II would have encouraged the dTift of
a certain class OF skilled labor Into this
country, hut no man wanting work
can say his condition IL made worse
by the construction OF the building OF
Indiana stone than IL would DO In
we're the work discontinued and the
great enterprise abandoned alto
eethsr,
s.Yon will bear In mind that but q
lin tad quantity OF the stone comes
from abroad and there IL q chance TO
do much work here in tho prepara-
lion of Texas stone.
lyon ask about the title to the land
earned by the contractors. can per
hans hest answer that by referring you
10 the law under which the contract
WAS made and 10 the contract. Sec
ton 10 OF the act 10 provide for build
ing the new capitol IL In words An
follows:
0Should contract be made TO con-
struct said capitol for tho land hereby
be made TO the contractor by the COM
missioner of the general land Office
unaer certificates OF the building COM
missioners, to DO counterslgned and
approved by the comptroller ~ tho
work progresses AZ may DO provided
for In the contract.
WThen the contract In this respect
follows the law providing in what In
stallments or In what per cent. the
lands shall be titled TO the contrac-
tors. IL would seem then that when
they have worked TO certain stages
and have obtained certificates Of that that
Ssy ana Safe ,o as 'h saeeabe claim g
the land as in the installments were
paid In dollars or In chattles and the
dollars or the chattles had been do.
liyerei to them. Their right 10 the
land does not depend on
patent which Is but the
evidence OF their title. 1t Ia
negotiating their lands without a pat
emit, and should they abandon their
contract 1t IL possible that doom will
have cracked long before they get
patent. When the State RECEIVERS
Judgment against them on their bond
and for damages, 1t can seize and sell
TO be found belonging to the contrac-
tors. Perhaps 1t could attach 1t or any
other properly in the suit that would
be brought for breach OF contract.
There Is no use OF our trying to force
on ourselves any other construction of
their claim TO the land. 1t would be
a. bootIess as trying to work into the
blind asylum by shutting our eyes.
0Of course the proposed change will
be sbortive without the approval of
the Governor. In such a matter the
action OF the board can only, be
he. IL IL no more bind
ing than good advice would
be-. The contract is made by the COM
missioners and the governor. The rest
of us can only advise, and the advice
can be needed or not. Either ono of
the Commissioners or the governor can
ouash tho business. In other words 1t
takes their Joint action to mako the
change.
UT6is question has been as produ-
tive of sentiment as the Fourth OF
July at high tide, but the matter of
sentiment was forgotten both in the
constitution and the laws enacted in
pursuance thereof. In neither Is there
4 proyiso that the capitol shall be built
In whole or part OF the products OF
Texas, The only thing in Texas which
It was stipulated in the laws should 20
into the building was the land.
MY ruling sentiment is to derive the
best possible bargain for all the people
ofTexas now and hereafter. That's my
shIbboleth. When they attempt to
Build tho capitol otherwise than by OK.
changing the land for it, they will find
that Texas has become q land whore
the tax.gatherer never sleeps. 1t Is
the experience of other States with
like undertakings.
GAS part of the new contract the
10, n off ho buildin0- Qdmittad nv all