Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-22

THE SENATE'S HERD LAW
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Every Feature OF the Land Bill in
Favor Of the Actual Settler
Ruthlessly Killed.
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The Bills, as Il Stands, Gives tho West
into the Control Of the Great
CATTLE Corporations.
The Sacred VIII OF tho People
Thwarted BY the Treachery
Of Their Representatives.
The Chances for Vote on Prohibition
Diminish az The oloso Of the
session Draws Nearer,
Hpeciai.
AN BUREAUCRATIC MEASURE.

AN UNDRMo1nAriU MEASURE.
AUSTIN, THx., March ai.--Judge A.
w. Terrell has ut least achieved signal
triumph In Texas politics. The land
bill, M II passed the senate to-day, Ia
almost 80 exact reproduo,ioa OF OF his
heralaw bantlIng, which was so
summarily squolched ut the special
session. Every redeeming feature en-
grated upon the bill by the house was
stricken out, and Il stands forth bare.
faced,
uNQUALtftEu lIERD LAW
la Ito most obnoxious form. The pro-
vision giving the actual settler the
right TO lease four sections In addition
TO his purchase, M we'll IA the one
limiting loasos 10 Any sections,
both In the lntereat OF the actual set.
tier, were ruthlesaly slaughtered,
while In their stead was incorporated
grass comm lst Toner, Judge Terrelps
own conception, who Is authorized 10
pay the spy upon the people of the
west and Institute suits agAinkt them
whenever they refuse 10 acccde 10 his
demands, This amendment IL believed
10 have been
DRAFTED NY JupoE TERRELL
himself, u being presented by his sue
ces.or, Scna or Glussoock IA orlgl-
nally offered Il provided for military
escort for the Rrsea commissioners, in
tending To tubdu tho Western ptople
at the point OF the bayouot aud out
h, roding tie INST iiilul 0us aud dis
graceful features If the Dsvie admin
isttation. Mr.. Houston OF Wheeler
made n most elogu' Ut appeal against
the eslabliehmentoi military rule, uud
the senate iuelly eliminated that fea-
ture Of the amendment, c6nsontlng
also that the venue OF NIL suits inpti-
tuted by the graes commissioner
should lilo IN their /, gitlnlale Jurisdio-
lions instead Of Travis county. AS II
10 make the West as impeiyi0us M
possible to the settler, the price OF
watered lands In increased TO ta per
acre. IL is Impossible 10 conceive u
measure more craftIly fran, d against
THE SETTLEMENT on THE WHIT,
or witch wotsiu prove more sfiectuai
Ia perpoiuAtiD0 dominion Of the big
pasture men. uoder ils provisions tho
rye corporation can lease up tho en-
tire country without auy restrictions,
whatever; and NJ a greater Induce
ment for them 10 DO 40, tho term OF the
Leases In extei God from six 10 ten
years. Tho bill as ann ndtd ehould
bo entitled, IAN act 10 prevent the set
Element OF the West and TO donate II
formally TO the cattle corporations. I"
II II = violation of the pledges Of
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
and Rn Insult 10 the ploLerrr who are
trying 10 develop the agricultural re
sources OF the West. Judge Terrell
WAS In the senate chamber this even
lug receiving the congratulations of
ffiends on his 'ylndiosliOn
II told you II had TO come" he ~
marked TO friend. The herd
law repudlaied by the Democratic
convention and by
THE PEOPLE Al THE POLLS,
II at last revived through the treaobery
Of their Representatives, and has sr-
cured the Endorsement OF one legisla-
tive oody Its deposition by the other
Will be awsited with lnienke anxiety,
but the temper Oi the house, ~ already
indicated by tho bill AZ originally
passed, gives resssui apce TO the friends
OF the West that Justice will be done.