The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-24
Ar AUlfiN.
THE LAND BOARD MEETING,
conn'ets nstwsea Actual settlers.
Tho Governor lRsists He Mas
No Authority to Use
Forcr of Arm. Bto

AUSTIN, Nov. as.-ISpeeisl,l The
ssssssaent rolls Of San Jselnto county
rsme IN to-day, showing . decrease OF
$500; San Pstris'o county shows
decrease OF 1891 SEQ. La San Pstricio
last yssr cattle were assessed asnearly
SIS, his year at IS, the decrease being
Ss5i,37O. The roll OF Tyler county is
ssh cut. 1t has besn the last ia for
yesra. The total valuation property
In organized counties this year is $685.,
9s6,S7s
the land board held meeting this
evening with all msulb-rs present,
Chairman Lnoboce stated the obi. @
Of The mseting was TO settle cor, Il Cts
between actual settlers, but IA all taa
commissioners were in. he suggested
tsat possibly thu blsrd wuuld like 10
tass some sction on tOeiryep)rts.
The attorpey-generkl said hs had
NOT rucsived tho reports aud Res not
prepared To act injs lligsntly.
Mr.. Wl'h aid il was the duty If tho
board 80 rake come steps 30 prevent
depre0stions. 90 the com nissloDers'
reports showed shat mattera were
much vorsO than any enc ever thought
neN were. He WAS anxious TO devise
SEINE means TO mako persona
U log lhuds psy for tho
ssrEe or movs their fences.
NJ. Swain recommended that the
governor issuS a prnclam Qtiou crder-
Inc thsM off the lands, sud IL case o.
refgsSl 10 90, TO order uut the RANGERS
snd cat the fences down, He thousht
il was yhe duty OF, aus he believed She
State had authority to move the fences.
Tho attorney general thought II
could DO done wrer9 he S a.a was GER
tain the lencss were on The public land,
bat he dOGbted II tho governor has
au totiy, under the present LAVE, to
order rangers 10 tNke aown
+ ncsv, al the present maokinism
of Tho government woulr not
perait tho enforcement Of The enclo-
sure set IS propostd, nor could IL be-
enforced oy civil process; a. in many
Of tire districts watre tho law Is openly
dcfisd, the d'strict judges district az.
tornoys, grand ia-iaSi symDSth;zed
with those violating tho 10 n, and II en-
Indictment wGa found IL would ea i'm.
possible tC cOnvic'.
Mr.. Lubbock said ii that was the
case tho judges ahd attorneys SHOULD
be- yepoyed, and 10 wanted TO know IL
there Was not Nv by WHICH ii could
ho dJNe. He said If tn9 satridIs in the
districts could not eIiUroe the law he
wanted the rangers to be called on
Wa alluded 10 corporation naviag
$50 ot0 acres OF pubic lauG enolGssd
un which nOt s cent IL paid, and aaid,
"la''s make csss OF tk,e."
The attorney general said it coulG
not be dove under the present laws.
Mr.. Lubbock chen said: "Cal an
extra session of the Legislature and
make law. Tbs is q serious bus,-
Icss, ard If there IL no law to reach
the case we should have one"
Govsrnor ireland lnsistsd that there
was 10 ia~ authorizing the governor
70 pse troops to remove faucgs, au1
tn I he did not intend TO turn tao State
into p military government in viols-
ian Ct tho constitution and eli Lawn.
HS had suggested Il remedy to tho
Legislature, which all know now
would have removed the evila cam
plaiasd Of, bus that body had refused
t. sdopt IL. He wanted q iow passed
making the otfenses complained OF re-
!urraole to some interior county
where the ei1icers were not Interested
With those " no arc violating ths law,
ana where convictions colld be ha9.
He said further, alluding 20 The cut
| ting OF iencSs by rangera, that s. soon
40 their blcEs were turned, tho fsncss
would hs PUT up again, and 10 keen
thsu down wouls require the saryicss
If 100 600 men.
MIR. Swain said he thought the mill
| tary should be used, and tnst tho GOV
ernnr should use it in enforcing The
law.
Governor Ireland-"Yes, certain Gu
thusiasgs wanted mo to uso the militia
ry to arrest fenoo cutters without var
rant OF lsw. | had no apthority-I
have 20 authority now 10 order any
mans fercs cut. You want the Sts,a
10 do something because It has the
pbSsical power, even II there Ia no Law
for II. | canpGt, and will not do Il;
and should l, ihs Legislature woula
act wisely il having lne promptly i'm.
peaohed"
After some further discussions, In
which Il was evident Comptroller
Swan and Commissioner Walsh were
willing TO try military force
to drive OF tho free graSsers, the gov
ernsr suggested that in his Judgment
the beard should oontinue the
present commissioners in ,Le field 10
| represent tina State AZ tbs surveyors
row do. Districts can be mspped of
for each cosimissionsr, ard TO b. To-
| Gated permanently to show people de
string lands whore they can be had .
They csn also furnish reliable inforala-
ton 10 the board 30 IL can set intslli
gently; they can refor. violations of
law and SEQ that the Surveyors do their
duty, he beilsved IL would bs eco
ncmical and to the interest OF the
State.
The board adjourned till tomorrow
GENERAL LOCAL NOTES,
The jury III the kaoiih murder chse
brought IN verdict to day, assessing
his punishmentat ~ years In the peni.
tsn,isry.
Tns city authorities have estsb.
lished rigid quarantine against Blanco
county. The amall-pox Ia ou the in-
crease there.
Cha,lic Dick, Of Waco, is on trial,
charged with attempt 10 murder hls
| wife.
Last night an iuesndiery 20. fire Ia
he Darn of I'D. Ro !ers, on Walnut
creek, this county. Fifteen huucret,
hugh.ls OF grain were DESTROYED.
Bloc dhoupds arc now on the trail of
iho tncerdiary. Mr.. Roger. IL one oil
the beat farmers In this csunty--rAlset
hefe-slwRys Bind aud benevolent,
and this dsa,stdly ssi toward him Is a