Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

this shall be and constitute a complete
defensesfor exemplary damages.
ToLAR IS LAND BILL.
The following is the full text of Tolar IS
bill TO validate the titles to lands sold by
the state land board, introduced in the
house to-day:
An act to validate the titles to lands
sold by the state land board.
Whereas, by recent decision of the
supreme court Of the state the acts of the
state land board created by act of April
y, 1888, in the sale of the public school
the university and the several asylum
lands, and of the public lands of the
state, are declared to be illegal and
void, said board having failed to comply
with the law prescribing rules and regu-
lations for the sale of said lands. And
whereas, the purchasers of some 1000, =
600 of acres of said lands who have
complied with the requirements of said
land board in the purchase of lands in
good faith and confidence towards the
state, believing that the elf-constituted
board was the proper authority
governing said sales, are now sufferers
from such irregular action of her legally
constituted state land board, therefore,
Section l. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the state of Texas, that all
hADS anu eiNl5 VI nftlA
state land board, done in the matter of
selling Of the aforementioned lands are,
hereby validated, and the same shall not
be called in question in the courts of the,
country, and if called in question shall
be held in all respects as being legal and
valid from the beginning.
Sec. 2. In order to relieve the embaTrass-
ment and distress now existing with Dur-
chasers of the said lands there exists an
imperative public necessity and exigency
for the constitutional rule requiring each
bill 10 be read on three several days to be
suspended, and also that this act be in
force and effect from and after its pas
sage, and it is, therefore, so enacted.
AN ACCIDENT.
This afternoon at 4 6 clock NeviI Ross,
the -year-old son of Governor Ross,
fell from step-ladder at the executive
mansion, distance of eight feet. His
head struck upon the pavement, danger
Ously injuring him. The boy was uncon-
scious for some hours, but finally rallied.
The surgeons who were called say the
case is critical one. Everybody here
sympathises with the governor and his
family in this trouble.
CAPITAL CULLNGs.
The comptroller has disposed of S35 900
worth of Houston compromise bonds to
the National Exchange Bank of that city.
To-day the town of Marshall registered
at the comptroller IS Office S62 200 of
waterworl1s bonds.
To-day also the following counties re-
deemed bonds as follows: Washington
county $4,000 courthouse; Callahan, $1,000
courthouse; Starr county, $1,000.
The comptroller to-day deposited
SIS 800 in the state treasury.
Judge Archer of the Iunatic ASYLUM
board, and prominent lawyer, to-day
said the board undoubtedly had power
under the law TO appoint a successor to
the present superintendent of the asylum
1t is pretty certain the board have about
decided on a change unless Governor
Ross will step in and appoint new
board, who may have different notions.
CAPITAL GOSSIP,
Correspondence of the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. "A good many
interesting and amusing things transpire !
during a session of a legislature, and they
probably crop out with rather more rapid
ity during the first days than at a later
period. Alexander, now the speaker, |
was standing in the hall yesterday talk |
ing with number of members, when he I
was approached by two negro urchins |
who asked permission to establish a boot |
backing stand in the corridor Mr..
Alexander waved them off somewhat i'm
patiently, saying he had nothing to do
with the matter, and proceeded with his
conversation. One of the boys drew
closer and touching the honorable gentle
man on the arm with the hat he carried
respectfully in his hand, said:
''Say, boss, will you please tell us
who am de leadin' candidate about dis
placer
No candidates have done any Hvelier
rustling among the members, than some |
of those reverend gentlemen who desire
to send up daily petitions TO the throne of
grace at So per petition. Some of them
were in the lobby of the hotels on Sunday
button-holing the Legislators and setting
forth their fitness for the place.
q always make my prayers short and
70 the point, - said one of these oandi- l.
dates.
"You are not the man we want - was
the reply. ave need somebody who
will give the Lord a full description of
affairs every morning. -
81 am going out in the country to-
night, ''whined one on Saturday, ''to |
preach TO a poor congregation, from
whom shall never get cent. To-mor-
row is Sunday and of course l cannot
electioneer then. I must leave my
chances in the hands of the Lord and the
members of the legislature. -
A great combination, truly-the Lord
md the legislature-but some people
hink they never work together
A good many highfiown speeches were
made in nominating candidates for va
'ious offices, but Nelson carried off the
lonors in naming man for calendar
Jerk. He took up ten minutes of val
liable time in waving his arms wildly :
around, shaking his Hyperion locks and !
describing his candidate as a man who
paid for one years. schooling by milk
ne a gentleman 5 cows. - His candidate
vas defeated. =:
When Alexander had been elected :
peaker, Imboden clerk Of the house and
Soynton secretary of the senate some :
,ody remarked that this legislature had
hown disposition TO favor journalists
That 5 all right, - remarked one of the
Torking gang, but what are they going I
o do for the newspaper men?'' !
An old fashioned colored man ap- ]
reached the door of the house of repre-
carrying a neatly folded slip of c
aper. - heerd da wuz a lection