Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-09
PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Proposed Disposition Of What
Is Left OF II.
THE BOARD OF PARDON'S BILL.
Full Text Nov First Printed Of the Proposed
Law-An Emergency Clause 10 Give
u Immediate EHeei-Cap-
ilal Notes.

Austin, Tex. Feb. lSpecioll -
-Four bills have been introduced ih the
house dispOsing of the unapproprialcu
public domain One by Mr.. Curry, giy'
| INK three-fUurihs fO the common schvyiH
and one fourth 10 the university; one by
MrLoyd, dividing the land iu the same
half 10 the common schools and one hnli
% the university, with prUyisu thW
lJO.OUU acres be- first set aside for gov
eruors mansion. and one 10y Mr. Nllson,
giving uuchalf TO the common schools
aud one.half to the university, with no
pruyisu.
From This showing It seems likely that
the university will get ut least one.
fourth of the remaining uunpproprintcd
public domain. and perhaps uuo.hulL
The friends Of The institution argue
ihat 10 should receive one half They
say in substance that the interest of the
common schools and the interest Oi Tie
university are identical; That N tlIr uui.
ycr@ity is pluccd ON q solid foundation
aud iH made "hrst-cluss. ns the con
suWtiuu requires. the common schuuls
viii boo MANY ways reap the benefits
That thoroughly educated men and wO.
mon viii be- seut ont from the university
tp become teachers iu the common
srhoUls, aud that we'll prepared pupils
from the common schools viii De able
tp enter us students completely equip
ped home university and not compelled
tO go East or North for their scientific
or professional education.
Again. they argue that ID will take at
lrnst uuc-holf OF the lund In question To-
PM thc university ON anything like the
plane occupied 10y other state literary
institutions ANA ON the plane dine Texas
and her people Even with the land, it
will bp some time before the proceeds
d. ...I. O.
regents tn expand and equip the uuiyCr
sily ON the scale demanded by the cont
stiiutiun SilI ultimately, the revenue
derived from the source viii 20 a long
way towards accomplishing this result
and freeing The institution from % depend
gnco on appropriations from the logs-
Mturr
LASTLY. the friends of thc university
argue that this division OF the public do
muiuH-uuD-hulf to the common schools
aud uurhali 90 the university s the
lust opportunity thc state Gun ever have
to do something ON % large scale for
primary and higher education.
~ this provision be- made now, these
gr"Jt factors the upbuildug of Texas
und m the trimming of her people will
10" forever placed beyond the reach of
factions, opposition or political changes
As no THE BOARD or PARDON.
Austin. TOY, Feb 3 Especially
One of tho must interesting subjects be-.
FORE tine legislature B the hourd of par.
duu.s question.
The matter took form In the senate
under the caption of SENATE bin No. 10.
which is given in full below.
THE BILL.
Senate bill No. 80 An net to establish
% hoNi to hcur applications for pardon
and ruulnututIun
a. d
huurr of thc stutr Of Texas,
that q board To hear applications
Tor pardons, or communications Ia
felony eases IL hereby created Ia
be- confused Of three persons. all of
whom slall bc appointed 10y the governor.
10y aud with the consent of the scuutr.
Soc -. That It shall De the duty
of said board To hear aud investigate
applications for pardon or cummutu.
Ton hy PARTIES who may have been CON
Nlctrd Of any FELONY I'm this Stutp and
ull applications for remittance of fines
oud ioriclturcs, and report the result of
ull applications, in each ease iu writ
iug, immediately Ca the governor. and
also recommending thut the same be-
rejected or granted, as the board may
dv"m just aud proper
Soc. g. That the said hoard shnll
holu itH meetings ~ Austin. Tcy., al
such times that thuN may be- convened
10Y the governor, aud receive for THEN
CONDENSATION for The duties herein ru.
Joined, $40 for each day that they ara
actually engaged, provided that thpy
shull not receive pay for moro thnn sixty
days iu amy one year. their accounts
therefore tn De- approved los tine governor
provided that the first sitting of suid
honrd may continue for term not exceed
ing ninety days.
Soc, I Whereas, There Is now no
INV ON the subject, and IL is impussihle
for the governor of the state 10 give prop-
cr attention 20 the numerous applications
ON Tile iu his office creates an emergency
aud imperative public necessity that the
constitutional rulc requiring bills To he
read ON three several days should bee sus
p'udrd aud thut This net take effect from
ANA after It's passage, and its II so rn.
acted.
The bill as quoted above has lust borp
transferred In the House whore tho con.
Hidcrqtitou viii be taken up M early ms
practicable.
The general opinion seems 10 be- fayoro.
hlr 10 the measure though There ~ some
lulb OF an amendment providing a clerk
for the board