The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-28

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20 200 9,ol5,u'
Grand total:
91l9 sales aggregating 3,1T205i acres pat
ented.
2O6i3 sales aggregating 9,797, 692 acre
forfeited
20 200 sales aggregating 9,0lS.07S acre
in good standing.
Total, sales 40, 1862; acres. 22,5S2.S19.
or the e.013. 073 acres OF land sold and il
...,s ..,,s,r,, : 60, es7 ocres have heen sol,
eo0. Y'''-''."e
In the iast iour ged's'
OF the 206i3 forfsitures 1888 have be-
forfeited within the last three years.
part OF this increase Of the average OF aa
nual forfeitures is due TO the fact that
after the decision of the supreme court II
the Borendo Stock company case an opin
ion was furnished this department from
the attorney generals offcs during you
term as attorney general that forfeitur1'
of sales made prior 10 the act OF April
1887, could not be done by the commission
er OF the general land office. Subsequent
". however, under the hint thrown on
in the case of Anderson VS.. Waco State
Bank the present attorney general took VI
the whole subject and in a very elaborate
and exhaustive opbninu advised that forfeit
ures Of all sales could be taken by the
/
wears oppesed to the decisions of scvera
If the courts of civil appeals during al
of v,rirh time felt almost absolutely GER
tain NJ the correctness OF the view enter
tainn1 bv the nrasent attorney genera.
ami continued to make forfritures.
an, FREQ IN confess that in the face OF
,bnsa onrosinr decisions of the courts,
romnrehen.fenr as did the intermnable
comrIevi,aes which might grow out of my
action recognizing the duty resting upon
mo ,r. fine discharge of such grave respon-
sthilities mindful also Of he great injury
which might he inflicted upon the holders
NJ ,boeo school land sales my action was
not witbout much embarrassment
am therefore much gratifiei that my
rou,se baa been upheld and confirmed bv
The sunre,ra court during the present wear
IN the cas-, or FrIstoa ys Blum. vol. 45.
mage 99S s w. Reporter. No more inn
nortart decision could possibly have been
,o,lere,l in tho interest of the school
fun1.
nv = critical examination of The above
tahIe II YIN clearly annear that the pres
emf Motley of ceiling the school lands is
imp,,cticobie for the nurp3se Of going
out os tho land business If IL is not in
herertlv more chtl0's plav. A large force
is emnjoved here at great expanse 10 tho
State to sell The school lands and when
cold ehouf ora.tbird or more Of then, a-a
forfeited until this evolution becomes
strkering to or, ANXIOUS to finish the iob
How 70 nrevent those forfeitures and rp-
Jorfelturcs il indeed most perpiexing
ara dlrTicult n,obIem We know nr,ctico,l,,
thet many forfaItures are the result Of
speculation. In many cases lands alo p,ir-
chased which are under lease not for
actuaj settlement In good flith hut 10
force tho lessee IN buv fins m ont and In
such CAGES tho sales are forfeited becausa
the nurcbaser having sold his settlement
no longer NAYS the interest. In, other cases
not heing able 10 sell their additional
lands rayorably under the law. they for
felt them by agreement in order to enable
their yendess TO huy them direct from the
STATE And still in other cases. where the
sale is not forfeitable in November, they
wait until the following Noyember with
out makjne navment an, then hermit tba
forfsiturn IN he taken I'm ordpr tbot thov
may rebuy again and avoid the interest
payments Altogether.
An effort was made in the emepda4orv
act of 1897 tart. 42tShl. believe at your
suggestion. To prevent The sale of apricuI-
tural land 10 The forfeitirg nurchaser Of n
less price than tba, under the former law.
This nroyislon was given wide puhlicltv nv
me bv having snecIol a,tentior calIed -
n tbrough all M large dl,ilv napers of ,,,o
Ssatn AMI through mo Tey,s stocle arI
Farm Journal Tho resn't however 10
shown that such forfelting purchasers have
fond M difficuIty IN ohtti-,ng a., nanv
atlantis as NAV he required ~ show that
vfry Tttie If any Of those forfeiteI saiea
agricultural land II seems 10 NC
MAJ /, ,yorIt hs y ycnd nian W ~
lint ali nersons WHO sbsIl bersaftor no-,,,i,
tho forfeIture of their s,,cs shall forfeis
thereby any ripht N ever h1v tho e,,ns
or any more of tbs school lands from he
.;. eirber drentlv ~. lnd'rec,lv go, s,rp
under suoh executions as may h. thonsb,
10 bn Wise IN ref,ain casss nh, bsroaf,!l -.
a. Icqst o. -fb,,rth NJ All Ian olIou,ad 81
an ann,ic,rt and for ybicb he 49, o"eu w.
shall he maid ont at tbe inns ~ awors sp a,,,
ratept"d The baIance % ,n auI
Tor which ha snan Tue iand
,Sa ,a'' Ne Apply uhoer
e eve tyc fo,r AZ pa'S It,, 10, r IA parcels
hem section leas'rr Il in ' tps NJ nat
as now provided by the presa9t Ia,r p,'s
In csss. I'm ,soN ~ ele pt'seas laW' but
seuai settrs after The pavm psrtH snr oy