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

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affected bU the Hogue case, whether their
locations are patented or not
In addition to these, all locations made
under whatever authority of law, which
were not accompanied by surveys for like
amounts for the public free school fund,
are in like manner more or less affected
This deficit viii have to be met out OF
some or all OF the items mentioned in the
last above statement unless The necessary
amount OF lands can be obtained from
other sources, which ought to be done II it
can be, go as 10 protect the title of all per-
sons who hold the evidence of tit under
the seal OF the State.
TO remedy the above I would suggest,
whether In your judgment the State
should not pass also TO the credit OF tn 9
public school funi the amount already
received by the State for the other half
OF the scrap purchases, and charge 1t to
the debt due the school fund by the State
70 do this it would oEdy be necessary for
the State to assume the debt for which
she has already received the money and
pay interest on the same 10 tho school
funi annually. the true amount of which
can be obtained from the treasurer's books
recommenE IT,
by thas course the demands of the school
fund would thus be satisfied 10 that
amount. to-wit, $i,I3I, 6l7, which sum ad-
dcd 10 the railway recoveries and the
amount row estimated to be unsurveyeI
"D'' ptopaDiy very nearly or quite bal
y, AZ, .no ue"oi''
adopted to reach this end II would seem
, WV, no olher course Is ieft open under the
Iiosue ."se, put 10 proViue Tor the appoint
",nt vi 'AP"rt c'eihS 10 lake out ana
tabulats all the files, since the foundation
OF the government located under every
authority whatever.
BY this means alone can we krow cx
actly what amount OF unappropriatcd pub
"c uoihalh mere was at the time OF the
auutt,on OF me constitution. And after
defer,nins nSa,,,Ir nba, az, i h. VI WV ~
half OF this public domain. n thIs fac, wna
demonstrably presented to certainty /
submit That possibly those locations made
onv mnnnor w. assan,aa n no "o"iu ~.
that data there would be A sufficient
an Gun. OF the public domain left 10 meet
."o pune,Vncy az nearly as could DC from
in mo STATES erttro ,o.,.i,"rV, VT '''''
1t would seem that ohe course or the
oti"r ne ~ susgcsted Is immediately re-
CURED. II the latter course is determined
" y" ! WIZ require at least two account !;
ing clerks ana one craftsmen, who should
ne appointed by til" commissioner with the
approval of The governor. and not he sub
Jeot to nterrunt!on for other work IN the
department. THIS would noCesstnto an
appropriation or perhaps $4,000 To complete
M "Hr. am 10 employ the kind of serv-
ICE whlch this especial class OF work would
require
II the necessary legislation, which would
pe needed after the above result is oh.
Na'ned, should he Thought advisable by
ire twenty sixth legislature. would
earnestly suggest that II should be of a
chataete' 10 protect by all means the set
tiers upon any of the surveys affected.
LANDS RECOVERED FROM RAILWAYS
AND OTHER PERSONS
During the regular session of tho ryo,.
T., .fo,,,,h ,,,,a.ta,, -,
,,,,,, ,'''''" "e''"oS'S
WIN members OF both houses TO obtain
legislative authority 10 disnosc nj ,,ra
recovered in the various su,ts NV ,he st,te
hoth ,,,,,,,, , ,.,..,-.
'"e So"' administration hs a..
tofheS general and that OF Governor Hogs,
but failed to accomplish anything In that
dareotlou Du,1nv ,ha .,,,,
rol,oa ,,o at,a,,ie
'' 'No "''on''on OF the chairman OF the
nNahNe committee OF both houses to the
importance OF obtaining the certified copies
o. the severa. Judgments recovering these
ian's ana asked FOR an appropriation to
pay Tor the same. The appropriation was
made. but under the apprehension that the
clerka would charge too much fees for
Tue WORK OF preparing and certifying the
copies of Judgments. as stated by you In
, your veto message that Item was elm
mated by sou from the appropriation nil.
Again. In my last biennial report tsee
pages and q | called attention 10 the sc
items una urged legislation looking to the
disposition OF these recovered lauda
a. aua'tion TO that lahorei with much
.nuus,ry anu interest for the welfare OF the
v'nuo' lui'u. WITH mary OF the Individual
snue's OF 'ne twenty NTH legislature,
Wv same enu without effect. except
u,,th .nVI.ny .harRed IN Inc public prints
m 49, ~, "ut'np' TO usu'p the functions OF
~ nn'eu shouio nave been known
Lava n, nnnus, .na. me Jaw authorized the
nitn,, h $500, 10 SEM message 10
! omir,, ''"''" Vi Tue iegisiature when re-
me on,, ,o,
tion nrov}In s n nv souehihg TINS dues-
lands MS bavs ~ to sale only OF such
Tor IN, hsnsn, ~ ~ Neytu ahd set apart
fund IN Is y, ,ue puoilS lree school
Not onlv bas ~ 49, ~ ~ taa,' page eS' }
priy,d ~ ~" he NV s1"o ' tuhu otea de-
these reooyeroa l,rsi. uu"Vn, " some OF
hl4 thew bave hsen 10 ssNeiat years
stracts ~ nS e," V''fleF ON the alb
sessel them for wh,c,' ~, , assassors nave as
ularly paid NJ mo 800, ny n"Ns oseh reg