The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

ss acres had not been located nor
ia notes thereof returned 10 tne
Ace until after the adoption OF the
,,tion OF 1876. Consequently tue
no,,nt Of liabilities against the total
the state, April IL. 1876, was los,-
AZ acres. (See Exhibit CD
Ts a new map OF the State OF Texas
mniled by Messrs. G. w. Pressier,
raftsman In the land office, and A.
yermau, assistant chief craftsman
ION. w. c. Walsh was commissioner,
= area OF the State by counties was
~ computed to be 172,6o4, l6o acres.
~ 175,594.560 acres. as had often
tore been Appropriated by former
ssloners, from. which should be de-
Greer county, containing 1.67s.0S0
which the state has since lost, max
true area OF the State to be no.
acres. including 1,722,SS0 acres in
nnd bays on the gulf coast, which,
~ form a part of the area OF the
hardening on the Gulf of Mexico.
dr Walsh's report. page Id
nn 9 article 7, OF the constitution
declares, among other things, that
Haif Of the public domain Of the State
shall constitute a perpetual
school fund"
az is. article z, of the same CON-
an specifically provides that in
IN 10 the lands heretofore granted
University of Texas, there is hereby
art and appropriated, for the en-
mt Of said university and
hnches, 100000 acres of unappro-
public domain OF the State,
aid lands shall be sid under the
REGULATIONS and the proceeds Invested
same manner as Is provided for the
md investment Of the permanent
sity fund"
i'm ~. article 16, OF the constitution
same time set aside and appro-
1900. 900 acres from the public
d for the purpose OF building a new
capitol.
sixteenth legislature, by an act ap-
February 20, 1879. appropriated So
res Of the public domain in addition
4 O0O. 600 acres set aside by the
Hutton for building the State capitol,
Rirected its sale, one-half of this pro-
NJ which was to be paid into the
nent school fund, and the remainder
applied toward defraying the eX-
of surveying the State capitol lands.
area OF the State as computed. ana
the map compiled by Messrs. Press
ID Langerman. and completed in 1878,
sO4 100 acres, which includes lakes
bays on the gulf coast, and Greer
", containing 1,67S,0s0 acres. as COM
by Pressler and Langerman and as
In. the report Of September l. 1852,
bmmissioner Walsh (see his report;
hi Of this report). If the number OF
in Greer county, to which the State
. claim, be deducted from the total
las computed by Pressler and LANCER
the true area OF the State as it ex-
how. and, therefore, existed April II,
is 170,926,0 S0 acres.
! Groos. in his report on page supra:
that on the LIST of September, 1876
btal amount OF outstanding liabilities
sd the area of the State was H.
% acres. But of said amount. the re-
of the special commission, under aci
arch .. 1899, shows by actual aseer-
bent from certificates located, and tie
returned to the land office s.ncc
II, 1876. including those made withir
Texas and Pacific reservation, together
the present amount of existing I'M
Eyed vacant land, that there was {
of unsurveyed vacant land. April II
amounting in the aggregate to I'll,
81 SO acres. If the last named amour
deducted from the true area of tn
(170.926.oS0 acres) 1t will show tina
be 17,96s,s40 acres, reported by Mr.
s as outstanding liabilities agains
|rea of the State on September 1, 1876
81 1854 acres have been located ant
notes returned to the land office prio
bril- II, 1876.
lhibit E of this report shows balanc
hcant and unsurveyed land, April i
OF 81, 25S, 461.56 acres. which balanc
bdes the bays and lakes; the 10000
5 set apart by the constitution Il
ling the State capitol; 100000 acre
epart by it to the permanent univei
4 fund, and all the unsurveyed Ian
lin the Texas and Pacific reservatio
I II, 1876.
khibit B of this report shows that II
3 area of the Texas and Pacific resel
|pn on April II, 1876, was 1854 4S.!
Is. 1t also shows that there were SUI
I'D for said company 3,647,720 acre
3,647,SS4 acres for the permanel
l vacant and unsurveyed land Apr
bS76, of 81, 25S, 461.56 acres as shown
bit e, 1t would leave $685., s57.56 acr,
il II, 1876. subject to disposal for pull
school and other purposes.
am of the opinion that as the act
setting aside the Texas and Pacii
way reservation, appropriated one-ha
The permanent school fund, the who
PUNT unsurveyed April II, 1876, shou
ftaken into consideration with the ba
+ OF unappropriated public domain
Existed April II. 1876, in determine
. amount to which the permanent scho
b is entitled.
rom the explanatory remarks alrea'
Pc. the disposition of the area of {
Re and the entertainment of the amou
public domain within the State subje
location and survey April H. 1875, a
wn in exhibit A.
he disposition of the 1854, 1880 acr
hin the Texas and Pacific railway reese
lon is shown in exhibit b.
he disposition of the 41,s6l, 1885 aci
The unsurveyed public domain is sho'
exhibit G.
he amount of vacant and unsurvcy
specified In exhibits B and 9 agsi
ling 55.535, 5Sl.56 acres, as jointly clr
I'd and disposed of, is shown in eshi
he total area OF the state, less u
fveyed prior to April II, 1876, nsgreg
61,25S, 4Cl.56 acres, has been dispos
as shown in exhibit II,
The total number of acres surveyed o
5regated from the public domain, a
Thin the Texas and Pacific eighty mi
in since April II, 1876, or
hefit of the permanent 'hooi fund. I
sive OF that surveyed for ire bsnetit
university and county permanent p'
. free school funds. as we'll as that s.
Eed and sold and the proceeds ther
d into said common school fund sii
ril II, 1875, and the number Of ac
covered from railway companies
ipdiyiAu,1o aud nnart 10