The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13
my LAWS OF TEXAS.

4.
-. AZ the series Of ten sivinl
j. y . ,ss Of the laws OF Texas. is nov
epd1 rp ~. The ground covered by
~ y ps, ,sso 10 1896. ipclusive--a perio'
~ if0I 49,, revolution and war. clos
Z CO., q ). legislative f'an''''''' d nov
nss -. hing to be noted is that thu
II D. - ,or. enacted an unusually large
~ ..,,sl laws, to which 276 pages
~ " .sfs,sa Among them was an ac'
'.,s 4 annual pension OF WV 20 s0ss Up.
ufns !, Fannin's surgeons. who was
~ 'n' ,hs massacre to attend to the
~ Wv .raed: an act to incorporate the
lasn ~. Mi. and Female college (this great
's ~, institution of learning situated
F', ~.,.,yul. had already become famous
W vA y. PREACHERS 1t sent out to the Mas
frsp " an. an act for the relief OF the
Z. ~. "a heir, of Lorenzo dezayala. de-
~. ..president OF the late Republic OF
~ ~. nrovided for the payment to the
~ Va "a heirs $3.50 due the vice-president
.,.,y,. an act to incorporate the
r.ltrraph company at Galveston. with
u, i extend their lines to Preston on
n ~, Il Austin. to San Antonio and even
,s ri paso; an act to incorporate
,ollsse in the city OF Austin, OF this
s s,x y. DeBray was one of the trustees;
= n Incorporate the Southern Cotton
- nj Manufacturing company at Calves
s., IA capital stock not to exceed s5o0.000.
;, 4. n. ourpose OF manufacturing all ar
~ \ which cotton forms component
=. 4 At to incorporate the Texas and New
s..,,, md Northern Express company. with
| 4. 1shl Of carrying on general express
,.s,s,, an act to incorporate the Nacos-
,.,n Hls,rlonIc association lit would be
s,,Iripr to know what effect this act had
! irslopns native talent for the stage); an
\. 4 incorporate the Hydraulic company OF
/, Antonio with Francis Glraud, Joseph
|ryA r. u Paschal, ct al as incorporators.
II. invested with power to establish water
"a, In The city OF San Antonio; and finally
|, y,t resolution calling upon our congress-
n. 10 use their influence to procure the IN
|su grafton Of Captain John g. Tod OF the late
|r,r d Texas into the navy OF the United
|sre II Is needless to say that this object
IN ur.r effected. much to the disappoint-
La. Of our people.
ost,s to the popular pressure, GEN
hi llors,on called the Eighth legis-
Itrr ID special session in 1891. In
ti cflsis the legislature submitted |
II at the ordinance of secession to |
| ,tt, d the people, and provided also for
n trcutier protection and for re-apportion-
81, Of the State into congressional districts.
lri.s the number from four to six districts.
Preparations were also made for the from
VI regiment called out by the convention.
NJ q the unpopular acts of this legislature
n The appropriatlng to their pay all tho
rds In The State treasury. including nearly
RM belonging to the university fund.
y March IS. 1851 Houston ceased to be
sTsfnor on account OF his refusal to take
!. oath 70 support the Confederate consti-
sl'n
Aners the toint resolutions was one deny
Z lts rieht OF the Federal government To
p's State into remaining in the Union.
y 10 turning over the captured Federal
''S'ss'ty at San Antonio to the Confederate
''stnsnt and another encouraging iron
rtdss IN The State.
~
m opening document, however. of this
a1as Is Tie address to the people OF Texas.
y nnmlttse Pryor Lea. John Henry Brown
! ''nh D. stell. appointed by Judge O. NJ.
''sn president Of the convention, to pre-
v 'ae ADDRESS. were men NOT unknown to
ie'a' public The document is an able
y'''lon OF the reasons that impelled the
s'enlon to pass the secession ordinance.
~ e'aer Gulf States. In the wake OF South
's.aA having withdrawn from the Union. >
''s'n was not an original question with
~ was only question OF association.
'ia WIN friends or enemies. The war
s's'nei matter. not necessarily result
aen tne dissolution OF the Union. Nlt L
Y Inevitable by the position assumed by q
stsnt Lincoln.
''a 'ue special resolutions of the conven- .
'.nmendinr southerners for resigning y
esees In the Federal army and casting
'V'uhes with the Confederacy and ex- q
"auheauon at the election OF JEFF
7 Jaws and Alex. Stephens to the Of a
!. y PRESIDENT and vice president OF the ~
lsasiite States. 81
: constitution Of the State q, Te,a, n
. = vas only the constitution of 1s45 with y
4 -. confederate States substituted for
,,..as 'es whenever the latter occurs. The y
r r..aua lot the provisional government or x
s u States of America is based u
~ constitution Of the United States: d
!. e worth reading. as showing the ~ y,
vi. 's OF political difference between !.
..r and South, The preamble reads o'
go, w. Tue deputies of the soves-ign and AT
r ,sss.' states Of South Carolina. Geor- ~
IVA, Alabama Mississippi and Lou az
~. A'as the favor of Almighty God. - "a
j, ~ ~ eehalf OF these States, ordain." ~
I !. 'a,s constitution was adopted with -
mn !, ie1as and our convention could " "
~. ~ which they did and then sent 70
''pu'les to Montgomery. ~
~ on
u, va'ck was the first war-goyernor %,
renbs. a ~, uae Ninth legislature meeting ~
b H., ~. ''i' was the first war-legisla- M,
lns.s IN ne war was then on and on the -
A.. az me legislation of those times.
i, :, nc stay law. suspending the
hin, as''s during the war: the act A
lla,,r 'Ae county courts to issue bonds