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

only 3,000,0O0 acres, the other $4,000 acres
being surveyed ana cold under act OF 1879.
at 30 1-2 cents per acre; one-naif OF The
proceeds OF which was paid to the per-
manent school fund, and the other one na.f
toward defraying the expenses OF survey
ing the State capitol lands
he further states that under the act OF
April 10, 1883, there were surveyed Tor the
STATE university l,oov,V00 acres, wnen n
TACT there were actually surveyed ior 10
1,127, 4O7 acres. tSee Exhibit E.J
In item 30 he says, tine common school
fund has received Tin alp 2S,9Iu.Voe acres,
when in fact 1t received only 2, $780, 714.l1
acres free of conflict. up to that time. tsee
Exhibit g.
In item "6' he says there were sur
veyed "for railroads and other corporations
and individual purposes. sl,45o,7Sv acres !"
when the files themselves show only To-
sS9.65i.45 acres free from conflict. (See
Exhibit g.
In Item ~" he says there were "soid
under act of July IA, 1879, and the act OF
March 90, 1857 lin all) s 263,255 acres,
when in fact there We're only 3,21l SI3.72
acres actually sold and paid for; one-half
of the proceeds Of which was paid TO the
permanent school fund, and the otnef
piled toward the payment OF the public
debt In this connection. will state his
report makes no mention of 2l,S44.2e acres
sold at 81 per acre, under article 1924 Re-
vised Statutes, 1879 known as the pee
emption law all of which was paid TO the
general revenue. (See title Proceeds arts
| ing from sales" Exhibit CO
| His report also shows at that time there
were 3.S53, 694 acres of unsurveyed public
domain on hand, which evidently included
the area in lakes and bays, when. In TACT,
there are now, including lakes and bays.
| 6, ,075 acres. (See items and 6, Exhibit
! CD
From this report 1t will be seen that the
permanent school fund has not received its
share of the public domain, and as some
doubt exists as TO the amount to which II
! is entitled. I have prepared two tabular
statements, as shcwn by exhibits'D and
e. from which, in my judgment, the de-
Hclency must be determined
If the total amount stated in exhibit ID
be taken as the basis. then the permanent
1t has received exhibit ~. 1929, lh9Sl acres
uccit. i,4I0S25.2G acres. TO wn!ch can be
applied public lard on hand tol hibt d.,
4,+ii,ls5 acres. deficit 10 be met, $3.50 q
aties.
1t the total ar.otnt stated in exhibit E, les:
the area in lakes and bays. be taken as the
entitled to so, 267. 79o.7s acres; it has received
(oAhibit F., 2S.297,455.u acres; deficit, $50,
1852 acres: to which can be applied public
domain on hand. ,iii,190 acres; deficit TO ht
met, ISIS, 1927 acres.
If the total amount stated in exhibit Y
including the area in bays and lakes, HI
taken as the basis then the permanent schoo
fund is entitled to 30 62p,2s IS acres it has
received exhibit Fl. %. 291, 100, 81 acres; de
felt 1881 .775.27 acres: to which can be ap
piled public domain on hand texhibit ~
& f.sit tn ha of I
acres.
Exhibits C and d show there were sur
veyed for the benefit of the public IRE
schools 2.20S.611 acres. and given to tn
several counties, organized and unorgan
lied. under acts OF 1899, 1876 and 1881
, which, in fact. are supplementary to tn
, permanent public free school fund. an
, may be that this amount can be take
into consideration In the determinatio
of and In reducing, the deficiency.
If it can not, then there were surveye
for unorganized counties under the act G
1881, 107, 275 acres more than We're author
lied by said act; and of the amount sur
l veyed under said act there are 1925
Q acres yet unpatented, and which have eve
l been assigned to unorganized countie
;. (see "Note"-Exhibit CO, which may b
I taken into consideration in reducing tn
, deficiency by legislative action.
4 Attention is also invited to the itei
+ For homestead donations. IN EAnip
c. page 81. OF the 1el4.7lS acres, thel
,e are 1858 claims or files, agregating 1851
Z, acres unpatented and on which patent
,e were refused under the decision of Hogu
10 VS. Baker rendered May %, 1898. I'm
Or number of claims not patented. and whic
IS were filed in the land office prior to u
p 2Srd day of May. 1898. was not include
ID in ascertaining the amount of public dc
IN main now in the State, but was left ope
to future legislative action. Very respect
ie fully. Charles Rogan.
F. Commissioner. General Land Office.
30 Exhibit A.
r Total area of the State of Texas, 10 $3.50
IS. acres -, Acres
=. sAmount surveyed prior to April
NJ II, 1876 (see exhibit CD ......, .los,b61 ols.
ne %sUnsurveyed within the Texas
III and Pacific railway reservation,
in April H. 1876 tsee exhibit 81 l5'6.a,ais "
es .s.Areas in lakes and bays -. LIZ, sse
~ Appropriations by the present constitution
l. To build State capitol ....... s,VgU,uooo'
q To the State University l'ooo'uuo'
OF s*t#Balance unsurvey public do
ic main, April II. 1876 (see eN-
liz hbit c. Al'Sol' i"-'
lie rot., ....... 170, 926, $50.
u .As computed by Pressler and Langerm;
as in 1878, as per map of the State oil Tex
ng in the general land office, including l.f22,s