The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06


Austin, TEXAS. February 5.--The senate
convened al 10 o'clock this morning with
out quorum. call was ordered and
quorum was secured after ten minutes
wait,
against tax on growing nursery stock
etc.
Morris presented petition from druggists
of Atlanta protesting against tax propose1
on indicated bitters.
Dibrell presented bill appropriaung
s165 900 to cover deficiencies in the sup
port of the state government in line with
the governors recommendations.
Turney introduced bill appropriating
s25. 500 for additional clerks in the general
land office and s25,S60 for the same pur-
pose in the State treasury department.
The pending business, the bill providing
for the partitioning of the public domain
/ and compensating the school fund, or
( third reading and final passage, was laid
before the senate.
Goss secured the adoption of an amend
! 1nent adding to section and preference
right over all other persons shall be given
to an applicant for 100 acres or less who
was an actual settler thereon on January
! l. 1900 and who settled upon said land
as u nDIHteNtdu uOudNlOI pllol " Wa ~
1898, and who could have obtained patent
thereto except for the decision in the case
I of Hogue VS.. Baker"
I Greer offered amendment changing the
language Of the bill so as to give the land
commissioner discretion in accepting field
notes and issuing patents on surveys of
/ this land 20 as to guard against irregu-
larities. Adopted 16 to 6
Patterson offerd amendment providina
/ that before application to purchase or lease
/ any OF this land shall be made in the
general land office. notice Of such appli-
cation must be filed In the office of tho
county clerk Of the county in which the
/ land is located or in the county 10 which
/ an unorganized county is attached II mo
land is situated In an unorganized county
The said notice 10 contain the number OF
| the section. the number of acres, ETC., and
J the county clerk shall receive p cents Tor
recording such notice in book he shall
have for that purpose; that the person,
firm or corporation first fling the notice
in the county clerks office shall be given
preference right in the purchase
Atlee offered amendment to the above
amendment, striking out all after the SEN
tence requiring such notice to be given
and filed.
Patterson offered substitute for his
{ amendment ana the ANltt aHieHuAhehN' "
recurring the land commissioner 10 notify
she county clerks Of counties In which land
"a located which is being applied for and
that either in case OF award or rejection
Of application to purchase or lease, the
commissioner shall notify the county clerE
and he shall make minute OF same. re-
ceiying % cents therefor.
The substitute was adopted In lieu OF
the two first amendments. but upon the
question of its adoption as the original
amendment 1t was lost by vote OF /.
ayes TO nays, two-third vote being re-
quired TO adopt upon third reading and
final passage
Grinnan secured adoption Of an amend
ment providing that where any survey Of
surveys is made embracing more acre.
than is actually sold by the land commits
sloner title TO the excess shall mot pass
to the purchaser.
Dibrell secured adoption OF an amend
ment providing that IL IS not the purpose
OF the bill to transfer TO the school fund
any OF the lakes. bays and Islands on thu
gulf OF Mexico within tide water limits
whether surveyed or unsurveyed.
The bin was then passed finally by q
,-ofe Of 20 to 2. Hanger and Morris VOTING
nay.
The senate next considered bill By Nor
riss hxing the salaries of the snpeTin
,sndeuts OF ths three State insane asylumi