The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-13
'0THtR LAND MEASURE.
-, for QnIeiiue Title to Land Held
Under Mexican Grants.
IA ppoylDfs FOR BRINGING OF SUIT
..orpey General to Test the
s,.,e 10 some of the Land
- which Is So Claimed.

roxas February 12.--This leglsla-
D nave an opportunity to lesislate
s,,ectlon of qulcting the titles to
Ia under Spanish and Mexican
s.,woen the Nueces and Rio Grande
NH having been introduced to-
"A. NJ Gardner providing that claim
lar such grants may file petitions
s.,rict court of the county in which
- situated for confirmation of title
= said bill provides also that the
Az general shall bring suit in the
/ \, cart of Travis county for the re
u Of such lands held under titles
'.dro from the Mexican or Spanish
...ments having their origin prior to
rser 10, 1896, where no valid evil
n such grants are to be found In
cords or among the files of the gen
IA office or In the records of the
j, whore such lands or a part thereof
situated.
t. M house today a bill was introduced
r.,ren- cherokee providing that 1t
h 10 iustidable homicide to Kill a per-
1 tor using insulting language about OF
|stfripg a female relative.
| n governor today signed the bin pro.
Y that hereafter the appropriation year
Ihend with the fiscal year on August 81.
H. Helen NJ Stoddard, president Of the
|u,u's Christian Temperance Union OF
III arrived in town this morning in the
|sta of the Industrial school for girls.
n avs that every member of the State
EpISation Is In favor of the school ana
n ID all they can to have it established
M house committee on State affairs this
|qnoon acted fayorably on the bin by
Decker (lHardeman) moving the abso-
\ lease line further west. The bill In
n respects conforms TO suggestions made
the commissioner of the public land of.
Irdlelary committee No. . acted favor
h on a bill by Mr.. Greer of Jefferson
Eyding that persons who bore for oil
In put safety valves on the piping be.
h they strike oil. The owner OF the
aumont ''gusher' advocated the bill be
L the committee, pointing out that fail.
/ 10 put valve on the pipe before oil
( struck Mt his well caused him great
S and cntailed great danger TO property
10 FIRE.
snate committees this afternoon decided
report bills as follows:
Pablle Health -Favorably on McGec's
D providing for the appointment of coun.
health officers and fixing their salarie,
not less than $500 nor more than Sl2Ut
! year,
tNOrnbly on Hangers bill regulating the
L Of cocaine, opium and other poisonous
uss
Eavorably on bill by Davidson Of Dewitt
,ulatlng the practice of medicine IN
1ss; amendment was adopted authoriz
the governor to divide the State into
d medical districts Of equal area, ant
Il there shall be established in each
'triet three boards OF medical examiners
!. The board OF eclectic medical cX
AEffs and the board OF homeopathic
dleal examiners.
gnorabiy on Vets bill providing for thc
'HOuuon OF unclaimed human bodies
rough board created for that purpose
verse minority report by Patterson
arofably on Vets bill providing fol
appointment of county physicians, pre-
long their duties and requiring countie,
assume cost of local quarantine.
judiciary No. 1.--Favornbly on Turner.
! 70 ascertain and adiudicatc bv suit
ilhst or by the State of land living be
FRS.
Ias committee referred to subcommit
consisting Of Davidson Of Galveston
Itef and Harris of BcNar, Grlnnan unt
Ateler hill by the first named senator {,
lhe city of Galveston in clcvating an,
Ang the said city so as to protect /
" calamltons oycrlows by donating an,
ming TO II the State nd valorem. occupa
! ahu pol taxes collected upon property
si from persons in said city for a pclio,
fifteen years.
nerlai improvements -Favorably OF
W nill authorizing the Houston an,
ny central 10 purchase and operate til,
IN IeHas ana Northwestern. the For
~ and New Orleans. the I.ancastc
the Austin and Northwestern and th,
ple rails CITY railways.
4, s,'Vnpaoly on Bcaty's bill authorizing tn,
~ bsaumont and Kansas City railwa,
" rarchase and operate the Gulf, Beau
ny ana Great Northern railroad.