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|.,r viii Not Have Much Of a
[irht to Get Through.
|xaurtlEAsE DISTRICT SECTION
!. altered, as the State Now Has a
rraatfaet with the Lessees.
Lsw CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
g., 10 Be Hoped for Is a Submis-
Z Il, Of the Matter to a Pop
ular Vote.
.ustln. Texas. February "a.

Austin, Texas, February "a.
uorsE COMMITTEE on lands and
race has completed its bill pro
for changes in the general land
~ From present Indications 1t will
comparatiyely smooth sailing. ex-
,fhere It bears upon the absolute
aIstrict subject. There are those
Al want this district abolished alto
NJ, Some are willing that the dis
" mall remain, provided certain coun-
\. .ye taken our of it and third con
...,, insists that leased lands shall be
s,,r an the market altogether. Under
IL all these propositions Is the ques-
I, IF protecting leases in force in the
=, tbe lease district is altered in any
.,,,rular or wiped out Common justice
,...nds that these leases be not dis
.Asa but few extremists are advo-
~ that their life he not preserved.
4 not believed, though. that they
sreceed in committing the State to
ALLEY of reputation which would
10 practical effect Of the success
a their EFFORTS, ihCluc'it"i w INC i"'"
.,,,,on is that of validating the titles
y houa fde purchasers affected by the
.,son of the supreme court in the
shwarz McCall case. In a number of
= s,,,rces specnlators have filed applica
s,s for these lands who are naturally
rsrse to the passage of any act that
m protect this original purchasers, but
A State having taken the money of
!. latter must either refund it or re-
rsre the cloud lowering over their titles
hr the formation of which they are no.
,ise responsible, having acted In good
AM throughout. To refund would
,eessiiatc the subtraction of large
mount from the available school fund,
lille TO validate would simply amount
II n mtlfying contracts entered into by
former commissioner of the general
i sri office who, acting as the States
sent, mlsconstrued the land act OF
jga which has happened to others who
hye had to wrestle with that statutory
.shtmare.
NM CONSTRUCTION OF A LINE OF
RAlLR0AD in a portion of the State at
resent without rail connection with
es outside world depends upon the
isSage OF a bill introduced In the house
i " Looney and Ellis. The Gulf, Colo
ado and Santa Fe is having made
elat In Madison county from certain
Nllt in Montgomery county on its Con-
ne branch, which it intends to build.
Tie act of 1891 providing for the con
wurtion of branches to branch lines
u railroads was omitted in the revision
1895, however, SO that statutory au-
lefity to perform the intended work is
afilng and it is the purpose of the
sslllemen named to restore II by re
Hsding the missing law.
h5 POINT is BEING RAISED by Ger.
nh newspaper writer's and others whose
we for the sensational exceeds their
ueEledgc of the law that because the
emergency clause attached TO the Walker
w Is Imperative said bill will not go
90 elect for two years May 10 being
ne date fixed therein for the appoint.
aFlt OF the board 1t creates and the bill
W going into effect until ninety DAYS
H'er adjournment. There is absolutely
%alhg In this. The bill is simply di-
sr'ofy as to date and these boards can
awiully appointed by the governor
" lime after May 10. Such Is the view
aSen thereof by the attorney generals
apartment
20 ARBITRATION BILL; the two bills
.4eaaing the quarantine law SO as to
'V'me an efficient method of CONTROL
= epldemcs; the bill providing for the
'Matlon OF titles to lands held be
wen me Nueces and Rio Grande rivers
1pW Spanish and Mexican grants and
Z MI authorizing the lease. with the
Fp'o'al of the Railroad Commission, of
Asa OF railroad not exceeding 115 miles
~nsln TO their interstate connections
II tne important measures that will
saE the houses attention the coming
'a' It is, besides. likely that bill!
saa'ihg the expenditure of money by
-s,uales for office will come up rs
s.''ner substitute for the several propos.
measures touching this subject has
I,., prepared, the original substitute
s neen returned to Judiciary com.
Huee No. 2, after considerable discus
@'hhR WEEK HAS GONE BY with.
nearing from the finance committee
' lhe general appropriation bill. Ear
- 'he session 1t was confidently an.
I ,vsa That said bill would be reported
ieefnary % at the latest but those
III, II anew something about such matters
INV knowingly and doubted advisedly
d. n ulhe has shown that they were jus.
~ ~ suspectlng that there was more
.Susiasm than accuracy in the predic
~ lot an early completion OF the fin,
:" Committees work.
/ II, SENATE viii this week pass the
III industrial school bill finally In
q the gentleman from Bell, whd
/ NJ. 1nuertaken TO talk it down. Twice
Sv., yiofe he has engaged in successful
49, sai Efforts to prevent final action
NJ '0a out the end is near now. and the
ii Y, come through Notwithstanding
Vposition thereto.
I,,aiANcE for the calling of con
kVnai convention by the present leg
A. {ss s s9s hgeame poor and the best
IN ~. ~ DC looked for now is that fl
-, r'oside for the Submission. at tn,
isalsss neral election of the question Of
Vi one Mr.. Grlggs, the author o.
A. institutional convention resolution
q M louse' is willing 10 compromlst
4ise OASIS. and sentiment is crystal
- y that direction.
! tr,on oHr WILL BE MADE to ge
tal i ssA week on senator Grinnani
IL" pferent the ahatan,a-e * -,at,,