The Texas Democrat (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 15, 1846 Page: 2 of 4
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denomination soever issued, as conteJn plated
in the 1st section, and notrnbi(acediaAhe Tst
or 2nd class, shall composeine. ara ctasfi,nna
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shall
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be paid at the rate of fc?n per centurnfpr:
nn1annr) iVir.rorf- fliitrotinhn nnrrinrtinfr
the prl
to be due,
Oe-motiort " interest
nrl bill an6?araendments flaitfton; jfie-table
IHCIVCIIUHI
until Monday.
A bill to beehutled
-.titled an'ct forllicdVchnvseBWMoaddptJ. H. B.-tStoner .as their
of the public debt
nf he'!ReplIlip?ofgrxa5.
. i .. 3 ZZ.t,. siiit Mifcf jytinft- .
irKweinnaveau) sirtKe our ine
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larnewinyi i ojcrocK.,
rjassed : ""
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BHI to Innu i re Notafl republic to procure
eais 01 ohicp : a uuun upjifuiueiiiinii-ly-nlimc
iwbo" iliall be conspirators of the
peace ;'' a liillo 0rovrde for serving of writs
ofj?Stnerprocess, on shfrffs ; 'a bill to jpgu-
Htetoyfomifbcostsin civil actiofis a bill
for tliewlTeriVrchase'' of town, citv, "or
olher'lols fmm the RennbUj -a bill de'fining
the duties-nf the Secretiry;ofStati;.
Resolution rel.itivto the introduction of
1 1-1 1 .11 .- ja-'i.,: .j;f:i 1
new businpss'nfier life 10 inst
laMohrtlie
Senator Jewett nioved tostriketit.itCrtact- . .yinc resolution, conceding, ruaus. juxmj-
ingcIauS'Mrth5Bill. v4P ' "i Gens?0-"r,tI- V , . X . "
SenatofCifney moved Vostpp.ribe. furA ,- BN raHhitf TaraetMhanFassignee of
thercoflgiileration o the Tyll &&$)&?' l-WSA ,', - 4L;';'
July, nex ,ives.nnd Vnes-bemcalePr f Bill euirinlhef county of Limestone to
ye17noej4;carried. '".V.TJ My Jn fcurtfi of the debt .ofiRobdrtson
.Joi&mioi providing foj.nhe sale ofAconjv. v . ,4 - f j
tlietitilicornajn. - ?.' ' ' ' JJi!Jltraswjnkpart of the jiabdhties of
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.Sertnfcr
ciinuuiif uif"s
fiiUlQralioli of tjfjp bill, intirjh0of
JulytnliSi&'ye&.&Qd noeVcalled' 'for sooo"
-SaWSKJulhps.irjie notice nU'a roconsi-
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'- 35P .- ,v- i tK-kskSK." v -jijsiir.Aj- ? ctirrcH in Sinn rprirQpn in rnnr. r in iiik orii. frf rin M?ir!rvinv ns 1 iiri isr.r.. :ii (i.oit'ii .. nnh tm. n.tnrmi thn lattor rw.rt-.nh pi inn
CT ''oRftlWnlPSi"1 rsn-Swatfifcsyqurrqd'in thearniemlnientsofro'clnoJ; ; j,,uJ 0n the table, one day. ; ' 4th, ai tide fSfjjf of "the Constitution, to it:
1 IijiJorelirmffrTk mode F nottfyJngSthe puf llous o-a'biH fo- pr6t ide for the qnuml -Senator Kinnej , ehafrmnn of the Ccnmit- Airfine, p'ermlp-,5,i'Jture ay'd escheats,
1 i" GoTeVniifr?flhJll crlatiQ&'a pr'ii'fltc 'cnrT . J?ilt' tjcaJ&nbsL,V"ts'oFthagtr.te oe?Jjo:r Printing, reported rrcommemlittff t,,a wluch Ji.iveccrffedto the Republic of Texa,
HS "liorBlion, Jicon.titiutfnjll T pn'ssed" Tre.:tL,e4.;JJ"yi Ibaraoowenia hthhp "House; trhpr,posaIsbe'receivd for pVmtiiig2.500 nndejJlielGjonfetution and law'?, shall nccrue
lW" wldUire WdTsttinidr '.; ilitn iioriioreaigaP'Acgrn.J v -0qpifJCoTlfon.rd:nnncjp reldtmg T!ligSft2SfTtez11rj nnd-tW .LogtsUnire
4 - l;5bt-nil, tonfuled nn, aitffr the' iiquida-j Biljto ijgelaif certain fill's and surrpr t0 ooldiiizntion contrngt? aifd tlu LawS, to- sitiH by'lnw provide a method" for deiermin-
"i fnolnml'afltmpf.f of theulic delu; laid frawliilentjjnd void. ; deferred lg Qqmmp .gcther ith 500 copies of tljc Journal ; and ig what land may have been forfeited or es-
on.thetaljleinuirto-mnrrn.vr II n'cJdrk. on Public Lands. . s IhatthV.Tipgislaturp so- info the election of cheated ; liming had the same under .coi.ei-
TRa fiCltnir Kills i&m rpad.Snl timet and . Bill toteclira the right of volunteers iq the PuhlicPrinter, on Tuesday, the!4lh inst., dernfinn. rik Ip.iyp. m rrnnn.
table 11 til the 22 id inst.
l An act to o'reatp'the'couiity of Titus laid
, pn-thcjtnble uniH to-morrow-
AnAct organizing Probite courts'; laid on
the table, , - .
- A&bill organizing thp dfstriet court of the
Slate; amended, read-n!3rd timp, and paed.
A'ii1lto provide for a transfer of Judicial
proceedings, from old to new counties ;
nmenhjpd, and ordered to be engrossed.
A blirto b3 entitled an act to repeal an act
additional toran act, to regulate, proceedings
in ciNuits.'approvexl Feb. 5th, 1-S40; amend-
cd, and referred to Judiciary Committee.
AbiIl for th" relief of Nathaniel Amory ;
rQad2?j"d lirae.flnd referfjed to "Committee on
Claims and Accounts.- . ' "
'f A hillto prevent Justices "of llio Peacp,
-j ' Clerk's of the District, County and Probate
" "Courts, from isuing4execution for cost, only
in civit actions ; rend 2nd time, and referred to
'Judiciary Committee.
A bill tojanthorizs thc'Governor, to demand
Andffeceivefall monies-due the Stable from the
Uhited'Siates ordecej to be engrossed.
uOn notion, o'f gennjof Williamson, the
'Senate, acfjourned until to5morrovy olclock.
rj - -SsjgsniT, Aprilth.
I iseniitorParker, from tlie L'JmniIttfie orr
Indian Afiairs, VeporteH unfavorably an act
torepealan acytcprodeYor tlte" estahli;h-
rnent'of'per.cendtb regulate friendly inter-
course with the Indians ; ,report adopted.
J ORDERS OF THE DAY.
A bill for the liquidation and adjustment of
the-public debt. .,-
' Senator Wallace-introced a substitute for
the 1st section, providing for the appointment
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of three Commissioners,' tdljxamiue, till claims
nsrainst the laie Republic, tp tlie next Legis-
lature; adopted. , ,
Senator Jewett mqved to strike out " three
commissioner nndfinsert V dn Auditor ; ayes
And noes stood ' -
Ayes- Scontprs Bacbyjourlandp Bra-
shear, Cuney, Grimes, Jewett, Mcieel, Mil-
ler, Parker, Robinson, Scott, Wallace," "Wil-
fiamsonrfd Wood 14.
Kpes SenatorsBurleson, Hbtj4Kiifney,
McKinaey, Navarro, Phillips and Williams
dop'te'd.
' Senator Grirnes 'offered a substitute for
the section n amended, " that the Comptrol-
ler of the State bem required to examine, ar-
.rangejitnd methodically classify all claims,
liabilities, &c, against the late Republic,
whether hcjd by citizens or otherwise,- and to
fepprtrhis proceedings once in fcix months to
(he Governor, and to the Legislature fit its
next session ; ayes and noes stood :
Ayes Senators Bagby, Bpurland, Bra-
sbe&ff CirTiey, Grimes, Jewett, McNeel, Mil-
ler, Navarro, Parker, Rjobinson, Scott, 'Wal-
lace, Williams, Williamson and Wood 1G.
"Nocs Senators Burleson, Hogg, Kinney,
McKinney and Phillip's 5. Carried.
Senator "Wallace offered an amendment,
allowing tKe Comptroller the- requisite books,
antfvoiie clerk ; adoptiH.
''Senator Jewett offered an additional section,
"fliatfl!I claims not exceeding one thousand
dollars, the claimant shall be allowed to file
his claim before the Probate Judge of his
county, who shall receive the testimony, and
,Tepont to the Comptroller for his examination;"
adopted. -
, Senator Grimes offered an additional sec-
tiony," that all claims not presented to .he
Comptroller before the next beiuninl meeting
of the Legislature, shall be barred."" On
motion the bill and amendments were referred
ton select Committee, composed of Senators
Williamson, Kinney, Bourland, Cuney and
Scott.
, , I
ix. uiu w uwiib me aiiius ui a x mnciu
county ; 'passed to 3rd reading.
Abill pwvioling for vesting in the State cs -
chcated'projidrty ; read 3rd lime, andp,assed.
A bill nninbrizing and rtjquiring tlie Com-
j . miesior.er of the General Land OfSce to,isue
patents to land lying in tvrg or more counties ;
relerretLto the Committee 'on Public Lnncfc.
Joint resolution 'granting permission to all
persons who p'ethion the Legislature for relief,
io witnoraw their vouchers ; ordered to be .
engrossed.
Bill establishing the seat df Justice of Lime-
stone county..
Bill to require the county of Wharton, to
pay a portion of the debt of Colorado, and
Matagorda counties.
.Bill to fix the county seat of the county of
Grimes.
Bilbto autnorize and require the Governor
io cause the constitution and certain laws lo
be published in the German language, and
promulgate the same.
Bill to create the county of Angilejia.
Biltstablishinsr the seat of justice of Dal
justice
i. t -?'!
- ua uniy,?
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, defining
"COUntv. ..
the
limits' of Nacogdoches
ii jvardsy fugitives,
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-'Bilhtrf authonza J.'It. Brown and Mary
clnlMdJawfoMieir.
A1 7.n nA..IT. T5..Ir.., ,....-,"
iii muiY'iuwuii" ti'- .
JjUMc fran zirif irra sain or mrs-in me unv:i
Jiill'iecahziijg trre salo of latajn
'aifGohn'd. - ' VI
ism io nntnonze j,ne -uommissioncr oi um
GtTjeraltjaMf'Oirice, toisiue a.patent toJo-
sepIfSIciTee. '.--
AmVii:enlS51o'f the House to a bilhto con-
OJlV -I - .1 Il ..?! f .U
n'MttJalrAton Fsln'rid with the main laritl at
j irlii:Uo Pojpd. ist andJ2nd nmendmsnts con
Navil service,-to theinbounty Iandj read ord
I 'rae, and passed
a
w Jia.
Bill to create the county of jritus'be"'? the
spep
iial order, Sftin;or Scntt offered"" a s"isji-
Joint resojjimon lor disposing ota jortionion requiring the Governor to investigate the nuttee are of opinion, that it is'an iinnvoida-
of (be public tiuildiifgs at the city oTlutin ; subject of the'public domain ; read ist time. ' bleobljgation imposed on the Legislature, to
relfd 3rd timeaid pased. ' i r, . An act to organize. Probate Court, was ' qact ,ne nw or hys, providingthe method
Senate adjourned 'until 3 opjock, P. :-r -taken up, sundry amendments adopted. of deteraiiriing what'lands may have been
, ' 3 olclock. E..y. jg .Senator Phillips offered all additional sec- j forfeited or escheated to the-Statc.
tutctnrtliabists1ectioivwhicn toveucrcn"j.pnroUows heretofore in forde, relative toJ that provision of the Constitution, which re-
thebill, were referred'to a select ''Committer. 4 th'b duties pfProbate courts, and the settle-1 quires that every law emrctedr by the Legis-
Bill try allow former holders of lanci so!" tor
taxes to redeem the same, wheh purchased
by the Govornniept ? ordered to be engpossed.
ftenator f tiinips-iniroflncn a inn requiring
thj
omnjission'er o llie General Lan'd Office,TJ,this'act, and that this act take effect from the
to racord evidences of fitle ; read 1st time.
Bill authorizing plaintiffs or defendants, Jar
thejr agents, to file hriefspf their cases in t.ne j
Supreme Court, to be taken nsn appear.ince;
ordered to be engrossed
Bill to create thecoiAiyofJipsbuj'. v
Bill to aiithori.e Chief Justicesof counties
eectedon the 1st liiondav of I'-eb.. to continue
if Jfeif., to continue
the discharge oflheduties of their office,; read
1st time.
Joint resolution 'declaring the
exclusive
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riqht oT Texas to the jurisdiction over the soil
included within nt limits; read lt time.
Bill for the relief of Isaac Ferguson ; read
1st time. . "
Bill for the protection of widows aml or-
phans; read 1st time, ' , '
Bill to apportion in part the public debt of
Fannin county, between -the new counties
created within the former limits of the same ;
passed to a 3rd reading. , f
Bill to secure to the State of Texas, the
customs-revenue received, or incurred under
the laws of the late Republic ; read 3rd time,
arui-id -z. -- .
iiill to prevent slaves trom luring tnoir own
time ; read 2nd time, and referred to Com-
mittee on State Affairs.
Senate adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow.
"Taursday, April 9th.
Senator Grimes, from the Committee on
.Finance, reported with amendments, a bill to
raise a revenue by direct taxation.
Senator Scott, chairman of the Committee
on Engrossed Bills, reported a bill 10 autho-
rize the Governor to demand monies due the
State, by the Government of the United States,
and a bill to provide for the transfer of Judi-
cial proceedings from old to newcountips, as
cgrrectly engrossed ; also, an act creating the
county of Smith, and an act to incorporate
D.uval Academy, in the comflyof Fannin, as
correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and
President pro tern, of the Senate, and presen-
ted to the Governor for his approval.
Senator Cuney, from the Committee on
Claims and Accounts, reported back without
amendments, a bill for the relief of N. Amory.
Senator McKinney introduced a bill to al-
low persons holding liabilities of the late Re-
public of Texas, to receive land scrip in pay-
ment thereof; and a bill to prevent the intro-
duction of vagrants into the State from foreign
countries ; read 1st time.
A message was received from the House
transmitting a bill .to create the county of
Denton, which originated in the Senate, and
a' bill'creatingtlie county of Cass, originating
in the Ploube.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
An act to organize Prohatecourts.
Senator iobin,on moveo to strike out '.'and
of drunkards" in iheSth line, and the words
" to appoint trustees for habitual and uuro'ri-
ont. drunkards," in the 19th line; ayes and
noe being called stood ;
Ayes Senators Bourlaud.BrosheorjGrimeo,
Ivinney, Miller, Robiufcon, Williamson and
Wood S.
Tfoes Bugby, Burleson, Hogg, Jewett,
McKinney, McNeel, Navarro, Parker, Phil-
lip", Scott, Wallace and Williams 12. Lost."
Senator Williamson moved to insert after
the word " estates" "provided, alwajs that'!
no costs shallnccrucin protecting druukards,
aftepnteniplateil by this section." Carried.
lcnutor Wallace moved to strike out ""and
ofdrunkar Is" in the I9ih hue, "to appoint
trustees, for habitual and notorious.drunkards"
in lltrt QrA Itflo fltrl ftio nrni'i.n i..rt .. .1 n.. ....
i.v. urn.) u cuv. mum;u laitlUU hlu;
j ayes and noes called stood :
i Avcs Senators Bourland, Brashear,
jGrime, Jewett,' Kinney, Miller, Phillips,
!Robinon, Wallace, Williams, Williamson
land Wood 12,
Koes Bagby, Burleson. Horg, McKinney ,
, McNeel, Nav arro, Parker and Scott 8.
i Adopted.
' A message was received from the House
J transmitting a bill establishing the judicial
district of thu State, with amendments.
On motion of Senator Parker, the bill lin-
ger consideration, was laid on the Jable, and
the Senate took up rfie bilf transmitted from
the House.
Senator Wallace moved lb
rene of the Senate in the a
the House!
On motion the Senate adjourned t until
o'clock, p.m.
A 3 o'clock, r. m.
Senator Scott, from the Engrossing Conii
rhittee. reported as correctly engrossed a bill
5 iffr . t
j authorizing plaintiffs or defendants, or their
- j aireits, to file in the suprerne court, briefs of
thelt'Cases, to be taken as an ilppearance.
A'joiut resplutfon granting permission to
any person who p'dtitioried the IiegjslaUirefor
relief, "to withdraw their vouehefs. ,
A bill to aliowTormerholders of IandolcT
for taxes, to redeem t,he same, whene it vas
purchased injay the Government.
vmerrdments oY tlie rioiifee to the biU , to
ormnize the'JMdicialdi-tricts of the State.
Q,ustidn, before the Senate beiujjthe con-
currence in the'amendmenis'; ayes and noes
being called ver6as follows f j
.4yes Senrftors Bnpby, T nurand, Bur-
leson, Juncy;iiog!rs Jen-PttICinijey, Mjn-
ney, PTararroParker, Williamson and Vil-
liams 7I2' v
Noc5--:Sppators
Grimes, 4ier, Phillip",
Wallace und "Wood" 7.
Robinson.
45 A '
tocott,
Carried.
.Senator
resnlulinn
Curlt
'x
introduced the.vfoH'oving
Besnlrecl by.lheJjScnate, the . House , c
rrrrr, Tb?t the two'FTousca of the lie;
9
con-
cnrrirrr, jfjpt me iwo-riousca. r me j-.vi3-
ntureKwill'ffo into the elrction of District It-
torneva of the the spveral districts- of the
eioren
-it 1" o'clock ; feportjidopted.
s i'o tvt :.. j I
resnhi-
4J .I4..t. .tkf4' ! i UVI VVV. 1 t
i:
Be it farther enacted, Thatall . lawg and
mrnt,of success:ons,-he and the 5same arc,
inihereby repealed ;nd unfitiished business of
,y".. .. , T .... 1 . 1
eiaiesnowpenaing, snan oe conauciea irom
this date in accordance with the provisions of
'ilst fMiy of .Tuly next ; adopted, and
bill
or-
dercd to be engrossed."1 j.
Senate adjourned until -tomorrow 9o'clocl
" v .'" - 5 Friday. AflrilJO.
rf
Senator Scott, cfinirman of the Conimilteei
onjEnrolledBillsreperted 'sundry bills cor-
rectly'enrolleB.' '. v 4
Senator Grimes introduced a bill to estab
lish a Genernl'Land Office for the St'ate of
Texas; read lt time. "" '
Senator McKinney introduced a bill to rc-
gulate wreclcmastcra; read Isetimo.
Senator, Scott introduced aresolujton rro-
quiringth'e Secretary of the. Senate tovcertily
on all bills, creating, private corporations ori-
ginating in tho .Senate, that they" passed by
the constitutional majority of two l!rird3&c ;
adopted. J -'
or.nnr.s of the day.
Bill to allow former holdersof land sold
for taxes, to redeem the same "when purcha-
sed in by tlie.governinent ; Jead 3rd time and
passed. '
Joint resolution granting permission ?to aR
i ' " --i ! i'i'-ii ahc Begislature -for ie
lief, to withdraw their vouchers; read 3rd
time and parsed.
Bill authorizing plaintiffs and defendants,
or their agejts, to file in the Supreme Court,
briefs of their cases, to be taken as an appea-
rance; read 3rd time and passed.
Bill to provide for the transfer of judicial
proceedings, from old to new countie's ; read
3rd time and p-ssed. i
Bill authorizing the Governor to demand
monies due the State, by the Government of
the United States ; amended ; read 3rd lime
and passed.
Joint Tesolution'prescribing the mode of
notifying the "Governor, of the .passage of a
bill creating private corporations by the con-
stitutional majority ; referred to Judiciary
Committee. ' '
Bill to legalize surveys made in Be'xur
county by the suivevor of Bastrop county;
Senator Navarro offered an amendmen, "Pro-
vided always, that said surveys and locations
do not confllicL with others-, TTTfifteTrr7T:fbT-
mity with law, by the suiveyors of Bexar
county, before the passage of this act ; adop-
ted and bill referrr d lo Judiciary Committee.
Bill creating the county of Angelina; amen-
ded and passed to 3rd reading. s
A bill to organize the Supreme Cofnrt of-
the Slate of Texas, on the report of a select
committee; on "motion the report was laid on
the table, and bill read by 'sections.
2nd section. Senator "Wallace offered a
substitute, 'that the State of Texas shall be
divided into two Supreme Court districts, and
that the Supreme Court shall annually hold
one session in the Eastern District, composed
of counties, at iu the .county of
commencing on the Monday in
and sit for months, if thu busi
ness of said court, shall require it, and shall
annually hold one session ih the Western Dis-
trict, composed of . counties, at "" " '
in the county of commencum on the
Monday in and shall ait during
months, if the business of said couti
shall require it."
Senator Williams moved the rejection of
the substitute ; ayes and does called-'
Aves Senators Bagby, Bourland,Brasbear,
Burleson, Grime, Jevvclt, Kinney' -McKin-ney,
MeNc ill, Miller, Ne.varro, Phillips, Wil-
liams, WiUhtinson and Wood 15 noes Sena-
tors Cuney, Hogg, Parker, Robinson, Scott
and Wallace 0 ; carried.
Senator Wood moved to strike ouj: city of
Austin, county of Travis, and insert ,l Ander-
son in the county of Grimes -j" ayesund noei-
called for.
Ayes Senators lirnshear, Cuney. Grimes r
iioeg, i ar.ter, i lumps, uolun&on,bcntt aucl ,
Wallace, Wood; 10; noefrSenatons Bouby
hinlJoiird, tiurieson,Jevvctj, ,Knuev, dlcKin-
ney, McNeill, Miller, Ifrir'nrro, W.lfams ana'
Williamson, 1 1 ; lost. , . ,
Senator Parker offeied the following amend-
Ilient :
' That the Supreme Court shall be holden
at two places in the State: one in life lat
Congressional District, which shall be holden
V t J l.ll-J A.i.wm." (.iituw.fut.v. .. 1.....W
e non-concur-M the town of Kendeison, in the county of
meudments of j Rusk, and the said court, for the 2nd Con-
'J gretsional District, shall be holden iu the city
ol Austin, in the county oi lravis;" On mo-
tion of Senator Kinney, the bill was' laid on i
the table until Monday next. j i
Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning j
9 o'clock.
1. " a " Saturday, April 1 Ith. .
Seifator Hogg, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, reported back without amend
ments tiie toliowmg bills : A bill requiring
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Public, and to have the same' uublishrd ; bill
to present 'Jqstice of the Pence, Clerks of
.1 t: .rl. o ..... .r-.i t1-i n . C ,
uic xistnui, wuuuijt aim jrrfujuu jjuris, num
issuingtexecutions forj.costs, only in qivil ac
tions.; .andlubill to dehne in what, manner
JiidgementsshaltactTasfa lieu
upon real es-
SenalorScainnouucpd k following bills
as' correctly EjjmlledrsignedtbVULe .Speaker
and President projintmd presented to the
Governor for, lu&jgij.iturp : An act to create
the county of Denton ; n act tostablish the
Jndicftil Disliicts of the Stute. 9
Senator Jen ey, clfainnnn of. the select
Cn1niriittco,to whom was referred section 4lh,
article 13th, of the Constitution niaSe the fol-
loujne report: v ife
' p. , '
f Coiy"iTTi:E Ronrri, Aped 10th, 1848.
To the limit, Ed ward' Burjrsan,
'-president' pro tcmafiiu Snaic.
V majority of the Select Committee, to
The terms of this article of the schedule,
ire explicit and imperative, and your com-
I For tlip nrt rnnp of p.arrvmrr info effect, this
section'of the Schedule.rancr cbmplving will
lature. sh.ill embrace but'bne obiect. a maiori-
tv nf vour COYriinittee have prepared two bills':
J. " 1 . .- . ' .. -
, ti,B one to be entitled an act to provide tor vest-
ing in the State,- escheated property, which
was submitted to the Senate at a former day ;
and. a bill herewith submitted, entitled an act
JO provide a method for ascertaining wheiixj
lands have been forfeited to .the State.
Escheats and forfeitures form two distinct
6Irfsses, on which separate ..legislation can be
had," with a view to avoui any 'constitutional
objection. Althbugrfthe obligation of pass-
ing some law, is imperative, your committee
are apprised that reasons alleged to be foun-
ded mn policy and equity, have heen, and
will be urged, to je:)train.''the application of
forfeitures in many cases, wlfcre under the
Constitution and laws, they may have accrued.
J The policy of forfeiting" land, appears to
have engaged thcattefttion of the members of
the consultation, and the following' provision
is contained in the Ordinance establishing the
Provisional Government. ' '
Art. I9t!j. All persons who leave the
country in its' prese'nt crisis, with ra viewlto.
avoid a participation in its present struggle,
without permission from tKe alcalde. 'or judge,
of their municipality, shall forfeit all, or any
iuuus iiiejr may uoiu, or may nnvc; uiuun iu,
Ctm i i 't i. i ' i ! u . t.l 3.1 111 cf
fijr uu LgTiiT
12 33 V U Ul IIX4CI11 , ifwumirrr-
neverthelesslhat'widows and minors are not
included in thisprovision.
T4ieCnnstituticn of the Republic of Tex-
as, adopted by the delegates in Convention,
March I7th, 1S36.
Section Sih of" the General provisions, de-
clares that " all persons who shall' leaire the
country, for the purpose of avoiding a parti-
cipation in the present struggle, or shall rej
fuse to participate in it,s or shall give aid or
assistance to the present enemy, shall forfeit
all rights" of citizenship and such binds as
they may bob! "in the Republic " And fur-
ther, Section I0th, "No alien' thai! hold laud
in Texas, except by tithsViqiua'ting 'directry
from the Government of this Republic &c."
The second article of the schedule of the
Constitution of the Republic, provides that
"all fines, penalties, forfeitures and escheats,
which have accrued to Coaliuihi Jfnd Texas,
ocTuxasJ shall accrue to this Republic."
-'rFhi rtirhenFfivwrv Smtft to fnrft"!.infl-?. for
, - .r
i - 5 . - .--.., . . . !
Uthtiio o A.yi.yi ;!ia'IIh :7vPCf; Uu .iXiiii idtl i
IliSTrnCf; IJJB .rtiiil lOa I
:.: . .i.. ?.... -c r r. . (
form the conditions attached to ilie original"
grant of soil, made to any citizen, is incontro-
vertible. JTherecoanitmn and assertion of this right,
is essqnlial o preserve nationality & lteiri
forceinent jnay be modified bycpntidertiim
ot policy, arising irom ine connuion oi iu
country, and thainteresoJ its,cjitizens. ,
The policy which Induced the. fr.lme
"
tvhich it might he justly entitled
' By pursuing this po'icy under'juilicious re-
strictmns maiiy beneiicial results. msiy be se-
cured, and no general injury inflicted on the
,eoi"inoity It wJllJiuv --i direc' endi"cy
lo qniiit many bind titles now btibjected lo
uncertainty and suspicion, and he the cause
of. prcve.uting much h missing litigation. In
"cvery,Stite, it is the iiuerpst of the people,-
that uncert linty in the tenure of lauds should
b5 removed. - m , .
A judicial enquirvyn behalf of the State, is
propos(d.iu tlie lid! herewith submitted, con-
ceining arcertain class of grauts,.crhbraciug"
m.uiy icujiuus u; iciu, me vaiiuuy or mva
lidity o&which, it jsiforahe intt'testofthe peo -
plchnuldcbe determined by an early adju
dication. t "
The former condition of the country has
been such, that main- of tlie hendright claim1
Lof the oldest and most meritorious settlers of
Texas, have been entered in uod faith, sind
surveyed on chums cmbractti" manv eiimies I
in a gnut. Ju such cases when the actual!
fceltler,now applies to the General Land Office
for his patent, he cannot jnocure it, without
an expensive and protracted lawsuit ngninst
the conflicting claim, which his individual
mc:i!is uill nut Ii:ilIr . Iiim tr nrrwam..r.
This conflict atid uncertainty in title, operates
hiijiiuuusij, iiy u.i&u.ig suspicion on tin; claim
of the actual settler, who has &itilfrl ii. ,mn,l
f,hh, and paid Uies Wilis lands, to thcTGo-
'crnment, while in many instances, the lare
claimant has failed to contribute his just ouo-
ta of taxation... It is lhereforelardent!y the
0,cy of theState, to settle by an carlvadiu-
dicatiou, these conflicting claims, for if the
title set up by thoseyvho claim grants embra-
cing mnny Jcngues, should be sustained by a
KtGoyernor to notify the Chief Justices of, connecting titles, tne sememeni or large por-
cbunties, of'the .appointment ot- Notaries tions of the Stnte,"wiII be retarded, and the
?- c, ,-... ; . riiit uiiuiiicrfiiiuu oiiiue lnuaoiianjs oi. inc i
the Stale Cf'i;Mitunon, to incorporate the, a , , m , . . TV . r
. -. . i li i ' r i'. State of Texas; anfsict to exempt from taxa- I
cause in lue schedule, referred to your com- . ftn,(, ', -a . ,, srl . - it
'?, j . i .7 i Hon, (Viol) worth of household furniture, and
mittee, may be presumed to bei tlie-reclam- r i - . -i . if
i 't. . r . -. .. fi t . other personal property belonging to each I
ation lo tlie S ate, of any teintnry or Iauds,vto e ,.-1. . ' - ' i
final judicial decision, the actual settler may
lift hi headrfght claim, and locate it on some
other portfon of the public domain.
Until an adjudication ot these extensive
. .1 .. .1 .nt
amount ot patented lands and those occupied
I by actual settlers, will be so limited, as to ef
fect sensibly, the revenue to be derived From
a land tax. on which the Stae must rely, for
one of its chief sources' of support.
There is another large class of forfeitHre3,
which have doubtless accrued to the State? of
conditional grants, made under the laws of
the Republic, don.tting lands to emigrants,
on condition of their residing within the Go-
vernment; and, performing all the duties requi-
red, of other like citizens, for a term of three
years. This class embraces claims for I2S0,
010 and 32 J acres. Where there has been a
noncompliance with the conditions, the Suite
has the riht to resume the grant, but the po
licy of permitting by express, legislative en-
actment, that thfne lands should descend to
the heirs or devisees, in4 case of the death off
the first grantee, is sugested. I
The dilpn-j.il of lands adjudged to be for -
teited, m a.subject surrounded witn main 'diffi-
culties; but believing that the system of forfei-
tures would be-incomplete, without some mode
indicated for their disposition, your commit-
tee have prepared a'bill for that purposeen-
titled, an jict to regulntthe disposal of lands
IJiRSfRY J. JFAVKTT.'1'
Chairman of Sijlect Committee,
SnnntnrTCSnnPv nihrnHripprl Vii-tn tpn'ri
the approptiation for thewiavmetitf ofminute
;. ,.w..r.uU .uvjo , f iJJimecrone.couniy ; bill, tor me reJiei o
Having tnus .hsclmrgeal,. ,l,,fy s.gncd ; --gS. j SCtoseJ- '
them by the terms of the resolutipmt Sf ho! acofdb-'
ingthe committee, e sabxnit-the?fIIowmg.Kt ' 01 'i uei w ' ', 1 .&-.? v,7ill''( r
bills lto the-Senate, Tindlc to rdi'schar chesouifly ; biU-estP,hljngtheJst,or
from the further .cojisidewtioii of tlje Subject. "isuce ol iDaUjMtfulcrar r bill authorizing
' AH of which is re&pijctfiiTly TsiiDihiued. John H. BrovntO'.adqpt John H- B.
i t-. i r-.t. ,n m -. ' I , . 4 1 , - .! 0-fc.-
men, maae feu. otu, ic$z ; read lsi time, ! guaTe ; bill atJtndnzms ine auvcniui i
okdebs of the dy. .. offer fewards" foKfuaitives 'r biU-far ihe
l ne loiiowmg unis were read 1st time :r prolection of widows and orphans" ; Dill
'Bill creating the coum oFIJavnrco ; bill to lirf Whartrijunty, to p'ay a'por-
establish the county ot Oassb.ll no provide , . 1 f g cIeofrColorado. and -Mata-
ror closing me nusmess or ine ate, ,v r an
Marine Department; b'rfL regulating Jhries.,' rurim cqpnnes uui. uA..n5 - -.
Amendments of the House'p a bill hrgam justice of Qnrneiounty ; bill autnon-
zing Justices courts, concurred in byr-the 'zing the Ggrrynisaioner ofthe, eIJJral
Senate. ' ' LardOfficel-to;tss'ue a patent to lMcGee;
The following bills were Tead .3rd time, bill creating Anstlenacfoiintr ; bill autho-
and parsed : . f limine the Chief Justices 'elected the" 2nd
Tim t fct..M;i. nnfi,i.fina4.ai;.r!.rQnn
Patricio county; bill for dTpQsmg,nt part of .' -jj "fp Slifccess
the public buildings w thecity ot .Austin. , ;1 wfa tJUonr. o
Bill requiring the Comrrrissionel- of the
General liand Office to record evidences of
title made on paper of the second seal, and to
deliver the same to the owners of the same ;
reierreu to juuiujwry oominiiiee.
JJIW i-K UUUIUMiC UHICI JU3llbCJ CICklCU'Ulif
tlieind iuonday in r enruarr Jast,,fo continue
in office until theit; successors are elected ;
amended, and passedTo 3rd readiriir.
?BHI to establish the. county "of Kuece ;
passed to 3rd reading. "V -
I5ill to legalize tiie'safe ot lots iw the lown.l
lioliad ; laid on tire tpnio. ' x" ' '
",BHI to authorize the Commissroriex of the
Geqeral.LJVidOfTice.ro isstica.'pStent-to Jo1-
seph McGee; rcferreduo Qommittee on Piib-
lic Liuds. ' ' j.
iBiH trinsfe ring" part oftlte liabilitie1! of Mi
lam PMQ"fyto'Biifl'.sog'-rnnnt.y' . referred 1W
.Committee on County Boundaries
'Joint resolution decl.irinr the exclusive rirht
of the State of Textis to the jurisdiction oyer f
the soil within lTer limits; referred to Judicia-1
ry Committee
Bill for the relief of Isaac Ferguson prefer-
red to Judiciary Committee.
-Bill to require the county Wharton, to pay
a'oortion of the nublic debtrof Matagorda' and
Colorado counths ; passed to a 3rd re lding.j
Bill to es'i'ibli-fh the county, seat of Grimes
county ; amended, and passed to 6n readinn.
Bill to authorize the Governor to cause ihe
Constitution -and cerfauHavvs, to h&traifslated
intft thejperraaujaoguage ; amended so a.
to include the Spanish language, and pased
. .. o-.i .a.k.
Bill to establish the county seat f Dalla:
countv' 'r passed to a ord readiur.
fr
Bill defining the limits of Nacogdoches
county ; passed to 3id reading. '
- -Bill to .-uthoriz life Governor to offer re-
,J-ft.-r..-..;,T..... :.w,..-..,...l . . i:t.
" "", lu" '"X'J"! f.405-.cu viw ieaum&
tuirilive; nnsssed .to 3Y
Bill to establish the couhty of" Limestone;
passciJ-to 3rd rending.
A mess.jfru.wMs rec(eiveil from the Governor i
inlonning toe, benate ot his approval ot the
1 folldwiug bjljs ; ' r
Anict creatinmthfe county of Cherokee ; I
an aci areaiing me couskv oi imtin y an au
to create ths eo,nnty-pflhjnt; an act to create
i the county ot Denton ;, an act ta establish
r the Judicial District; an. act to provide for
...I... ..?- : ... ' c.i. i. l:. '.,- .t
nu u'iiiiiuurfiuiin oiiiue lnuaoiiaius oi, inc
dy iu the Mate. J?
"Resolution io o into he election of Dis-
trict Attonjies on Jlonday at eleven o'clock;
adopted. " "4
Bill to autho-ize J.tl Brown and Mary
BI Brown to adopt J. TI. B.Stouerns ibelr
c.iiid and lawful "heirV referred to a select
Committeej composed ofSeniitbrsttPhiUijis.
Jjrimes and Parker. . . v
denote adjournell until Monday) o'clock."
HOUSE OF' REPRESENTATIVES.
. r. Saturday, April 4tb.
Air Rayner presented the petition . of
James, bapclsburv ; referred .to Oommit-
j y
tee,on PublicvLands.
Reports from com mil tees, which were
jqmitted for want ofrroom. '
or.DCUS OF,TIIEJ)AY.
INIr Russell, from Engrossing Commit-
, ..i .i? T 3 i r
... urn i '.: at rhf... .
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Mr Patillc, one of the Enrolling Com
mittee, reported the correct enrollment of
the followinbills: Billesiablishingthe
county seat of Milam county, kbiM loca-
tininguhe count' seatofLa Vacacountyf
bill Iegalizinr the marnage of S.'M. Par
ry, &c. ; and a' bill locating the county
scat-of Calhoun cnunUy ; adopted..
Ir Stewart ofiereH the following :
Resolved, That this House in proceed-
ing to the orders of the day, Jake up onty
such business as shall have originated in
the House, until all-of such ! busines.3-be
disposed of; made thaspecial order of
the day for Monday 10 o'clock. ' l ,
iiiiituy iti inc uiiiic. j s - r
Mr Gray introduced a bill declaring
what officers shall give certificates of
election, in Senatorial elections in dis-
tricts composed ofmore than one county;
read 1st time.
Mr Howard presented the. petition of
James Newcp'mbe and William Gibson,
with a joint resolution For theirj-ejief ; re-
ferred to 'Committee 'on Claims and Ac-
counts. ,
Jiill creatine; Upsbor county ; passed.
Bill providing for closing the late- De-
partment of War and Marine, with re-
port and substituleofcommitteeon Pub-
lic Lands ; also; with the report,of,com-mittre-
on Stafe affairs on the same bill,
which latter jvaslajd on the table.
Substitute from the Committee on
Public Lands, adopted ; bill engrossed ;
rule suspended bill passed;- ; ."
Bill providing for revisinghe laws ;
amended, andengrossed. .-".65-
Bilf for the relic&of Mac Fergurson ;
j P3
?sed. m v T
Bill creatine Cass county : read 2nd
time; amended, and laid otMhe table
for two hours. l
The followins bills were passed:
Bill Jegalizing the sale of lots in Goli-
aft . hill focatino-the seat of Justice in
rSnprn's binpm-ooint resolution con-
.cerfting roacfsn RpbertsQn county ; -bbi t
-' authoriStnp- the .Governorto-have certain
lavs translated4 'info the Lrerm.an Jan--
iU . .! .- .t--ll G.:rr lha CP3f fF
ar uoiu men oiu-
ors are elected ;
fthe liabilities
r ,T.f ' -11' . V;tl" r
of iarn. u.ieao.i uuuU? -
, quiring limestone couni tu pay u Fui;
tion of the deb't of Robertson county
BjU providing for be publication of
thelavwith5rhendmntff; referred to
the Judiciary Co'mmhte. . '
v Bill organlzin g, county cQurtsJlanTend-
edarjd rnade"the special -order ot toe
dajfondavSlOo'blpck. ..
Bill conrie'Gting Galveston island with
the mainland arVirainiaPoinUamfend
led, and passed to.3rd reading' f- '
Mouse, acournea iinuw muuuay.-uiu. --
o'clock
fir UohjS y
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jfT- . . JOB :ttU.Mmifrai,''&u;
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iurtiouanprenieauB.ioiiuY"igrf
AfFairs'be -arid are Hereby direetedtcvre-
porta billproviding in whatmafrner elec-
tors for President and Yice -President
ishall be chosen; adopted. 1- .
Mr Miller introduced a resolution rela-
tive to maif cop tracts ; read-lst time.
Mr Howard offered tlie following r
Resolved, Thar the Committee on the
Jqdiciarybe instrneted to enquire into the
expediency of a law to establish limited
partners'iips. with leave to report by bill,
or otherwise : 'adopted. '
Mr- Edwards of S. A., inlroclnced abill
ifov the relief of the widov. nndcliildren of
Kenneth L. Anderson: read 1st time.
OUnVRSOF THE DAY.
Mr Coolce presented a bill to present
tRe-sacri lice of real estate; read 1st time.
Mr Gilliam pjesented the petition of
sundrv individiipls of Red River county,
witlva. bill for.tlif relief of Inglts Oliver;
referred to Coaitgittee -j S ate Affairs. v
ifl creating' Cass coutnx'f'amended
and eiifrcossed
'Sennte btirbrganizin the judicial dis-trictsof-the
Stater read 1st time; rule sus-
pendcf ; reatf Sndtime and referred to a
select committe3, composed of one member
from eaShJudiciaf district. Messrs: Pease,
"Mabrv, Coofeef Rose. Sufnett. MdKgilUnd
LB&nrlnnd, , ,
Bill'providyig for raising ajiiry fund,
bet ne the. special order of the dayJfbr 10
o'clock,; amended engrossed arid' refer-
red totJudtciarv; Committee. ?
Mn Russell "from Engrossing ebramit-
tee, reportgd'the-correct engrossment of a
bill Tesulatircsr juries; report adopted.
Mr'Bnfronghs frqm Enrolling Commit-
tee reported the. correct enrollment of the
following bills: Bill creating woiKer
CQunty; biH incorporating Huntsville
Academy, bill incorporating the Indepen-
dent order of Qdd Fellows bill creating
Grrimes connfyfand bill creating La Yaca
connty ; 'report adopted. "
Bill oriranizinjrconntv courts.: reaainQ
time tmd referred to Finance Committee.
"Mr Btown presented the4 petition of
'A Col. Grqoms ; laid on the table nntii to
morrow 10 o'claclc. ' , .
Btll.providing for the, enumeration of
theinhabitants of the State of Texas, with
amendments of the House, in. which the
Senate refuse to concur ; a committee of
conference was appointed.
House adjourned until half past o o -clock
p. M.
Half past 3 o'clock,p. m.
Mr Cookemtroduced a bill topreyent
the introduction ol slaves convicted ,of
. - - . .. r. . . rl let
certain crimes, into mis state : le a.
time. ' . v
Bill creating "Navarro
Bill incorporating the
gauon upmpany,Avnnv
made the special ordfe
morrow-momino; 10 plcM
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iur fersins uurouu;?"
r,nrr .tin TrA.l Rlirpr tO'Sffttfc
ntirr ci,..r;fr: - mnd 1st time-..
Mr Russell iniip4acrJbgwind
ii n nnd close the bUSSKSS 01 iniT'AJL"01 y
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