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ledged by all that this matter was
parsed over very hastily f%t the time the
vote was taken. The report of the
ew&mittec was read, but not the ac-
companying documents, embracing the
brief of the attorney. Judge Crabb
thinks he has not had ail equal show-
ing, in not having the memorials atid
other documents read. For that rea-
son I am .willing to vote for the recon-
sideration, in order to have ihose pa-
pers and. any others bearing upon the
case read in the House.
Ml3LTAYI^pR: As Mr. Crabb and
l\is friends desire it, and as I am perfect-
ly willing that he should have all the
showing he is entitled to, I therefore
vote aje
States bonds, now in the Treasury of
the State, with the interest thereon—
the bonds of the United States for five
millions'of dollars, not yet delivered to
Texas, and the interest thereon, when
received, or só much thereof as shall re-
main, after payiug all such claims as
the people of Texas admit have a spe-
cial lien thereon, (in case the said
claims are not otherwise satisfactorily
settled and adjusted.) shall be permitted
to accumulate, and the interest to be
so invested as to create and form a fund
of ten millions of dollars, yielding an
interest; the ten millions 'o be a per-
petual fund ; the Legislature to dispose
of the interest alone.
Second.—The ten millions at five per
The vote was reconsidered by a vote cent, will yield 850",000 to be disposed
tance; she has no right to waste it. It
is a duty which the people of Texas owe
to themselves to pass such laws and
pursue such a course as will tend in the
greatest degree to advance their own
prosperity and that of those who are to
come after us.
The basis proposed may be objec-
tionable in some of its features. That
is very possible; but those suggestions
are thrown out in order that the wis-
dom of the Legislature may, after ma-
ture deliberation, determine a proper
course of action in the premises—one
that will be wise for themselves and
their children. It is a matier which re-
quiies the deepest reflection, which we
>hould give it now, before we rush on
much as shall remain of the fund, after
paying the State and county expenses,
and adding $50,000 to the school fund,)
to internal improvements ;—in the first
instance, in each and every year to ap-
ply this fund to local improvements in
the counties—to building court-houses,
jails and bridges—opening roads, clear-
ing the way to markets, and for other
improvements of a local character.—
Were that amount alone spent in this
manner, it is needless for me to attempt
to state how great would be the advan-
tages to our citizens of every section ;
and when it shall become necessary,
or the Logisla;ure shall deem it wise
to appropriate any portion thereof tc
improvements of a more general char-
€\)t €hm State !®mes.
J0. WALKER, PROPRIETOR & PUBLISH^
JOHN S. FORD, EDITOR. '
AUSTIN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1853.
of 47 W 3S
MR. HORD moved the reading and
adoption of the report and resolu:ion.
BfR. PALMER moved to amend by
adding the accompanying documents.
MR. HORD said he had no objection
to reading the accompanying docu
meats, but the brief covered some thir-
ty rages.
MR. WILEY said: I am very hap-
py, Mr. Speaker, that the House has
voted to reconsider the vote adopting
the report of the committee in this case,
in order that all feeling, if any exist
upon the subject may be allayed, and
full and undoubted justice be done to
tbe contestant of my se&f. And I de-
sire that all the light possible may be
thrown upon tbe subject, so that the
House may arrive at a correct under-
standing of the principles involved in
this contest. There is no question of
fact, involved.
What may be the subject matter of
the memorials alluded to by the gen-
tleman from Harris, (Mr. Palmer.) I
am not informed. I suppose there is a
memorial or petition there from certain
citizens of the county, requesting the
contestant to appear here and contend
for the seat. I have never examined
those papers, but certainly I do not
thi/ik it necessary for -the information
of the House that they should be read
at ail.
1 repeat, sir, that I am happy that the
If ouse has determined to reconsider the
vote. I desire that full justice should
be done to the gentleman contesting my
seat; and if it should appear that I am
not entitled to it, I do not desire to re-
tain it.
MR. HORD said he believed the ac-
companying documents were not very
long, but he thought' their substance
was embodied in the report.
Tbe report and resolution were read,
when
MR. PALMER said that upon con-
ferring with Mr. Crabb, that gentle-
man had instructed him to withdraw
the contest in this case. He did so, be-
ckusejie was satisfied from the previ-
ous action of the House that Mr. Wi-
ley would retain his seat.
The report and resolution were then
adopted.
MR. FRANKLIN offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, it is for the interest of the
people of Texas to establish a general,
vis and .iust policy, indicating the
of by the Legislature, annually, lor the
following objects-:
1st. Five hundred thousand dollars,
or such sum as may be necessary, to be
applied to the payment of State and
county expenses, suspending the laws,
imposing and authorizing the collec-
tion of the State and county tax.
2d. Fifty thousand dollars, with the
accumulating interest, to be set aside
annually, to be added to the school
fund, until the population of the State
will authorize and the I egislature shall
establish a general system of common
schools under the constitution.
3d. Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, or so much as shall remain of
the fund after paying the State and
county expenses, and adding $50,000
to the school fund, to be appropriated
annually to internal improvements—
1st. To local internal improvements in
the several counties; then to internal
improvements of a more general char-
acter, under such regulations, and cou-
pled with such systems, as the Legis-
lature may hereafter establish. The
6250,000 per annum, when applied to
internal improvements of a general
character within the State, to be loaned
at interest, to advance such improve-
ments, and in such manner that the fund
devoted to this purpose shall continue
to increase, by adding the accumulat-
ing interest to each annual appropria-
tion of $250,000.
Third.—Texas will designatea route
for a railroad to the Pacific ocean thro'
her territory, and will set apart as a
bonus to such parties as may construct
and equip a railroad to the Pacific
through her territory twenty or other
number of alternate sections of 640
acres of the public lands on the route
of the said road through the State, re-
serving the other alternate" sections on
said road from location.
Fourth.—Texas will set apart the
alternate sections reserved from loca-
tion on the Pacific railroad as a fund
out of which to pay the Revolutionary
debt of Texas, that has heretofore been,
or may hereafter be acknowledged by
the State; the debt to be paid out of the
said alternate sections, either in lands
at one dollar and fifty cents per acre,
or out of the proceeds of the sale of
said reserved sections, as may be deter-
mined or agreed.
Fifth.—The creditors of Texas can
at any time within years receive
land scrip at fifty cents per acre or oth-
er snrri, to be located on any vacant
headlong, and place ourselves in the acter. this annual sum of two-hundred
Resignation.—Gov. P. H. Bell has
i resigned the office of Governor of the
State of Texas. Hon. J. W. Hender-
son will be Governor until the 21st
December.
Ball.—A ball will be given to Gov.
Bell on Tuesday evening next, at the
new Capitol.
position of having sacrificed a great
ami wise policy in our haste.
The wealth of every nation consists
in its industrious population, in a pop-
ula1 ion supplied with ail the necessa-
lies and conveniencies of lite ; and we
should, it seems to me, pursue such a
course of policy as would increase the
number of our people to the utmosi
limit of which our territory is suscep-
tible; for Texas as a wilderness, without
population, is worth nothing. But with
a wise policy, it is in her power, in the
course of a few years, to attain a popu-
lation of millions. And Texas with
three millions of inhabitants would be
a very different State in the Union from
what she is
and fifty thousand dollars loaned out to I
be employed in making internal im-i
0^=" The editors of the San Antonio Ledger
seem to think they are as well prepared io do
provemenis within the State, the inter- j the public printing as seme of the offices that
est, each year, added to the fund to be aspired to procure it. If they meant to include
loaned. Ihe improvements will in-. the "Times? office in the remark, we think
crease the wealth of the Sta'e and add
they made a small mistake. - Gentlemen some-
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to the convenience of the people and yet time3 indu] in allusi without examining
in the course ot twelve years the Leg-1
islature would have within its control
premises.
and at its disposition overthreemillions j Value of a Plough.—Among the
anda half ot dollars, and the fund ac-i Kaffirs, agriculture is considered to ba
cumulating ii om year to year will J*® j a kind of labor unworthy of & warrior,
commensurate with tile wants of the v
people, even when Texas shall boast and is therefore left entirely to the wo-
her millions of inhabitants, men. When they first saw a plough at
Another subject of importance em-' work, they gazed at it for a time in as-
.«v. ^, b^ced ¡11 lhe resolution is the proprie- j tonished and delighted silence. At last
, now with three''hundred ! *7 °* indicating and establishing a route
j one of them gave utterance to his feel-
With but two Representa- j ^or fail road to the Pacific ocean, in ] j n^s in this exclamation—"See how
such a direction as shall secure to Tex- > . ... 4 . , . . .
as all the commercial ad van ages which ,he ,hlng,ears DP >be Sr°und wlth
her natural position gives her! The j mouth. It is of iftore value than five
benefits thence to be derived it is un i wives."
necessary for me to undertake to dis- j
play or enumerate. They are clear to j Wil1 the Galveston Journal please
the comprehension of every man. The j say who are the defaulters, the office
thousand. . /U *■ TV V/ JIVpil V7WII kU |
lives in the Congress of the United I such a direction as shall secure to lex-
States, she exercises little influence,
course ihey desire and intend to pursue I lands of the State not reserved from
for their present benefit, and the pros-i location, in payment of their claims
compared with what she would with
thirty members in the same body. This
basis is proposed with the view of draw-
ing population to the country, and by
that and other means placing the pres-
ent and future inhabitants of the State
in a position that no other State or na-
tion has heretofore ever enjoyed.
The first proposition submitted is to
create a fund of ten millions, the inter-
est of which alone shall be disposed of
by the Legislature, making a perpetual
fund, yielding forever at five per cent,
the sum of $500,000 annually. Cou-
pled with that'is one which disposes of
a portion of that anuual interest, for the
purpose of paying State and county ex-
penses, with the view of suspending all
laws imposing and authorizing the col-
lection of taxes from the people of Tex-
as for these objects If Texas is in such
trade ot the East Indies has made Eng-i holders under the late administration,
land the mistress of the money market or appointees under Gen. Pierce ?
of the world. That route would give : A fa„ anJ |¡c¡t aD3Wer u ested.
to Texas her proportion of the trade of XT • .
the east, and would transfer the ccm-!Ma-vbe lhe Galveston News will an-
mercial centre of the world from Eng- swer the question ?
land to the United States.
It also embraces a proposition that
alternate sections of land upon that
route should be given to companies or
individuals who shall construct such a
road through Texas to the Pacific, as a
bonus offered on account of the great
good to result from this enterprise, and
alternate sections shall
gC7- The Gonzales Inquirer notices
a late revival, at a meeting held near the
mouth of tbe'-Ecleto." Sixty persons
joined the church.
XJjT ''Nacogdoches was lawyerless
nearly the whole of last week, and we
believe it can boast of but one at pres-
seem to
a iJ wo 11 lisii auu uuoacoaroaubu í i_ i_ r
as to enable her to adopt this policy, j been, or may hereafter be acknowl-
she frees her own citizens from a thou- ' either in lands at one dollar and
sand and one burdens and inconveai-
ences, and invites within her limits the
citizens of other States and nations to
enjoy these unequaled benefits of her
government. And this consideration
will come with peculiar weight at this
time, when there are over four hundred
millions of dollars invested by several
States of the Union in internal improve-
ments, for which the States or different
companies have issued their bonds.—
Should a crisis occur in the financial
affairs of the world—and that they do
occur every man must be satisfied, be-
cause they have occurred in our own
time, not once alone, but several times,
and some of the wisest and most obser-
vant men of business now believe that
a crisis is approaching in the monetary
affairs of the world—monev W1"
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perity and happiness of those that come) against the State ; the lands granted in \ come scarce, men engaged in business
alter them:
Taking into consideration the geo-
graphical and natural position of the
State of Texas, on the nearest and most
practicable route for a railroad from
tbe Mississippi to the Pacific, with a
soil in variety and capacity for produc-
tion. and a climate in salubrity, com-
_ - I ' o * —
payment to be free from taxation for
ten years.
Sixth. — The bonds of the United
Slates for five millions of dollars, part
of the purchase money agreed to be
paid for a portion of the north-western
territory of Texas, and the accumulat-
ing interest, not vet delivered, but with
ihe remaining
as tor meseuujecis „ aeawu.anuca be set apart as a fund out of which to cat. The "means of grace
a position and possesses such resources , Pay,the revolutionary debt of Texas that j have acquired an impulse during their
1 1 absence." [Nac. Chronicle.
It is gratifying to know the sainfe
have enjoyed a resting spell, but when
the brief-loving gentry return like a
swarm of morals consuming locusts,
and spread themselves abroad in the
••time-honored" city, is it not probable
the faithful will have renewed trou-
bles?
To Correspondents.— We would
caution those writing communications
for publication against writing on both
Í sides of their paper ; it is often the case
that an article has to be divided among
two or three compositors, which is not
conveni ent when articles are thus writ-
ten.
VW Wanted for Publication at
this Office—A complete list or cata-
logue "raisonnee" of the individuals
who will constitute the lobby at the
, , present session of the legislature. A
dispose of all the funds of the State for j list, appending to each name a brief
a portion of the debts and tax your statement of the kind and amount of
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pared with other States and einpiresfi heW by the United States, of right be-
equal to any and surpassing the most;! longs to the State of Texas;—Texas
looking to tbe large unappropriated! alone ^as ^e right to dispose of the
domain and the funds of the State aris-! same, with due regard to her obliga-
ing from the sale of a portion of her¡ tions; Texas as a State is the judge of
nortb-west territory,—it is the duty of; what is right for her to do—of what is
ihe Representatives of the people of improper for her to do. Texas does
Texas, in tbeir legislative capacity, to! not and will not consent that the said
indicate and publish to the world thaf five millions of dollars, and the accu-
general, wise and just policy. v\hich the Emulating interest, shall be distributed
people of Texas, (mindful of what is otherwise than through the Treasury
Huí to themselves, their posterity and and officers of the State of Texas, as
uut? w ——' I —•-
to others,) intend I o pursue. There-
fore,
Resolved, That the Committee on
State Affairs be instructed to take into
consideration the following proposi-
tions as tbe basis of the policy the peo*
pie of Texas intend to pursue, in order
to secure ami promote the present inte-
rest and iutnre prosperity of the State,
and to report as to the propriety and
wisdom of tbe propositions, or suggest
such other policy as they may deem
wise should they disapprove of the ba-
sis proposed.
basis.
Fiast.—Th« five per. cent. United
- —V*
may be directed by the Legislature.
MR. FRANKLIN said: I have of-
fered the resolution just read, submit-
ting the subject matter therein em-
braced to the investigation of the Com-
mittee on State Affairs, as worthy of the
mature and deliberate consideration of
the House. We have had various pro-
positions suggested, many isolated mea-
sures introduced, purporting to aim at
advancing the prosperity of the State,
and it has appeared to mo that it be-
comes this Legislature to indicate the
general policy they intend to pursue in
relation to the various interests of the
countrv. Texas ha a goodly inheri-
will fail, from those engaged in the
smallest speculations to those occupied
with the largest Companies which
have undertaken public works will fail,
and the States becoming sponsors for
their bonds, will resort to taxation up-
on their citizens to pay them. What
will be the result? Observation will
be awakened with regard to the fortu-
fifty cents per acre, or out of the pro
ceeds of the sale of such lands. At the
same time indicating that the creditors
of Texas can have their claims adjust-
ed and satisfied at any time within a
limited period, out of the other vacant
and unappropriated lands of the State¡
at, fifty cents per acre. Such payment
undeir the general policy proposed,
would (in the present condition of Tex-
as) be equal and adequate to all the
ends of a just settlement of the claims
against her for her revolutionary de^bt;
and I believe that the creditors of Tex-
as, or a great majority of them, iti case
the policy indicated in the resolutions
is adopted, would, without hesitation,
settle and adjust all claims against the
Stare on the basis proponed. Because,
when the debts were contractcd under
the laws and under the contracts, such
was one of the modes of payment in-
dicated. This mode of payment is in
her power. The other is not, unless you
people for the residue.
These suggestions have been made
in order to draw the attention of the _.v r , ..
House to ihe importance of the mat- are generally more numerous and more
rati position of't'he cuTzens'o'f Texas, lfrs submitted in the resolution, and: important than the public ones, and
who will not h,ive a rlnilnr ,Á \ hereafter, when your committee consequently more valuable.
shall have investigated the subject and
reported to the House, representatives
may be able to give that mature and
and deliberate consideration to the mat- si|e information. Brides, there "are
ter which its importance to their con
pay now, and if we act wisely will nev-
er have. Then it seems to me that in
the course of a few years the immigra-
tion to this country now so rapid, would
increase far beyond all present concep-
tion or anticipation.
The other proposition is to set apart
annually out of the interest of ihe per-
petual fund, the sum of fifty thousand
dollars tor the purposes of .education.
The fifty thousand dollars to be invest-
ed so that the principal and accumula-
ting interest shall be continually inves-
ted and re-invested, until the popula-
tion of the country will justify it. and
the Legislature shall establish a gener-
al system of Common Schools under
tile Constitution. This sum, with over
four hundred and sixty leagues of land
already set apart for educational pur-
poses. will form a rich and ample pro-
vision for the education of the sons of
Texas.
AnnlKpf nrODOsition. in aHitifinn
legislative relief sought by each, will
be preferred. Such a catalogue will
form a key to the private acts, whinU
si
[Galveston Journal.
You cant be accomodated, Mr. Jour-
nal No one man possesses the reqsi-
many relief-seeking gentlemen, who
would prefer to keep their own coun-
Dutch Wit.—An (old?) gentleman sel« and n<* have things blazoned forth
of our acquaintance, well known to to the world. A "key" to the private
the citizens of Bastrop for his quizzical acts, whold furnish some curious and
propensities, on his way to Houston funny items, which might be instruc-
lately, overtook a small Dutch boy rid- Uve, read b„ the peop|e. Among the
inga certain animil with long ears : J ,, „„„„ iha i
••What is that my boy you are riding man* dan ? uPon tbe legislature,
—is it a horse ? -No it aint a horse." Pra>'in« for re,lef' thcre are «'"¡sen*
"What is it, a mule?" "You knows whose claims are, just and meritorious,
what it is," said the boy. aNo 1 don't." Yet there have been instances where
'•Well, I think you ought to know your the petitionerfor relief "was in with" a
own brudder.'' The old gentleman member. In an eastern district during
forked over a quarter. [Bastrop Ad. the late canvass, a number of these
— cases were brought to light; and there
VW Daniel B. Martin, late engineer were others, in which the honorable
p. -r — - O j " 1 — ——
of the Collins* line of steamers, has gentlemau claimed a divide, bat
r._r , ... ^ been appointed Engineer in Chief of could'nt come it. It may be necessary
that, is to appropriate ¿250.000, {or so the Naw. : to observe, he wmsleft at Ivtome.
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