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austin, texas, wednesday, january is, 1858.
no; 2i.
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Judiciary: on bills to incor
Lynchburg and Tetlico steam 'manufac-
turing companies; amending and recoui-
mending their passage; adverse to bill '
fur relief of Knoxvilltl, 'Cherokee co;
rclatif? to lipids in Peters Colony una
favorably on bills relativa to Angelina
county and to prohibit the emancipation
of slaves by wills.
Public Debt: adverso to petition of
W Richardson,
Bills unit Resolution .
Potter: to define business hours of
the General Land Office; referred.
Mtttaft*.
From the House Mating that they
have adopted a resolution requiring the
committees on counties icc, to hold joint
aessious. also a resolution relative to
public offices, and passed a Senate bill'
relativo to European and American col-
inization society; and the following res-
olutions: for relief of Hon C A Prazier
and A W Tend; instructing our mem-
bers in Congress relative to Indian spo-
liations; and stage line between Wafitf
and Tyler.
Orderi of the Dag.
Senate went into the considerations
of a bill to incorporate Eastern Texas B
K company; referred with amendments;
the vote on bill lor relief of Western
Texas 11 K company was reconsidered.
A joint resolution relativo to J 0
\Vatrous; adopted.
Senate adjourned until to-morrow, at
10 o'clock.
the intelligence®.
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in ilm South.
IjusIAcm omiw-nli*tioi>« «Vlwípéa.l fo
itAkton * root.
Ttip Drmurrtith Oonwition
for making nominations, assembles at
the Capitol ibis. day. Before we tían
permit, ourselves to speak ol' its ends,,
anpfi and objects, we must devote ft few
words to t'tye a.nuiver«fl>yitself. Fifty-
eight years have. passed by, since the
eveut which lias had such an ititluwnoe
ttpon the world's history.
TSUS JJAT'1'Lií F NKW ORLEANS
was, M' v me conflict of ooHteiidMg
armies, ^«Hhongti a efluvio us victory,)'
a small skirmish when compared witli
snnic ol the brilliant engagements jn
which.the floret of Wellington's army
had bow* before, and wefe afterwards
engaged. It preceded and did not fol-
low Napoleon's Waterloo defeat. Nev
tfrtheles, the sentiment, perhaps first-
uttered by .lodge linger, was not en-
fyt hls^pj-^al anachronism. That
great otnu said, in his sprscli for Jh*.
remission of tiru. Juoksaa's fino, "bo
(fren. Jaetfron,^ was the "Conquerer of
the ctiiiqnorei's bf Nnpolumi." And so
liflwgr^" ■«*"*'**'*'' '• • ;:i
" ■' rxefsE.
l^i't ttie fact, tl,i t the Democracy of
hrtví segote ! this doy for politi-
cal purposes, must necessarily, (though
rebietantij',) tu some extent, sba|ro our
i'PfrMp«#t. Therefore, we have no time
for an eulogy upou Gen. Jack«o.v, as .a
military hero.
m«pt ghuii-e, fur * moment, ot
Ae causes: whioli gave tbc theatre for
hiti splendid talents. Tln-y were
1." 1Tlie cruwnjug act of PHEsinK^x.
JuFfKBsoN's admiiiiatH'ation tlw pur-
obass of Ütu Ijunisiana Torri4ory ,fra«i
the <kni¡-g(íd of P ra not-, wli. dealt in
eBipim,"^bt«oiW!« ami cxnntries, with the
ium<hnhnet with which a Texas speeulh-
tiir detils iV "-w.ab-hmjhts." That ees-
«ifer added to ouf cuiifedéi'itev now ratíes
of injiabitants -men who, as a tr/iu/c,
diflervd from tho iifiti-vv boia cíIÍkous of
the llnited Statow, in langoagf , r«lig4or ,
enstntrts, (tinnesflc and niuiileipal laws.
TlVey agreed' wftTi a majority of 'the Slates
a,f that time, ii) that shivery in pegióes
\\m an institution, au(J \v|^i all, in tjiaf
the Spmiktfiis hud enslaved some tribe
of Indian*. To tin? iuliabitawts, by the
treaty, were guarantied the fights óf
dfttSSGtiship, protiictlifn'of tljclr real and
personal property, ti^d the continuance
<|f their peculiar municipal laws.
Th«s, iVpon * portiioH of thtf Union,
wart engrafted'the great principles of
fheclvil I Aw, and1)y tjie suhsequcnt iw-
U'rmixture of the eornmon law and tlje
dofinftig qf tbo important (juestions,
national and municipal, gTowing>s«Ht o<
thb nnioii tif two sovereignties, so to
spojifc, "lias^ifown up the most stu-
pendous system óf jvuiftprutlcuce the
world ever saw.
2. In a Mif.itáby point of view, the
TJnited States lu dr; tL(US. ncqnired t^p
exclusive ownership of she "Father of
VVatei (" and tlio hrgii xo:wl for the com*
Hierco of the great vteit>: The powCt
of steam upon Mío watery «lerhont und
the iron root} not being thea-known,
human ken could not forcroe the aui-
versal adyaptngo tl^t*. gained. jVievn
the attack whichnjertaoed ííeiVOrlean ,
8. The Pckckask op Lowtsiana bad
JiUle pr no agency in pio4«tiil'g Uie war
with (treat Britain, further than- our
giowlng power n\ty bww exerted the
jealousy of that aggressive nation.—
That Vvai was tho fostrlt of a variety of
causes not nfbesfvry befe to relate.
, iCi, m repinAL >AIBIY.
The antagonism- tu Jeffartioti'a admin
¡«♦ratiot -*■ to his 4>old doctrinos in favor
of State sovereignty and Territorial ex
paujjjou, anjl the sam^.coi|tiuiied opjjp-
sitiau.; tq. Mr. Madison, his succeysor,
arrayed the fiKlelSal loadors ivgainst the
war, or ratlrei1 the men who were its fid
vocales. Federalism, like ,ajl ytber ele-
meuts of'ilppostUOn', took ¿jti. position
against the* purty in power, aad thus
seemingly against tffts" cónwfry'— nci
thttt tiie war g>-ew out of-aHy-Hoce^stwy
construction if the federal conslTtntion,
but it was advocated l%r tlie tun who
had triumphed over thp fedeVa{
4f The Audition of Titrrk, New
Statks, parts and parcels of tlmt terri-
tory, is dhíy a-«mall portion of the rev o
luU<ui tiius peacefully occomplisliej.—
Out of the seeoud; carved trtrt of the
ueW tej'i-itííry, arose the d ep agi.t tio4i,
wid tito dangerous coneetwlon—by tho
South — the ■"•
MHSOUni CWROIHSB.
Well did that far-seeing statesman,
Mr. üÁtiToe*, declare, that if this Union
ever comes to an ejid. the causes may
lie directly traced to tho- ordinance of
1787 ¡Hid the Missmni restriction. Tliey
have partially tia|isli)nx-d tbe balance
of power to tito enemies of tho instítu
Hon. Before the public mind awoke to
the enormity of the measures, 'nod the'
unconstitutionality of the latter, (ancf
the. first was still mure palpably so, whuh
tver high icutkorily may say,) the itiisehief
was done. The Northern mind had
learned to regard concessions as rights:
aud tho reclamation of rights as ag-
gressions. .Agitation has thus become
an element of distraction.
Fortunately, in the progress of things,
new revolutions have followed, aud
now precedents have beou CataWislted
which may stay tho hour, if it does not
avert the evil. .
C For the bold dabixo.of tlie iíei'o
of New Orlcttnü givvo us FJorida, and
thus added the Peninsula to tho Union.
His Jbwerson views of the federal con-
stitution checked the dangerous centrnl-
igm to which the United 9<^.te Supreme
Cpurt wus hurrying us. And eonstiii-
i g Itis constitution ( t tin ties fw biwisell,
and not entrusting hiStonSCTewet to the
jndicmry; he maintained the sovereign-
ty of ^Georgia, averted a oivi^ war, traiw-
fcjreQ the Soutlieni semi-ciriliaid In-
diaus to a part of this.Louisiana Terri
tory - -'gre«tly enlarged the «if a of flie
Soútli, and tliUfi increased population
and gave an impetus to the cause of iu
t^rnii) iniju«oremo«t8,Hiy the States.
Hen. -Taektym may, iu fact, be said to
Uava lajen, aot merely tin) master spirit
of bis day, but ho was tbe elnbodiment
■of the spirit of tho American mind from
i he butilo of New Orleans forward.—
His example, in impuisouiijg Judge
tfaíl, iu crossing tho Seminole liiw to
oliastise our murdeions enemies, in-W
fuwinffto en^ircc tlie mandate against
filerrfgin, in grappling with the monster
monied corporation, and arresting tjie
Wild spirit of intsifiittUbwprovumeiits, by
the federal govcrtlmenf,, all upon hjs
" oWii responsibility," were the' deatli-
kiiellj^ to drivclljog old fogylsm. He
Unhnort Uw public mini, and aroused
the spirit, whiqh sent tlie. i 4ventaron
sons oí freedom into the Texas wilds,
who raised tlie standard of revolt, and
finally brought this vast State into, tbe
Ulilon. Aud with it came another ter
riblo liioW to " old fo^yism," íi that we
tooli the country with tlie war; and, ns
a sctjijfpiícó, tbe vast wealth <4. Califor-
nia, the harbors of the Pacific, tho cer-
tainty of the bulnnce (it Íío*ico„sCén-
ta l Artiiefio*— all t%in Cc/WtiiieTit and
the ouw« d, march to^apan and Cbka.
To fuming pW f«gles these calcnla-
tions may loalj^ visionary; • UnJ VrVCWo
AWjUpi gihw'cyflfc vistai'of tho.future,
frrttw &e star# Mn liU;w*tcl.ed the d^ktj
nibs " fÍÍ apoleon and Jackson, i The ftrat
forced by Madison, Mónhoií, Jackson,
Van Bbrrn, Polk, Pirrob and Bccjt-
♦NAii. S,",
1. THE SPECK OF CLOUD IJÍ TDE
éáü' do
We trust tliatit has reached its-t;ui-: uearly all tho reflecting' sensible men of
w pu,.)! _ tl«" gr<!0t
battle, being now. made, wiíh fhe alí of] of his &^rTYt*|i%
■íL-' - - feiTed" iw Louisiana. The.. -/
battle of
moiutHined constitstional
bv steóoi.
y* m
cr nj 1
«--•to ISSB
miimtion, thst tlie lightnings bavé fbwih-
ci3r, the thutidors liavo i^turbciatod, and
the danger has passed. Tl c great prin-
(fiplv 'of uw-iuterveutiou has boon dis
covered — it has been taught, and the
hour has come wkju nonsense must
give way and siftipl*? trtith ii)ti^t pftjVííll.
- ' -¥" pooo pkroehenfs. " ' '' ]
" TliedeiuaiiUs ofTenut'ssee, KeutucKy,
Michigan, Arkansas nii{S California for
udmit 8Íon ¡uto the Weii—'tíw fact that
as govhrtmjetith' — wiMo "cfopitblo of
self Quutrol, acknowledging no para-
raonntfltfW except the fbdfcríü Qóaist^n-
tion; getting into motion themselves,
and i^pt waiting Tyr a"cctitr>\ aggres-
sive government, fcirc^ev struggling t«
tfet beyund its strictly delegated pow-
0 , and to prescíúbo the rule of action,
tor governments whiub they may .cre-
ate but not Control, ns to their munici-
pal laws and domestic relations--the
admusiun of *UJ Uk^c sovereign states
as cy-eiinals Jq.ijui.confodoiflvy.-bj' the
Ciuigrew which had no rigAi to ref use
it—the fftnctioninj what old fogies sup-
posed to lie u irregularities " wiictl'hi
truth the ótd ge^tTemen were doing
tlmu; duty according .to.strict law—
tliose precedents are now valuables,
and tho pur-bUnd old geiitleajen will
soou discover, that they liavo no right
to eíainiue tuno tlie people got into mo-
tion, to'make their constitutions, nOr
wfsiit'niv their' principles of organic
law, except to see if in iorm and in
fact, the foundations yi tl^e govern-
iiuent Lie "republican
V rily to tins student w-ho loves tlie
science' of government—who reveres
democratic uistituti^is, acting througfi
responsible ropresontatives--ngoiUs who
liavo periodically to surrender back
their stewardships, their triumph 6f rea-
son is a glorjoue consummation! So
orig as we can preserve tlm principle
of non-intervention, i tho affairs of
States and Territories and of our neigh-
bors cseept in a prirate Way; so lofig as
Wu can teach canting hypocritical aasf-
uii)C duudcrheails, that tho federal gov-
ernment, and all the o&ocrs thereof,
have no right to any couscionoe- abimt
slaws in South Carolina or K".(rnmv« or
msifiutre in Utah; and that Puritanic
Massachusetts is ho inoré affected by
tlie relation of blacks and whites in the
Statq of Texas, than the blue light old
sister was in the affairs of thp Lone-
Star Republic," tlie Union is safe.
THS XmjCATION. , ■'
"Viewed from this point, we cannotj
of coursu,,be supposed to feel any dcep
con con 1 as to whetlior Shaw or Johns
or Simmons or Durham, shall keep the
accounts of our State, or whether Ray-
iooi)d or i|ando!ph or Johnston or Scar-
bfirough shall keep tho keys of tbc strong
box and disburse tiio litllo..remaining
money, or Wtllio or Morgan or Iiurford
or Twrncr shall advise tho ffoveriror
aud constables, &c.; or whether .Ten-
iTings^or Moore, or Gray, or Hiiekley,
or Waul, or Devine, or Oldham, shaii
dispence justice.for the next two'years.
Should some Sampson ra/.o the f'orn-
dations of tho Oapitoh and kill all
the candidates and all the convention,
and himself nloitg with them, rnatiy
clcvor fellows would be gotiti—there
would be just cause fur rfiounu'ng in tlie
land; but witfii six weeks tlie peuple
could auppy tliuir planes witli just uc
much talent. Far bo it from W tó «ti-
dirrrate tho wtftdom of the State or ofB
céra'thereof. But our vucatlon is, to
tóacii tíie wfsdom «T oiir goveriitnoiitT-
the strengtli and durability of its iusti-
tutious and not to put at|r trust in par-
tieuhir men.
a oj.afrcb at neboc#xcy t)i fuxXs,
ITie bnsinéas 6^ tine democratic con-
veutiwn is simple. T>yi>; yews ago, ai
ter a ftsvanc sti'iigglo-with a secwet or-
ganization, which had initiated the con-
Vórítitín system into Texas, as "applied
to Staie the democracy Wyet in
Atistiu .and reiterated 'the national plat-
fopm of principias, ami nominated Ja .
R Sb^Wv in? Comptroller, Ja , if. Raj"-
mond, Trewmfev, and Jas. P. \Vi1He;
fot^Uprncy "Oéneral. rflSi A^iisriban
convention, ( >gn oftctwi-^l
m ofpriaMfdcfld (; ny
,1 elealoral
deniocra^lc majority exceeded 20,000.
It must be conceded however, tlmt the
«mi were strouger than the parly; for
notwithstanding the desperation of Mr.
PiHniore's cause, and the fact, that
•ml' imbtted «M witft tbe
w^íich lias addéd Ífíkas Arid California,
odd Oregon, Miuneiota, _
(Mike, and Nvw Mexico tpf*!
be- qlse-fcrmmittri . , RH
"'hílí-W contcM,'ti .
li|« party felt, that they were contribu-
ting-their moral weight to tlie Mfree-
soit" candidate, yet in tho presid<'ntinl
election, three months later, the demo-
cratic majority was rodnced to 17,000
'roti¿s. t , ,t'(
thk waco convention. , , *
The Jftnnary convention of 1858, Bp-
poiuted the Waco convention of May
18M. The struggle lbr ascendency by
-tlte fl'iends of different candidiites had
oeeft- markeifl. Kcveríhcless harmony
prevailed—the riatidnal platform was
l'0.itei""tcd-r-caiididaU!8 % Gov.-rnor,
LieutGoveVnor, Cotwlnissioiior of the
General Ln d Office worivfcomitiafed.
Wilfioul party nominations, but «'¿A
tho cfji'tniuty of polling tlieir party
strength, XJeri.. lkiustoii, Cupt., Crosby
and Judge Kvaris soon afterwards eti-
toidrt the tiebl-, add directed their chief
bat torres nfr the democratip Conventions
afta the M'l who ciuitrolled them. Tliey
made no war upon the political or mor-
al prfueiphrs of the deiho'cratic camli-
dates. lAioking at their political ante-
gcdentSj piditically the American candi-
datos ought to have beeirtho weakest of
any of the prominent meh iii tlie State.
!?o dv.m.ocvatic,paper, or orafgr or wri-
•tpr Qvtr comjili^jned of our nomination*
or ssid they were "not tit to be made."
The disappointed aspirants generally
¡entered the field and did good vviirk in
kite causó.' M'any of tho know-nothing
oratpr?. of 1 &35 and* eveu of 1HÜO7 came
to the aid of the democrafly; and yot
Gdv.-HannflA only bent Gen. Houston
10,000'votes, while White only beat
Capt! Crosby 2,000 Votes, although the
■patijiuage of the latter office exceeds
tlie first. In tho Eastern District, Judge
Reagan beat tho victorious candidatoof
1855, 500 votes.
It is nbt for 11a to speculate as to fho'
causes. We have only to say, that a
number of democrats) wilfully refused to
support their standard bearers; and, as
to one oflice of very great importance,
th<¡y well nigh threw us into a mihorlty.
Xor should w'e overlook tho fact, thfit
our .papers and orators were never
inoiie industriaus. Neither time nor
mOnoy was sp«i ed, - ■ = "
In view of this resume, our conven-
tion should he careful to select men in
whprii tlie people lia,vc confidence—who
are known to bo honest, capable, faith-
ful and papular; for while avfiilibily, in
itself, should never control-^pepu/nrity,
OtliefcTaifris beiiig equal should never
bb overlooked by those \Slio take the
reiípouáibility of presenting unudidates
to the people #■ 4t ' .« <n iwl> fci
And let us wbhve all avoid
AM. titsfMAmNc F.T.I-MKNT*.
It enniiot be denied, but with these
we are threatened. Already tin; from
40 to 1)0 men (if that many voted.) who
agreed to go to the convention them-
selves and éAYryok few others with thdm
—in fact making as nmtiy /Mega/td 11s
tlicre were ihkgntiirs—have adopted a
platform which «eludes from all parti-
cipation in the con vent ¡op, all democrats,
who* hi thier consciences, oppose
party
pot.lTICAt. jimlciai. nominations.
Agflrinst this prescriptive, dictatorial,
suicidal, unnbecssary course, a tenet
never sanctioned by any national party
save tho know-nothings, and rarely ac-
ted upon by any southern democracy—
a Course which these very men admit
weakened oür majority invthc 2nd Ju-
dicial District last summer. Several
standard democratic papers have re-
monstrated -yea almost tho only demo-
cratic papéis which were true to their
colors in the spring of 1855,- do yet re-
fiiñnítí-ate. The vory tendency has
drive as true a democrat, as noble a
spirit and as honest aman asToxus has,
out of tlie field. «y .
Wo are not going to argue the ground.
W have only to say, that every bench,
Sopreme *r& District, wcro filled, and
rt-fiHcfl lb 1850 and 1851. With one
eXpeptions^?it^ worthy to be fol-
hnctJ, no Judicial nominations -were Walker-
iBiute. iftltid yet, with only a txtep- rcft,ncd,
Mk,H^0* >ihtre-b*, every .liidgts m Tefc-
fbr BttdvanAn, and Is strong
«nppotW^íiijjl ddiAiniijlraiion 1
rt wí |¿ or exyiict to improve
tbc judiciary, as to tlieir politics, and
with few, if any «keeptions, as to their
leamin^ and ♦nwtwortlmnws, we ftwn,
march of mind, they have)
notions" ./ democracy,
and we fuar tliey arc upon tho verge of
"outer darkness." And jnit there is
not a man living who bos been mote
miH'orm in his support of Democratic
measures and men than the editor of
this paper.
Then, os to this new plank iu Ibc
Demecratic platform, let others " take
the responsibility but as 1o ub and
our bouse, \vu will try to serve tjie
party, according tb the faith once
I i vot ed to the fathers. Mcu of the
volition and candidates, one and
peace bo with you. .
(Jrdm of Ahe JMy.
A bill relative to fund set asido for
San Bernard rivar; laid on tho table.
A tóll relative U) Polo Pinto connty;
passed. f
rej^tivoto Jack county; pivs-
tho relief of the citizens of
rejected.
Senate adjourned un-
niorrow moping, at 10 o'clock.
Medina
SflJtiitfe fcgisUtnrt flf
SEN ATE.
'l'nesday, Dec^49, 1867.
Senate met; quorum pre Ánt.
I1et it imts.
HriMon: (1 Hiirl ero, Jnaji Sais, M and
II .lliinigosn, Pejiz Vela, and Ignacio
Gonzales; referred.
Report* of Committees.
Claims anil Accounts: fiitvorubly qn bills
for tlie relief of W J Whiting, Moody
&Doliine, and Robert Unid win
Public parids: fuvodably on bills to
authorize the sale of t]|ie public domain,
and for tlve relief of S J Pickett.
flitliciiry: 'recommended a substitute
for a bill rclniivc to water courses, &c.
, Bills ami Resolutions.
Hritton: a bill relative to school fund;
referred. \
.Thriwkiflorton: a bill relativo to ille-
gal cert ¡lientos -oí Castro's colony; re-
ferred.
Pottori relative to procoodings in the
dUtrijCt court.
Caldwell: for relief of £ G Rector; re
furred.
Orders of the y ay.
• Tlie following House(bills were read
ai|il referred:
Hill to incorporate fire a^ociatioiuof
San Antonio; L
ítill to create tho count*, of Throck-
morton; f
Hill relative to Governme
Bill for the rolief ofC K ila
Bill to incorpórate German í'rPlútchool
association of Austin:
Bill for tho relief of Murilliv Fi'Wfeu
Bill for tho erection of a statutwof
Gen T J llusk;
Bill to cancel contract for work ot^
Sabine river;
Bill to incorporate west fork mill com-
pany; pitHscd;
Hill relative to "Penal'Code; passed;
Hill frlr the relief of Wm W Gordon;
pnfised;
Hill for the relief of Win Cravens;
passed;
Hill lelative to school fund; post-
poned until January 6th, 1858:
Hill far tlm relief of Huford Gut rettj
passed. ' •
Adverse report of judiciary commit-
tee on bill relative to payment of inter-
est on opon accounts. •
A bill relativo to act of limitation^
laid on tiio table.
A bill relative to German cniigrotiou
company; post poned.
A bill relative to djstmlcoiirt ot 11th
judicial district; laid on the table.
A bill I'oj- the rolief of 11 enjy Street;
tyid on the table.
Adverse report of judiciary commit-
tee oji bill to provide for incorporation
of colleges, &e.', Was adopted. ,
A bill for the f-elirf of Washington
canity rttilfohd company; laid on the
(Mr.
A Idll -to incorporate1 San Antonld
water company; htm oft the table.
A bill for tho relief of B D Bass ford;
taken up and relerred.
ün motion the Senate adjourtied till
10 o'clock to morrow morning.
Wednesday, Dec, 80.
Senate met; onorum present.
Messages.
From Souse stating that they bad par-
sed a bill for relief of Houston and Texas
central railroad company; a bill for the
relief of .1 M Gonzales; a bill to incor
porate tifo TelHco manufacturing com-
pany; and a bill to incorporate Lynch
burg saw mill, &e., company.
Frofn the Governor, returning bill for
the relief of certain railroad companies
150 copies ordered to-bo printed.
Petitions.
jm Thursday, Dec. 81st.
Senate met; quorum present.
} Memorials.
, Guiiiii: sundry citiicus of Knoxvillo,
asking liquor law; referred.
Taylor of F: trusteos of Donhani fe-
male academy; referred. .«jmsn
Graham: sundry citizens of Rusk :
referred.
Reports of Committees.
Judiciary: adverse to a bill relative
to criminal cases; favorably on a bill
to amend criminal code.
Joint select committee: lavorably on bill
to amend tax law.
Hills tJ- Resolutions.
Walker: for the relief of surveyor of
Parker county; referred.
Wigfnll: to prevent emancipation of
slaves by wills; referred.
Caldwell: to incorporate Texas An-
nual Conference; referred.
Hritton: joint resolution to appoint
State librarian; referred.
Stockdnle; bill relative to Kempci%
Island; referred.
House substitute for Senate bill rela-
tive to Peter's colony; passed.
Tho following House bills were read
and referred:
A bill for relief of Jose M Gonzales.
To incorporate Tolieo manufacturing
company.
Orders of the Boy.
Bill lor relief of Texas western rail-
road company; laid 011 table.
Resolution of Guinn relative to now
business; rejected.
By leave, Taylor of C: joint resolu-
tion relative to U S banks; passed.
The report of tho committee on claims
and accounts against the petition of Cy-
me Wickson; adopted.
A bill for the relief of Jcsso Boykln;
passed.
A bill for the rolief of Witt Cravens;
rejected.
A bill for tho relief of Henry Stent
was taken tip, pending which tho Sen-
ate adjourned until Saturday morning,
10 o'clock, A M.
Toy-Lor of C: Titos Lundy; referred
Jiepoils of Committers.
Kngrbssed-lliJIs: a bill to protect lands
subject'to forfeiture ; bills for the relief
of WnrW tlordon. D C McGoc, Wm
(•ravens, und Hul'ord Garrett.
linrolteA Jlilh: bills for tho relief of
Joseph liaker, to incorpóralo tho town
of W catlierford; and for the support of
tlui State penitentiary.
Jv<lir.i'iry: ot^jjieinorlftKof J C Wa
tt'ouw, insisting *ipon an examinütio
internal Improremenls: unfavorably on
bill for the relief of Texas western rail-
road company. -
Hills and Resolution/,
for the relief of II Uiuftro;
BrUtoiii resolution to appoint a-joint
committee on public grounds; adopted.
Guinn: resolution that the Senate act
new 'busimw after January l&th,
Saturday, Jan. "J, 1858.
Senate mot, quorum present.
Petitions.
TavloVofll: Henry P. Hill; referred.
BrittonT I) Walsh; referred.
Rejirfri nf Committees.
Enrolled JJill*:'bills to organize the
county of Presidio p and for relief yf
Martin Winuc.
Engrossed Hills: bills rflutive to Palo
Pinto county; and Preuolters Aid So-
ciety. H j_
Inte nial improvements: fiwwably on
bill to incorporate Eastern 'iexaa rail-
road company.'
Public Lands: favorably on bill rela-
tive to Kemp^s Island.
'Private Land Claims: favorably on
lVffls fbi' relief of L Whitesides und Ma-
rfil Prince.
Jiuliciaiy: fuvorubly on bill relative
to land oertifioateS; finally passed with
amendments.
The Governor's message was received
and .read.
Walker; made a Minority report on
bill relative to sale of public domain,
recommending donations ol laud to Ac-
tual settlers.
Mil* anil Ittolutioiii.
Falls': bill to legalize acts of county
court of Angelina county; referred.
Walker: bill relative to Peters Col-
ony; referred.
Uffiaijet.
From the House stating that, they
have passed tlte following bills: to in-
corporate the beneficiary association of
San Antonio; for relief of (1 Kill ¡an;,
relative to County courts; to imthoviz
cancellations of patent no 815, vol 8, &o
A bill for relief of Texas western R
11 company; rejected.
Stnckdale : lull relntivo juries ; re
(erred..
Potter: bill regulating executions ;
referred.
1000 opios of the Governor's mes-
sage were ordeied to be printed in Eng-
lish, 500 in Spanish atidf>00 in German.
Ortlrrs af the day.
A bill donating 640 acres of laud to
Henry Stout; lost. "
Senate adjonrned until Monday morn
ing.
Wednesday, Jan. 6th, 1858.
Senate met, quorum present.
Petitions.
Wigfall: Sain Jordan ; referred.
Heportu of Committees.
Engrossed Hills- for relief of Texas
western R R company; relative to Jobn
C Wntrous.
Enrolled Bills; to incorporate west
fork mill company; for relief of Jesse
Bay kin; and relative to European and
American colonization society.
Public Debt: adverse to bill for re-
lief of S O Pennington.
Public Lands: favorably on bill_ re-
lative to sale of land ¡11 Miller and,-"
er's colony; adverse to bill for re
II P Hill.
liiUt.
Wigfall: to fix the price of land scrip
at one dollar per ucte; referred.
Orders qf the Dai/.
Bill [(> authorize the- sale of publio
domain special order for to-day was
taken up and finally passed.
Bill for relief of Mary A Collin; passed.
Senate coiicurred in Houüe bill rela-
tive to public? offices.
Hill relativo to Kemjier's Island; passed.
" for relief/ Whitesides, laid 011 table.
" " " of Manila Prince; passed'
" relative to arms &c; recommitted.
" to incorporate Tellico manufactur-
ing company; passed.
Bill to incorporate Lynchburg steam
company; passed.
Bill to create the county of Throck-
morton; passed.
House bill for relief of Jose M Gon-
zales; referred.
House bill for relief of J J R Gregory
wus recommitted.
Bill for relief of Win DcWoody;
passed
On motion, the Senate adjourned un-
til to-morrow, at 10 o'clock.
m
t of the judiciary committee on
ucorporate the preachers aid-so-
was adopted, and bill passed.
bill
a
-pted,
ill for the relief of Houston
central R. K, company was
Tuesday, |Fan. 3, 1858
Senate met, quorum present.
Reports HI Statullng Committee..
Engrossed Bill : reIáUve to illegal
ti certificate's; for ntlfefof A T Pick-
& Dohmc, Vf ,T Whiting und
„ . ^fw
WaWin; ind to proVído eaoh <jor
potato county with a surveyor, map and
records.
Enrolled Hills: relativo to ccrtain
patents; regulating the pay of jurors in
Smith county; to incorporate tbe triWn
of Honham; relative to laud in Peters
Colony. • *
Private Land Claims: favorably on
bills for relief of Mary Collinf?, J J E
Gregory and Jose M Gonzales.
Malitia: favorably on biW relative *
arms, etc.
Counties, Ac: favorably on ' <:'< '.0
create tlie comity of Throckmr
Public tandi lavorablo or m
was relief of E G Roetor a' - >
Woodey.
''Vw *v'-.
1I01JSH.
Thursday, Dec. 31, 1861.
House met, quorum present.
Petitions.
Ayeock: citizen's of Limestone coun-
ty—to committee on counties.
Hicks: Iftvld Ford nnd others—to
committee on public lands.
Oooley: citizens of Bexar, Gillespie
and Llano counties—to committee on
counties.
* Lewter: Geo Elliott aud Tbos Jami-
son— to couifnittoe on private land
claims. .
McE.inuey of II: C M Houston and
J. A Hendricks—to committee on coun-
ties .
Carroll: sundry citizens for the couuty
of Archer—to same committee.
Lee: Robertson and Keith.
licpn/ls of "Standing Committees.
State. Affair*.: favorably on anv act
relative to.the office of weigher of cot-
ton; ulso, favorably on a bill to repeal
the usury laws Recommended the
passage of a bill establishing an agri-
cultural bureau of the State Depart-
ment; bill rcud 1st-time.
Ediwtion: favorably ou a bill to in-
corporate the Waco union female in-
stitute.
Indian Affairs: favorably on a bill to
prevent the sale of spirituous liquors
to Indians ¡11 tho Texas reserve.
In/ernal Improvements: adverse to . I
to encourage the improvement •
gablo riycrs, Recommended
sago, with amendments, of n - <ip-
pIcuuHttal to tho lucorr <
Sabine and Gulveaton ' • ¿
puny; and a bill to ■ t'
corpomtiou of- th'
Brazoria railron
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