HON. JOHN H. REAGAN-RELATIVE TO FUNERAL CEREMONIES OF.

H. C. R. No. 14.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Whereas, the Senators and members of the House of Representatives of Texas have heard with deep regret of the death of the illustrious statesman, the Hon. John H. Reagan, who, for more than half a century served Texas with unselfish patriotism; therefore be it.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, First, that a committee of five members of the House and three of the Senate be appointed to be present and assist in the funeral of the Hon. John H. Reagan, and whose duty it shall be to arrange for proper ceremonies hereafter in the Hall of the House of Representatives, commemorative of the life and services of the illustrious dead.

Second, that the Texas flag over the capitol building be kept at half mast for thirty days.

Third, that the heartfelt sympathies of the Legislature of Texas be tendered to the wife of Judge Reagan, and the surviving members of his family for their irreparable loss.

Approved March 9, 1905.

CITY OF SHERMAN-AUTHORIZING RETURN OF MONEY DEPOSITED WITH STATE TREASURER TO SECURE PAYMENT OF BONDS.

H. C. R. No. 10.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Authorizing the return to the City of Sherman, Texas, of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250.00) Dollars, deposited in the State Treasury to secure the payment of outstanding Texas & Pacific Railway Co., bonds issued by said city, dated February 12, 1874.

Whereas, the City of Sherman, under ordinance of its city council, passed on Nov. 2, 1903, issued its bonds dated February 1, 1904, known as Texas & Pacific Railway Co. refunding bonds, in the sum of thirtyfive thousand ($35,000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of taking up and paying off that amount of Texas & Pacific Railway Co., bonds issued by said city, dated February 12, 1874, which said refunding bonds were duly approved by the Attorney General and registered by the Comptroller on the 13th day of February, 1904; and

Whereas, at the time of the registration thereof there were presented to and cancelled by the Comptroller all of said original issue of said Texas & Pacific Railway Co. bonds, except bonds to the amount of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, upon which, at that time, there was due and unpaid interest to the amount of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars in the aggregate, which said bonds could not be found or located, but were presumed to be paid; and

Whereas, before said refunding bonds would be registered said City of Sherman was required to and did deposit with and pay to the State Treasurer the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250.00) Dollars in cash to provide for the payment of said bonds which were not presented

for cancellation as above set forth, in the event that the same should thereafter be presented for payment; and

Whereas, said bonds, nor any of them, have not since been found or located and they are believed to have been paid off and discharged, and said City of Sherman has made provision for the payment thereof in the event that the same or any part thereof should in fact be outstanding and hereafter presented for payment; Therefore be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, the Senate concurring: that the Comptroller of Public Accounts be and is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant upon the State Treasury in favor of the City Treasurer of the City of Sherman, Texas, for the sum of $250.00; and that the State Treasurer be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay said warrant upon presentation. Approved March 16, 1905.

MAC STEWART-REQUESTING MEXICAN AUTHORITIES TO

PARDON.

H. C. R. No. 11.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that

Whereas, Mac Stewart, a citizen of the United States and of the State of Texas, is now and has been for nearly ten years, incarcerated in jail in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, charged with the killing of a police officer in that country; and

Whereas, Mac Stewart was a true and honorable confederate soldier, and a loyal and law abiding citizen who enjoyed the confidence and respect of his countrymen; and

Whereas, said Mac Stewart claims, and has from the day of his arrest claimed, that he acted in self-defence, and upon an impulse or a principle taught him from early childhood by the laws of the United States, that are founded upon the laws of nature, to believe that self-preservation or self-defence is right; and

Whereas, the said Mac Stewart was sentenced to be shot; and

Whereas, the Congress of the State of Chihuahua, upon recommendation of President Diaz of Mexico, commuted the death sentence of the said Mac Stewart to twenty years imprisonment in the Chihuahua jail;

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Whereas, it is provided by the laws of that country, Article 187 of their Penal Code, that the Governor of Chihuahua is authorized and empowered to pardon and deport from Chihuahua prisoners after they have served one half of the time of their imprisonment; and

Whereas, the said Mac Stewart will have served one half of the time of his imprisonment (ten years) on the 31st day of May, 1905, A. D., therefore be it

Resolved, that through this resolution and in behalf of the people of Texas, and the gray-haired confederate soldiers of the South, we appeal to the authorities of Mexico to pardon and liberate Mac Stewart, thus bringing joy and gladness to the hearts of thousands of his comrades, by

giving to him that which is dear to every citizen of the United States and Mexico-Liberty! Be it further

Resolved, that the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution, with an imprint of the seal of the State of Texas thereon, to the President of Mexico, the Governor and the presiding officers of the Congress of the State of Chihuahua, and that a committee of two members from the House and one member from the Senate of the State of Texas be appointed by the Speaker of the House and by the President of the Senate, respectively, to present in person or or about the 25th day of May next, a copy of this resolution to E. C. Creel, Governor of Chihuahua, and urge upon him to pardon and deport the said Mac Stewart. Be it further

Resolved, that a copy of this resolution bearing the Seal of the State of Texas thereon, be forwarded by the Secretary of State of Texas to General Powell Clayton, United States Ambassador to Mexico, and request of him that he exercise his official influence in securing a pardon for the said Mac Stewart.

JUDGE JNO. W. GOODWIN-AUTHORIZING HIS ABSENCE FROM THE STATE DURING JULY AND AUGUST, 1905.

S. C. R. No. 7]

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring : That Hon. Jno. W. Goodwin, Judge of the Thirty-fifth Judicial District of Texas, be and he is hereby granted leave to absent himself from the State during the months of July and August in the year 1905. Approved March 21, 1905.

FOREST RESERVATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES-RELATIVE TO.

H. C. R. No. 18.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: Whereas, in the territory of New Mexico there is a series of mountain ranges running parallel to the Pecos river and lying immediately west of the same, and known as the Guadalupe, Black, White, Capitan and Rocky Mountain ranges; and,

Whereas, said mountain ranges are covered with many kinds of timber and brush; and

Whereas, it is found that these great ranges of mountains are the great natural water reservoirs that supply the springs, wells, and the great rivers of Pecos, Palo Duro and Canadian rivers, and also the great staked plains; and

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Whereas, the greater portions of said mountain lands are yet the property of the United States; and

Whereas, said timber and brush are fast being destroyed and no provision made for restoring the same; therefore be it

Resolved, that we most respectfully recommend that the members of Congress from this State use their best endeavors to have said mountain ranges declared forest reservations under the laws of the United States; and that a copy of this resolutior be furnished each of said Congressmen by the Chief Clerk of the Hou!

A. C. WILMETH,

A. L. SHARPE,

W. B. WARE,

B. F. JAMES,

J. F. MCKENZIE,
CLAUDE HUDSPETH,

S. M. DAVIS,

T. A. Low.

[NOTE. The foregoing House Concurrent Resolution was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the 27th day of March, A. D. 1905, but was not signed by him nor returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections thereto, within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became a law without his signature.O. K. SHANNON, Secretary of State.]

HON. PAUL MORTON, SECRETARY U. S. NAVY-INVITATION TO.

H. C. R. No. 17.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Whereas, it has been learned through the daily papers of Texas, that the Honorable Paul Morton, Secretary of the United States Navy, will accompany President Roosevelt on his trip to our State; and

Whereas, the Honorable Paul Morton, has by words and acts, on several occasions, proven himself a friend to Texas and to Texas people, aiding as a high official of the Santa Fe Railway system, in the material development of our great State; therefore be it

Resolved, that the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, partially show their high appreciation of the distinguished honor to be conferred by this visit, and that the reception to be given our distinguished President on the occasion of his visit to Austin April 6th next, be also in honor of the Honorable Paul Morton.

HAYNE NELMS,
W. L. BLANTON,
W. A. MYRICK,
F. B. GUINN,
E. A. RICE,
S. WEBB.

Approved March 30, 1905.

INTOXICATING LIQUORS-RELATING TO.

S. C. R. No. 8.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Whereas, under the construction given the Wilson Act by a majority of the Supreme Court of the United States, intoxicating liquors may be shipped as Inter State Commerce from one State into another, exempt from police powers of the state until the same arrives at its destination and is delivered to the consignee, and,

Whereas, in many counties and districts in this State the citizens are in favor of and have adopted local option laws, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within the limits of counties or districts where the law has been adopted, and,

Whereas, non residents who contribute nothing to the expense of policing made necessary by the liquor traffic are by their agents invading local option territory, in disregard of public sentiment and in impudent defiance of good morals and the will of the people and are soliciting and taking orders for intoxicating liquors to be shipped under such terms as to be protected as Inter State Commerce under the decisions of the Supreme Court as above mentioned, now therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Texas, The House concurring: SECTION 1. That the President of the United States be and he is hereby petitioned to recommend in his next message to Congress, the enactment of a law whereby imported liquors are, upon arrival at a State Line, divested of their character as Inter State Commerce and shall fall within the category of Domestic Articles of a similar nature, and shall become at once subject to State Jurisdiction and to the effect and operation of laws enacted in the exercise of its police powers to the same extent and in the same manner as though said liquors had been produced therein and shall not be exempt from said jurisdiction by reason of being introduced in original packages or otherwise.

SECTION 2. That the members of congress representing the State of Texas, in the Senate and House of Representatives be and they are hereby earnestly requested to use all honorable means to bring about the enactment of a law such as is described in Section One hereof.

SECTION 3. That a copy of this resolution, properly authenticated be transmitted to the President of the United States, and similarly one copy each to our United States Senators and members of the House of Representatives.

[NOTE. The foregoing S. C. R. was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the 7th day of April, A. D. 1905, but was not signed by him nor returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections thereto, within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became a law without his signature.-O. K. SHANNON, Secretary of State.]