The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-05-12
OUR AUSTEN CORR nEspoNpENCE

Matters and Things at the Capi .al-The
Printing Question Setted--What the Leg
isliture has Doae---Our Senators and Rep
resenta iyes--Bully fer its old Major.
-IusIN, May sth, 1874.
Since the adjournment Of the Legislature
down into rroiouGd quietude, and your COR
respondent can iind hut little OF interest To
communicate. The Governor and heads of
departments arc busy ticing up the edds and
ends, preparatory to the summers rest and
the Supreme Court is pegging away, trying
cases in appeal, though what 1t is doing, your
correspondent being an outsider, Cannot say.
| learn the International case cameup on yes.
terday and ia now being argued ofcourse, we
cannot tell how the case " i'll decide, but it is
hoped that lheT.will tnd the law and the ia
terests of the people of Texas to coincide in
this instance at least
There has been quite tempest over the
Printing quest on, but tnow appears that the
Board Of Public Printing have flushed the
whole pack and have contracted with A. G.
Gray, of Houston, AT figures below any Of
fered, aud that the printing for the present
year will cost less than half what i, cost las.
year. By.the.bye, in talking with a Senator
the other day, was astonshed to learn that
the printing last year cost the State, including
claims therefor not yet audited, the sum of
one hundred and dive thousand dollarsi lam
not surprised that our printer friends who
| have lost the job are disposed togrumble, but
do hope that the present plan will result in
Ia great saving.
The Legislature, just adjourned, has not
done all they might have done, yet they have
| accomplished good deal in the way of use.
| full legislation, the effects of which will soon
he apparent.
| They have enacted aud passed great
number ef wholesome laws, including the ma.
turity of asound system Of finance; have re-
membsred the sld Veterans who gave us the
country have extended the shield OF protee.
| ton over our blseling frontier and last, but
not least, have purged our judiciary to a
g.eat extent Of its incompetent and corrupt
| featrTss.
| must not forget to n.entonin this connec-
! tion your worthy Senator and Representa-
tiyes, who have been faithfully at their posts
during the whole session, and who have made
| themselves felt in legislation. OF your Sena-.
| tor need not speak Every Texan knows
him aud loves him, and the old Major has
made many new aud warm friends this ses-
| sion by his sensible, upright course and his
watchlullness for The interests of your peo-
pie about Waco, and the balance of tho Dis.
] trict. The Major "came it" handsomely
on the salary question for your Criminal
Judge. 1t tsOems that when the appropriation
bill was up, Dalla Mckinney aud Sherman
wanted their Criminal Judge paid by the
State The Major was not much in favor OF
10 that business, no believed that they might
as well pay has Criminal Judge. The oppo-
nunts of ihe measure, thinking TO defeat the
bill, came TO the Majors rescue, and after he
had got his amendment taekel on, Dallas,
Sherman, Mckinney and Waco were TOO
much for them and the bill went through like
\ "a jufey," so that now you can grind out
| criminal justice at State expense
Mr., Stephens, Of Comanche has occupied
prominent position in the House, aud his SER
vices TO the frontier have been simply lnval-
liable. But for hun l doubt very much
whether any appropriation would hay, been
made for frontier protecti all. lie
has also been indofatigable in
ferreting ont frauds connected with tho Asy.
lum and other departments, for which ser.
vices he will take to his home the thanks Of
the people Of Texas.
| Judge Helton, o. Bosaue, ,'hss also spdeared