The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-05
Onlce, and also restraining the governor from


case on behalf of the state, and have been
paid tbeir teas, as shown in exhibit Il, unqera
contract, stipulAti-g those amounts for their
services.
THE UNIVERSITY LANDS,
A suit was brought under Mexican ute FIR
the recovery Of u laign tract OF lana, IN wnlCh
surveys had been made Of unity rsity lanus In
the county of MeClennan, and, nom the result
of that it ue, anc nee Ssaly Tor Tue state TO
bring suit to p otect the title 10 hald lands, and
for that purpose Messls. Clark Dnyer, OF
Waco We're employed under contract, stlpu-
latiug the amount Of their fee, with tbs uru6r-
/ staudirg that 1t might be Increased, II the
! amount OF services render entitled them to
such iucre- Sc. Ihev have been paid $500, as
shown In "Exhibit u
MUGDEE cAsEs.
In tho Curry case In lInrflson county, and
| in TIC Crawford case, IN Waller county upon
urgent representation fir IN the local torneys
| for the ate OF It's necessity, sanctioned by the
attorney General, employed william Stead
man Ia the first, and II H. BOoaa In the 9TH
er, and gave them the lees shown In "EXhib.
1t b."
ina PKNGrGNTIARY SUIT
a suit was Instituted by Richard b. Hub
bard. ~ govern r FOR the u.s. OF lheS STATE against
Ward, Dewey Il Co.,, former | ssees, ia Travis
c0un y, i'm when Iec0nvcn,iOLs have been
filed Tor aims Of large amounts against tho
STALE, which reudeTs " more important to de-
fend he latcruhts Of the state than t. sesnro
( II recovery lhc sc was Drought under the
employment 10y Ftrnot HUBBARD OF Slessrs
/ Feeler MaNey, rom the cuanHed altitude
Of the case arlsing out Of tho defense bet ~,
| and It's cuI. equent luc. 'ed importance, IL
mas becph, 40 utely necessary lor said eouu-
81 Tor the SIaJe 20 ihcuf auu l9nal expense,
ana period N adoluupAl Labor IN defending
! the case made, AID in procuring evidence
| which was not originally anic pdted, have
! tgrogd IN consideration thereof, and uuder
tho opinion una the interest o! tine sta he would
bt greatly jeopardized Without IT. to pay them
an additional Zee OF SSi0 10, which, added to
fee OF $500 due them up n tral Of the case +,
makes oGll2J, Which hlplliOh is only sufficient
| to cover the expense of procuring necessary
! evidence, mat tlley could hoJ otherwise pro-
| cure, ana which mas been PAD, as shown in
| - OH IS
And at their urgent rtquo t, have also en-
plOyed an additluaai otorney, Mr.. A. II. Nc
kinney, of Huntsville, who, from his residence
at that place, ana nom his knowledge OF the
ira usacuoLs VOWED in Tie suit, could give
most. important aid In the ease. deha5 been
] paidioi said service, US shown Ia "IGXhibit
I BY $500.
! In each aud every ono of hose employ
| ments Of counsel, | have first satisfied myself
| OF me org mt niece sty OF making them for
| the benefit Of the s ate, and the compensation
gwen has Invariably been lower than counsel
are emplOyed Tor by private individunls in
suits of equal mag lmde, and as low, ia fact,
as | could consci,ntOusly ask the services 10
| be rendered for
The employmenta have been made only when
| tn cases were such a. the attorney general or
the local attorney for the st te cOul! not give
| them such attention ~ their Importance de-
mandcd. Some OF these cases ar3 out of the
range If ordnary practice, ana local county
and district attorney have not time, in the
pr Us "l tutluteT' 70 attend 10 tllem properly
! flea IN DO If -"
! ,y,nld most rnspeotr,,Ilv spr,aet "a t,,.
iot t me- up ., N ~ VIZ ~. W. ~"
lPEi tutI lhH1 Nue tlA ou' HllH' ully IN repre-
IL Ia prratly To- ihs t,te.t M tLn st,ia 10 al.
! yinte In tbp riturr, lint is Ma ,liG,m,'tv If
nrDonrlnT the Attendance ar vyttnn'sss o1,sy'
| from a distance M cousi ierfbls eypense md
therefors womb resom,cenG thaf coz, ~ IN
! Gent fund he nrtyiinl for mar uur,oen' ma
, for taking dsp1,itlons, INA for 'the emil "
Inent Of , rs1ns to- seek on, iestimoog' When
necessary 10 inc,,r cNnaneo in do,ny 80 va II
often win he In suit, far the s1ate a. well az
In suits for ndiviouas.
| THE sguregatr amounr exnondsd d,,rirc tho
! last Two Vears ior adiiIioraI connssI far ,Sa
state AS Shuu,u IN UevhIhit n Us tia s w
/ 81 32G TO- "'i' Va
| In addition ia thia- thare hoyo baa, coo,
given 10 the countv atto,n,v nr 'T,ayis co,,n
| ". and ATTORNEYS Of other conatIss in Srits
| brourht far tina etoto ,mnnStin,r 10 Ln,,1
81, goo These were suite brought areinst ds.
| linouent tox coiiecInrs no dirnerion az ~. W.
| tOrnev-peneral tnrnnI nvpr 10 linn nv H.
| com ptrOller
| In anticipation gr such fl stat of thlngs I
recommended 10 tina lost .lpgislotnre fbs an.
| pointment OF Another nt;oruTv fnr tha Car
| VINO might nttead 10 such .uifs ana act aisn
rs a flsea agent OF the state. TO be lent to any
part OF Ii tor the enforcement of the revenu9
! inws Itq nronrlntv, ana auJ IN - a. ,uv
submitted 10 The Wisdom Of the ie,islsInrss s'"
-, =.
hN"'hlr H.
Amounts pald att0rnefs for the prosecution
and defense of eases FOR the sta'e:
1873
May t-Amount paid on lequisition
vices RS an attorpey lro n,
July 3l-Amount paid Metsrs sheeks
" Sneed Tor the prosecution
of u, NJ. Peck ...,........... 100 90
Aug. l9-Amount paid Sam A Wilson
for services as an attorney In
the Mercer colony case $50 90
NOV 20-Amnunt paid Mesars Willie
y Cleveland and George T..
Finlay Tor professional SER
wees In suit ofseveral parties
In Galveston Va. U. X. Dean,
tax collector of Galveston
county, In injunction suit to
test oonstitutlOnality of "An
act 20 provide for the levy
and collection of occupation
tax on the sale of spirltous.
viaous and malt liquors, APP
proved April 3, 1874 - bOO m
Dec, g--Amount paid sam A. Wilson
for services us IA attorney
Tor the state In suit relating
TO illegal locations and pat
euts on the reservation of
capital lands and lands for
the payment ufpubllo debt
as per contract Of this
date, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 500 90
Dec, To- Amount paid Oscar NJ. Wat
kins Tor services RS an
attorney -at-aw in cases aFis-
ing under the bell punch IaW
in Galveston county. . go OO
Dec. 26--Amount paid sam A. VII