The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-20

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fhs prsrsaed Reduction ~ Tasnlion me
Opposili,n NJ aoms counties " u ths .
Units rnd Aggregate ~ one brotherhood .
A. inrontt.lihte flhantiei rfur0alii0n
tieiieya tie Merchants 'fbe foio On The
TItofsity focnliona me Hundred nnd
Thiriy-Fito Parious 10y the Governor
I,H Yetr some Outrageous incpnslsten-
cle,-Uhnftcrs rued Deseryod 1iibutus
10 Deserving Onlcitis
Number g.
Correspondence OF the Herald
Au.rlS, April IS, SIN a previous let
ter indicated to you that thepresent leg
stature would reduce the taxes. There IS
no question but that the state tax can be
put at thirty cents instead of the existing
one Of forty cents. Assuming that 5000
900 be needed annually, the tax rolls now
showing an assessment of $2,500,0OO, we
certainly can stand to have it
diminished. And yet strangely enough
there is some opposition 10 this, under the
apprehension that such reduction would he
10 the great detriment OF the counties
which. under the constitution, are allowed
/, impose only one half of the state tax,
which 1t is thought would be insuillcient 10
NV county Indebtedness. The reply to
this argument is evident, VIZ the increase
of assessahe values in the state, which en-
ablcs the reduction, must arise from lhe
asscssable values in the counties. sIhese are
| the units that make up the aggregate state.
And accordingly we find nearly all the
| counties in good financial condition.. with
| improved and improving values. This is
| financial proposition beyond dispute.
| Those of Bexar and Dallas, for instance are
C onspicuous examples; lake i ihe Cotnsy
member said day or two ago
| in the executive office that some $5O,0O0had
| been latterly spent there for bridges alone,
| and vet there were at present In the treas
| ury some 5000 ahead. BY all means let
| us have the reduction, and let the mer-
chants feel the benefit OF II: county IN
| debtedness prior to the adoption OF the CON
stitution can be cancelled by special tax by
| the counties.
! IN THE SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE.
In looking over the business done as
shown in Secretary Bowman's office, md
some very interesting matter which mere
With present | note q heavy increase III
the receipt of Office fees paid during 1881
| into the treasury; they foot up SlO,S77.3 ~
against $11 PIG of the two years previous,
| this being due to the unprecedented activity
| in railroad building. =
| [ append also, to refresh the memory OF
| those interested, -
| THE VOTE ON THE UNIVERSITY QUESTION.
1t show the following:
For Austin for main university. .......... l6 200
! For Austin for entire university ......'.'l5
For Waco for main university .......'..... Z,95z
For Waco for entire university to 10
For Tyler for main university '''lo,5-u
! For Tyer for entire university .....,.... ~ 92i
| For Galveston for medical department ~, az
| For Houston for medical department -, l2,.'ss
| f Austin for medical denartmer:. ....... s94
| For Waco for medical department ......... 1917
| For TYLER for medical department. ,........ IL
In looking over the list OF pardons'g granted
by the governor during 1881, about l3o In
number,
SOME CURIOUS REFLECTIONS,
as to the Justice of the laws, present them
selves ION the face of the papers" For IN
stance, one William Astor had been sem .si, TO
the penitentiary for three years for the theft
of a watch" while one David Baker
had only five years for murder
in the second degree One Mark
Peeler was sentenced for 10 years in Hunts
yilles walls for the theft of horst"
while one Mr.. Peel was sent up for years
for the theft of a mare" and Henry Oats
was given years for stealing a mule. y
Whether Pcel's name was shorter than
| Peeer's, or whether the gray mare was
not the better horse" on that occasion, or
what was the matter with the Oats that the
| mule indicted him into tlat omlnOus I
wears trouble, the intelligence of the aver
age iuryman alone can inform US. OUT
upon all such condition OF the laws. IL
deed, the table all through presentsa Oun-
die Of lust such absurdlties and lnconslst
encies. The HERALD has earnestly directed
attention before to the great need OF revision
of some of our criminal laws ana
The modes and assignments OF penalties
In the list Of
| cr,rTrpS FfIFD
during 1881 under the general incorpora-
ton law, find there have been nearly 30
ofall kinds Among these i'll conspicuous
prominence stand the Dallas Opera House
company with capital stock Of So0,VJO;
the Texas Cotton ana Grain E1change,
the Protective and Detective association OF
Texas. with $4,000; the Sou.h-
ern Book and Publishing company, with
$1,000 Among the railroad charters
filed find the Texas Southern Trunk line,
capital SIS 100000 the Dallas Western,
capital $4,000; the Texas Western, capl-
tai SS0,0)O,O00. Alas, how are the
Affairs in the Office of the secretary Of
state under charge of that skilled ana
efficient official and genial gentleman, Hon.
T. II. Bowman, aud by his esteemed chleJ
clerk, n. J.. SPAN, are kept IN that order
and regulated with that promptness and
ulsDAIfil ana tONliSc1 va AAtAhhNi Nh"s NhtN'e~
to the applicant for information, leellng
of home-like easiness which every citizen
should experience when seeking 10 advise
himself as TO the condition OF his state, 4
take supreme pleasure in extending this
tribute to these worthy officials whom, for
years, have witnessed in the intelligent
performance Of their labors. j. +. Il.
The Railroad Problem-Hasty Legislation.
Action without Knowledge-Political
Demagoguery-Capita to be Driven from
TINS stste-Ihe People nave 10 Ray the
Piper While the Politicians are Making
1 supposed Capital-A Strong Comparison
of Railway Fares, North and south-"Ihc
Hope of Death IL Resurrection"
Moo
Correspondence OF he Herald.
Austin, April Is, lss2.-The house com
mittee on internal improvements met last
evening purposing 10 take some action on
the various railroad bills now offered and
numbering twelve or fifteen of various
lines and colors, but Governor Brown, Col
onel Hoxie. Major Cave and Others had
Just arrived aud secured time to
prepare their statements as they had just
seen the bills. Tonight Major Cave viii
present his argument, TO be followed by
Governor Brown on Monday. The haste
with which the bill, as teiegraplled 10 you.
was passed day before yesterday by both