The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03
CAPITOL CULLINGs.
Current Notes About the state
Departments Yesterday.

Current Notes About the state
Departments Yesterday.
Captain H. F. Folwell has accepted
in the land Office.
The Mutual Marriage Aid association,
of Paris, filed charter yesterday.
DR.. r. NJ. Swearingen, state health
officer, returned yesterday evening.
Hereafter students will be entitled to
only one term in the Sam Houston nor
NAL school at the expense of the state.
J. D. Mcconnell, Esq, has been APP
pointed district attorney in place of
Cummings, recently killed at Laredo.
Colonel A. T. Mckinney, of Hunts
vile, has been appointed by the governor
university regent, vice J. H. Starr, who
failed to qualify.
The Marion college, of Waxahatchie,
filed charter. The incorporators are
Chas. E. Brown, L. NJ. Lewis, ] Fred.
Cox and Jas. A. Walkup.
Colonel A. II. Cook, contractor for the
university, filed his bond for $50, 900 yes
day, with Mr.. Ed Christian and Mr.. S.
Loomis as surities. The bond was &C
cepted.
In answer to an inquiry Commissioner
Walsh rules that persons, acting as
agents, in sending in files on school,
university or asylum lands, must send
powers of attorney with them.
1t was reported yesterday that Colonel
Taylor, of the capitol syndicate, will
reach the city to-day. The apprehen-
sions felt by some, of hitch of some
kind in the capitol construction, appear
to have been dissipated by recent events.
Commissioner Spaight has knocked
another insurance company out OF time.
Thirteen of the working plates of the
new capitol have been completed, and
Colonel Myers was examining them yes
terday. There are thirty-nine in all, and
it is thought the remaining twenty-siX
will be completed within the next six
weeks. The work has been much re-
tarded by the insufficient number of
draughtsmen. y
Commissioner Walsh says that he is
receiving letters of inquiry from different
sections of the state, which he finds it
difficult to answer, inasmuch as they are
from new towns on railroads of which
there is no record sent 10 the Austin
postoffice from Washington. Letters
are constantly being returned to him
from the postoffice here. This difficulty
could be surmounted by giving the name
of the county in addition to the town.
Colonel Meyers, architect of the new
capitol, is now in the city. He states
fbof no 10 hara 70 fl,a YOt1rY1 IF incnao
ting the working plans of the structure,
and came at the request of the capitol
commissioners. In answer to an inquiry
of a reporter Colonel Myers disclaims
that his present visit has anything to do
with any explanation regarding alleged
differences between himself and the cap
itol syndicate. The interogatory of the
reporter was prompted by report, rath-
er extensively circulated in the city, but
which Colonel NJ. s answer would seem
to pronounce unfounded.
The following dispatch was sent yes
terday to tue mayor of Brownsville:
"Hon. Thos. Carson:
eff yellow fever exists in Matamoras
declare quarantine at once, and place
guards on the river. If an epidemic
prevails, state troops will be sent out to
enforce quarantine. By order of the
governor. [Signed R. NJ. SwEARINGEN,
Estate Health officer"
In reply to letter from leading insur-
ance man giving information that the Flor
ida mutual fire insurance association, of
Micanopy. has established agencies at
several points in this state, notably at
San Antonio, and inquiring if said asso-
citation had complied with the insurance
laws, paid occupation tax and fees, and
received a certificate of authority to do
business in this state, the commissioner
of insurance sent the following letter:
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, J
STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
"AUsTIN, TEXAS, July %, 1882.
"DEAR SIR You have my thanks
for your prompt information in refer
ence to the Florida mutual fire insurance
association, of Micanopy This insur-
ance company has not submitted to this
department the papers required by law,
or applied for authority to transact
business in this state, and / have there
fore had no opportunity to examine its
charter and bylaws. But its name suffi-
GENTLY indicates its character, and from
that alone l have no hesitation in decid-
ing that it is clearly within the operation
of the Insurance laws of this state,
and that Its agents are subject to
prosecution under the act to define who
are insurance agents and to fix the liabil-
Ity for acting without authority Of law.
(See Appendix Revised Statutes, page
46)
Several such so-called insurance asso
Citations, confessedly without the one
hundred thousand dollars paid up capt.
tai required by law, have made their APP
pearance in this state, and in every case
where the names of their agents, with
evidence of the facts, have been brought
to my knowledge prosecution has been
ordered through the proper county at
torney.
''In the interest of the revenue no less
than of the unsuspecting public, and in
justice to the legitimate insurance COM
panies that have complied with our laws
and paid their taxes and fees, 1 must ask
all regular insurance agents to cooperate
with me in my unceasing efforts to sup
press smuggling insurance.
Every respectfully,
"a. w. SPAIGHT, Commissioner.