The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-30
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
From Thursdays Daily.l


From Thursdays Daily.l
Answers to the questions sent out
some days ago by the governor in
regard TO the number of insane per-
sors III each county, are being re-
ceived daily, and the number is as
suming proportions that will as
tonish most people, and more than
probable necessitate the enlarge
ment OF the new asylum buildings.
The governor on yesterday ap-
pointed MIR. j. ii Collett, a well
known aud highly esteemed cIti-
zen of this city, as one of the board
of managers OF the lunatic asylum,
vice Captain w. NJ. Wilson resigned.
lie also appointed Mr.. Temple Hous-
ton district attorney of the thirty
fifth judicial district, vice j. n.
d Browning, resigned.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
On yesterday Hon. L. III. Bow
man, secretary of state, received
from Senator Coke the official re-
port of the census of Texas. Certi-
lied copies of it will be printed for
the use of the legislature in redis-
tricting the state.
The Traders Stock company, of
Menard county, capital stock 3d.
600, filed a chaIter in the office of
secretary of state yesterday. The
object of the company is to buy,
sell aud raise sheep and other ami
mails. The principal Office of the
company will be at Menardville,
Menard county. The following are
the directors: Il. Penney and ID. s.
Thomas, of Jasper, Missouri, and
George S. LAWRENCE of Toulon, Illi-
nois.
The Rose Cooperative Associa-
ton Patrons of Husbandry, of Lib
erty Hill, Williamson county, also
fled a charter; capital stock $780,
900; object, to conduct a general
mercantile business under the con-
troll of John Dunlap, a. Ii. Marcus,
James N. Brown and j. &. Park, all
of Williamson county.
coNIPTROLLER's OFFICE.
From the comptroller's report,
now about ready for the printer, the
STATESMAN learns that from the APP
preparation of $4,000, made by the
seventeenth legislature for the pay
ment of claims of teachers and i'll
spectors of the public schools, there
has been disbursed the sum OF
$1,000 IS. From the appropriation
of $4,000 made for payment OF
school directors from September,
1875, to August 81, 1876, there has
been expended the sum OF $22 ,624 so
These appropriations were far i'll
excess of the applications for pay
ments of claims of this class. 1t Is
probable that all claims of this ma
turc have been presented for audit
to the comptroller's office, and that
all that were meritorious have been
paid, excepting few that reached
the office after July l, and were re
jected in consequence of not being
filed within the time required by
law.
The comptroller will recommend 8
repeal of the law enforcing collec'
tions and embarrassing titles by
sales of collectors of land unren
dered from 1871 to 1876, until the
list can be entirely reformed. H(
bases this recommendation on the
fact that the lists of lands purport
ing to be unrendered from 1871 to
1876, now in the hands of collectors
are inaccurate to such degree thai
If lands are sold on the lists thai
nearly every tract of land in the
state will be involved in litigation
and embarrassed by tax sales. The
comptroller desires to avoid this
confusion aud litigation, and pro
poses, if it be desired to prosecute
the claims of the state tor back taxes
from 1871 TO 1876, to proceed on an
other basis, so that land owners whC
have paid taxes in good faith, bu
ON account of uncertainties as Ia
county lines and want of knowledge
of the original grantees, will not b'
harrased by law suits and embar
rassed by spectators, who desire t
raise clouds on titles, with |
view to secure fat compromises
The comptroller in reply TO |
question from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Story as to whether the property o
Masonic lodges is taxable under ou
law, has answered that the onl!
= property of this character unde
our law that is non-taxable, is sucl
as is held for "phrely public chart
ties,r and that all orders owning
property held for uses connected
with special charities confined Il
their membership, and relations o
their membership, is held as taxable
Property of all special orders, no
organized on "purely public chart
ties" or charitable institutions 70
the benefit of the entire public body
are required to pay tax on thei
property.
Comptroller Brown, being slight,
indisposed yesterday, was not in hi
office, and thanks are due Captain
Sneed, the courteous and efiicien
chief clerk OF the department., FOR III
formation received
TREAsURER's OFFICE.
On yesterday at the treasurer
Office first payments were made o
over $4,000 acres of public schoC
lands sold. Of this quantity 25,0O
acres are in La Sale county. Trea:
urer Lubbock has just returne
from Galveston, where he, for tn
state, purchased $4,000 worth c
her own bonds of the class known q
long sevens, due in 1904.
The purchase was made with tn
sinking fund and surplus revenue
and the price paid was $l.40. Th
transaction was made through th
bank of New York, and it is be
lieved that the bonds were sold b
the estate OF the late Charles MOI
gan. The above purchase increase
the amount of bonds bought an
retired by the state since the las
session of the legislature {
about $1,000,0O0, leaving the stat
debt at this time something unde
$4,000,000. The purchase will ms
terially reduce the cash balance j
the treasury.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
On yesterday, information was r,
ceived at the attorney generals o
flee that in the case of The State v. II
LoDgview aud Sabine railroad Pa
company, to recover penalty of $lO(
for failure to make annual repol
Z within the time prescribed by la,
Judgment for costs had been ol
tainOd for the state. The attornt
general will appeal. In the case
the New Orleans, Texas and Pacit
railroad company, in the count
court of Travis county, to recov'
penalty, the attorney general @
yesterday dismissed it, and wi
institute suit against the compar
for forfeiture OF charter, in the di