The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
DEPARTMENT VOTES.
From Tuesdays Daily.l

From Tuesdays Daily.l
Nothing ofpublic interest transpir-
ed in the state departments yester-
day, and the STATESMAN this morn
ing can only give few figures from
the report of the comptroller, which
will be printed in a few days. In
addition to other receipts the fol-
lowing revenue was received and
paid into the treasury last year and
up to March 1, 1882:
Retail liquor license, $902S. "a
poll taxes, 1925 55.36; tax in unor-
ganized counties, $2392.36; tax in
organized counties, $5047.S1 special
occupations, 1927, 890.14; sale of alb
stracts, $44.4S; sale of Revised
Statutes, $205; railroad passenger
tax, S1963.66. The Agricultural and
Mechanical College fund has been
overdrawn $2324.61. The report,
| although summary of the business
of the Office for the year ending
March l, 1882, abounds with much
Interesting and valuable information
for the legislators for whom it Is in
| tended.
From Wednesdays Dally.l
On yesterday Governor Roberts
appointed Hon. John w. Robertson
special judge 10 try certain cases in
the district court of Travis county,
Judge A. S. Walker disqualified.
Judge Edward Marshall, OF Dallas,
was appointed special judge to try
certain cases i'll the district court of
Denton county.
In addition to regular business at
the land office yesterday commits
sioner Walsh was busily engaged
answering lnterrOgatOries pertain
ing to land suits in certain counties.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
The following interesting statis-
tics are from the comptroller's re-
port:
Number of railroads in operation
in the state, Al; with an aggregate
capital stock of 1927 ,122, 100. Amount
of capital stock paid in, $69,279, 900 ;
aggregate amount expended by the
companies from September 1, 1880,
to August 81, 1881. for the purchase
of land, construction of the roads.
for buildings, engines and cars,
$3.50, 239, 057.24; amount OF indebted
ness of the corporations, $117, $685.
1876; amount due the corporations,
I 1912, 289 SO.
Amount received for transporta-
ton of passengers, of property, of
the mail and from all other sources,
$19,913.966 20, of which the Texas
and Pacific railroad company re-
ceived $3,657,245 SO; Gulf, Western
Texas and Pacific, $131, $40 80; Gal
weston, Houston and Henderson,
$314,147 80; Texas and New Or
leans, $6S8,322 80; Georgetown
branch of the International and
Great Northern, S18.810 90; Long
view and Sabine Valley, $1O,670;
Texas Transportation, $37, 756 80;
Texas Central, $206,491 50; Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe.. 1915. 347 80;
Texas Western, S5O7O58; Hous-
ton East and West Texas, $137, 133
International and Great Northern,
81, 2,511.54; Houston and Texas
Central, $4,O10,026.09 Rio Grandc,
S135, 698.60 Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio, 1926, $3.50 (;
Texas and ST. Louis, $154, 35O.49
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, 81, S6l,-
1885.
The amount of freight transport
ed, including live stock, merchan-
disc and products of the farm and
forest, and all other articles, was
4,133,597 tons. Number of engines
used by the company, 468.
Number of cars, IL 1888 total num-
Der of miles run by passenger,
freight and other trains during the
year, Il, 630,562.
Number of men employed, 1898.
Number of persons killed during
the year, 50 number injured, 342.
Amount paid out during the year
for repairs, buildings, engines, cars
and salaries, SIC, 1885,, 434 ~.
OF the lands donated the compa-
MES by the state there were sold
during the year 2,429, 1894 acres I'M
sold, 8,9OO,968 acres.
The following is the statement of
special occupation taxes received at
cOmptroller's office from Sep;ember
], 1880, to August 81, 1881. IT will
be noted that the law that went into
effect March "a, 1881, changed the
rate of tax on drummers, and re-
quired clock peddlers aud sewing
machine canvassers to pay taxes to
county collectors. From merchants
and commercial travellers to March
"a. 1881, S97, 400; clock peddlers to
March "a, 1881, $1O5.
Sewing machine canvassers, 1870:
railroad companies from passenger
tariff, $24,059; Texas transportation
: company, $3.50; steamboat compa-
MES, $32.S3; stage companies, $685.
SO; telegraph companies, on mes
sages, $502.9S; insurance companies,
) $13, 1865; express companies, 81,
077.06; Pullman palace cars, $3.50.
Under the new law regulating COM
mercial men, 1865 licenses have been
issued, and the comptroller esti-
mates that annual receipts from this
source will be 100000.
The amount of state tax paid IN
redemption for lands and town lots
sold to the state. from September 1,
1880, to August 81, 1881, is $40, 1851. 40.
Of this sum Travis county paid
$4,000.