The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-09
CAPITOL CULLINGS
THE STATE DE-
PARTMENTS YESTERDAY
And Pencil Points OF the Business
Transacted.

A firm in Houston offer, IT is said, TO
advance $500 month to the Prairie View
school until the legislature meets.
In reply to an inquiry yesterday, the
governor stated that he has not yet made
any provisions for place of meeting for
the extra session of the legislature. He
is still considering the matter.
Yesterday the governor, accompanied
by experts, visited the capitol grounds
for the purpose of examining into the
matter of removing the existing Obstruc-
tons in the way of the new capitol. He
has not reached any conclusion yet.
On Wednesday Governor Roberts re
ceived from Mr.. Frank II. Hamilton, of
the banking house of James H. Raymond
& Co., this city, tender of money suf-
ficient to sustain the Prairie View nor
NAL school until the legislature can meet
and act upon the matter.
In this connection the STATESMAN has
been permitted to copy the following
telegram received by the governor yes
terday: Galveston, February /, 1852
To Governor o. NJ. Roberts: Money to
cover the expense of the Prairie View
normal school for three months will be
furnished here. l will write IN few
days. Signed ]. NJ. Burough."
In reply to a question by a STATES
MAN reporter, Comptroller Brown
stated yesterday that his reply to the open
letter of the governor will be prepared
as soon as the present rush.of business,
consequent upon the redemption of tax
lands, is through with, which will be on
the fifth of the month, at which time the
relief law expires.
Mr.. G. G. Wiggin, a member of the
board, and who has been very much in.
terested in the welfare of the Prairie
View normal school, has been notified
by the governor of the different tenders
of money to aid that school until
the legislature meets. This was done in
order that the board may be advised of
where funds can be Obtained, and act as
it sees proper in the matter.
1t is stated that a syndicate has been
formed of Austin men, and proposition
made to erect house for legislative pur-
poses, on the vacant lot Just above the
STATESMAN Office, and opposite the court
house. The proposition is, as stated,
that these gentlemen will erect house,
to cost from thirty to forty thousand dol
lars and give it to the state for six years,
or until the new capitol is finished, the
consideration being lease on the states
property for ninety-nine years. This, it
is assumed, will be one of the proposi-
tions laid before the approaching session
of the legislature.
Shortly after the fire which destroyed
the capitol building, and with it great
number of the public records, Secretary
of State Bowman received letter from
Mr. Charles Shackelford, an attorney of
Gunnison, Colorado, in which he stated
that he had good many books of record
of the state, which had been gathered
from time to time, and knowing the re-
cent loss would donate the same if de-
sired. He was answered by Mr.. Bow
man, thanking him for the generous
offer, and yesterday the books arrived
by express. Mr.. Bowman states that
the books consist of journals, reports
and other books, some of them quite
valuable. This was indeed generous on
the part of the donor, and few men
would have been SO thoughtful.
The attorney general has brought suit
against the following railway companies,
for not complying with the law in re-
gard to filing reports San Antonio and
Gulf Air Line, San Antonio and Mexican
Border, Texas Coast Line, Brazos and
Colorado, Rio Grande Frontier and Sea-
board, Texas Trunk, Dallas, Cleburne
and Rio Grande, Rio Grande and Ell Paso,
Fairfield, East and West, Galveston and
Camargo, International, LOngview and
Air Line, Denison and Pacific, Sherman
and Northwestern, Denison and South
western, Denison, Sabine Pass and Rio
Grande, Houston, Sabine Pass and Den
ison, Marshall and Mansfield, Sabine Pass
and Northwestern, Marshall and Carthage,
Sabine Pass and Denison, Texas Mid
land, Corsicana and Palestine, Corsicana
and Northwestern, Kansas and Gulf
Short Line, New York, Texas and Mexi-
can, Hampstead and Montgomery. 1t is
understood that suits will be instituted
to-day against some eighteen other roads.
The penalty for noncompliance with the
law in this matter is fine of $1,000.
From the comptroller's Office the fol-
lowing itemized statement of receipts of
revenue for the fiscal year, is obtained:
Revenue receipts during the fiscal year end
ing August 81, 1881, and sources from which
same was derived.