The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-29

''"""er torSe increased-important q
Land >peeuiators-An Interesting Deci.-
ION by the Comptroiier-U Uncle sam 10 h,
Asked to Foot the Frontier Expense Ac
count. Etc.
AUSTIN, April 9.-lSpecial l-D,cembel
last the frontier force was reduced to uire
ty men, but under an increased appro
priation 1t is being raised TO the proper nun.
Der, 10, and the companies will soon be or.
dered TO change position in order 10 give
better protection to the stock men.
Inc penitentiary board has passed a reso
luton TO resume control Of the penitentla,
rles May 18th, and the next meeting will
make hnal settlement with CUNNINGHAM,
hamoy Co, IL practicable, All convict,
walls. '"'
Maddox brothers, land agents, Austin.
tehoered the treasury to-day $4,000 in null
payment oi school lands filed on prior to
'he act OF February Sd, Withdrawing from
sale the middle OF March, they made hrst
payment and held the treasurer's recent,
out under decision Of the attorney gen.
eral, March 18th, he refuses to receive the
money rendered to-day. The decision.
which Is comprehensive, hodsin substance,
that tie treasurer has no authority to re.
celVe hrst payment or any part or whole Of
purchase. Money tor school lands filed ON
prior to withdrawal from the market where
first payment has been made prior TO with.
drawal, there is right to the land beycnd
reach OF legislature. IL is then recognized
property, is subject 10 taxation and sale
as private property, and the treasurer
mas authority to receive part or all The
o.IahSe que The attorney general further
says that parties that have made applt> a..
tioh 10 purchase and have paid necessary
fees Intending IN good faith TO comply v,tb
the law, may have equities that will induce
the legislature TO enact laws permitting
them to perfect titles on lands controversy.
flrst payment was made after withdrawal
rom SAFE, but was filed on prior, aud Mad
uoN brothers, II being impossible 10 man.
dsnins VIII bring suit against the treasu.
rer's oondmen Tor damages. The land has
passed 10 second innocent parties. who 70 I.
side in Europe. The treasurer has received
INST payment on about 900, 600 acres since
The lands have been withdrawn.
The comptroller rules that payment of
occupation tax in one county by mer.
chant Is held AS satisfaction for the state
TAX In any county to which his business has
oeeh removed, provided that tie business
senlirely discontinued in the county where
f'J A' W" ''ouNs 'pWutN ItN, however.
mus, be paid again in the county to which
the business is removed. Liquor dealers
are REQUIRED TO repay both state and county
TAX IN the county 10 which their business
has been removed. This conflicts with the.
rullng OF crown, who only required repay
ment of county tax.
Inc commissioner OF the land office is re.
ceiving almost daily applications 10 MIR.
chase public domain, and he thinks he
could sell several million acres at 81 10 ~
per acre.
The military hoard this evening an.
pointed Richard Coke. Major X ]. Ellis,
John Davidson, g. d. Johnson, to make ou,
frontier expense account and prepare
vouchers to present to United States otii.
cial for payment, The sccounts will be
So 100000. Ne"''
The Henderson & Overton, Galveston
Houston& lie d rson, Missouri Kansas e
Texas, Dallas Il Wichita, East Line. Texas
& Pacific and International h Great North.
erh railway companies paid s., ,l0i passen.
ger tax.
The Texas & Pacific paid interest due on
bonds TO the amount OF $1,000.
COURT DECISIONS.
supreme Court - Causes submitted !.
Ward ct al. VS.. Hubbard, governor, from
travis county; submitted on brief and cool
argument for both parties. Jones ct al. ys,
Andrews ct a.. from Bastrop county; reset
Tor May I'd. Martin vs.. Waddington, from
Williamson county; submitted on bre. and
oral argument for appellant.
Court OF appeals Decisions Brass & co
vs. Foster II Co., from Travis county; af.
llrmed ON certificate Terrell VS.. Kellogg
" Co., from Wise county; motion to affirm
overruled. International 4 Great Northern
railway vs.. Samerro, from Travis county,
rehearing overruled.
Affirmed: Graves vs. the State. from
Colorado county Timberlake VS., the
State, from Wilson county: Deeyees VS.
the State, from Hayscounty.
Reversed and remanded: Williams va
the state, from Colorado county; Behrins
vs.. the State, from Williamson county.
Allison vs.. the State, from Hays county.
Court of Appeals-Submitte on brief
Tor the state: Haley W.. the State, from
Mise county; Staples vs.. the State, from
Wise county.
Submitted on briefs and oral arguments
ior both parties; Mapes VS.. the State, from
1--we Oak county; Costley VS.. the State,
rom Travis county; Bohannan VS.. the
state, from Austin county; international
y Great Northern Railway company VS.
Johnson, from Travis county; Home Bit.
tiers company vs.. Mcdaniel & Co from
Travis. ''