The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.

From Thursdays Daily.1
The c. mptroller yesterday deposited
with the treasurer 11,243.27 to the
credit of the general revenue fund
and $500 to the common school fund.
The governor yesterday appointed
the following health officers: DR..
A. S. Wolff, Brazos Santiago; DIR. I.
S. Burke. Corpus Christi; DIR. b. &.
Hodges, Indianola; DR.. E. 5. Weisiger,
Velasco; DIR. A. n. Perkins, Saline
Pass. Also, A. L. Autry. formerly of
this city, inspector of hides and ami
mails for Harris county.
Capt. S. A. McMurray, who has
been here recruiting for his company
in Colorado City, left yesterday for his
command. From there he is directed
by the adjutant general to proceed to
Fort Davis and investigate and re-
port on the informal rumors against
the conduct of Lieut.. Gsllespie, COM
manding Co. E, frontier battalion.
The adjutant general is in re-
ceipt of a sample Kennedy carbine
and a patent cartridge belt and pistol
holder. The gun is great improve
ment on the celebrated Winchester,
and the pistol holder is about as per
feet in its line, doing away with all
the defects in the old-fashloned scab-
bard. 1t was invented by Capt. Fla
teau, sheriff of Camp county.
Under law recently passed allow
ing two special watchmen for
the comptrollers and treasurer's
offices, Treasurer Lubbock yesterday
appointed Simms for policeman
here, and Comptroller Swain appoint
ed w. C. Mccall. These watchmen,
in addition to the regular treasury
Waterman. j. w. Warren, will keep
an eye on both the treasurer's and
comptroller's offices.
The governor yesterday appointed
Capt. I. G.. Searcy and Mr.. Walter
Tips, of this city, as members of
the penitentiary board. People
will see the necessity of having
all the members of the penitentiary
board resident here, when it is con-
sidered that promptness in meeting
when called is indispensable. These
gentlemen, with the governor, conSti
tute the board under the new law.
The city national bank, of Fort
Worth, yesterday paid into the state
treasury S14,553.54 for 80 cent lands.
This is payment on this class of lands
bought by Col. A. NJ. Britton and
others before the change in the law.
1t may be well to remark that the
city national bank, of Fort Worth,
can see a point as well as any one.
Every dollar of the above was in sill
yer. The treasurer only pays in silver.
The governor is seriously consider
ing as to whether he will veto or ap
prove the bill allowing one dollar per
day and three cents per mile going
and coming to attached witnesses.
The bill makes no appropriation
at all to meet the expenses
it will create. If it goes into
effect, debt will be incurred thereby,
aggregating. in the two years to come,
between 100000 and $4,000. pro-
baby, or more Then, again. it seems
in direct violation of article 8, section
40, of the state constitution, which
reads: mo debt shall be created by
or on behalf of the state, except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue.
repel invasion, suppress insurrec-
ton, defend the state in war.
or pay existing debt; and the
debt created to supply DEFICIENCIES
In the revenue shall never exceed
in the aggregate at any one time
100000.