The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26

the change should be made at once sc
/ that some of the new machinery car
be placed therein. This change will
be necessary to work a large number
of convictS in the walls and especial
ly if the convicts can be contracted
; by shops.
The eighte anth legislature appro
priated for the penitentiaries the pro.
ceeds of the convict labor and $4,000
annually from the general revenue
1t also appropriated $4,000 to make
settlement with the leSSeeS.
The seventeenth legislature appro-
priated $4,000 to make settlement
with Cunningham & Ellis at termi-
nation of old lease January /, 1883
Since December the appraisers have
been at work making Inventory and
appraisement as required by law for
such settlement.
would suggest that in making set
Element of present lease that settle
ment may be made upon the basis of
the inventory and appraisement just
made
Messrs. Cunningham & Ellis, in
connection with the Huntsville peni-
Tertiary, own farm two miles from
Huntsville on which they work a
class of convicts above referred to,
containing open and wood land about
22OO acres. This farm or some other
should be owned or leased by the
state, and l respectfully urge that
such farm for such class of convicts is
necessity. The mules on this farm
will also be needed.
Messrs. Morrow, Handy & Co.
have farm rented near Rusk for this
class of labor which they desire the
state to relieve them from. MeSSrS.
Cunningham & Ellis propose to let
the state have their farm for cost,
with fair valuation for improve
ments made, crop, etc.
Messrs. Morrow, Handy 81 Co.
want the state to assume their con-
tract OF lease of farm, pay for crop
and mules fair valuation.
The above are matters suggested
for your consideration and mentioned
for information. Very respectfully,
your oDedient servant,
THos. J. GoREE,
Superintendent of Penitentiaries.
A communication was received
from Hon. w. M. Brown, touching d
ernor. This will be found in full
elsewhere.
From Sundays Daily.]
A charter was filed yesterday for
the Wooten Wells company, with
capital stock of one hundred thou
sand dollars. The incorporators are:
T. w. Wade, VIM. Mckinney, r II.
Wade and F. NJ. Wooten.
Complaint was made to the attor-
ney general from Montgomery county
on account of valuation of property
by the commissioners court, sitting
as board of equalization. The at
torney general answers that the ac-
ton of those boards are final.
The comptroller received only
$1650.02 yesterday from tax collectors.
The governor has signed all the bills
except the general appropriation bill
and the bill to pay attached witnesses.
He is considering both the policy and
constitutionality of the latter.
All the departments took holiday
yesterday.
From Tuesdays Daily.l
The comptroller yesterday deposited
with the treasurer $4,000 to the credit
of the common school fund, and $20,-
1898 to the credit of the general
revenue. The comptroller also de-
posted $6132 to the credit of the sink
ing fund and interest of the Smith
county bonds.
Since January Is. the date of Comp
troller SWANS administration in the
Office, 1924 drummers have taken out
license, paving in to the comptroller
$11.340. There is less expense at
tached to the collection Of this tax
than that of any other tax, as the only
cost of collection IS clerks salary.
$75 per month, and the stationery
and postage necessary in making
them out, which will not exceed $50
in the aggregate in any month, or, for
the collection of this tax, which
amounts, on an average, to about
$4,000 per year, it costs the state only
5000.
For the quarter just ended, the
comptrOller'S books show the follow
i g special occupation taxes: Insur-
ance companies, $13,666.6S; railroads,
$43l8.24; steamboats,, 40 cents (Buffa-
10 bayou trade); express companies,
$500.
The Waco lyceum, after having de
feated in debate nearly every similar
organization in the state yesterday,
made itself solid by permanently fl
ing a charter for fifty years. The cap
ital stock is placed at $4,000, and the
directors for the first year are Robert
II. Rogers, R. H. Harrison and John
7. Flint.
The Stone cattle company, of Gaines
vile, Cooke county, also filed char
ter. The capital stock of this company
is modestly fixed at the low sum of
100000. The ineorporators are
John H. Stone, F. j. Hall, J. W. Will
son, S. W. Lacera and ]. r. Sterens.
The Howell Bros. boot and shoe
company, of Dallas, also filed char
ter, with capital stock of $4,000
The incorporators are w. r. and S. j.
Howell, T. L. Marsalis, J. B. Adone,
j. d. Baker, S. ID. Blake and T. w.
Thompson.
The following letter from the at
torney general will be found of
interest to every county:
G. L. Neville, Esq, Sheriff Preside County,
Fort Davis, Texas.
Dear Sir-In reply to your letter
of the 18th l will say, article 808,
penal code, requires all fines and for
FIXTURES of pecuniary character to
be paid in lawful money of the United
States. In my opinion this includes
fines imposed on defaulting jurors,
and that such fines are not payable in
county scrip.
From Wednesdays Daily.J
The governor yesterday remitted a
fine of $500 imposed by the county
court of Smith county for selling
liquors without license. In remitting
the fine the governor says: Because
it is known fact that the law re-
ferred to did work a hardship, and
was misleading, and because the coun.
ty Judge and county attorney recon-
mended it, this fine is RENTED, except
$50 and all costs.
The governor yesterday pardoned
James Christian who was sentenced
at the spring term of the district
court of Red River county, 1876. for
felony. His term expires May 6, and
his pardon takes effect on the 9TH, in
order to restore him to citizenship.
The law of the called session of
the seventeenth legislature allowing
owners of lands bought in by the
state for taxes expired by limi-
tation, last Saturday, the 21st instant.
The comptroller has issued circular
in accordance with the above, notify
ing collectors to receive no more
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