The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
From Sundays Daily.I
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Latest Items of Interest.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Gov. Ireland yesterday received
from Gov. Bate, of Tennessee, a copy
of resolutions of the legislature OF
that state, inviting cooperation by
the legislature of Texas in inaugural
ing a Rational centennial celebration
of the Inauguration OF George Wash
ington as. president of the nlted
States, which it is proposed to hold IN
1889 in the city of New York, as the
place where he was inaugurated. The
object is to secure appropriations by |
the several states to make the cele-
bration of suitable national |
character.
Among. other things the resolutions |
recite.that the assembling of cItlZens
of all the states and territories, ana OF
all the nations, will afford means OF
educational information not other
wise attainable.
Gov. Ireland replied that the matter
would be Brought to favorable atten-
ton at the next meeting of the legis-
lature@s sa
~ STATE DEPARTMENT.
Thecharter of the Flatonia mining
company, with subscribed capital of
S550,OO0 and authorized capital OF
100000 was flied yesterday in the
office of the secretary of state. The
principal office is to- be at Houston,
with ;a.,branch office at Flatonia,
Texas. and another branch at Bowie,
Cochise county, Arizona. The direc-.
tors named are: a. 5. Steele, Philip
Carson, Il. Cooke, 4. L. Hogan, 5. b.
Garrett, e. Haight, j. II. Chambers,
Jacob Hornberger, Jacob BinZ, Il. q.
FAIRIES. q. q. Moore, 5. j. Moore, j.
Sane, j. L. Faeris, j. J. Nicely, w. A.
Bickham..
CoMPTRoLLER'S DEPARTMENT.
There were registered in the comp
troller's office yesterday for accounts
: of the city of Brownsville six bonds
of the city for fifty ceuts each and
seventy three bonds at 800 each, is
sued for. payment of public debt OF the
city.
Two of the new tax collectors under
the present regime have made. their
first settlements in advance OF the
time required by law, Messrs. Il. }.
Burgess, of Guadalupe ana w. IL
Graham. of Dewitt county. The lndI-
cations are that but little property Is
being sold for taxes due the state and
that the collectors generally will make
early and satisfactory settlements.
STATE TREAsURER's DEPARTMENT
Treasurer Lubbock yesterday re-
fused to accept tender of SSo,OOC
made through Judge Hancock as
attorney for MesSrS. Baker u Groves
in payment for alternate sections OF
school lands, which they claim tc
have the right to purchase in bulk
both kinds together us fifty cent lands
AS in previous case the treasurer
refused to receive the tender for bott
kinds in bulk. as the last Legislature
has declared all surveys OF alternate
sections made by the railroads toc the
benefit of the schools to be valid anC
to belong to the school fund. A
mdndamus may be the result.
THE STATE LAW LIBRARY.
n The law library is kept in very
satisfactory manner, the books being
admirably arranged, SOFAS to be readily
accessible to the attorney. Mr.. G. j
Walker, the courteous gentleman il
charge, is proverbially faithful anC
attentive to his duties. During this
last assignment of the court there
have been from sixty to seventy-fivt
attornies in attendance, who have haC
occasion to appreciate his services.
Mr.. Charles >. Morse, an ipdefatiga
BILE and efficient worker us clerk OF the
supreme court, where his very respon
sible duties seem to be as dear to hin
almost as his family, and are a source
of pride as well as study, which arr
never for il moment neglected, is eX
officio librarian. lie is too much en-
gagged in his duties to spare time will
the library. which is consequently en-
trusted to Mr.. Walker.
CAPITOL BUILDING COMMISSIONERS
There WAS a meeting Of this board
yesterday. {"
A letter was read from Col Abnel
Taylor, dated Austin. May Is, to Gov
Ireland as follows:
al very much regret the necessity
of informing you that cement of the
tensile strength OF 100 pounds pei
square inch, fixed upon in the agreed
modified contract for the construction
of the state capitol, cannot be OBJ.
tanned in America. The only cement
that will stand that tensile strength
is the English Portland cement, anC
/ am now ready To cable for quaint
ty of that. or will furnish any stand
ard brand of American cement which
you think Will be suitable for the
work.
~Please advise me at an early day
what cement you would prefer we
should use, as we cannot proceed fur
ther with the work until this matter
is settled" i at
In answer, the board declined tt
make any change or alteration in the
specifications for building the new
state capitol in regard to the standard
of tensible strength required for ce
ment further than that agreed to anG
embodied in the supplemental con
tract dated April %, 1888.
TEMPORARY CAPITOL.
Four bids have Deen3 offered fol-
making cement pavement and iron
railing around the temporary capitol
The bids were referred to Mr.. NJ. III
McLaurin, Superintendent of repairs
for the. temporary capitol, to report
fully at the nextmeeting of the board
AS the question of proper sewerage
for the temporary capitol is pres ing
one, it is hoped that the city council
will not fail to take such action upon
it Monday night as will be proper and
not too restrictive at the same time
as to the necessary. privileges to be
granted to the state.
WORK ON THE NEw.cAPIToL.
The work on the new capitol build
ing progresses as well as could be eX.
pected, considering the gigantic ma
ture of the enterprise. Such mann
moth structures. to be enduring, take
years for their construction, and even
then if there is faulty material used
in their building, will not be as en-
during as expected. The costly cap
itol at Nashville, Tennessee, which
was built not many years ago OF
white limestone rock, as an illustra-
tion in point, issaid to require repairs
to it's foundations already. One
trouble under which the contractors
for the Texas capitol labor
is that the specifications here
were copied from those of the capitol
of Michigan where there were dirt
instead of rock formations which re-
quire different methods for structures
upon them.
Col. Taylor. one of the contractors
for our capitol. informs us that he
will have the foundations so solidly
cemented that twill be hard to cut
them with coal chisel TO secure
the required tensile test of one hun
drad and fifty D0ffndS he will COM