San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-04-05
ExxcurIvE AUSTIN, Mar. 30. lSs


To the Senate and House Of Representatives;
GEsrLEnnN:-Ia an In receipt Of communication
from Messrs Cunningham Il Ellis, and Morrow,
Handy Il Co., which herewith transmit, 30 soon
as thu Penteniiary Board can be convened ! VIII
transmit to your hono,s le boef an estimate OF
what will be necessary ID reimburse the leases 'or
moneys expended under the leases now abandoned. J..
also desire to earnestly impress upon the legisia-
ture that the management OF the penltentlaries py
the sboard as now constituted, is work OF great
labor and the consumption ofa great deal Of time,
and above the constitutional duties imposed on
its members, and that; In my judgement, It Is the
clear, imperative duty OF the Legislature 10 say.
in terms that cannot be mistaken. how, and In what
the board shall manage these eDitentiares.
l. Shall the prisoners be placed inside the walls
of the prison buildingsl lfso. then let the neces-
years cannot fall short OF five hundred thousand
dollars ($500, ,000). ,
g. II the convicts are placed within the walls,
then are the penitentiaries to be leased
g. II the peitentiaries are not be leased, In wnat
m amer shall the bo ard conduct them
L. II none Of these plans are to be adopted, then
Is the board expected to hire out the convcts ana
collect the hirei Further II the board is expected
to do this then whom and for what sort OF labor
g. What shall the board do with the thousand or
twelve hundred convcts that are not ht to be hred
and who cannot be hired out
also herewith transmit communication rom
the Comptroller, asking for detail from the state
troops to guard his ofice. respectfully suggest
that II the Comptrollers office is not safe without
have to be employed for that department that an
appropriation be made for that purpose The state
forces are needed In 9TH er localities and for other
duties. and each department should bear its own eH
pehditnres.
JOnS IRsLAYD, Governor.
Many and varied are the opinions enter
tanned in regard to the Governors message.
The opponents of the lease claim that the
governor has attempted to bull-doze the Leg
isature and frighten the timid political
economists about that half-a- million-dollar
draw on ting State Treasury, necessary to
resumption. Senator Houston stat d on the
floor of the senate that the governor favored
the ratification of the lease, which is further
substantiated by the fact that the Seguin
Times fayors the lease. The Tunes never
fails to sneeze when the governor takes
snuff. There is very little hope for land
Legislation this session. as the senate bill has
been 80 amended in the house that the senate
will not concur 1t is generally conceded that
there will be no important railroad legisla-
ton this session
The supreme and appellate courts oPeneu
here last Monday morning.
Pat Cavanaugh and James Moore, two
gamblers of this city. had shooting scrape
on the avenue the other day. in which eight
or ten shots were exchanged, without effect
but to the imminent peril Of ladies and gen.
tlemen who thronged the sidewalks at the
time. DIR. II. Salm, who was nominated by
the governor as ccuist to the blind asylum,
finding that his nomination would meet with
opposition in the senate. requested the gov
ernor to withdraw his name
Dr.J. s. Given has been rendered and has
accepted the position Of assistant superln-
tendent Of the insane asylum, vice Dr. I W.
Moore resigned Dr. Given was assisiAn'
/ ~ .hat instl,ution. under Dr. Wallace from