The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-26
AUSTIN LETTER.
The Inaugural Ban and Its Grand Sac
cess Incidents.
The Reelection OF Hon. Richard Coke =
A Mutual Honor.
commissioner Walsh t. be ShOrn Of
Some Authority.
Many Other Interesting 'Poiniers.,
mo. l0l

auStAu eoVA pieVc, anu lLc udItul TUG mouse
OF representatives was the scene of gaiety,
lovely faces, rich dressing and the highes
happiness. There had been some appre-
tensions expressed that the building would
not prove strong enough 10 hold the great
weight and strain that would be put upon
1t by such vast concourse of people, put
not culver was telt even on the floor, q
the dancers and Others, some $500 alt, :
gether, paraded through or danced oy, r
the immense hail. The committee of gel
tltmen having the affair In charge certainly
did their duty thoroughly, and every
arrangement was duly made that
could promote the comfort and the pleasure
1 OF the guests. The surprising rapidlty with
which the hall was cleared from O'Clock
up to p. m, of all the desks, chairs, cal
peting etc, and with which new and hit
ting arrangements We're constituted by u
change of rainngs made necessary for the
purpose, reception 70 ms prepared, etc,
was the subject of general comment and
COMMUNICATION. The supper was spread in
the supreme court library room, on the
third iloor, and here were set four tables
with seats for 100 guests. AT
IL O'Clock it was announced that
all who so desired could proceed
with their fair escorts up stairs to do justice
to the viands. These were in conformity
with the usual schedule of beef, turkey,
yer'son, fruit, cakes, nuts, etc. Unul |
O'clock this morning the stream of guests
continued TO pour into the room to
THE FESTIVE BOARD
and back, delighted with the treatment re-
ceived. Some of the toilets OF the ladit s
were truly elegant, costly, and in admiral @
taste. Lhe gentlemen were, as a rule, in
the reggie fuil.dress, and it appeared ss
though Austin, the capital of the greatest
sot the American states, had indeed
"gathercd here her beauty ana her chiv-
airy" The governor was Oh hand, about
as happy rs on the day of his domination
and on the day OF his election, listening to
the elegant compliments extended to him
by the lair sex, AZ supplementary to that
paid By the sterner when in July and Nc
yember last they honored him with the
position for which he evidently feels
profoundly greattul.
RICHARD is HIMSELF AGAIN.
The action of both senate and
house on yesterday in re-eecting
Senator Coke TO succeed hims II
for the next six year United States sena.
torial term, Was scene not often witnessed
IN the strife and aspi atoms for political
glory. His unanimous selection, without q
single dissenting voice, was fitting tribute
to the grand man who has so ably repre-.
preme court judge as governor and as
Federal senator. All over Texas the press
had spread the intelligence of his fine
eiloi.s in congress, until the people,
without distinction of party, had
come to believe him to be, what indeed he
is, the peer of any representative at the
capitol in Washington. All partisanship
was thrown OFT yesterday, and democrats,
republicans, greenbackers, independents
mud Others spoke with one voice and as one
man, and did for Richard Coke what no
other man on yesterday in these mary
states had been cOmpiimented wlth-ga, @
him unanimous and earnest vote for
the United States senatorship, without
the faintest shadow OF opposition.
The many eulogstlc nominating and en-
idorsement speeches were nothing else than
thoroughly deserved.
Z There seems to be a growing determine
.tion.
To nIyEsT COMMISSIONER WALSH
OF the great discretionary power which had
been Invested in him, and TO allow him
hereafter only what is permitted to all 9th.
er government officials, q strict conformity
win the Law, and there will be adequate
legislation to tnis end very shorty i'll
Produced and pushed to contamination.
In the matter of the law passed
day before yesterday
WITHDRAWING THE PUBLIC LANDS
from market, Mr.. Walsh decides that it can.
not affect parties who had entered their
files IN the surveyors office previous to its
passage. Hence, those who are III that sta
tus can push on their work and come up
within the prescribed sixty days, pay Il Q
Il ty cents per acre and acquire perfect IL
Tie.
There will be strong effort made in day
or Two to grant an extraordi-
nary appropriation to the insane
asylum, viz. 100000, This is just. the
.amount of the cash balance now in the
treasury. IL is now universally conceded
that this institution should be literally
dealt with, but certainly this figure is un.
warranted, and the comptroller had best be
hrst asked II his revenues will permit such
liberality. 1t is thought by those who
ought TO know and who have the in
terest of
THE LUYATIcs
at heart that, $4,000 would be ample for
al present requirements and to provide for
. very large accession OF this unfortunate
class now so wretchedly accommodated
throughout the entire state.
The house bill OF Representative Cheno.
Weth, providing for 1.-THE creation of u board
Tor the assessment and equalization of ran.
road rolling stock" etc., strangely enough
was approved by the committee who have
evidently acted without due reflection, and
who should revise their action. You will
have observed that II constitutes tie "goy.
ernor, comptroller and commissioner 1.-THE
general land office" US the board for said
p lrpose. Now, this is surely IN conflict
With the constitution of the state. Section
ii of article $, says that 'all property of
Railroad companies shall DO assessed,
end the taxes collected On the
/eyeral counties in which said
property is situated, etc. The railroad
stock may be assessed in gross In the cor 1ty
where the principal office of the company Is
iooated, anu the tax paid upon IL shall be
apportioned by the comptroller etc. And
again section 'o' 'r' same article says
t"The lcglslatui sha.l provide for equal.
king, as near Us may be, the valuation OF
oil property subject to or rendered for taxa.
tion, the county commissioners court 10
constitute the board of equalization.n We
ought to 20 slow on all this businpsa or tho