The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-08
THE STATESMAN.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.


DEPARTMENT NOTES.
FRIDAY.
Gov. Ireland takes the position that
it has always been commended by the
Southern people that neither the
North nor the supreme court, nor
congress, had the right to undertake
the control of our social relations by
legislating in any interest; and that
the government of the negroes as a
part of the Southern population was
a question which the Southern people
had to deal with themselves, and meet
and control issues as they occurred, to
the best interests of all parties.
Adjutant General King, who has
recently returned from his extended
trip to several parts of the state,
speaking of the action of the
Central railroad in providing separate
cars for the colored people, says he
happened to lie on one of the trains of
the company in which the conductor
had to put several negro men out of a
car, in which they insisted on taking
seats with the white passengers. They
said they didn't want any separate
cars, and would ride in any car they
wished. This shows that maleontent
may be expected, no matter what pro-
vision the roads may make for the ac-
| commodation Of the travelling public.
| The railroad companies, however, will
| doubtless be able to adjust all such
matters satisfactorily in their own
way.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
There was meeting of the state
land board yesterday. A resolution
was adopted designating to whom ap-
plications are to be made and filed and
registered, and naming the counties
to which each land district is attached
and the surveyors for the district, en-
bracing the counties named. There
are already number of applications
to the board to buy or lease several
blocks and some scattered sections of
the school lands.
The board also passed resolution
requiring reports every month from
parties operating mineral lanus, and
fixing the time when the states one
fifth interest in the profits is to be
paid. The board is devising plans for
the better supervision of the states
interests in such operations on school
and state lands.
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
The board, at their meeting yester-
day, ordered acquisitions for the bal
ance of $21, 600 Of the appropriation
for machinery and improvements at
the Rusk penitentiary.
A proposition from Gen. Handy
was considered. 1t was to hire 200
convicts of the Huntsville peniten-
tiary at 60 cents each per day, with
privilege to take 100 more on same
terms; and for the state to furnish
him certain machinery and make des-
ignated changes in the buildings, and
erect for him an engine and boiler
room and warehouse, build cisterns
and reservoirs, furnish water supply,
heating apparatus and certain labor
to make fires, etc.; the state not to
manufacture any goods except shoes
and clothing for convicts, nor permit
competing manufactures in the line
of the contract, nor repair any prop
erty except that of the state. The en-
CINE, boilers, shafting and other ma
chinery to be furnished by the state
at an estimated cost of $4,000. The
board rejected the proposition.
In consequence of the board failing
to accept Gen. Hamby's proposition,
and having no other satisfactory bid
for the unimployed convicts, at the
Huntsville prison, the superintendent
and financial agent were instructed
to estimate the cost of maintaining
and increasing the present industries
of the institution for state account.
They are to ascertain how many con-
victs there are that could be thus en-
ployed, and what new enterprise can
be advantageously inaugurated.
The board adjourned.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT
The comptroller has been offered
two one thousand dollar bonds of No
Ian county which he will probably
purchase for account of the school
fund.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Two students registered yesterday,
G. S. Russell, of Orange, and =. III.
Hall, of Rancho, making 1879 regis
tered to date. There are five other
applicants for examination, who will
probably register this morning.
Proctor Ragsdale made requisition
upon the comptroller for $500, to pay
A. II. Andrews 81 Co., of Chicago, for
furniture, consisting of patent desks,
chairs and tables; and $1125 to pay on
account of salaries of Messrs. Atkin-
son, Bramlette, Bryant and Ray, as
sistant instructors. The furniture is
already here in store.
Col. Ashbel Smith, president of the
board of regents, was here yesterday,
and seems satisfied with the recent
progress of the work on the new
building. The workmen are now en-
gagged in finishing the slate roof, the
floors of threelrooms in the basement
have been laid and those of two others
of the first story are ready for flooring.
| The prospects are that the building
| will be fully ready for occupancy, in
every apartment, early in December,
or, at all events, before Christmas.
Owing to the absence of DR.. Wooten,
who left to attend health association
at Detroit, there was no meeting yes
| terday of the executive committee of
| the board OF regents of the university.
| The general condition of the affairs OF
the university is quite satisfactory.
FISH COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT.
The fish commissioner has the fol-
| lowing letter, showing increased in
terest in the matter of carp culture in
| this state:
| GAINESVILLE, Tex, Oct. 81. 1888.
| Fish Commissioner, Austin, Texas.
Dear Sir--Will you please give me
any printed information you may
have in regard to carp raising in
Texas. Several parties here are talk
ing of organizing company to supply
our city with fish. We wish to know
what the business is likely to pay, the
rate of increase, how long it takes to
raise a supply, etc. We should be
glad to have your views On the mat
ter. Respectfully.
W. T. ROBERTS.
| A party in FL Paso, to whom some
carp were sent, made the mistake OF
putting them in artificial ice water, af
ter the fish had been received there, as
he writes, in good condition; and the
result was they died, in consequence
of alkali and saltpetre in the ice
They had been on hand in natura
water from Tuesday till Saturday
showing that the artificial ice water
in which they were subsequently
placed proved fatal to them.
SATURDAY.
Gov. Ireland is in receipt of the fol
lowing communication in regard tt
the cause of the recent excitement a
Cause:
GAuSE- TEXAS. Nov. 1. 1899.