The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-11
appointed aud acted on behalf Of the state
in the selection OF the lands.


in the selection OF the lands.
RAILROADS..
The law authorizes the governor 10 APP
point some person TO act as state engineer,
who shall have the right and power TO COM
pei all railroads that connect with each 9TH
or in this state to make their connexions
regular and proper. so as to accommodate
the travelling public ON said roads and the
right aud power TO compel said companies
TO draw tie passengers and freight oil each
other on their respective roads and cars
and upon refusal to comply with these re-
quirements, such person shall take charge
OF the road and rolling-stock, and report II
to the governor The said road shall then
be run for the benefit of the state until sat
isfactory arrangements are made for com'
pliance with the governor. Revised stat
ues, page GIL, article i2o5.
Although the attention of the legislature
has been previously called to this law, no
appropriation has ever been made 10 pay
the engineer, nor to deiray the necessary
expenses Of taking charge OF and OF run
ming railroad.
Any attempt to have enforced Il would
have been futile. Numerous cases may
have happened that should have been
remedied, but the means of obtaining au-
theRtc information of them evo1 were not
at my command. Indeed - eat defect
of our railroad laws gene been the
wait OF adequate am needles 10
enforce what Is lee them.
Combination. made,
the yoad.b n, tie
rolling .. nsufii-
dent o par
- tie .merous
dividuals
eing any
forfeiture
threats TO
30 either too
ole to correct
I'd corporations,
ontinual recur-
nerwise until the
Jction, by remedies
who manage ana
the business trans
.RTAiN RAILROAD CON
&c FREE SCHOOL FUND.
\ controversy ABOUT TIN
terest on this 6.ebt, which
standing. called the at
asst legislature to it in
{, in which the whole subjec
aimed, with an opinion there
81 the att )rney general, Hon
fSfniok.
late cause of this matter beinl
ID. To the attention of the lcgsIa
vas, that The company now owninl
part OF the branch OF the Houston
AS Central railway leading to Austin
own formerly as lne washington tUuH
I Railroad company, had Jailed TO pay til
interest upon the debt of said road, thel
due according to the construction PLACED
upon the laws relating TO that debt by tn
comptroller during Governor Davis admin
istration, which had been subsequently &C
0uiesced In by that department. of whcl
default had been notified by the comp
trp!ler
In that message, ! said that ~ Law
deemed ii proper to bring plainly and full
TO the view of the legislalureall of the facts
records, aud laws pertaining to this contro
yersy, so far as ] have been en-
abled to ascertain them lrst :
show why | did not believe 1t 70
the interest of the state Tor me to undertak
an advertisement and sale of the road; an
econdly for such legislative action as ma
BIO deemed proper to bring this long cor
tinued disagreement to a satisfactory cor
cusion, If possible"
An act for that object was introduced
which failed to be passed. There was n
appropriation made TO carry the law int
effect, II the remedy provided by law ha
pcen attempted, For the advertisement
: and sale of the road would have resulte
simply in its being bought in by the state
as no one would have paid any REASONABLE
price for piece of n road under the contrC
\of a powerful company. And for the sam
treason the state could not have sold th
koad, without u sacrifice OF its interests, Il
claimed by its officers. The attempt
take possession OF the road and use II L
.. ~ , benefit OF the state, without aMpl