The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-11

=, Messase S, aCeoun'inS>SCT he ev.e urs
Special message upon ths>,,sin & Texas
to Greer cOunty.
History and status Of Mercer coSsny suit.
by the attorneys, MeSSrS. Peeler & Naxey.
Memorial OF Z. T. Moore, capceruS ng
suits for the SKATE, and in esehea.s, ,eueI
TO also IN repor; OF attorney general
These reports, and other dOcuuecfs. N
present. for your consideration s.s OF
governmental operations which, In l-
tude and variety, has never been ..l Il.
presented TO any legislature of ti.s s,.
or probably of any other state.
respectfully refer you To the tact' el
Recommendations contained in the,A. |
can call attention now 10 only q few II the
subjects therein contained.
In the report which will be maJt and
$nhmitted to you at the close Oi NV tc' m OF
oilNe accounting tor the money sp.rdmi.
atcd Slr rewards attorneys fees am, ,x-
peuSes X suits IN which the state be party,
you will ifSd a considerable amodpt of ii
contracted anCi paid as attorneys tees and
expenses, The nStgest ICES have been aid
Tor the defense In NS2at rs Suown as
TIE NsEcsR &QtoNY sCir,
to which Mr. A. : P6S'er, Of .Aef frl Of
foeler Il Maxey, is now giving his attention
in the supreme oor't ofthe Cpi.. % States,
at Washington Guy Ghis is n s,I brought
against the commissioner ot the gene q land
Office, III his official capacity, and aNec'S the
interests OF the citizens ina very iarge pGr-
tlon OF the northern part of Texas, The eN.
haustive exposition of the matter pertain
ing to this suit, prepared by Messys. peeler
Maxey, having been printed, will be sub
mitlcd to YOU. This is, substantially, a
SUIT against the state, and having been De.
! cided against the Hon. w. G. Walsh, he had
! to give II bond, in order to have it carried to
the supreme court. Should il not be
| brought to termination before the close of
this session OF the legislature, it may be
proper TO make some provision for that,
and Tor whatever else may DO found neces,
sary in the defense of this suit.
SUITS AGAINST pErAELTING TAN CoLLsCToRs,
AND IN CAsEs OF ESuuEATs.
In the memorial OF MIR. Il. T. Moore,
county attorney of Travis county, and i'm
the report OF the attorney-generai you will
lind both of these subjects explained, show,
ing an urgent necessity for legislation, ts
cure the defects which ha, been found tC
exist IN the laws relating to them.
QUARANTINE.
By the laws OF this state, the governor /,
placed at the head of the state quarantine
which is designed to be established on tn,
gulf, and on the other borders of the state
when necessary, in order to keep the yellow
fever and other infectious diseases out of tn,
state. His duties on this subject, for abou
six months during each year, have beer
very onerous and difficult. The laws relat
ing to It, as now found in the Revised Ciyi
Statutes, is compilation, repeating tn,
provisions of four or five laws that had
been previously passed ut different times
They evidently have not proper and con
sissent connection throughout, so as to pre-
vent obscurity, and uncertainty in many
-. -"~pects.
Such u construction, however. has beer
4, placed upon them, taken all together, n
has enabled a system of operatio s to b,
built IN their executes which nigh
} be much improved by thorough revisioi
OF the law in one complete and COns,s ,sten
enactment, There has been constan
struggle between trade in the operations o
commerce and the preservation of the liyl!
of the people. In all questions of doubt N
this struggle, ] have acted in favor of tn,
latter object
Texas occupies a position to have q large
participation in the valuable trade with the
tropical p rts, 1t is great loss to have I,
} close our ports against it for five or 81,
months In the year. Impressed with tn,
Importance of this, efforts have been mad,
by me, pcrsistently for the last three years
to have disintecting houses established, a
! they have in New York and Louisiana, /,
: facilitate this trade so far as it can thereb,
oe dsne consistently with the proper pro
lection of life. Something has been don,
on this subject, which, together with tn
operations of the last year. will he fully ex
= planned by the report OF DR.. Il NJ STearip
= gen, state health physician, which wa
made at my request To his intelligence
) lIrmhess aud influence eXerted in that ca
b pac!tyi IN aiding me IN the discharge o, m
duties, | nm much indebted. His repoI
will also exhibit our obligations TO tn
q United States for the very material ali
$ given us, as controlled and directed by Sun
HeT Murray, IN harmony with the stat
authorities, "a tae GFe, MOB . arnei q
cohtining the yellow fever at Brownsville
e take pleasure also. III acknowledge m
obligations to the National hoard of heatl
during each wear OF my administration, al
especially to DR.. Beemls, of that board, q
New Orleans, for valuable Information am
advice
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER or INSURANCE STA
TIsrlCs AND HISTORY
The present incumbent in addition [
other duties, has prepared Il book contain
ing II description OF Texas, with grea
deal OF care and labor, that is now read
for circulation Copies of il will be sui
? mitted for your inspection. Its circulation
az previously provided for by law, will,
is believed, give the most accurate and en-
tensiyc information Of all parts of Texa
} that has ever been embodied and furnshe
; to the pu lic
He, having been placed in charge of tn
public property of the two houses OF tn
legislature, has undertaken to have /
placed in the two halls prepared for the leg
islature in the temporary capitol and /
; have supplied whatever additions are neces
sary for the legislature to commence III
session, There mad been no appropriation
made at the last session to dairay the eN
pense of this preparation for the two house
IN advance of their meeting, All preyiou
experience shows that such an appropria
ton should be made at or before the ad
iournment OF every session of the legislu
turc, and, further, that it should be mad
the special duty of some particular office
to have it done.
: lie has also given his attention, in aid q
the governor, TO the subject of
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
, Such as were needed for standards were an
piled for and obtained from the United
, States by which numerous counties hny
been supplied upon application, as reouire
by law on that subject. His report will ex
hibit what has been DONE