The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
WEDNESDAY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

11N LEI All
Gov. Ireland is in receipt of letter
from J. N. Reuss with samples of
goods manufactured at the Excelsior
Manufacturing company, which was
organized in 1880 at Cuero, Texas.
DR.. Reuss writes that the cotton
from which the goods were made was
raised in Dewitt county, and spun di-
rect from the seed by means of the
so-called Clements attachment. They
have five spinning frames of about
1900 spindles each. The machinery is
worked by a siXty-horse power en-
CINE and two, forty-horse power each,
boilers. The goods are certainly cred
liable to the company. and the writer
says they are in demand generally IN
the states.
The governor pardoned a, United
States colored soldier, who had been
convicted of drawing a pistol on
stage driver in Wheeler county, 1t ap-
pearing that it was known by both
parti that the pistol was not loaded,
and it being shown that the negro
was acting in self-defense.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter of the Houston rolling
mills and iron company, capital stock
$4,000, was filed yesterday. The in
corporators are A. Groesbeck, j. r.
Morris, William Faux, William j.
Faux and Z. G. Wiggin.
Also the charter Of the Fort Davis
s. Maria narrow gauge railway com
pany. The object of the corporation
as expressed in the charter, is "to con-
struct a railroad from Maria on the
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Anto-
Mo railway, in Preside county, Tex
as, to Fort Davis, in said county, and
into or through no other county,"
The principal office is to be at Maria.
The capital stock is fixed at $4,000.
The incorporators are George II. Alb
bolt, B. H. Grierson, John D. Davis,
G. S. Nevill, Charles II. Grierson,
William S. Lompers and George A.
Bonner. There are 1900 shares of
500 each.
CoMPTROLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The assessment roll of the follow
ing counties for the year 1883 have
not yet been received: Hamilton,
Maverick, Pecos, San Augustine, San
Saba, Shelby, Webb, Wichita, Wilson,
and the unrendered rolls of Colorado,
Liberty and Milan counties. The
counties which have completed their
assessments show an increase of $685.
100000 in taxable values.
The comptroller warranted in favor
of l.. r. Green, representing the Wal
worth Manufacturing Company, of
Boston, for $18,724, balance due for
furniture, heating apparatus, sewer
pipes, etc, for the lunatic asylum.
Previous payments amount to about
$4,000.
The earnings of the Houston s.
East Texas Railway Company for the
year ending September 80, 1883, were
800, Ats, and the Texas Western $780,
518.
In regard to national banks paying
the occupation tax, Comptroller
Swain takes the position that unless
they are specially authorized to the
contrary, under their charter, they
should pay the same tax as other
banks. Of course he has doubts as to
| the decisions of the courts. The Of
| ficers, however, should have the au-
thority to collect, and the banks in
| the meantime, he thinks, should not
refuse to pay it. In the absence of
any decision in the matter by the
courts of this state, the banks should
| not be considered exempt. In case
in Carthage, Mo-, there was an ordi-
nance that no bank, national or other,
should do business without license.
| This was considered in conformation
| of law. If the supreme court of Texas
| had decided a case we would be
bound by it. Until that is done he
holds that the tax should be collected.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Articles of incorporation of the Pal
estine, Sabine 81 New Orleans rail
way company have been found defec-
tive by the attorney general and GER
| tificate is withheld. First, because
articles and only six are appended;
second, because there is no affidavit of
good faith to perfect the work as re-
duired by law: third, because it I'M
dertakes to provide an increase of the
stock at the discretion of the company
from 100000 to $3,O00,000, while the
law requires that any increase to be
authorized by special amendment to
| the charter, as otherwise the company
could evade payment of fees for in
creasing the stock; and, fourth, be-
cause the charter provides for owning
and operating telegraph line which
cannot be done without separate
charter and payment of fees therefor,
unless it is intended to be used only
for railway service.
| LAND DEPARTMENT.
Commissioner Walsh states that
under the new plan adopted by the
board the school, university and asy-
lum lands will, in a few days, be
placed upon the market for sale or
lease, as may be desirable. The plan
is in the hands of the printer.
The attorney general was engaged
yesterday among other things in
| drawing up the contract with Mr..
Dennis CorWin, surveyor for the uni
versity lands which are located in
Tom Green, Crockett, Pecos and Pre-
Sidio counties.
Messrs. Abrahams, Elgin and
the secretary of Col. Hoxie, in
behalf of the management of the
lands of several of the principal rail-
road companies, called on the COVER
nor yesterday with the view of solic-
iting legislative protection from ex-
cessive assessments of railroad lands.
particularly in the unorganized coun-
| ties. 1t is understood, however, that
| the governor has not yet agreed to
call the subject to the attention of the
special session of the legislature. 1t
is supposed he has not determined as
to his authority to name other SUBJ
jects than those embraced in his proc
lamation.
| HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
A telegram to DR.. Swearingen
| states that the schooner Katie had
arrived at Brownsville, from Mobile,
with the captain sick of a suspicious
fever, and that the captain had died,
and complete isolation was enforced.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL S DEPART
MENT.
Lieut.. st. John Hofer, of the from
tier battalion, has forwarded his res
| ignation to Adjt-Gen. King, to take
effect at the end of the month. Lieut..
Hofer, who is a fine officer, tenders his
resignation on account of business of
considerable interest requiring his at
tention.