The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

1t giving these figures | use the
completed transactions Of the past
year as a basis of calculation.
Assuming that the assessment rolls
for the year 1884 VIII show no falling
off in values | am not pre-
pared to say will be the a tive will
have receipts for the year as follows,
viz:
cents 800. ,e..........,. Sl,1Se,S75
Revenue poll tax (50c). ..... 154C00
Occupation tax payable in
Special occupation taxes O'''00
payable to the comptrol-
Office fees OF the several de- ''O'0
partments ............. $1,000
Collections from redemp-
tons and from inSolvent
lists prior years. ........... 25,CCO
s2,215S75
Deduct losses as follows:
Erroneous ASSESSING ITS. . S9,6S1
Sales for current and prior
years. ..................... 28.94I
Insolvent ad valOrem taxes. 1850
lnSolvent revenue poll tax. 42 055
Cost OF advertising lands
and cost OF exchange. g.: 80
Cost of assessing ad Valorem
tax and revenue pCll tax. 100000
Cost of collecting ........... IS $50
One-fOurth of the occupation
taxes QeSS cost OF collect
ing) for school purposes. 1S0,312- 476,05S
Leaving net revenue. ............ 81, 39,s17
Against the net receipts we have
the expenses Of the government for
the next year, as follows:
Appropriations from March 1884, to
March 1885, Gncluding interest
aud sinking fund on public debit. 81, i5S, 033
Probable deficiency i'll PENSIONS. $50 0
Pro liable deficiency i'll witness fees 25,'O0
Probable deficiency in justices fees 5000
PrSbable deficiency i'll fees of Sher-
ifs, clerks and sttorneys.. 1900
legislature ...................... 1900
needed to put into operation the
Terrell lunatic asylum ............ 100 900
Total expenses .............. $1,sss, O38
Against net receipts as above. 1873, SIT
Deficit .................. S,216
From the foregoing tables, in which
the deficiencies are estimated at min
imum rather than at maximum
for the next year tax of 2215 cents
for revenue purposes will fall short of
meeting the demands Of the govern
ment $14S,216. What the result will
be for any succeeding year will depend
upOll UllC Val ldGEcu III OdAclD1C
and in the appropriations made by the
legislature. Respectfully,
WM. j. SWAIN.
Comptroller.
Senator Traylor made very strong
speech in support Of the substitute.
He said that only four states in the
American union had as small a tax as
Texas would have. even if the substi-
tute passed, and it was simply DEM
agogery to talk about reducing taxa
ton, when the only result would be to
have the state warrants haWked about
the streets. He did not believe this
was good policy, and the legislature
should meet the question fairly and
honestly. The following letter from
the comptroller was valuable on this
question.
Hon. John II. Traylor, Senate Chamber, Austin,
Texas:
Sir:-Replving to yours of this date,
| have the honor to hand you the fol-
lowing statement of the expenses of
the state government for the years
1876 to 1883, inclusive:
From September /, 1876, to Septem-
From September i. 1877, to Septem-
b.r1, 1879 ............. -. 1,645, 1856 Sc
FrOmsSeptember |, 1879, to Septem-
Der i, 1880 ............. 1854, 41G 26
From September /, 1880, to Septem-
Der /, 1881 -. ..'........... 1,3s3,O77 Sc
Der !. 1882 ..........-. -. 1,7SlO73 &C
Der 1, 1883 1,9l9,979 70
OF the appropriationssmade by the
Eighteenth legislature, it is probable
that but very small amounts will re-
main undrawn.
The probable deficiencies are as fol-
lows: