The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
LETTER TO TEE GOVERNOR ON
FENCE CUTTING AND THE
PRESS.
Important Action of the Land Board
Rate Of Leasing Increased.
THE COUNTY SEAT ISSUE IN ED
WARDS COUNTY.
Minor Matters.
We DEPARTMENT


A prominent gentleman writes
Gov. Ireland from Lampasas as fol- |
lows:
81 am glad toss say we have ne
fence cutting in my district since the |
adjournment of the legislature. A |
few of the pasture men have rebuilt. |
Others will not do so for the present. |
There is feeling of insecurity still per- |
vading the minds of the general class |
of our people. think this is attribu-
table IN great degree to the encour-
agement given to others by the criti-
cisms of the press, on the legislation
of the special session. Many papers
condemn the legislature because en-
closing land unlawfully was not made
a felony as well as the Wanton de-
struction of fences; and in the same
connection predict that fence cutting
will continue until such a law is en-
| acted"
LAND DEPARTMENT..
The state land board at a meeting
yesterday, prescribed the manner OF
leasing all lands under their control.
The time is not to be longer than six
years. The minimum price for leas-
ing unwatered lands was fixed at eight
cents, and watered lands at twenty
cents per acre per annum. The board
reserves the right to refuse to consum-
mate any lease of watered lands for
any reason within the interest of the
state, or the rights of individual own
ers OF dry sections dependendent upon
the watered sections for waters
All vacant or unappropriated lands
in any county embraced in the terms
of the act of March II, 1881, together
with all unapprOpriated lands in the
Pacific reservation, and all fragments
of surveys less than $40 acres in the
organized counties are placed on the
market for lease only.
The board postponed the time fol
consideration of applications to least
or purchase till Tuesday, April 10, IL
order to give tune for their present &C
ton to be made known.
, The board will probably meet agar
to-day
OOMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
. The Fort Worth s. Denver CITY
Railroad company yesterday pal;
$13017 as tax on passenger earning
: for the last quarter.
/ The comptroller completed award
Of the contracts for furnishing sup
3 plies for the current quarter to tn
/ Blind, Deaf and Dumb, and Lunatit
asylums. The successful bidders ar
: merchants of this city, among whom
l the awards are considerably divides
} for the numerous articles required t.
: be furnished, some of them in consid
cradle quantities.
The drummers' tax paid to thu
comptroller amounts annually t.
about $4,000. nearly enough to rul
) the yearly expenses of the office.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT
The county mmissioners' court, O
Edwards county, declared the town o
Leakey the county seat by virtue of al
election held in the county; and at
: subsequent meeting on account O
alleged and pretty well establishe;
fraud in the election being shown
changed their decision by declaring
that Bull Head was duly chosen thu
county site. 1t being the duty O.
Judge Paschall to fix the terms of thu
district court in the county, he deci
ded to fix them at Leakey, on TIL
ground that the county commissioner!
could not change their first declara
ton as to the result of the election
: although frauds in the election were
patent. AS rivalry between tie two
places naturally caused some di-satis
faction, the question was referred tx
the attorney general, who sustains tn,
position taken by Judge Paschall.
FISH COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT
Fish Commissioner Lubbock yes
terday sent lot of carp to Mr.. j. M
Brown, of Galveston, to use for breed
ing fish in fine large pond which MI
Brown has had constructed for the
, purpose.