The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
STATE DEPARTMENT..


Gov. Ireland has returned from his
canvassing trip.
The contract for the state printing
is to be awarded September &. There
are several bidders here from other
places.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller deposited $1,000 of
Hunt county seven per cent. Jail
bonds, purchased for account of the
permanent school fund.
G. M. Shaw, tax collector of Llano
county, settled his accounts with the
state.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
There was meeting of the land
boaSi \ fiday. Two conflicting claims
for homesteads on school lands were
decided. In one case in Oldham
county a party named Romero had
purchased "a section of land which
another party claimed, on the ground
that Romero, who had his family in
Kansas, was not entitled to the land
as an actual settler. 1t appeared,
however, that he had his family in
Kansas only for the purpose of edu-
eating his children, and that he was
in the habit of going to and fro to see
them, and had merely rented some of
his land to another party, who set up
claim to it as an actual settler. The
board confirmed Romero's title.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
AS the next session of the univers-
ity opens on the 18th inst, it is hoped
that parties having facilities for board
ing students will communicate the
facts to Prof. Ragsdale for their in
formation. And it is hoped too that
cheaper board will be offered gener-
ally than was obtainable last session.
This should be done no less in the in
terest of university than of Aus
tin, as the prosperity of the city will
be materially advanced by the success
of the university, attracting, as it
should, large number of students
here, who must necessarily circulate
considerable amounts of money among
our merchants for boarding, books,
clothing and other articles. Several
hundred students requiring the expen-
diture of several hundred dollars each
for such things will make quite an
item for our merchants.
PENITENTIARY MATTERS.
There was meeting of the peniten-
tiaIy board Friday, at which the usual
routine business was transacted.
The board concluded to advertise in
October for bids for the contracts to
transport prisoners from the several
counties to the penitentiarieS, and will
probably make the awards in Novem-
Der.
THE STATE CAPITOL.
The work on the new capitol has
progressed so far as to give visitors
some idea of the dimensions OF the
base of the building. Many hope that
when the legislature meets some &C
ton may be taken to have the outs,
walls constructed of the Burnet gI.-
tie, leaving only the interior walls tC
he built of the white limestone rock.
STATE DEPARTING EMIT.
The bids for the contracts for state
prlnting were opened Satur day but
the awards will not be made before
Monday. The bidders ale Z. w
Swindells, of Austin, for LIST grade
without competition; for I'd grade, E
w. Swindells, Clarke & Courts, of Gal
weston. and Smallwood s. Gray, o.
Houston: for Sd grade, J. A. Nagl'
and r.. Won Boeckman, of Austin; TO
the 4th grade, legislative bills. E. Vor
Boeckman, of Austin, at $110 pc
mage against 50 20 last session of legis
!. lature: and for stationery j. A. Nagl'
lowest bidder, and b. j. Kopperl, o
Austin. The advance charged TO
composition in Swindells' bid for Is
class matter may cause its rejection.
Charters of the Temple Cemeter
company; Protection Rowing club, 0
Galveston, and Bohemian Mutus
Benevolent association, OF Bryan
were filed.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Tax Collector Bardwell, of Nola
county settled his accounts with tn
state.
al. s. Chevalier, of San Antonio, TO
lowing theexample of other interrog,
tors. asks the comptroller for informs
ton for political purposes, and II
comptroller who is noted for havin
no official concealments answers h
inquiries fully.
Mr.. Chevaller asks:
4. What is the amount of defau
~ officers under the four years a
ISaEtration of Gov. Davis, repub
S% 8overnor2
2. What amount OF taxes VI
assessed and collected under that a
ministration
In answer TO the first question @
Swain replies in effect that he 50
poses reference is made to tax q