The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.
Department Notes.

G0V. McEnery, Oh LoulSldld, ndNIIlS
refused to grant requisition OF Gov
Ireland, the latter yesterday returned
the compliment in mi asure by refus-
ing to honor request of the LOUIS
lana governor received by telegram,
though he would probably have acted
differently had a regular requls1tlon
been forwarded. The telegram from
Coy. McEnery and Gov. Ireland's re-
ply are as follows, the names being
omitted by request, for the present.
BAfSFRoUGE, La, March 81, 'S4.
Goyernoz John Ireland
have issued and mailed this day
requisetiOn for charged
with murder of most atrocious char
acter, done in Ouachita. He is in jail
in ---, Texas. Please order
local authorities to hold him until
requisition arrives.
S. D. MCENERY,
Governor.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, April /, 84.
Governor McEnery:
Your telegram about prisoner re-
ceived, Since your action in Carroll
case, am not disposed to exercise ex:
traordinary powers at your request.
JOHN IRELAND,
Governor of Texas.
In the Carroll case, Carroll is
charged with removing mortgaged
property out Of Texas, and Gov.
IrelBnd's requisition was returned
with this endorsement of the Louisi-
ana governor. Respectfully declined
as the offense is unknown to the laws
of this state, and there is no affidavit
accompanying the application that the
return of the fugitive is for the pur-
pose of substantial justice, and not
for the purpose Of having him liable
in civil process to which he is liable.
(Signed,) S. ID. MOENERY."
Governor Ireland is in receipt of a
long communication from Rev. q. q.
Haskell for himself and others setting
forth that some settlers in Erath and
Callahan counties are uneasy about
the titles to their lands on
account of the Bates claim
by the United States, wherein
a United States marshal took a deed
from Bates, who was defaulter to the
government, and his wife, to a league
and labor (4605 acres of land), and on
condition that Bates was to keep the
taxes paid for three years. This he
did up to and including the year 1871.
The deed from him was never placed
on record and no taxes were paid at
ter 1871. Land Commissioner Walsh
rules that the United States cannot
hold property in Texas, except for GER
tan purposes named in the constltu-
ton, such as for forts, arsenals, etc.,
and then only by special enactment of
the legislature, and maintains conse-
quently that the Erath and Callahan
cafflorc ho mr. I1C FOR 11nnaCinncC
ATTORNEY GENERALS EPARTMENT.
Suit was filed yesterday by Attor-
ney-General TempletoN and District
Attorney Sheeks in the name of the
state against Talmage 81 O'Donnen,
residents of st. Louis, for 81 sections
of school lands in Brazoria county,
alleged by the land fraud board to
have been purchased by them in excess
of the law in the names of sundry
parties substituted by them for the
than the school land law allows. The
chases and quiet the title of the state
purchases are j. s. Talmage, G. W.
Kate p. Ehrman, Charles M.
ODonnell, Misses O'Donnell,
w. II. Denis, A. A. Talmage, George
G. Smith, F. B. Drake, r. b. Lyle,
Mary V. O'Donnell, Winfred Hughes,
Lewis 3. Ehrman and Charles M.
Hays. The names of the parties sued
are A. A. Talmage and j. M. O'Don-
nell, composing the firm of Talmage
IL O'Donnell.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The fish commissioner is not sending
out further shipments of carp, and
will not make further shipments till
the spawning season is over. He is
improving the state ponds hand
Srmely.
The architect for building the luna
tic asylum, it Is understood, claims
the right to make the plans for all
buildings erected upon the grounds,
and wants damages if plans are ac-
cepe sfem other parties. This claim
is based, he alleges, under contract
with the old board of managers. No
plan has as yet been accepted by the
present board.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
in the state treasury $1,000 to credit of
general revenue. He purchased for
the board of educa ton for account of
the permanent school fund $4,000
county bonds of Frio county and $15,-
600 county bonds of Kaufman county.