The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-09
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
A BusJ Day ~ the Capital uiiy Well
Reported.
The stOekmoa aud The Land Board
Earnest Arguments.
A Complication that IL Comlng and viii
be CalamltOas.
Texas Topics Of General Interest

AusTis, March s.-[Spsoi.l.l 1.-The seer,
Jary OF state CONNIE, cet to-day tendi1F
Gus the senate jlurnss.
Tue first assignment Of the supreme
court, including Dallas and surrounding
otuutlss, " oct for tue 7th OF April.
The Edlutant'genorsl TO-DAY connie
stoned Rev. Mr.. Smooi, OF Austin, ohap
ain OF the fret brigade Of state militia.
Gsneral King to-day received the pd 10
,'lli Senco that his brother was Syiug o.
Crockett, and he lef, f0g his bedside mi
evening.
The hoard oieiucatinn this morning de-
olded 10 appropriate s22 900 OF the Peabody
inud 10 the summer normal school, aud
| The balance OF So zoo TO the Sam HOustOf
lormHI schools. Last year she summer
school got oGly sl61 OF the fund. The sam
| II seton school now has 100 state ano
about 20 pay students.
| Interest receipts on the school land notes
received at the treasury department nov
| average g. 60 per day, and the total r
ceipts for March, April and May are e1-
| peCtsd to reach over $500 600 oil OF Whict
goes 20 the available school fund.
Tho comptroller to-day paid IN 20 th'
| credit Of the school fund Sl6.CuO poll iaA
| aud S76, s63 general revenue.
Insurance business Ia the state for lSS
| shows the following increase over iha bu'
| ness OF 1858. X aks--incrghse, 50 OJDN0J
premium paid-lncroise, 500 VJOi loss
| increase, SbIUoi.
A gentleman wr.tOs tho att1ruey-genefa
| complaining that State Engineer Bnttui
has failed ~ report the condition Of ID,
| Columbia division Of the internauooai *
Great Northern railway, nDd calls his at
| tention To its condition, which he nays ir
| shamsfully bad.
The land board held mesting this morn
ing AT which Mossrs. simpson and Dauph'
4 n ~ all Il n
| feeenting the stocknen, ware pTesen,
| They stated TO the board that they were
| decidedly opposed TO tho increase On rem
| als, and said that four cents, the old price.
was all the lands we're worth and contend
ed that the state will get m ire reysnus
from the lands ut four cents han unde' The
advanced price, because the stocknef
| are determined not to lease
at 8 cents. They said the action OF tn,
board has given more dissstisfac ion than u
| he troubles which he stoesmou have had
20 contsnd With, not excepting fence GU
| ting. They insisted that the policy oil tn
state has always been free grass, bat thai
stockmen now do not contend for this, but
are willing 10 pay . reasonable rental such
| ~ tho old law or rule OF land board pro.
vides. They conteDded that 1t was excsed-
insly Questionable whether the board hsh
| the right 20 raise the price fixed by law,
thus converting itself into n little leEisli-
lure. The prices and conditions OF lease
are % be changed every few we,ks, men
desiring to lease will not know nov u bid
rhey thought !! the rule Of tho board wa
adhered 70 It would have the effect TO drive
cattle men out OF the state.
Commissioner Walsh suggested that the
com plants be put in writing 70 be- con
sidered Dy the board when Attorney
General Templeton returns.
Mr.. Sim pson said they desired an answer
in time 20 lay 1t before the cattle conYen-
ton At Dallas.
During the discussion u was learned that
no fences have been out north OF ths Texas
e Psoiic railway, west OF Clay county,
except the pasture OF Colopsl Young, Hbd
that was brought about by personal feuds,
and that no fences nave been cut since the
new Law vent into effect.
Ths attorpey-gs eral kea bean tale
grss hOx 20 roIar1 ard the board 1ill give
the coumittss an spaVer konGsy.
From indications tho board will no
change the lsIt ordsr, In which case the
,tockmen hsre sssers that thu DallAs con
yention will pGG 3 resolution not 10 !eass
lands.
Mr. Rock, one ofths ssoss enters arrest
cd Tor burglar ssversl vsshs ago oad IT
leased for want OF svigencs. 10 agsin In the
tolls on the same cbarge, having, IL 10 said,
robbed saloon in the lirst ward o night or
Two ago.