The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-15

me state, by its charters and subsi-
Hndes, quilt the main lines of these roads
me constitution, article 10, SECTIONS
! anu =, clearly requires the legislature to
,, pass adequate laws for the management
b;hita III hiita,iWays. Article 10, section 6, pro-
INDUS the consolidation of these roads
wlth iorelgn roads; yet it is notorious
, t 1Hct tnat every trunk or main line in
iexas is, 10 all intents and purposes. NOT
only consolidated with other roads. hut
are SO lar absorbed by them
thst all official business-all
sne principal offices, books
anu records are situated in other states.
In some cases, in ordinary litigation
with our home roads, this consolidation
ana foreign control even permits the
companies to remove such litigation TO
the federal courts.
The heengineer informs us that he can
not have access to the books of the va
rl0us companies.
~ The divfdens and earnings Of some Of
our nome roads are taken to supuort
other roads beyond our borders.
A. is alleged that to legislate on this.
suplect makes capital ti'nid, and that
what we need Is more roads. we are
J ihlormed again that not a road in Texas
IS paying expenses. Let those who
make these arguments reconcile chem.
- Nbhs tAtCNtlV6 renelllDnrQ
well that the last time he travelled from
Fort Worth to Dallas he could not get a
seat IN the sleeper or any of the other
coaches of the tFain, and that he, and a
number of gentlemen with him, had to
stand during tho sntire trip. That fact
is not related in complaining spirit,
but 90 show that the business of the
road IS very great.
1t Will not do tesay that railways can
not be controlled, because no law has
yet been enacted on that subject that
mas been declared unconstitutional.
1t may be that, after having given
them lands enough TO build the roads,
ana after having granted them liberal
charters, we will have to confess that
the peoples agents will not control
them. 1t may be that we win have to
invite Further aggressions ON the rights
OF the state by u neglect OF plain duty.
L would not see these roads crippled,
unless it be that requiring them 70 full,
MI their duty 10 the people is crippling
them.
, There is no interest that is not grasp-
ing. There is no interest that does not
! obtain every advantage 1t can from gov
, einments. feel, however, that the ex-
&C ,lleno men managing railways in
Texas Will not object to reasonable reg
ul atlons.
, call your attention to tho inconyen-
10 nee anu trouble constantly arising be-.
| tween the two races. l submit whether,
II the colored race is forced into second
! cl ass cars, it would not be proper to de-
niand FOR them areduction OF fare. Tho
. ollcy OF separating the races on the
: ufalns Will not he questioned.
el STATE TROOPS.
sl Although this farce has, in the last
: Two years, done great service, believe
! that 1t can be reduced to about fifty men,
: with, the necessary officers.
e ARMY AND NAVY.
D L recommend thorough reorganiza-
r tion of the militia.
: The navy consists Of one steamer, tho
t "Hygeia," which was built in New York
= at cost of $4,000. She is a fine vessel,
!, Of tons burthen, and has been in the
: service Of the quarantine station Vt Gal
Il weston during The past season.
FISCAL YEAR.
: 1t seems proper that the fiscal and ap-.
!, preparation years should begin and ond
Q together. This Is recommended by the
r comptroller, and i believe his recom-
! mendation should be adopted.
d CAPITOL DuIi.DING.
Is RMS structure has now progressed to
the first toor, and the work il advancing
as rapidly us seems advisable. invite
4 your attention to She report OF the capt.
, ,ol commissioners, which is. herewith
= tran SMILED.
y n - greatly regretted that the con-
tract n I'd not provide for the gBe OF
I granite as there is no doubt of its great
q sunerioritv 20 the material called for,
: and is quite as :. ccess'pie'
y AssxsswSNT LAWS.
1t is notorious thaf IN many portions
: OF the state there are la. .So intetssts tlat
are not assessed at all, an th III "ther Sec
tions very improperly dom.
: cite but enc instance; Thx folIS WiaS9,. shGw
. bus 1900 head of cattle 81 Wlenita
) county. 1t is safe to- Ry-and
Ss 4: S;ss.:' !:ss;s il; e: at
$ :" One Sne Of Cftsy; the ;wealthikst cattls nan A.
!; north Texas told the /exeeutive, during
Q the special session ofthe eighteenth leg.
, isiature, thatth bnlk of his propert4
: mad not been assessed and taxes paid on
for seven years. 1t will be NECESSARY
Tor the two houses TO correct this great
/ evil; Tor indeed 1t Is great, because by
. lttaxation becomes unequal. The little
70 farmer or small stock man romemberz
y 10 head the number of cattle or stock
"a a no has, and renders them. Ii he should
l. forget, his neighbor will remind him,
CENSUS.
1t is suggested that our rapid propre,s
"a IN wealth and population demands a
q new census. 1t IL believed that we can
n nave complete census taken, during
m the coming spring, without cost To the
a. state; or, at all events, by the expendi-
n ture of small sum OF money. Section
r. x OF the act OF congress OF March 8, 1879,
70 page ioU, reads ~ follows:
., "SEc. ~. That II any state or territorX
througn It's duly appointed officers OF
agents, she'll, during tho two months
" beginning on the FIRST Monday of Juns
10 ~ of the year which Is the mean between
M the decennial censuses OF tho United
III States is by this act directed to be
~ taken, take and complete census in
n. all respects according to tho schedules
" and forms Of enumeration in the census
y. of the United States and
N shall deposit with the secretary
n OF the interior, on or before the lst Of
40 september following, full and autheR-
~ :, tic copy OF all schedules returned aud
= reports made by the officers and agents
a charged with such enumeration, then
A. the secretary OF the treasury shall, upon
10 receivinga certificate from the secretary
10 oil the interior that such schedules and
N reports have been duly deposited, paw,
~ y, on the requisition of the governor OF
70 such state or territory, out of any funds
~ In the treasury not other wise appropri-
- nted, sum equal to so per cCntum of
20 the amount which WAS paid to al super
~ visors and actual enumerators within
"a such state or territory at the United
~ States census next preceding, increased
q by one-half Of the percentage of gain in
," population In such state or territory be-
-, tween the two United States censases
~ next preceding: Provided: That the
~ blank schedules used tor the purpose of
~ the enumeration herein provided for
" shall be similar, in all respects of form
y and size OF heading aud ruling, to those
,r used In the census of the United States."
q With one supervisor aud tho necessary
I, enumerators, who may be our assessors,
we can dispense with much OF the ex-
al pense of the deoennal census, and 1t 10