Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-15

porary asylum ut the place selected for
sne permanent asylum. But the Iegis-
lature adjourned without making pro.
vision for supplying and supporting
this temporary asylum, and, therefore.
~ was not erected. The board OF
managers, however, elected q medical
superintendent, whose whole time has
been spent In assisting and advising
IN the erection OF the main building.
The amended law passed by the
Eighteenth legislature, concerning
asylums, provides that the tenures OF
ONCE OF the board OF managers shall
be two, four and six years. Here.
again, the constitution Is disregarded
and recommend that the law he
so changed that It will conform to the
constitution.
The present mode OF supplying the
asylums will have to he changed, as
u Will not be applicable to the North
Texas asylum, IL Is suggested that a
better and cheaper way would be 10
require "A printed list of articles needed
with notice that bids would he re.
ceived until a certain day, TO be mailed
to the principal houses dealing in the
goods required. This method would
not only be cheaper than the present
advertising In one paper In Austin
and one In Galveston--bu IL would
reach and attract the attention of
many more dealers.
/ invite your attention TO the last
report of DR., Denton, medical superin-
tendent at the capital; especially TO
that part referring TO separate build
Ing for persons of color.
DEAF AND DUMB AND BLIND INsr1.
TUTEs.
The condition of these institutions
is excellent, and can scarcely be i'm.
proved consequently there remains
but little for this legislature 20 do
touching them, except the usual ap.
preparation for their maintenance.
PUBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING.
The utility Of the printing establish
ment at the deaf and dumb institute
has been clearly demonstrated. Some
Of the neatest and best printing for the
departments Is done there; ana with q
little enlargement II can be made avail
able for all the printing and binding
required by the state at cost greatly
below the prices now paid. IL Is sug.
gested that the court reports, which
are now published at great expense,
could be printed and bound there. Ii
would be light work for Judge when
writing an opinion TO make the sylla.
bus; then the work of preparation fol
publication would be small. THESE
suggestions, If acted on, will save the
large expense annually attending the
publication Of these reports
MONEYS EXPENDED ny THE COVER
NOR.
Ofthe appropriations placed at the
/ disposal of the executive to pay re
wards, costs and attorneys fees, beinl
| fifteen thousand dollars a year, Their,
have been paid SIS, 7GS.Ss.
Ofthe $50 900 appropriated at tn,
special session OF the Eighteenth legis
lature, thesum Of SIS, O66 "a has beer
paid out to this date. For all thes,
sums vouchers are on file with tn,
comptroller. In the use OF these fund
! the greatest economy has been oh
served. Rewards have only been of
fered for the arrest OF criminal
charged with the higher grade o
crimes. AS rule these rewards havl
not been made public, because thei
publication wsuld have tended TO pu
| the criminals on their guard and en-
| AhANA NANAl W AAANt CIV uhNh AAAi al
rest 1t has also been al
invariable custom Of the presen
executive, before Offering rewards, L
require statement In writing froI
the prosecuting officer to the effeC
that evidence sufficient to convict wa
in existence, and that a cOnvictl0
could he secured if tGe criminal wa
arrested.
! TT,,S, H. ,,,,,v.tf,,, 80 a.. $50. 4
session of the Eighteenth legislator,
and the use of the money placed &
my disposal, the epidemic OF evil IL
4 tended TO be reached was rapid
swept away; and fence-cutting now oC
ours not more frequently than Othe
crimes. The correction OF that evil is
also, largely due TO healthier sent
ment among the people, and CON
prebension Of the truth that no cenuf
power, in republican governments, cal
protect n people from the lawless witt
out the aid Of the good people, and th
hearty cooperation OF the local mt
chineTy Of government, Thi
truth, in our system, has ais
demonstrated another, tu-wit: The IN
junction Of the constitution, that uh
governor shall see that the law is faith
fully executed, does not mean ina
law that some one may tell him ha
been violated, but the law that
is told in some official way has bee
violated.
RAILWAYS.
So far as | have en- informed, n
one who has studied the railwa
problems, has doubted the ineilleienc.
of the railroad bill passed by Tia
Eighteenth legislature. 1t was passe
near the end Of the session, and it wa
thought best to demonstrate to th
country what efficacy there was in
by an effort TO execute it. Mr.. Jas II
Bntton was appointed engineer unde
the law. II was thought by the coun
try and the executive that no bette
man could be found, and his views ant
conclusions are herewith transmitted
The state, by its charters and subs
dies, built the main lines Of these road
The constitution, article 10 sections
8 and A clearly requires the legisla
ture TO pass adequate laws for tn
management of railways. Article II
section o, prohibits the consolidation
Of these roads with foreign roadR; ye