The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01


the ground of all the school lands, an
yesterday, at a meeting of the board, AZ
pointed Capt. Dennis Corwin and NJ
Everett T. Graves as surveyors on the PAL
of the state. at salary of 5000 a mont
each. They, cooperating with the raj
roads, will survey each section of land, IAN
plainly marking two corners will describ
and classify the same. Other surveyor
are to be appointed and the work pre-
ceeded with as rapidly as possible durin
the spring and summer months. Wit
! the exception of the salaries of the SUI
veyors the railroad companies will pay al
the expenses
Secretary Lawrence, of the land board
paid in $4,000 on account of land sales
The state land board yesterday received
bids to lease from Lubbock, Frio and Gil
lespie Counties The quantity bid in eacl
case was very small. The boaid will NEE
to make awards next Tuesday.
The state land board yesterday was il
session. and removed S. A. Thompson
county surveyor of Presidi county, a
state agent, and appointed in his place
General Henry +. Mccullough. Thompson
has been selling lands, or endeGvoring tt
do so, under the seven section act, anC
contrary to the rules of the board
Bids to lease were received from the
following counties: Bandera, II acres
Val srde section; Medina, 1882 acres
The board, yesterday, received about
$1,000 on land sales.
The interest on lands sold during Gov
ernOr Ireland's administration. and the
rentals from leased lands, amounts to over
100000 annually.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer Lubbock traL sferred about
100000 to the school and revenue funds,
the latter getting about 100000.
Maddox Brothers q Anderson paid to
the state treasurer, yesterday, $4,000 on
school lands purchased by them some
time ago.
Revenue warrants are now being paid
on presentation, but cash payment on
school vouchers has not been resumed.
Treasurer Lubbock, during the past two
days, has received about $4,000, and cash
payments have been fully resumed, and
all warrants are now paid on presenta-
ton.
Collector Morris, of Travis county, paid
in $4,000 yesterday.
CoMPTRoTLER's DEPARTMENT..
Clerk Spillar, who has been down with
humps, is out again.
The comptroller deposited $66,0O0 in
the state treasury, $4,000 of it going to
the school fund.
The Western Union telegraph company
yesterday paid in $2,024.l2 tax on mes
'ages.
The comptroller paid into the treasury
10 the credit of general revenue, $4,000.
The peni Tertiary board held a meeting
asst afternoon to consider the matter of
purchase of the Harlem plantation in
Fort Bend county. The papers showing
he result of the investigation made by
he attorney general as TO the title to the
and, were before the board, but no defin.
tie action was taken looking to the per-
Getting the trade; but it is more than
likely that the purchase will be made
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
1t will be seen from the following tele-
tram that Governor Ireland is keeping
lis eye on the progress of affairs relative
o the strike, and that he is determined to
tut down lawlessness and protect property
" all lawful means in his power:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
AUSTIN, March 80, 1886.
Ir. John II. Boyd, sheriff, Cleburne, Tex:
Can you not station some twenty de-
,uties or go yourself to Alvarado and ar
est criminals and protect property?
JOHN IRELAND, Governor.
The sheriff of Houston county has also
,een directed to consult with Adjutant
General King, who is at Palestine, and
o use all lawful means to arrest wrong
loers and protect property.
The governor of New Hampshire has
ent letter to the governors of the sew
raj states, suggesting that the 9Th day of
lpril be set aside as day of fasting and
prayer. 1t is understood that Mr.. Moody,
he great evangelist, is at the bottom of
he request. Governor Ireland received
me of the letters yesterday.
Yesterday the governor, in answer to an
inquiry propounded by him to the comp
roller, received the following letter, show
ng the receipts from collectors to March
3, 1856
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, !
AUSTIN, Texas, March "a, 1886.
o His Excellency John Ireland Governor of
Texas:
/ have the honor 20 acknowledge the re-
eipt of your communication of the 18th
nst, and beg to hand you herewith the
requested therein in the
orm suggested in your letter The ia
lies show:
|. Probable revenue for the year from
llowances, $1,95S,031.
2. Probable receipt of school fund for
ear, from taxes, $1,054 100.
3. Total probable receipts of revenue
nd of school fund from taxes, $3,012,03l.
4. The total receipts from each county
eparately, aggregating $l,411, 505.35.
3. The character of remittance en-
raced in the above aggregate are:
Cash, 1888, O63,07; school coupons, $685.,
$500; comptroller's drafts, 1872, 77I2S
In addition to the receipts as shown
rom tax collectors, the comptroller has
deposited in the state treasury since June
%, 1885, of taxes made payable directly
o him, $lS6,S26.65; and there has been
eceived from the several departments,
'flice fees amounting to $50,703.71. We
hus have the aggregate receipts to the
Sd inst, $l,649.055.7l. Against aggre-
.ating probable receipts of revenue, and
chool fund, $3,012,03l. Leaving yet to
e received of revenue and school fund,
Il, 1862 ,995.29.
The period fixed by law for the forcible