The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04
GOVERNMENTAL.
WHAT is GOING ON IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.
AN EPITOME OF WHAT WAS
LEARNED YESTERDAY AT
THE CAPITOL.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
This department yesterday received the
usual number of applications asking for
pardons. all of which will receive attention
in due time.
The governor yesterday appointed Chas.
l.. Kettler to be district attorney of the
Twelfth judicial district, vice N. G. Kit
trell, lately appointed judge of the dis
trict.
coMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
The comptroller yesterday paid into
the treasury $4,000.
Internal Revenue Officer Bracken was
on still hunt in the comptroller's Office
yesterday, and his researches are emil
nently calculated to make Rome howl
when he puts his feet down on certain
city.
In this Office yesterday all hands were
busy with routine work and getting their
pay warrants cashed. Chief Clerk Mccall
was busy with big batch of drafts, and
feeling sorry for the lonesome condition
of the treasury, will to-day deposit $780,
600 in the same, nearly all of it going to
the general revenue account.
The clerk at work on the assessment
rolls of Tyler county, will have them re-
vised in few days, and then Mr. Riley,
the value man, will be able to furnish the
exact taxable virtue in the state.
Some $4,000 was turned over to the
treasurer yesterday, and will go to the
school fund.
Yesterday, for the first time in long
while, the industrious southwest corner,
presided over by Costa Caldwell and
Spillard was heard from and the follow
ing summary of occupation taxes, paid
in during the year 1885 was furnished:
1858 retail liquor dealers paid $408,900:
357 quart liquor dealers, $71,400; 36 gal
lon liquor dealers, $1.009; $40 beer deal
ers, $40,50 1901 .wye.s paid $5,505;
220 first class cotton brokers, $2021
126 commission merchants paid 1882:
1889 sixth-class merchants. 81 1856; 1917
seventh-clCss merchants. $2l $50; 208 first
class merchants, $4,000; 1.435 third class
merchants, $8,96S; 1.0S5 ffth-class mer-
chants, $12,852; 1888 second class mer-
chants, $5,745; 107 pawnbrokers paid
$2,006; 1852 theatrical performances and
concerts paid 1924; 1,461 livery stable
keepers, $2,317; 81 first-class bankers paid
$2.280; AZ second-class bankers, $3.50; 10
third-class bankers, $3.50; 161 fourth class
bankers, $3.50; 101 fifth-class bankers,
$1,616. Two poor old bill posters paid
$40 and one miserable fortune-teller, $43;
II circus performances, $3.50. The ag-
gregate tax amounts to over 100000.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
In this department yesterday, the fol-
lowing charters were filed:
The st. Louis, Arkansas g. Texas rail
way company, in Texas, beginning at
Texarkana and extending through the
counties of Bowie, Cass, Morris, Titus,
Camp, Upshur, Smith, Henderson, Ma
varro, Hill, Limestone, McLennan and
Coryell, to Gainesville. Principal Office at
Texarkana. Capital Stock, $9,550,OOO.
Incorporators: Adolph Oppenheimer,
G. S. Walling, j. Nj. Lennon, j. L. Tur-
ner, H. R. Saddler, New York; G. M. Seley,
Waco; L. B. Fish, Tyler, George Clark,
Waco; James Clarity, Corsicana; VIM. Be
han, Texarkana. Dallas State Fair and
Exposition association, capital $4,000;
Jules e. Schneider, Alex. Sanger, j. S.
Armstrong, Jas. B. Simpson, c. A. Heating,
". DOWSOI, NJ 'OHuSbhllly
Field, W. H. CASTOR, incorporators.
In this department yesterday Judge
Galloway was very busy recording charters
sent in during the past week.
The charter of the Humboldt Lodge of
Knights of Pythias, of Galveston, was
fled yesterday
In this department the following char
ter was filed:
The Union Stock Yards Market &
Chemical company, of San Antonio, Texas;
capital $100,000 incorporators, Geo. W..
Breckenridge, John T. Lyttle, John O.
Devices, John Rhodes, Geo. l.. William
son, John j. Sterens, B. l.. Crouch, Alex
ander Moore.
There was nothing of interest in the
attorney generals Office.
In the insurance department only rou-
tine work was Being disposed of.
The educational department. was quiet,
but it is understood that the board of
education will convene to-day or to-mor-
row, to take some action upon the Burnett
county school middle.
The following charters were filed in the
Office of the secretary of state yester-
day:
The Junction City Irrigation company,
capital stock $4,000. Incorporators: G.
W. Ragsdale, L. G. Easton and G. D.
Crisp.
The South Llano Irrigation company;
capital stock, $4,000. Incorporators:
John Griffith, o. Loe and G. M. Ragsdill.
The Stewart Assembly Cooperative
Publishing company, of Paris; capital,
$4,000. Incorporators: o. W. Chamber
lin, j. F. Grlner, G. M, Wirth, B. G. Nc
Cuistian, M. w. Connolly, j. M. RENDER
dine, w. F. Braggins, George Rosser, Chas.
E. Thorne, j. A. Barris and G. P. Hen
ley.
In addition to the charters filed, Peter
Walton, the efficient and pleasant chief
clerk, had his hands full posting up books
and correspondence.
In the military department there was
no news from the border.
The governor, as usual, and his secre-
tary were busy with correspondence and
state papers.
STATE LAND BOARD.
The state land board yesterday received
a bid to lease one section in Hardeman
county and bid to lease one section in
Cottle county. There are bids in to pur-
chase something over 100 sections. The
boo-J will oonuana rart Tines dow tn Yooka