The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-07

casts, love FliDF i.Ob'V'h N'4H-
consider them W5ea We don't entertain
the propositions on which they are
based"
Mr.. Johns presented case in which
there was a contest between Mr.. Hopkins
and Mr.. Kennedy. The latter, 1t was
stated, applied for three sections in Tom
Green county as dry land, and they were
awarded to him. Hopkins applies to Pur-
Chase one of these same sections, alleging
it to be good agricultural land, and not
merely grazing land.
The board decided that Mr.. Kennedy
should have notice of the impeachment rs
to the character of the land.
pttition was received from citizens OF
Wilbarger county, protesting against the
time allowed for actual settlements from
six months TO ninety days.
No action waa taken. bur Governor Luo-
book referred to the subject of forfeiture
of actual settlers. There are men i'll Nc
Lehman county, he said, who wanted
the board to declare some unlTer-
sity lands in that county forfeited
so they can get it at Sl.50 under the Old
law when it is worth ;$15 an acre. would
nut il up at auction to the highest bidder
before would declare it forfeited.
This refers 70 university lands IN that
county embraced in an old Spanish grant
which is in litigation.
DR.. Breckenridge was before the board
with $4,000 in his hands, which he failed,
however, to get the board to entertain as
legal tender. AS joke the attorney-gen-
eral put it into his pocket, but returned
it.
The board adjourned till 10 o'clock this
morning, when the proceedings will likely
be more important.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
The annual report of Attorney Gen
eral King, now being compiled, and which
is to be sent to the war department at
Washington, will showthe organized mill
tia of the state to consist of fOrty-two
companies thirty-six infantry, four ar
tilery and two cavalry, their aggregate
strength being 1876 men, rank and file. Of
the companies, only four are cOlOred.
Gen King will soon apply himself to
complete reorganization of the state vol
unteer guards
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
DIR. r. NJ. Sweaaingen, state health Off
Ger, has information of the outbreak of
smallpox at Laredo, Texas. Five cases
have been reported.
PERSONAL.
Grass Commissioners w. w. Baines and
w. 4. Gass returned to the capital.
Col. G. C. Dibrell, member of the peni-
Tertiary board, went to Galveston yester-
day.
Gen. Ham p. Bee, commissioner of in
surance, statistics and history has been
visiting San Antonio.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The following statement shows balances
of the funds named at the close of bust
ness, December 81, 1885:
Receipts for December various funds .$?l85S33 4;
Disbursements " I" 29I,OlS 81
balance general revenue zee. 9,i4 81
" available school fund. ...... ,sOl u
" permanent school fund . 33,gS3 81
" in treasury, various fundS...... 1851 &
The following circulars were sent ou
yesterday:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, !
AUSTIN, January a. 1886.
City Assessor: l send you blanks TO,
scholastic ceasus rolls and abstracts TO
your city The law requires you to com
plete the rolls and deliver them to tn,
mayor, if your schools are under contrO
of the city council, and if under cOntro
of board of trustees, to the president o.
the board to be filed and kept as a recorC
by him.
You should also make out two abstracts
and having both approved by the mayor
if city council controls the schools, ant
by the president Of the board of trustees
if board of trustees manage them; ill
one with the approving officer and mai
the other to this Office in time for it to b,
FLED by the 10Th day of July. Children
residing in your city who will be AM
under lG years of age ON the LIST day o
| September next are entitled to enroll
ment. and none others.
Both the rolls and the abstracts mus
| be sworn to by you. B. NJ. BAKER,
Supt. of Public Instruction.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
AUSTIN, January I, 1886.
Tax Assessor: l send you blanks fo
scholastic census rolls and abstracts. Th
law requires you to complete the rolls AM
deliver them to the county judge by tn
10th day of June, to be filed by him will
the county clerk. The abstracts are to b,
made out in duplicate and fled with tn
county clerk, after they have been APP
proved by the county Judge, on or befor
the LIST day of July. Unter the law, ynr
cannot te.ve compensation unless hi
- done. 1t is the duty of the count
rie-n i3 Lace one of the abstracts Oh fl
,G his lice and mail the other to thi
.epu ut at once; and l suggest tina
tuu SEQ nat he does so. If there is
clIv or ,2'n in your county which has as
summed ..atrol of its public schools, 70
wi. En Ike the scholastic census of sue
city az town, but leave it to be done b
.us city .r town assessor. Children VIII
VIII bs . .elrs old on September / mex
and not BIB jears old. are entitled to Ell
rolimalt
Unless cur abstract reaches this ofliC
"F Che i... day of July, apportionmer
"'A have - be made to your county o
last years ensus report.
resp,c, ally call your attention to Sc,
.ions so. 0, 50, So, "a, So and Sc, scho
law OF lss' b. NJ. BAKER,
Supt Public Instruction.