The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04

T MS duties. ana tldt III III respects. tACtl''
being governed by the regulations of the
land board above mentioned, he shall be
considered the agent of the board of
regents and not the agent of the land
board.
1t is further agreed that in case any
university lands are leased by the board of
regents through its agent, or otherwise, in
accordance with the above regulations,
and said lease is approved by the board
of regents, it shall also be approved
by the state land board,
and the lessee shall be allowed to take
possession as if he had leased directly
from the state land be ard.
1t is understood that the said agent
shall be employed by 5he year, that his
salary be made contingent on certain
per cert of the money collected on the
lease, and paid him at the rate of so much
per month.
Adopted. FRAME LUBBOCK,
President pro tenn. Statu Land Board.
January %, 1886.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
In this department yesterday the fol-
lowing charter was filed:
The Texas Standard Cotton Oil com
pany, of Galveston; capital, S25O000; in
corporators: Sampson Heidenheimer,
Isaac Heidenheimer, R. L. Helm, Meyer
Rosenblatt, Meyer Bauman. \
Secretary of State Baines yesterday reA
ceived bill of lading of nineteenth Texas
court of appeals reports, and as soon as
they arrive he will distribute them to sub
scribers.
The Corsicana Gas-light company, cap
ital $4,000, filed a charter. Incorporat-
ors Bryan f. Barry, Sam r. Frost, John
r. Miller.
Secretary of State Baines returned
home yesterday, and was at his post during
the day. The Seymour Temperance and
Literary society, of Seymour, Texas, filed
charter.
The Texas Standard Cotton Oil com
pany, capital stock, S250,0OO, filed char
ter yesterday in the Office of the secretBry
of state. The principal Office will be in
the city of Galveston.
Incorporators and directors: Samson
Heidenheimer, Isaac Heidenheimer and
Rosenblatt and Meyer Bauman, of st.
Louis.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Holland, clerk in the department, is
now acting superintendent of public in
struction, during the absence of Hon. b.
NJ. Baker, and Chief Clerk Thweat yester
day received a telegram from Mr.. Baker,
dated Columbus, Ga., saying he arrived
safely and found his brother much better,
with hope of final recovery.
Mr.. A. S. Thweat, chief clerk of this de-
partment and most excellent officer and
courteous gentleman, was at home yester
day, wrestling with a severe case of chick
en-pox.
Mr.. Holland, running the educational
affairs of the state, just now, had nothing
to impart of interest to the reading pub
lie.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The following are the receipts at the
state treasury from sales of lands during
February, 1886:
Permanent school fund. -. ........ SI5732 %
Available ....... . -. 32S61 ~
Blind asylum land sales account......" 1913 z
Deaf and dumb ...,... 535 %
LunatiC asylum y ....... All "a
Permanent university find =. ......... 1853 Al
Available ............ $40 IS
loldl Sol,JoS %
AS will be seen III another place, Treas
urer Lubbock advertises this morning to
cash certain revenue warrants to an
amount of more than a third registered.
In this department, yesterday, Cashier
Workman was about worked down paying
off revenue warrants, and passed over the
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
Yesterday Mr.. Walter Tips, of the peni-
Tertiary board, received the following
telegram from Major Goree, superin-
tendent of the penitentiaries:
JACKSONVILLE, February &C.
Walker Tips, Esq, Austin:
have Just received the following from
C'Brien, at Rusk: "a fire broke out o.
half past ~ this morning in the engine
room. The cabinet and wagon shops
burned. By hard work of conviats we
saved the other buildings. Fire Griginat-
ing where it did, pumps were OF no avail"
go down as soon as l can.
T. j. GoREE.
No additional particulars have been re-
ceived but to-day full particulars by
mail are expected.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT..
The attorney general yesterday, in
matter referred to him by the comptrol-
ler's department, rendered the following
opinion:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
AUSTIN, March l, 1886.
Hon. W. j. Swain, Comptroller:
SIR:-Your communication of 9th inst,
respecting the increase of the values of
the Missouri Pacific railway companys
property, in McLennan county, as
made by the board of equali-
cation for said county, without first hav-
ing required the county clerk to give the
agent of the company written notice, as
prescribed by section 7 of chapter AZ,
laws of 1879, has received due consider
ton.
1t appears that the notice by publica-
ton was duly given before the court met
rs board of equalization, and that the
tax assessor informed the agent who rem
iered the property that he was dissatis-
fed with the values, and would ask the
board to increase them. The effect of tie
two notices was simply that the company
learned that the court was to meet on a
certain day, and that the assessor would
request it to raise the values. AS
he company failed to receive
the written notice from the county clerk
10 the effect that it would be the duty of
he court to raise the assessment unless
cause to the contrary could be shown mo