The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-13

not in financial circumstances, to indi
ca g that he has been bought.
You have been sitting with us frcn
day to day without any action being
taken by you. 1 say, too, that while WI
have questioned their ability or knowl-
edge, have never had any evidence
which would justify me il
placing stigma of disgrace
upon them as men derelict
in duty in not protecting the interests of
the state. If you think these mems judy
ment can't be relied apon to your salts
faction there Is nothing in the way of this
board getting experts TO decide the offer
eEce between us. They give US their
opinion and asked Us to examine their re-
cord and even to employ experts at their
expense. You, yourself. would certainly
not have men tried without hearing,
and as for the board we simply do not
want to be placed in false position as to
our duties, They simply contend that till
there Is something charged against them
lhey should not be elected. Had General
walker Said he was not satisfied, then we
could have taken different course, and
brought IN these experts. In the mean
sime, While am not a lawyer, can't see
that the state loses any thing by the action
OF this board. And 1 submit it is your
duty as member of the board and attor-
ney-general, if you ON find that thew
nave violated their oath or contract, or
nave let the state enter into a contract not
'alla oy reason Of want of the governors
signature, will be with you.
u don't want to be placed in the light of
champion or this building, for don't
believe the roof is up to the standard, or
that the woodwork meets the REQUIRE
ments. The broken lintels we're a serious
nuestion, 50 Wilke said he would take
them out. That throws responsibility
upon this board. What would be the re
suit if they were removed 1t might make
the building worse than leaving them in.
l don't endorse the building, the con-
tractors, the commissioners or the super-
but no man shall be tried and
condemned here outside of the record
upon which he stands for Justification"
Treasurer Lubbock-"We had fine archi,
tects here-Clayton, Heiner and Harrod
They relieved my mind of important
doubts. When they made their report
they told me that this was as fine a build
ing as any in the United States. To
General Hogg I didn't show them any
thing, but they went over the building and
spoke of many of the changes which wer
made as being good-some of which had
thought were wrong.
"As to the veneering, if answered on my
personal judgment, would not prefer it.
AS for My ers as an architect AID expert,
his qualifications ere not to be denied.
When the changes we're made to get
granite l insisted on keeping the por-
tioos but was voted down. As to the
dome 1 never believed it would fall"
Captain McLlurin -"rhe board has
been trying to get at the facts in the
referred to by General
Hogy, but till General Herdemau
mentioned some of them l had no
idea of them. There are some defects
which l can see myself, but they are
easily remedied. When the architects
said the building was well built 1 was
bound to take their Judgment unless
fraud was glazing. General Hogg asserts
some things wherein he says the commits
sioners acted without authority. We
don't acknowledge that, and want you to
make those accusations in writing so we
can answer them"
On motion of General Hogg the board
adjourned to no specified date.