The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-26
THE STATE CAPITOT
Matters Picked up IN Our Tour ..
the Departments.
Important and Interesting Infor-
nation of County Officials
and the People.
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily.l
Comptroller Mccall continues tn -
receive letters from disgruntled sbs,;s,
and district clerks who cannot understand
why their fee accounts are not paid wha1
there is about a million dollars in tba
state treasury.
The aforesaid officers are Informed tbo.
both Governor Ross and ComntroiIas
Mccall urged the extra session of tba
legislature to make an appronriatior
to meet Just such accounts, and the leo;s1
lature was asked to appropriate S15Oo0o
to pay sheriffs and clerks, and S50yOOo ~
pay attached witness fees.
The house committee, headed nv Mr.
Gresham and others, fatty refused to con-
slider the items, and, in spite of the earnea.
protest of Mr.. Mccall who went beforo
the committee, they were stricken ont Tho
sheriffs and clerks should lay the blame
where it properly belongs, at the door of
the immortal house of the immortal
Twentieth legislature.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The board of education was in ses-
sion last afternoon, and made the
apportionment for the next soho.
lastic year, the amount being
81 per capita, so cents less than It was
last year.
D The decrease was made to prevent de-
ficiencies, such as occurred last year, and
because of an increase of about per cent
in the scholastic census.
The total amount apportioned was
S2,116,504, which goes to 529,126 children
batwaay tho aoaG nf g and 1k
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The total sales and leases of lands under
recent laws to date is as follows:
Total sales, on which interest is due
August /, 292,526 acres for $645, 1880;
total sales of timber, 14,515 acres for
$52,5O5.8S; leases, 1924 ,519 acres.
From Fridays Daily.1
The governor yesterday appointed Mr..
Sam j. Hunter, of Fort Worth, special
Judge to try cases at Denton, wherein
Judge F. E. Piner is disqr alifed.
coMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday registered
100000 per cent Dallas street improve
ment gold bonds. Principal and interest
are payable in gold either at New York or
London, England.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The following counties having failed to
send IN their scholastic census reports
the apportionment was made them on last
years reports: Crockett, Dimmit, Howard
and Midland.
THE PRISONS.
The board of managers of the state pen
itentiaries were in session last afternoon
and received the report of Financial Agent
Parish for June, and it shows the follow
ing:
REC pTs.
June 1-Bslance on hand ............. 217,575 30
June 11--From comptroller. ........... 1910 90
June 30-Receipts ut Huntsville ....... 29,095 80
Juue 3o-Receipts at Rusk ...........".... 6,76ll9
Discussed.
At Huntsville ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 29, ~ 9S
Az Rusk ...'.................., I,Uo II
For material.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1873!
Balance 20S0l.d
The receipts for the month were for the
following sources:
Railroad contract s......,.... .......... S136 25
Huntsville prison .....".."... ....."..... 6g,26l
Rusk prison ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 676119
Total receipts ....................... s85,s56S
From Saturdays Dsilyl
Governor Ross is receiving many letters
congratulating him on the appointment
of Judge Hobby to the commission of ap-
peals.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The deposits into the treasury yester-
day by Comptroller Mccall were very
light, only $1,062 going to general reve-
nue., and 1923 to the available school fund.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The following summary shows the num-
Der of children in the state, between the
ages of and 16, and the amount of
money appropriated by the state board of
education, for the year beginning Septem-
Der l, 1888:
COUNTIES.
Number of white male children and
under IL years of age. .....,..,,,,,. 170,220
Number of white femsl9 children
and under 16 years of age. .......... 155,359
Number of colored male children
and under 16 years of age..:....... 57,15S
Number of colored female children
and under 16 years of age. ............ 54,736
Total white and col red, male
and female, and under ID
years of age.. 457 46o
Amount apportioned.. 81, 749,SI2 W
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Number of white male children and
under 16 years of age.............. $500
Number of white female children s
and under 16 years of age. "........ "a 227
Number of colored male children
aud under 16 years of age. 900. IL ,227
Number of colored female children
and under l6 years of age. .......... 12,06S
Total white and colored, male
and female, 8 and under 16
years OF age."."".. .......... 9l,522
Amount apportiOned... s362,OsS 90
GRAND TOTAL.
Total number of white male children
and under 16 years of age.......... 903, go
Total number of white female chill
en- and under 16 years of age.. 1885
Total number of colored male chill
dren and under IL years of age... $3.50
Total number of colored female chill
dren and under l6 years of age.... 66,S4
Grand total white and CO ored,
male and md uudpr