The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-22
DEPARTMENT DOINGS.
RECORD OF YESTERDAYS TRANsAC'
TIONs AT THE CAPITOL.
How, Where and by Whom the Governmental
Affairs Of the People Of the Great
Commonwealth Of Texas Are
Being Administered.
SECRETARY OF STATE.

SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Galveston Fruit company yes
terday filed its charter. Purpose,
manufacture of candies, canned goods,
preserves and confectionery. Capital
100000. Incorporators: p. A. Lang
j. Markwitz, J. Weinberger, F. Can
non and H. Kempner.
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
The penitentiary board adjourned
yesterday, having disposed of consid-
cradle business. Following is the
monthly statement of finances:
Balance on hand last statement ..... $500 NJ NJ
Received from farm contracts .39a a 90
Received from railroad CONTRACTS -. ~, zoo 90 90
RECEIVED at Huntsville, miscellaneous. l0,S.9 Vi
Received at Rusk, miscellaneous ... 3ooo az
Total ,........,...'..'''''''' ''Sli''''' ~
DIR. Jameson, prison physician at
Rusk, ten dered his resignation to &C,
cept q position in the international
and Great Northern railroad hospital,
but il was not acted on. The board
practically concluded the purchase OF
about 300 acres of sugar land in Malta
gorda county for convict farm. IL
also passed resolution that in future
the superintendent or financial agent
of the penitentiary meet with the
board at its monthly meetings to ex-
plain any question that may come up
concerning the internal workings OF
the institutions not fully understood
by the board.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Tax rolls received yesterday showed
a decrease of $24l 500 in the taxable
values of Taylor county and $2o7O 1or
Anderson. Collin county shows an
increase of $751; $40, leaving a decrease
for the day of $l85 $3.50. With Texas
producing the best cotton crop OF all
the Southern states, O phenomenal oaG
crop, corn cribs bursting with their
burdens, sorghum and other forage
crops as dense as African jungles, live
stock shaking with accumulated fat
and no market, the thoughtful citizen
will inquire, "What is the matter
with Texas politically?"
SUPREME COURT.
DR.. Morse yesterday received a tele
gram informing him that 5. ID; Reeves
had been appointed clerk OF the court
of civil appeals at Galveston.
Clerk Vining was yesterday busy
making out orders for record BOOKS,
stationery, ETC., preparatory to begin
ming the business of his court. Mr..
Viking will not move his family TO
Austin until after Oct. l.
Judge Key was found in his cosy
"sky parlor" with a big bundle OF
transcripts before him, evidently at
tempting to take running start" on
his co-laborers.
ATTORNEY g ENERAL's OFFICE.
The following unofficial opinion was
rendered yesterday by the attorney |
generals porter, who is of studious
turn Of mind, and thinks he knows a
point of law. He defined an action in
gafnishment thus: General, If L sell
you horse and you don't pay me, L
sue you and garnishee the horse"
The entire office force concurred in the
opinion.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
Tax rolls received yesterday show
the following increases and decreases
in taxable values:
Increase--Cooke $20,5Ol, Dallam
$25, 345.
Decrease-Kaufman, $l20, 199; Hill,
S2l, $3.50, Callahan, 1881; Limestone,
5000.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
There Is another hitch in the matter
of sending a representative regiment
of Texas militia to Chicago, the ar
rangement announced yesterday hav-
ing been published prematurely as
the following card will explain
AUSTIN, Sept. 14.-Reterring to
circular from this Office dated 18th
inst. and published in the press this
morning, 1 have to state that the sub
ject matter contained therein was only
under the advlsement of the adjutant
general and was not intended for pub
LEGATION nor distribution to the officers
and companies of the Texas Volunteer
Guard because the railroad companies
have not as yet accepted any PROPOSE
tions. The circular was given out by
me under a Misrepresentation OF the
facts. HENRY ORsAY.
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
The penitentiary board was in ses'
sion at the capitol yesterday but con-
fined themselves to the transaction OF
routine business.
DEPARTMENT DoINGs.