The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-11
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.


The Woman's Worlds Fair Exhibit
Association of Texas yesterday filed
an amendment to its charter for the
purpose of making it conform to the
law.
CoMPTRoLLER'S DEPARTMENT.
The total deposits into the state
treasury during July amounted tc
$306, 563.86 as follows:
Available school ............ ...... l729S 9!
Permanent school. Observation-Disclosures. 52,S52 q
Available university .......... 12,4S9 d
COnleuerdJe HOME ................... l,OoZ AZ
Balance to the asylums and other
special funds.
The disbursement for the month
amounted to $3.50, 273.36, of which
amount $413, S93.39 was paid out OF
state revenue. Bonds purchase dur
ing the month S27 900; bonds redeem.
ed $10,50C.
Occupation taxes for the year end
ing May amounted to 100000, be-
ing an increase of 100000 over last
year.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The lease department makes the
following showing for July:
Public free school-Acres leased 621 ;.
800; cancelled and expired 494 PSI
acres; paid on under old lease 1925
sold II ,4SO; remaining 283 1887; revenue
$l1 1888.
University-Acres cancelled and ex.
pired, 10, $40; paid onunder lod lease
7,C13; remaining, 1918; revenue
$503.l9.
Unorganized county school-Acres
paid on under old leases, 1882; re-
manning, 1882; revenue, $797.
Public domain-Paid on under old
leases, 1920; remaining, 1920; reve
nue., $748.
The last volume of Abstracts Of
Land Title is printed in larger and
palmer type than the old ones. Run
ming the lines up the page instead Of
across, was by direction of the print
ing board. 1t was printed under the
contract system and shows the old
paternal system up in bad light
The typesetting on 500 tracts of land
contained in the book, cost $783.54
while on page rs of the last
report of the printing board ii
will be seen that under the paterna
system 500 tracts would have cost
$1299,47, thus saving the state $5l5.93
or about so per cent on this one job
and yet there were hundreds more
fragrant than this. The people O
Texas owe lasting debt of gratitude
to those printers who forced the OIL
Gals to observe the constitution in the
matter of public printing.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Authority No. 81 to San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass railway on applica
ton No. GO was issued yesterday as
follows:
Authority is hereby granted for the
adoption and application OF the follow
ing rates:
From Galveston and Houston to
Corpus Christi, Rockport, Portland
and Arkansas Harbor stations on the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail
way.
On shipment ofiron and iron articles
as specified in Western classification,
in straight carloads or in mixed car
loads of such articles as are bracketed
togetherin said classification. Thirty
cents per 100 pounds, except when
rates issued by the railroad commits.
sion of Texas makes lower rates. Eff
fective Aug. 10, 1892.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
The following important order was
promulgated today, though dated
jutant General Mabry.
General order No. AZ.
l. Owning to the distance and ex-
pense involved in travelling from its
station, the Brownsville Rifles, Capt.
j. f. Cummings, have been excused
from attending the annual state en-
campmant of the Texas Volunteer
Guard at Camp Mabry.
g For disobedience of orders in not
complying with general order No. 80,
June z, 1892, requiring their attend
ance at the annual encampment OF the
Texas Volunteer Guard from July II
to 20, 1892, the following named organ
izations are hereby mustered out OF
the service of the state
First regiment band, drum mailer
HI. w. Huntington; Bedell Light
Guard, Lieut.. l.. d. Amsler command
ng; Fannin Guard, Capt. j. Il. Sparg-
er commanding; Honey Grove Rifles,
Capt. w. G. Rollins commanding;
Gains Vile Rifles, Capt. r. p. Black
burn commanding.
Under article 1855, revised statute,
the sheriff of the county in which the
above military companies are located
will take possession OF the arms and
accoutrements, give receipt TO the
company commander for the same,
and ship said ordnance and ord
nance stores to this office.
For reasons mentioned in paragraph