The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17

which ,nnnallr cover very large sum
! W ,norsv in sspsrate receipts He recon
/ mepds that a provision be made lol su SUI.
! t,s1ments SO IS TO involve the least poe
si6lc expense to the people enq a. loss eu
same time protect the STATE asaIps' 'V7'
J Also. additional Office SPACE
THE ApJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
/ considering tho very small force allowed
| the work imposed upon this Office during
tbe mast four years has been altogether 700
,,pcb Because OF the Spanish American
war the Volunteer Guard bad become re-
duccd In 1875 TO three batteries OF artll-
lery. with two guns each, two companies'o OF
white aud four companies OF ccsorod III
r.ntry and one band. In 1899 it's reorganl-
zutiou was begun, and through the wen on
rerted energy Of the adlutahV stuela =
10 now consists Of sNty'toul " .
/ agprorating In officers aud epiisteI Weu
atsf all well armed und edulppsu 40
viii he seen from the report OF lpt dulu
tant general companies QI tue un, ,'I 20 go
been on several emergencies c1Esu upuu W
do very important service. whenever 80
ordered they have always responded Win
iacrlty and discharged the duties reuulreu
Of them In manner worthy tne st'V ~, s ~
approval It is proper to say tnat ~ nv
. Instance has a call for troops been mace
except upon the written request OF Tue
proner civil authorities. The pollcy OF aos-
ugtplv providing for annual encnmpmenIs s.
aud for the compensation Of such OF the
Guard as may be needed to aid the CIV!
authorities IN the maintenance OF oroer snu
In the protection Of life and property, can
NOT he too forcihlv impressed upon the leg
stature The record of our citizen soidlery'
is such as 10 Justly eptltle II To lioerai
and cnnsiderate treatment.
In addition to his usual duties, wnich
have been many and important. the. adiu.
tgpt general ras required to ascertain the
amounts due from the Federal government
m the state for disbursements In connec-
ton with the late war; to lndlYldusis ana
corporations for transportation and sup
plies prior In enlistment of the volunteers
in the service Of the Cnited States; aud
for ordnance and duartermaster and ord
nance stores furnished by the State.
After accomplishing THIS work he vas
ordered 10 Washington, and, through the
courtesy NJ the department officials, sue
ceeded IN securing the early recognition
fine result that s1.2t7.s7 has been paid into
the treasury; $50, SEQ to individuals and
corporations on account Of transportation
and supplies. and S4s, 496 81 for pay of vol
rrteers, accepted and rejected prior TO en-
listment. The last amount was placed 60
my credit With the State National bank OF
Austin, against which 44I2 checks aggre.
eating S4309s90 have been drawn and
mailed to the benehciaries throughout the
country. The balance will he transferred
to my successor, TO be RENTED to those
entitled So soon as their whereabouts can
be ascertained Ordnance and duartermas-
ter and ordnance stores, valued at
S63 695. A. have been returned In kind to
the State. A detailed statement Of this
matter appears in the adiutant generals
ne services Of the Rangers during the
past four years have been altogether salts
factory. They have been very active, In
deed. and always equal to every emergency.
Their value In the apprehension Of criminals
and the protection of life and property can
hardly he exaggerated. They are a neces-
sity. and the force should he maintained.
The enforcement of law during the past
four wears has been vigorous. and In the
main successful. II is 10 be regretted, how
ever. that there have been several instances
~ mob violence because Of tho commission
II the most heluOus Of crimes. Wherever,
however, lynching has occurred, it was not
possible for the State authority 10 infer
pose In time The records Of the executive
and adjutant generals Offices evidence be-
vond question. that IN overv case unon
nelng notified by local officials Of the forma-
non or a mob, the promptost and most en-
ergetic action practicable WINS taken and
whenever reasonable notice was given, the
prisoner always received protection II
should be observed as against 2 Capias from
Whatevcr court, the executive can NOT IN
ger me law. take action: nor can he remove
rom the possession Of a sheriff or constable
= prisoner IN MS custody. From this il will
he seen that when tho local officials are
neRlorlful or too weak to perform their dutv
tIroiv powerless. va
The mob spirit is dangerous Ia the OK.
trome. and II melted to action. becomes
defiant of law, regardless N all constitution.
al and legal rights and subversive Of our
civil and political institutions, whatever
the aggravatlon, the appeal should he to the
law and IFS orderly methods, and not to
violence, which may prove fatal to the in.
noccnt as well as TO the guilty.
Much credit Is due to the adjutsnt general
for his Intelligent administration Of the
ordinary affairs of his office aud. also for
inc very SATISFACTORY manner in which he
cut duties, to which he has beeen often or
dered. Va
THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
At no time since organized. has this de-
partment been so busily engaged as during
the past four years. Its receipts from Jan
uary Is, 1895, to January Is, 1859, were
Sas9,090, and from the last date to January
l. 1903, they aggregate $685., 143
Considering the number employed in this
Office II must be admitted that In no other
branch OF the public service has more vain
able, varied md remunerative work bean
accomplished, or more satisfactorily.
In tnls connection il will he Interesting,
10 note mat since the enactment Of the
general incorporation law of 1871 there
nave been issued, through this office char.
ters lor ynrlous purposes, with an aggre-
gaze capital OF authorized stock of 81
Va6'V1i IA, OF which 1861 1T3 424 is OF cor
porduons formed between January 1 $500
ana September |, 1902 or These cornovs
lions, those that were alive on Sentemhor
J, lH"-, ana paying the franchise FAY. Ind
IN duJuor']ed capital stock Of s425 Ois 43o
rue amount OF authorized cauital stncl
~ corporations formed between January
leJ'. Anu september /, 1902 Ia good stand,
w on the records and paying the franchise
taN on inc latter date, was S395 617 1Sq
rIolu ms u may fairly be Inferred thar
pulto plumber OF companies chartered hc.
LNCeu the dates named. and having an
asgFegate of capital stock amounting fn
Fo', ooo,@4l were organized without intenr
10 40 a legitimate business and meraiv TO-,
speculative aud fraudulent nnrnoses ~,
lue foregoing corporations RAILWAYS ave
not included although fifty eight snch com
panlss' W,th an authorized aggregates csnI.
inl stock Of SAL 634 COO were Chartered dr.
ing the last named period
rue NUMBER Of foreign cornorntions al
mltted TO business in this STATE Sinca To-
uAry J. 1899 In good standing and yi,,o
o1n1g iIanchlse tax on September /, 1902 was
-oI Win an aggregate Of stock amonntins
rms does not include insurance or fidei,t-
anu guarantee companies, which hoId nor
nmits rom inc commissioner Of insuy, Noe
) ne Information given is necessary 10 n
.UrreEt understanding OF the business on.
~ i,r'srs, lhat are heing conducted in tbc
SlSle under the form Of lncorporatcd can't