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U C A K T H KRKK Ml NJ)H FKER PKOPI.E, ARK T II K MATERIAL, AND TUB O N L V MAT KKIA I<, OUT OK Wll I C! 11 K Hi: K OOVERNIBKT8 AttK CONSTRUCTED. — Jerri* to a.
Vol. 22
Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, May 17,1879.
No. 24.
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5 (Ml
M ■ BBPWS- Li ■ 11
Ternn ---
HuiwcaiiTioa—12 Ml iter annum. in
$4 00 if paymout 6a deferred
:jo daya—
itmi or AUVBirriHiNn.
Obo equare, one year.
Oua a<|u«m, mi moutba
One aquare. lfhree months
Two rfne y«ar
fwo <|iiar*\ six months
wo equal*;1, Hirer* months
Tliroc squares, out* youi
Three squares, nix i.1 mtlis
Three "<|a«re«, throe mouths
One-fourth column, nuf yeui
" " " NIX tlOlllhs ..
" " " three mouth*
One half column, one year
" " " an months
" " " Iliri*«> mutitliH
One column, one vtiur.
" " aix month*
" " ibroo months
Trav«i«nt advertis"e.ents, one
■—1
um. itouEiii'H'H vi:ro mkssaok.
MEW" OK I Of. nKOIlnK I'. PINt.UY.
■n advance of the governor, uud have tuitions i>«-r annum
made u rial saving of $55,000 ou interest Halsriee ami expense* ut Austin
, ,, 1JV p«r annum
ana ou pensions proper, per an j* ortatlull of c011,jc„ ,,er
num, making iu iho uggieguto u redoo- Bll, lt„lt
tiou of $140,000 pur ui.num upuu former Alia Vista Institute, | c r annum
jeill„ Ooamiaaioni ra iwIm oodM
per an i)it iu .
[To Ilia News. |
Tho disagreement of tbc- f,overnor and
Ibe legislator oo the items of lb,, gou- ^ ^ v,|oreu l#I u flwd by'.tho
.25 00' eral appropriate-., hill | rov.dwg l(irlbe|MI|(Wlul(!||l of property «n ltui.il ou thu
!.' 00 paymout of the "interest ami sinking first day of Juiiuary, 1S78. Now, in or- ' Less inerrrso cf Ave L>ir•
10 fund of the stale debt,'' "and tho main der to help out tlio tux assessed lust triet Judges and Disa
.ji-' !!!' teuanoK of the public free schools." 1.u year to pay Ibe eip.n.ea of this year, so ; Attorneys 30 000
i > oo . ' i us, if possible, to have uo di'QiMeucy at n0 tihmtui ttriu
ir. IN) created u j,ouuraI desire tolf.ru omt" | tho or.d of Aug'ist ueit (if ibut remains '
45 1st, th.flg of thu merits wI thu ipustlon. | the end of the fiscal yoar.j I respectfully
To givij anything like up intelligent , reoomineud that a low be psssed al onoo
to tuko i fT«-ot ut onct\ upou the eiutir
30.0IK) adpgpjimoji, jQ it« advocacy. Iu ita
op platform, upon wbiob the present gov-
in.UiHi. urtior was nominated and rlcctud, il
Total $5,084. lOttj
A postpotfineut of tbo payment of
interest as suggested by the governor in
lJ.iloO
pledged >,tr "la.tbfjl adbereaea to tho | ,n# fp|o wouM ,f Mrr|,a 0„, mt og
;« mi
no
' view of the aotion of tb.i legislature, and lu T , , ,
'il " j geney arming upon ttio laets thut I hive
fill no tho eoosfipiunt *eto of the goveruor, it jief„ arrnyo.l, nufiosing uu cccupati n
10 (hi becomes necussiry to go aom«wl,at into upon the retailers of spirits, tiuoiis . ■ il
detail, which niay li dry aud ti>diou- malt hipiors
" rt (H •
rji |k| readiug, but I tiunt that if It Is uot eon
dollar
I' isseuger tax per am:um
Slei pm,' cara, per auuoni
'/'olograph cuuipauie , per
num
| er sipitre, (one itieb) tlrst ms< rtlou, to thoae interested. Il neorsia" y takes ci'tun'■ >u earners of pr-smiigors (or travel j l>ruium<rN. per anniiia
and a«ivenly ttvc cauls for ouch kun,,, hape o'a review <d tbo aim* aud ' np"U rsilroad*. the p;il>lia higbwaya aud ! .Secretary Mtate, per aunutu
lo lie collected nioullily
tin it to tie determined by tho unmbri of
, drink i or other <piuutilie* hjIi), and a
viuciog it may al least prove tnHruclive , ,ih„ u0CUp„ll(JU |,. imposed upou nil
quent insertion.
Iioeal notieoa, fifteen cents per line, i
ear11 HobHoipient insertiou, ton centi-.
Rnyii words ru<iko a line.
'/Inliiary notion- • jeoeding ten linct',
O
at the rate of 111 ceuis n lire
All transient advertisements, p*. 1 in
•dvanee.
I.egal advertisements, when etmrged,
one dollar a sipisre for each itu-Ttion,
wtie;i paid in ailv nice, one dullsi | er
sipis;e f ir tirst. Hid si venty five rents
(of -1, additional insertion
O.IHJO public free scliools.
I Secfioo 3. There shall bo set apart
I (MX1 urmiial l> uot more than oue-fonrth of the
2"i,lliiii general reveu jes of the state, aud poll
5,IHK) tax of or « dollar on all the male inhsbi*
, tsuts of tha state between the ug"S of
t , 30,000 I wenty on« and sixty years, for the bctie
nigisof the governor, the acta of bo eisrritiJ, irrespective of their resident* I ' i fit of the public free schools.
legislature, and the ability of tbo state j or uitizeosbip. A vi ry eui ill tux thus! S2.VJ.0001 Tbo gs veruor says iu bis message to
government, to fulfill the pie Igo* made j imposed and promptly collected will otiikii kkvim i'i to i.k . oi.lemkh is tbo luginlat.iro i.i follows.- "Tbo freo
ib-ti rmino ''r amount of reveuuo dur -
j ends of ihe/b rooerut ic p.rly, tbo
lues
the
waters within thin stale, the amount to
lie determi'i d by thu numtier ol persous
csrrnd, irrespeclivo ol their resident e
60,000 ' relv f vorsblr to pvjblio free •nbools, ! Publio bontlod ilebt owned by | tbit Iloberts is opposed to may Appro*
' Imt lbs dont>cr tic parly bss made ilsslf outside creditors 3 008.32(1 ■ priatiou for sobool purpose*, and tbeir
■re portions of bis message wbiob may
b'-ar that construction. For inetonoe,
wben he (ays (bet if one fourth of tbo
general revenue ia appropriated for
's™i^,^.Uysn|^m',U,'c^'titut'iilnTcT •« UHo"1'ihiob'ii'lbe ^' "' WKl'^^opTi^la'fM Interest' lui
vontion of ,S75. which was essentially | ^tl^HU current
democratic, deoUred in 1 and 2. fond, for the rfta*ou tu t tbe mooty ap-
! article VII, of Ibe constitution, as ful« , It wool I withdraw from the available , pu pnatod to the last two cbjeeta will bo
lows; 'school fund the interest on its state needed to defray tbo? expensee of tho
Hection 1 A gonoril diffusion of , bonds 8'.l(),0iH, loave to I>e distris government. Now onO"foartb of Ibo
!'n!al rednotion per aunum 1,250 kuowledga being essential to the preaer 1)lltoJ for t|1B jut#rC:; on ;the K«"eral revenue ia about $400,000. Tho
peopie,''i't'slui!!'lie'tlio duly'of^the legm. | **7 •105,190 per aunum
laturi! of tha stato to ibtalilisb and make . and the one dollar poll tax. " '' """ "* "" *"
150.OW0. suitable provision for the support anil j Whilst tba foreigu creditors would
■to,"00 inaiutenanoe of uu r flici.int system of w#jt OI)|T for tu, interest on u debt of
$3,000,326,
All of tho state bonds owned by the
permanent schoil fund, university, ana
Mechanical aud Agricultural college,
amounting to 82,027,7^3, are in the
... .10,000
ItHOArHTI.ATtoN (>K l.N't UBAnl! ol'
NUK8 l'KIl ANN' M
Hell punch, per annum....
10,000 j
Tuxes on notes giv n for
per itunum
bind.
" ■ i
tiAMHLl-: l.OlX/k 241
Meets .iu Siturday r.i«?!i♦. in
lililUtll.
w c. I OWBI ti. w.
i Sn HoiaoN «r . .Secret iry.
ll «trop, i nitolier l t, ls?\
A
each
M
1 In its uame, and, finally, to .. . „ . ...
| ing the preset t fiscal year. lllcrt! miy
who is right and nlio is wrong, if either, , lltl| other cuuuges in tbo ocCUpa
In this most unforluuslo tlisagrcomeul. In n tux teudu.g m a I. is degree t > the
Uov. KobeiIs, in bis mtsaugu to Hie same end. There aisv be. also, an in
, , . . , j erwase of fees ;n the olllce of secretary of
legislature, says as follow . . | ^ ^ # r„>)(]ot|ou io
"There has iip| iartd in ths uppropri
ation lulls p«M 'l ut I, ria< r sessions an
| item i f b'l"-' 1 IHI us unking I In I l-i I f
appr 1111 '• t.-'l to or in V out "d I'l the 111 i -
mate payment of the houdad debt. Not
ii dollar bus bi«eu so rrscrvi d or hp| rti
' pnatu I, fr iui the (a 'ts, as il is presumed,
tliut al Ibe money Hi lt came into the
treasury was used to pay ititere-l und
comm in schools hsv-j their foundation
ill the o institution of thu stato. Tho
is £500o,ooo, nmi bo vetoes the lsat be*
cause of tho appropriation of the first.
Don't th-il look as if bo required Ibe ono
or the other f Ys*. I d"n't think be
mount tlutt. He, in one of hts many
mesaugtM, reronimeuded that the sobool
uppropriution bo reduoed to one-fifth of
the general revenue, and the auli-sohoot
vaults of Ibe stale treasury, as well ns , men, wbo, it is supposed had his ear,
lue railroad bonds owned by the pornm- . and promnlgsted bis opinions, never
nent school fund amouuting to 81,753,« sought to reduce the school sppropria-
31T. | tion below one -slith of tbo general rev .
eune. If one-Qfth instead of one fourth
bud been voted, tur genert' re~enne for
Tlins it will tin uppareut that tho veto
reaches into :he vorv vitals of the school i
mode uui! uieuns of creating a permanent system, and outs it up root and branch, 1 . , .
Inn.l .herefnr a„d n. an „a.Ul.l« fon.l. ,LL.. ..... ... ordinary purposes of government would
'■ aries. These m*>a«ure« will not only
ut\ u prospect f r• 1 iff in the present
•* ■ i1 y ar. but al io m..v be exp do.I, if
pi 'S|i|c 1 111, In luell llie rtVoliCi: uf the
ni-xt ycur. so that «t the in I of tl.al *1«-
cal year we will t srtaiuly bavo uc-.m
plisln .1 tln< ill-sirul Is tiji-ct ..f having
tho aiin i.il revel.us actually received,
| fu.lv u liipiate t. uiei-t the s *tual ex
^155.000
-runrn tr Krvr.nt iw i ui.ansi m ai ikr
ji i.r 21. 1H70.
c-ve nnes nctu tlly collected r. i
with thu manner uf its distribution an-
nually are prescribed in the iimo iustrus
itAsniui' t;H.\rn;ii. No. x,.
Moots 1st S«tur I iv maht if osrh tiiotilh
N A Mi HUllS. M K II IV
J f Nt ii.ii.*. in. ,Si.crnlarv,
Hastrop. i l -l« tu-r l t, 1 s7~
( III Ki ll li/Kfi'/OI, !'.
rtir f.i||o mg i« i1 • t'lmrch I 'iieetnry
for 1 sT l ..| t o M.'tbo.lipt lui' | t!
0>ircii is oiUi lor llastrop und Hill * !'*«t
rie
Virirt Haiil.atli in rs.'li month at Itiu >.
Frame at 11 o'clock a. u Hastrop at
nirbt
Nocood. I'bird snd Fourth Monday * at
Itaatrop, nioriiinR slid liipi.t I'raver
roretttiir over) VVi' Iiik Isy night Soli
dav M'-nu I evrty Sunday luorniBg st
o cl-ick M .
\V W i"TTi'S, Pastor
nrx /• 7V-T7 ' ///■/.•' // '7'"/> I
Tho f tllitwirg is ino Dirf1. rv nl tl o
Itsptist t!tiurclii of lt r ...p. 11111 ■>
frstrio. 1 Vrryvilli-. F.'gin 'u-l l'!ous*nt
lirit*«" for lb" yeir 1"7
Pss«rt|. Full til .S t(i|i'!i in each
tn mth. in'irim g mi 1 i v.-n p utnl Sal
irdsy bi .'n- s 1 o s u.
Hdl' l'rsiihi K ery third l> rd -
Dsy snd Silur lay pr-ce ling, at 1",
i rh* k a m
r -rrvvi In I r litv niglit «•! each
ascurid .Sunday
F.lgin H""ontl .S ki 1st tneacli rn intb
I'lsusul llroro Siilur lav . night I «*•■
fore the so, i, I Hlin lav
11 F.i i U LAM' I'.stor.
(iFFM I Al, I'lllKf' 11 llV
1.
appropriations made fur othei purpoa -s ,,lC„rr,..) mthout any longer be.
i. . . I. li l . al ..i I'. .. I., m. < ' .
mr crsmpe I by u conlitoi.tlly roeiirring
deficit'i -v. A' v oth.-r r«||..f for the
uii I i."lie a ■* I'ift 'or lliut. flit' 11« of
1 ST 1 ir imperutive in re<purr )-• this
Iimonnt to Jio reserved out of thu rove,
nm slid d.f' .. el of si above tsled
< Ji vi II). r's mesf .igo, .luliilur . 2'. . Is7tl
I'hs legislat ire, iu strict ptirsuat.ee of
the si' to reci niuieudatl 11, n| [ t pilst
• i sloti.i! s us ii sinking fund. a« t" ill'
paymi-nt o' the interest on ' ' I mb d
b lit, tlio poll -y ul protecting the public
Otedll Wan so well uiidertt. od Inst the
y vsmor'did not tllude to it iu an- i f
his messages
"The (runner battalion find the c m
psnv of police force und r t'api Mull
tins '-ost 11.o slalo. during tlio Iiih' two
yours, iteut f.M.tSsi each your, und ll
an ad'tiuale (ore
I rouei I tl«.'ul y. ir luuet be iilluiued by s
i. luc'i'in of appropr uti : i ami e nso*
nl uutlo r ilion ■! i t|)' inliture c uu- i
pull I t > that ol the U.l fiscal y.-sr,
uhieli is i i It • rtnined by roforot.co
t o I l:i* s'"l of Sppt | i «11.• II of 1 H71*1
'(I .vi-ri. r's mess.ige. J.mtiury 2'.t. Is7. .
In this pi*i of the g"V rnor's tn'sstge
bo ii'iiiuly snd -i|>iik" iy lays down to
ti e tegi'-lut .re the | ! in by which the
expense* of tbo stale inty be confined
uithin .1* revenues, u'. 1 it will bo seen
lew f• i the legislate-* has not rul' cons
formed I the gov> run s views, but,
huvo idvuncsd 111 f: nt i f him iu th(
1M7'.I AMI lb80,
Ts*"s in iiuorguni.'. id c. unties 75,01")
liiknds rodeeaied lor back t tXes d00,0t)0
Futon is to be rodeemed I >y rut!
' "■« "°'000!,QUl1 ibn*,ar' "nJ nl •" 'uuJ. i J^ldesdeatroytng tbo integrity of state j b#Te guln'ed ;bout $8„f000; u UUe..izth
hail beeu set apart, the general reveu
nun for otbur than school purpoaea
1.1" 1 "" T."""" " ~ would have been increased about 133,"
ooo. Ho all tbo fusa his been about an
appropriation of from 880,000 to $133,a
000. Confirmatory to this, it is well
kuown that when the school men Jiscof*
half of all the vacant domain, making ' cJmei , nation's shome! I ered tbat the revised statutea •*♦, apart
i ",000.000 ttort s more set Hpnrt by the .11 > , , . ' more of the p^llsfar to sohool purposes
I constitulion. There are now over 53,-1 I have studiously ende.ivjrtul to au- , , i,(ih«rtn i,«,n ,i„„i u......
OOO.OOO of stato and railroad bonds. i here to fuots aud figures in this present . '
tat,on of the financial condition of tho " w " «" ,#,ue,t •d'oc't" °'
state, and il will be found iu tho m*io
paid into the treusjrv (or tho
your ending August .11, ls7"<,
us pi r comptroller's rrpoit,
taken us u bus * (or the fu-
ture 1,701,1'Jf
I ncreuso under now Uu- 259,000
i'sxr-N in uiiorganiz-1! c.ini.'. es,
lands ri deemed, patents io* . ...
deemed bv ruiliou Is "In lbe t,lTor' to perfect tho freo cum-
Tot il - I' Y ssy h ill |ier annum 1 mon "l,'l"°l svntem. certain fired guides.
full Li and credit.
It is needless to argue apou free
mo.it. It results iu fixing it e* a duty ^ schools or public orodit- the ou* t* firm'
upon the government of ths state, aud ly seated upou the car of human pro-
not as r Ciarity, to ednoalo the rising gross, and tbat man or party who stand* ,
generation, I in tho w y of iu wLoels will snroly per - '
"Its permanent fun J consists of ear- ish ; whilst tliu other is tho bulwark of u
veyed lands, about 21.000,000 acres,aud nation's prido without wLicb, it be-,
comes a nation's shurno.
I have studious!y ende.iv .red to
f.uc s -hoois, iutroduced a bill amende
for tho ui'Xt two veins.
Total ooeb reran nea.
I . lucl one fotirlh for schools
Where flRures could be bad I "l* r0,i'' 83t"°* Bp"1 '°r
-_i ,.i. 1 « pre cri'etl 111 tho constitulion, mint,
'...17 lie acted on. es follows ■ The ptnusnent eorriot — — | _ , .,
■j l'.io iVim fund cuii not I e as .! otherwiso thsn by hsvs produced them, and whuro esti- 'IP P' 00 be po 1
* 5-l7,ii.'l the annual appropriation of the interest m,tes buve been made I hava
ucoruing from it. To which tr .v bo
in r ipr ear nl 1 il thai an sdwptate .... ,
u,11 i'..t .1 i-.sl 8I,'i0,IH>0 tl,,. year, md ort R,a,° redemption.
may well I'" r> duced to that amount They h v« paused tho bell piiurh in
t ioveruur * message, J.ii.nury J1 )>;, 1 accor.lunee wi;h hi* reciimme . bili in,
Totul revenue for general purs
poaes l,W,081
E.-'llMAIU ul" EkrCNhM l'KIl ASM « AI I Ell
JUAUt II 1, 1H7'. .
T da1 etpensev for the yi-ur
eliding August ,'ll, H7H,
uu lndiug uilisrest on pub-
lic debt, frontier and ev-
ery expense, not includ-
ing schools. . ... . I,225.li80
Estimated deficiency same
yeut ... 200,000
added not mure than one fourth of tlio
1 annual statu tnx"s and one dollar poll*
jtsx. Whatever umouut is er.l apart
must be distributed by tho board
kept
within tlio bounds of reason.
It is not blended to embruoo in this
article a repot , of the wbolo details of
°' legislation, but only to present auoh *
elocution t 1 eu:h county, according to , • _ ... " . . ,
its echolitatic population'trreapactiye of M bo .comprehended
whether or not the children aro Isngtit by any cituen wbo nay leel interest
l y the county. Thu counties receiving j enough in the disagreement be'.ween the
it muit spply it !u such msnuer a. may governor uud the legislature to dosir* to
bo provided b; law. Tho discretion
to deter-
W
Dislriet Judge. 1. W M i ire
IMslriet ( l rk l'. It Mavuutd
M her iff -V A detiknis I «• 1 1 ty,
li K Id., ft
OonntV .fudge l'ver Moi re.
Count) Atl irnev -It. I) (irguiu
uiniy Olerk .1 din M I'innry ,
ltnputy, 'ion I' llunnvt
iVtuniv Troasurer J.tlm II"*?!.,
t'ooiily As « *or. \\ 1 l.uwlion,
i'ounlv Collectoi N.A M rns.
Oonnly Murveyor. I! \ Mouenre
(toutil *J< 'nmmiaaiunera
Freeiuet No |, J \Vilke« Kennedy
t'reeiuet No 2 Ja« I itr.#illiaius.
Freeinel N • ' I' ' 1 leu
Freoinot No. 4 W. I Miles
.1 uvtices of the"l'. o'c
t'recinet N > 1 Jerry Allen.
Precinct Nil J l 11 \\ llliorr
Frecinet N > :t H.-rrv W ammell.
/reelnet No. I. \V I. Jones
do Ti F, Itani^ey
do ft W. II Cotilson, Wr.,
ill 1 7 M S \\ uld.
do 8, Fi. W. Furm r
('on-tablo*.
Frsoinot No I .1 Tyb-r lt*id
do
do
rto
1I0
do
do
do
2 1 le i W (iell'iwev.
I' A 11 a 1 isiin.
VV (' 11"inp 11111.
M W McKinany
I' F Williams.
Flouii'lors I in 1 k> r,
A ll Walker.
;i.
1
f,
t;
H
Col'liTe
TlSIIJ ASH rt. i km ok lint iuno
IN 11AH 1 Hill ( ol Nil.
DisTiu r Ciiiiki Al Itusirop 011 tlio
Sixth Mondays after the first Miriduvs In
March and Pe«i|«tniber lhr «eok
(5<Mjnty (>A3rC —Al lluNlroii for civil
and pr.ibale iuislness third M Iiiluys in
.Tan us rv, Mafcb, M iy. July, Septombrr
end November, erimiuul, i.fst Monday
tti each month
I lb" legislature s| propristed only
3100,1KK1 per sli'tim lot the nril i«.
yosrs, making s rodueti. 11 of about 1.
CMJ per annum, instead of ;!5",i^fi ■ re
commend'd by the g v 1 n r
• It) the luw of 1*70 pen* 'lis s "s al-
! •«, i to lotus v. I. m .". which, it
1 *71. resulted in givn .; oil m r Sl.>
Uih' OOO iu ten per cent. 1 1 I- *hi
may b ■ culle I in d 'iro next .! 1 y, if tl.'
legisleiurti * ill snlli' 1 1 lh" i> s lunco • I
ottii t IioUiIm st u I'lW.r tu!.' id Iht're I
ns r.'O' tnme'ided by tti c ni| 1 lb r.
1> fing lh* s-'M-ioii ! 1J"1 t ' I 1 r |
Si on act wus 1 tueed. k.viuk nu i. .id ■ i
and fif'y d 11 it - •• pfr stiitim to 1 lig
pensioner- "f the sun •« rbt--. I'lsttus
ti ne bee*, pt v . (I 1 p ci. i r. co*i • ! 1111
der this biw . iea.lv, ..lib ut I it r.t
will r. i, im■ s**."i,t " ' annua ly ' bo s|
t■ r< ptis'ed " il'ivurut-i s iui'.su|'i>, .lun
1 nary J.I 1 s7l'
1 bu I'll H 111 11II1.1 el Olllslan lo g I U
, sion bonds and i 11 en., mi ci i iiii
cutfs issued, am mat to $1,118,619 (Bee
comptroller's repirt. p.tgo 1 1 hose
1 bonds bear nitons! at the i ln f leu |" r
( cent, per annum siol are naMHlble al
the option "( tl e siutc slti t J11 '.v 1, 1"7 1
In acoordsiico eilli lb" gov. ri 1 - re.'
ommeudatioli tt'B I'-gislsture pisse.' It
blind bill ■ 111 ll Hint g live luilltee ol
bonds buiirii g interest at tlio r it" i f five
per cent . ( l the purj ose of re b eminf
tin-so pension bonds ard eertitlesle*,
ttliieh would list" reduced ti e inteio-l
st llie rsle o( SXi mio p«r snnutn. r'u-
der tho constitution uf lft7ti countirs are
rrquired to invest llieir p ruisi out
school funds sr.-it g from sale d 0 unity
h"ol lands It) I" 1 Is of the slu'e <•* the
I lilted hlutes as u | ermaoe'Jt n.v "t
nionl, snd as under tho eonsliintion
properly held by counties for pfblic
purposes nt ti'it subjiot to taxation, all
the cou 11 tv permanent school fund would
have found investment in state fi e p ■
cents in preference to tlnitcd Htates
four per cents The sin"u: t of loima
nent county school funds now ready for
111 \estni0111 111 these five per Colli botin'i
is estimated at 8|imi (nil. Fsy.'Ue conn*
tv , baa liltoul 835,000. (lalveston
tthichilisrsi.maie.lw.il mcre.ee the by
ri-vt.uurs ut le isl 81" ' "oo pi r annni.i, pri s( nt b gislatitre.
n ' so mnch 111 tlio increase of tho tsx Total expoLseu ....
is in its absolute collection, it lt*mg well
kin>s 11 Hint heretofore not half tho lux
has been collected I bey levied a pah
► 0Hirer tax on railroads und stetmbo its
1 umo'inti g 1 ' (iv • cut* on the hundr - I
tulles . ( travel, which it is eslimali I
w nl I bring a ri VBtuie of Jlo.oOoppr
11 mi 11m.
.. 1.425.IW.I
Ihe
. ..335, 250
— 1. OHO, 13?
Surplus per unniiin....
l.t-ss expenses i ( session of
sixteenth legislature, an I
t liclion on eiuistitiiliousl
Hintuiduiv nts
then left to the l £ielatiire is
mine what umoutit of the stato tux, to
it dors not exceed one fourth of it, ahali
be sppropriuted for this object, and to
regulate by luw the manner iu which
the ennnties shall apply it in carrying
011 frt-e common schools. The present
school law, it is bel.ered, is a foundation
upou wlnJi may bo built a system, as
understand its marits. Very respectful-
ly. oso. F. Finlat.
Representative from Oaiveaton.
THAI' VETO.
I In v
levied a lux 1 11 s!ei ping
Surplus per annum
Tski: the estimate of il o
i' v . 11 or iu his veto mi s
►og. i t !h" net revenues
for 1n7'J at
And deducting one fourth
for schoolH
100,000
■1."'
vows wore
ol,
for expenses for
1,200,000
,1* *.
ciift winch will bring c n>o per 111.num
l'hev have b v,id a lux on telegraph
c.. nipuhi"s whn .. will bring 8IMH per
11:11 -1 111.
I hry h ive levied a tux of drrmmers
w -li 11 creuses the ri v"hU"s S2.Y000
pi r u-inutu.
They buve pnacl a law tvluch will in
. rcami I ho ft t * of secrotury of slate ?.">0(SI
I or annum.
II. 1 v have ptuaod a law 1 y which
rallroai' lUpiltiii " will be comi "lied to
tik" | all i Is I lit ol the bind I ftice, the
fI- S , I Wliicll lltll' UUl t 1 ?NI ISIII,
'lev have passed 11 law by which the stale is included interest and sink ing
I ii s hi nnorgsnv. d counties (eel 1 m tied 'und. und evi ry
i v the f vert r in hi- messuge al ?l."i0,
II in mi; bee Heeled, but erlliuuted by
I jSUVUfl
1K7'J ....
r.-liniuted "Tpensn for ihe
yi ir 1 esT'.i, based on
um tint noecssury fir
l-Ts $1,42.
Lea* r -.luclmil 111 ido by tlio
present legislature 335,250
Would leave nn annual « ir-
plus
1 u the estimated annual
A Houston Telegrtim reporter re*
pcr.ilj interviewed I'ol. Charles
552,5*"' f,,r practicable, adapted to the wants Stewart upon the veto by (toy. Hob.
o( the country. |Oov. Roberts t mes- crte ol the s liool Appropriation. The
ser.J, Feb. 10, 887'J. ■ 1
1'hiiR it is uppurt nt that the democra.
tic party, ths conatitution and the gov-
1 rr.or, have all invoked the legislature to
the lull performance of the.; dnty 111
the maintenance of an 1 fflcicnt jys. m
of public free schools. Tho governor
h.is proclaimed it u constitutional duty.
aud not a eliaritj ; lie ha* laid down the
i constitution as csrtuiu fixed guides iu
the performance of that duty ; he has
I proclaimed that the discretion left to the
j legislature is to determine what umouut
I of the state tux, not exceeding i>ue
i fourth, shull be appropriated to this obs
j ject, and ho bas given lh strength of
1 his great personal and official name iu
81,01k),430 approbation of tlis present school svss
tux that had boen berctoforo appropri-
ated to tho school*, aud no mora; tbst
bill passe 1 the seuate, and in the bouse,
after the veto had been received, tbo
anti-school men proposed, as a 00 ir pro-
mise, that it Pattou's bill should be ,ao
amended as to release one-fourth of tbo
occupation tax, amounting not far either
w y from 8100,000, all would l e satii •
factory. "
Rop —Tbeu, if I understand yoc, Ibo
governor aud the legislature differed
about au annu-.l appropriation of aol
mnch more or less than $100,000 ?
Col. S I mean to bo so understood.
Rep.—Thon why did he veto the link-
ing fnnd aud interest appropriation!
amounting to 8500,01)0 auunally ?
Col, S. — I don't kauw. Tho governor
says he did it be^anre of the school ap*
propriutiou, but I have shown you tb*t
the interest and sinking fund appropri-
l ,ftoo. ooi i
too.ooi
following fact* und
tuined :
Reporter—Have yon road the opinions
of the vc'.o of the governor, as published ®tions arc largely iu excoss of the amonal
in the Newi ? w** 'u controversy about the
Cel. Stewart—Yen , led somo of Ihem gcl)0"'s. .... , . ,
Rep,—Maybe he wanted to
aie rare contributions to Ihe science of ,. . .
finstce. nnd I have no doubt lliey will Co'l^'.S" nr'V
bulldose
Servo us boiicou lull's to
economists uf the fnlnre.
they have discovered that
tne
Such suggo tioni have been
polit.i ul |„,t [ linj indisposed to charge tha
\ i'V, sir, pxe^ut -c with resorting to any unfair
,lj8 means to induoo the logislaturo to any
i "houlJ llve *"b,u ,r! m,,,us : A ,1|S" action . but candor compels me to say
I coverv sccom' to no^ in importance; ,f ,;(J (h | no| meilI1 Cuero,on x ^
that has been made within the last e, n- ku,)W w|mt be |nMut
tury, uud which escaped the scrutinies
^100,5lil
i xpenses of
.'barucler* of stato
IX'
myself ul jf::.,oo0.
l lier have pussed a lutv by which all
nob < given f r Ibo purchase money of
lun I u' I ri al i i.late (heretofore exempli
ire made taxable, wh eh il is estimated
ttill met-use Ihe revenue it least 8.10, •
into pi r annum.
They have passed u relief net by
which property herrl.'fom sold for taxe*
n il | tirchute I by the slate, may be re-
deemed within twelve months, by pav
ment i f u.1 tuxes, cost und eigl per
ecu I. inleri'sl lf ;s cm! tuiulod that there
i at least fi. tii.no i taxes duo on tsx
miles, utid ll lusv be ..ifc!> said thai one-
ball will bo redeemed within the year
which will place in t.io treasury 8 (0(1,.
imo hi I "l iny pel the estimate larger.
Tin v have ma lo tho following redue*
tions oil last V mil It evpensis I it llddlln D
to the sl'"M
(und, ntit.!
piLse.
l rn ntll'li'ii s. v
of some half milllou dollars wlncb met
the legislature on the threshold, was
postponed (by tho action of tho corns
mitteo of frou conference, which was
adopted in the closing hours of tint
setsiou.) by authorizing the ishiisuco of
nut rants ou the trcanity beuriug four
p"t ccnt inter, st mul redcemublo within
live ve rs. al the pleasure of the slate.
Tin so warrants urn worth not mot" than
sixty cents on the dollar. At thu gov*
erntr has ipproved tins uot it may be
safely said 'o bo in harmony with tliul 1
pirt of his financial theory which repu-
diates (or a time the honi st obligations '
of the stnte. No matter how nniust it
may I e to c'.eiks, sheriffs, district iittor- \ Totnl
neys an 1 other public servants who buve 1 A.'Wual interest
tem.
18,IT ro 1IK WON UKtlEli THPN
1 that Ihe legislature, tu view of the finnn
cos of tho slate, aunder llie spur and
in v. cation of such gigantic influences ns
all these umouut to, have peiformed so
lug miuds of A l.itn Hunlli, Wuyluu l,
Mills .*.nd others. But iu'iualicc to our
own ijreut stateama.,, Coke, 1 fli::i\ it
Rep.—Do yoti think the ?eto will in-
jure the state's uredlt?
Col. S. — Duly temporarily, but long
enough, I four, to u mse a lots of it great*
, . er umouut than the'aum in dispute about
some shadowy outline of tho sumo idea lLt) #cbooll). Texas i. too large . ber
W *'">• 1 ■ "' ,rl", P""°y llf : resource, too vast for tho
•tate to be "pay as you go. °te,t i 0De aan
eri-di! wa- given Coke for hia discovery, . , . f "
. value of her obligations ; but
uiteraoee* of
to permanently imrat-r tho
never: ha«
important a duty, m to appropriate for adh« kt p( ou preaching .boat it j leiM ,tate croa,t „ llko' „19 honor o|
tho maintenance of the public free ' p' ' 1 ''' ltl 8 "<>n* *• woman— it cannot bu assailed even by
schools the umouut required and limited ®Ul1 I^^peeMher" are others who wsnt ^ toUg110 0j H|,,udor without damage
by ths constitution.
r 11 K VKTO ol TIIK 1NTRRBST *\ll K1SKISO
ITS!'
is m^r« fsr-reachiug thsn Hie people
imagine, The pu'dic bonded doht of
the st ite am umti d on August 31, l.sTfl,
to $5,031,109 ; of this uuKMint the pors
niuneut school fuud owns thu following
bonds, to wit
5 per cent, st oe bonds.
Ti per cent, statu i otids
7 per coiit. stale bonds.
10 per cent state bonds
S 82,1(W
.81. t.vj,3ir,
•JO, 068
to preach themselves mto the same place [ijflng mU|oeJ
from the same text. | Rep-Well, you .ay the matter of
Hep. — lbc 1 Ri.K<«ii v>i piirlirtilarly ilt «.... . ,
r 1 * (lifTerenre betweeu tbo go?oruor n*d
8iro« Tonr vtow# ol luene diudioup. i 41 . . , .... . . _
, 1 lb legislnture ia utxiul > buiu not Ur
Col. 8. me, 1 lintl tlioualit to - a. . .
, t t , from Vloo.ooo : if bu cniU uu eitm f oa«
do so, hut cut hwit 1'he 11 i fi. X uarp«n . t . - n ^ .1
1 ' HUMi, what iv ill it Gout tbo stato ?
to Know Norn* of th*.f proiu'.Kf'r? oitizua , . u . ... . 4l . .. . ..
whohuve thus Uunticaliv rushed ...to j U" 'blnk that it may bo safely
assumed tbut tho sestet' will oontiaue
thirty days, if uot louger. Iu both
house* there are over one hundred and
twenty members. At tivo dollars per day
tlioy will daily .'est SOoo. Resides,there
are officers of both bouses, and in a
1 print to 'b« n scue of tho "Old Aloal
de," und their opinions don'l we'gh
1,275.8117 much witli me, beotuae Ho ir interest in
24.000 ' the t|utsliou ill-1| ih 11ti. llrm.
i i,2N) jUHt look at them. Tio-y are
faitbfu ly lub.ire.1 for the state, it eerves
fl.VKHStTV KUNlt AWIi LAND SA'.liS.
fourth
county iitii, ub'ult 810,000, snd u-|| huvo
more; and nearly half Ihe < rgani.-ed AKrl<.u|tursl n 1 Mechanical col
counties in the stato have more or h .. lege, per nnnulti (
; Tho comptroller informed Iho ttrilei \hsiisois an 1 e 11 ctors com
Ooiunii"si"ners Cmrl Al Hastrop, 1 that stale sixes were worth iu Now \ > r k mi-snins, ledmii'ii pi r
aeoond Mondays In Febrtisiy, May, An- ))2 to 113, and state sevens 115, and
gnat uud November __ . 1 that ho would have found no trouble i'
•elliug Iho tlv«n st par, and would have
been ready to rcdoiim Iho pension bonds
by tbo 1st nl .Inly. 187(1 Moreover, in
stead of appropriutiug 8"<5 iloo per sn.
num (or pnuaio.ls, as reipnred by the
governor's message, the legislators re* I
pealed ill lolothu pension act, which will
tiiku elTect .luly 21, 1*7'.', after wlnoli
tliero will be nothing to pay on pensions.
It will bo rea Itlv psiceived tht; in res
wl it si-eius lo I n t' e Icsdii g pnrp is" o(
Iho evi cull i to coinnience his adniinisa . "
I'rooiiict No. I At Hustrop,
M onday in each eionih.
Free.not No 2 Al Hi iHo I'ruirio.
Fremnct No. 't \t Celar ( reek
Precinct No. I At F.lgin,third Tl.urs
dsv ill each month
Precinct No." Al Al im Creek, fourtli
Thursday in oaol. mouth
Precinct No il.. At Mo Da I e, I i r m I
Hstui lay in each month
Fremnct N" 7 At Hod Ilock, lirst
Thmsiay iu each month.
I'rsei.icl No. 8 At Fa.ge, secoud
Monday n cach r.' ulh
' duel.on d peut.ou* llie legulM.tte s i*r
20,00*.)
iirs' com
redi.ct. hi per uu
num ... • .... . • 50,000
•Sal ut 0 s u< d ex po ns; -i iif Aii«tiu.
reduction per annum 30,000
rrnnsportst.".. id c nvicls, i>
diicli ol per uiiiitiiii 20,000
Alia \ ista (' llc; o, reduction
|.*r annum • lO.'HH
t'o.units-.oners to invme codis,
reduction per antiiitii 12,2'
in:, tt tu i.tn 's or urii.'i .ions,
Afr.eiilctal and Mechanical l >1
lens, per snliinn ... . . J0, 11 i
I'loiitn r slid I*..lice, por si'titnti ','d.oi o
I'suh.i iis and iiiti. >t on I'...,
Annusl iuierest
aoul. t'l/rt lUI. AS.I MKt'llAMIOAIi
5 per eel t. state bonds,
ti ps- cent, aluto bonds
7 pir lent, state bonds
tration wi:h n s. t ol books balanced by ; p. ptr ^j.t, atnte bonds.
a system of teg.slat.ou which lin himself
terms repudiation for u lime. It is but . I'offl-
fur to Ptuto that this large deficiency is
1 not ehurg able in whole to tho last .id* | koni>.
im ii i"i 'at i "it. as it p'ot'ides for school li per cent, state bonds
and ot'"«r t lid ol.iima reaching back us 7 per cent state bonds.,
f ir as tli i ye ir H7'l, while foe Hi t years ' Total
1>78 1) tho sum of Sliio 000 Wll„ 1
expanded for the construction of
oust I evts p >i,.11 nt.iiry, which is a nec-
essary and permanent iuveatm"ut, bos
hidus ? 1 "iO.Oiki ni lh ' ib llcioticy is for
tht- p yn. iit ot coutl fees and costs in
the Mippret-si ii i f lawlessness nnd
| crime.
V'hy,
private
boarding st I ool kn pirs, corporation . ..
, i tiii i .i wcrd, it will cost uot less (bar $looonar
attorney., l uge land holders aud tlioir . 1
up.Mils, county attorneys und other ntll-
1'ti i-t ' cials. The iioardiug school man wants
r , i ... ii ,i . not less tl.au ado,ooo, and may bo
1,5 500 io system ol ediiculi in that will coutlict *
f (**. ! With Ills private enterprise. Bankets,
aorpora'.ious, lurgo land bedders and It-p. Fader the oireumetanooe, would
day.
An ex ra uecsion will eo«t
not less tl.au 8 >0,000, and
• 000.
the
state
i..o-
44,40(1
;>v.l hiis ' their upeuts want the public free school 1 't Hot have been better for the leg'.sla-
22,002 j syst m abolished, btcause tLey hope tare uud executive to have compro-
•01 ..bob trhtu it is destroyed tsvs will be re. niised '
'15 0 10 llUl' office holders alwitys untngo- ' * d. S. 1 think uot ; I am not muoli
171,000 j ui/a with any uppropriution cxcept «"',npromieiDg wbati priaoiolo c ie-
such as may be mad (or their specinl J volved. but ao Opportunity was afforded
Annual interest
? 0°° I boceflt.
11,380 1
From the manner iu whieb
^ , , , , • , , . , many of the erominen' ei'ircns have el"
tho ' Hcbi ol lulu) in ru.ltoA.l bonds , 3 '
at ii per cent. into.est 81.753.317 ' ptc«od themselves 1 don t believe they
Aunuul interest 105,109 I know what wss the precise laane tie- | properly icteired t.
to compromise. The veto meaaago wsa
sent to the seuate where the xpprt.pris<.
i tiou bill originated. The mesaagit wan
the eomm.tioo on
Hloll bonds
A- >«. 't uud
11 110O i
1' i"i *' I'.'UI
i.l
1. 1 > 1. rum K. uoni.s.
tMilii'ti lut 1 'I 'i'laimed
Ho. of our public debt, ihe ; tween bis excellency and tho legislature, 1 finance, that ooifemitlee reported a
1 'ei in uu t n t selioil fund owns 81,-15',) 315 1 nor 1 * 1 blnuie them tor this, for 1 think ! resolution that in effect sustained tl a
University fund and land sale* . HW 1 ||,n miwssge I ss confused the minds of 1 whole meeaufto, and in thai way it waa
Agricultural and Mechanical col- ! nary Oil th'S anbject. put to tl. 1 senate. 1 had expected that
•ego foud. i.i oo, 1 ^ xx*i.k, n.u ...... 1 1 tho • ti-school mon would eudoevor tr
them
Tot si
Kef. -What was tb< | *ecise isuur 1
1 t' nk the imt resmon '-.as be«u made
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