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1891.]
ERA OF THE STATE.
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Taxes Reduced.- In 1891 the State tax was reduced
for that year from 20 cents to 16 cents on the one
hundred dollars, and for every year thereafter to 15 cents.
Vigorous Law and Order Policy. - Governor Hogg
made special efforts to reduce crime and to put down
mob-law. In several cases *he engaged distinguished
lawyers to assist the county and district attorneys in
prosecuting criminals.
Improvement of Galveston Harbor.- Congress appro-
priated six and one half million dollars to improve the
harbor and to secure deep water at Galveston. If this
effort is successful, it will result in untold good to the
NVest and South, as it will open to them direct commu-
nication with the countries of Central and South Amer-
ica, and will make Galveston one of the most important
ports in America. A depth of twenty feet of water is
already officially reported.
Railroad Commission.- The Twenty-second Legisla-
ture in 1891 passed an act to establish a Railroad Com-
mission, consisting of three members, who were to be
appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.
The salary of each commissioner was fixed at $4000.
The duties of the commission were declared to be as
follows: To adopt, regulate, and enforce rates to be
charged by the railways of the State, and to prevent
discrimination against persons or places.* The opponents
* The law empowers the commission to classify freight, to fix rates for the
same, to make different rates for express companies, to hear and determine com-
plaints, to establish passenger rates. to inspect books and papers of any railroad
company, and to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses.
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/323/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.