. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . ionof the laws, the agitation ceased, and the disorders were over-come. By this action Governor Ireland greatly gained in thepublic esteem, which accounts for his greatly increased votein his re-election for the second term. There were also otherquestions of grave importance connected with the railroadservice and questions relating to land matters, and the dis-position of the school sections and the public domain; all ofwhich were judiciously managed, and the field left open fornew and important issues. A second penitentiary was established at
. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . ionof the laws, the agitation ceased, and the disorders were over-come. By this action Governor Ireland greatly gained in thepublic esteem, which accounts for his greatly increased votein his re-election for the second term. There were also otherquestions of grave importance connected with the railroadservice and questions relating to land matters, and the dis-position of the school sections and the public domain; all ofwhich were judiciously managed, and the field left open fornew and important issues. A second penitentiary was established at Rusk; aid wasgranted the Confederate Home in Austin; the various Stateinstitutions were liberally aided, and the educational institu-tions of the State, including the public school system, werestill further encouraged. The penitentiaries were thrown on his hands and were man-aged with consummate success. He built the grand granitecapitol and to him Texas owes the debt for a granite insteadof an Indiana limestone building. He purchased and put in. L. S. ROSS HISTORY OF TEXAS. 495 successful operation a sugar farm for working convicts. Hepurchased that historic spot, the Alamo, for the State. Hehad the million dollar debt due Texas by the United Statesfor frontier protection, audited and put in a fair way forcollection. He so reformed the laws as to require tax col-lectors to pay the revenues collected to the treasurer insteadof to the comptroller, and since that time there has been nolack of funds in the State treasury with which to run thegovernment on a strictly cash basis. In his retirement, since 1887, Gov. Ireland has receivedmany evidences that his two administrations were satisfactoryto the people. ROSS TWO ADMINISTRATIONS. In November, 1886, Lawrence Sullivan Ross, of Waco, waselected Governor (1887 to 1889), by a very large majority,Thomas Benton Wheeler being elected were re-elected two years later for a second term. Gen. Ross entered upon his
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