Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-13
EDITION.
|IliDCE WATTS.
[,,,rrD ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS

the v &c, = The GAZETTE
Ausa,' few days ago met
puden,,,, II tile commission
y Ma ssl.. sitting in the ro-
Y I,l p,;;,aaid Windsor hotel,
II .l las That he was mem IN.
@ gssa','Issiiiiutlonal con 20. v ;.l,,,,
med !, y, row proposed to amend,
atit n." he had served
~ 'uS 'trblrteenil legisla.
he lad occupied
a "a responsible public po-
ght sl'a a, 80 rquested OF him
b tne s Y n. views on the pro-
esslQ s,,' y " 70 be voted upon
ilenolileaao alst l4th. TO the
le ss.a:s Wis replied;
jung ,aIIIItlon. Asa citizen,
pa Il, Interested IL any ana %
4 =" changes IN our organic
rtu ,s "a objection to express
.I lS's respecting the proposed
WV b. Ie voted on within the
leu, AN. | favor separating
''ooI from the general
,s'yI and the keeping of sepa-
MI" III AZ to these fluids and II
Boasifion was not inseparable
X entering additional and
I !, power upon the legisla-
s ~s tax, / would vote for 1t.
Nm Of the general revenue,
|rated to school purposes,
I q Il cents on the slOo worth
I'm. This, together with the
4 4 portion of the occupation
\, retained by the amendment
,he schools fer n term OF
N todye months during each
KAN, II It should pe conceded
vast school fund should never
available, still the rate pro
m amendment is unneces-
regard the right to tax the cit
M s,rne light us | do the exer-
ahs right OF eminent domain;
I,bs power to do either can only
aRe,i upon the ground OF necessl-
ne proposed amendments, the
re asks forsn unnecessary tax
II Ii said that the legislature
i exercise this .power. II
hot 10 be exercised why
ey ask for, it? ri tins
Il and dangerous power Is not
IA, itcau never he exercised
I,one, will never consent To
ny |. upon the legislature or
la body. Our school fund
TO about $40, 003,0J and il ii
made available then the rate of
! fixed by tie amendments be-
Ore excessive. 'fnis immense
bali IN some way or another,
available so as to relieve the
Df the state from all possible
and so ut the same
tiatain an efficient system of
lucalon. My experience has
tihe lower the rate Of taxa
ROE prosperous aud happy
IL, Again, | am Of the opin-
il II the amendments are
and pu, into operation, that
an unjust discrimination Will
against our agricultural prop
rshsr words, the country Will
certain extent, to main
\ schools IN the towns and
Ply tothe question what We're
y in regard u the amendment
nag ill4 legislature to provide
investment OF surplus bonds,
aus expressed himself:
are objections to the proposed
Hl' OF tlle.school fund; among
wonderful idea of making
responsible for the. fund.
belongs 10 the people. BY
Mlnellt, II II Is lost, the people
re It, that it may be lost
itssaid that this was done
PafPose OF making the legisla-
y cautious in providing for
'llsnt. Now, if the fund to
y : not OF sufficient import
eeaie due and roper caution,
~ a loss to understand
species of "thimble-riggingn
iLln that object. Again, il
Is 70 be invested, as seems
selnplated, by loans upon real
Papersonal security, then by
'lhere should be II provision
Vastitulion securing to the
zach county the right To hor-
'fo rata going to the counties
Ely. TIE way in which the
acerning FROM the SAINT.
use WIS ''invested,n should
US to be careful in secnring i
equitable distribution anol,y
sicounties of the school fund,
'nenl that the defeat of The
ReRis Is the death knell Of our
stem is ,gratuitous Every
~, or oliShlto know, that il
n ihsller .last as it is now.
liestion If he favored an en-.
consultation, Judge Watys
Az decidedly in favor Of sub
N ptople II new con stitu-
sTilse lu'iicial system ought
aasied, and a more efficient
sasy !. stemof publiceducatiou
s% Tue grand future of thi.
[aos.s'ssanticipatel. A constitu,
KIM tru.led, retaining Inc
NM, limitations contained in
R's,,' w%ld, | think. secure iii,
I'M ~ o SUPPORT OF the people.n
ues'ion. how would 70,
asw constitution ffamy,lgb,
|Sea aI" \. convention? Judr,
|ea ~ 10y In favor Of a constitu,
lnaasss''A'ion; let the constitution
III by u comb,issioa
H. y not less thar
! & l laOre than thirteen mem
NM n , y by the house. IN,
s @ns governor, and eacl, Sc
-, eeiiiih humber. No on,
M y ~,e'al position should i,
5s,i,m''.a' commissioner. Suhmi
M s y \, thus made at a gener
nso That IL win ba fnii,, AZ