The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05

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.tIt mrhnf reduced Ne credit
Tho Fiii0 officials zero alarmed, and thH
nutornuf prevailed upun them 40 secure
warrants and Proceed Win tho work,
On q solemn rloiniso ifom MN thh
hp NOull i.rY umHui and srN
. ih' Tho l.lif uuif IUd the
p difference lD.ttp. ihu warrant
I tI Z the ish. llH work was complete
I aud tho state received ono 1T tho best
buildings If IN" KIND iu the Uuitod
I States, hut the difference, amounting ~
/ 1905. ~, between the warrants aud The
cash has never boeu paid the
contractors I" promised, ant
in the house and f,vorably reported by
the committee, granting thcm permits
sion 10 sue for the same. II VIII uu-
dOubtedly pass, ~ II should, and Ia tho
opinion OF all who have investigated the
matter tho STATE will have
10 pay the money with interest, IL isa
lust and honorable debt for when the
state received value and the legislature
would do the proper thing by paying
the sane immediately and save interest
and cost 0f suit. II should be-
warning 10 the present legislature
that when state cannot make an APP
Precipitation, and enter into solemn con-
tracts To have certain work performed,
without having the money To meet the
same, To do so works a willml hardship
upon innocent parties, and Is dis |
giace 10 the commonwealth. IL there |
Is no money To erect necessary public /
works the state should honestly say so
ana issue bonds, or improvement war |
rants and contractors will then know |
what to expect.
THE GRANITE QUESTION.
IL has leaked out, through "A reliable /
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working maniully In the interest OF the |
capitol syndicate, trying to prevent |
tho substitution of granite Tor |
limestone In the construction /
of tho new capitol without big adj |
ditiOnal money appropriation, when II |
IL well known by those In u position To |
inform themselves, that The syndicate 1
will make the substitution without any /
additional cost, il the state will hire |
1t, 100. or 2OJ of tho idle convicts. In
deed IL il reliably asserted that tho con |
tractors are anxious 10 do this, but they |
keep the tact hid away in |
their bos0ms, and tn have |
IL accomplished all that is necessary is |
10 pass law authorizing the capto |
board To alter the contract, If in their |
opinion il is deemed best. Let the leg |
islature do this and the state will surely |
have capitol built OF granite |
which will so down through the |
ages, a monument to the genius and
wisdom OF this generation. Let the
law pass aud IL the syndicate will not
make the change without additional
pay, let II remain as IL Is. Very few
important bills have been acted ON a.
vel, aud IL seems to be settled convic-
tic MI the present session will drag
its, - LnrOugh the full 80 days allowed
by law, then adjourn without having
done much for The people at large. a
little less log rolling for future political
preterment and more work for the
good of the state is sadly needed just
now.
SCHOOL DISTRICT EXEMPTIONS.
The free conference report on house
hill eXempiing certain counties from
the district school system was adopted
this morning. 1t places Hunt and
Kaufman counties in the district sys-
tenn.
MIR. KLEBURG's BILL
for tho relief OF certain railroads IS to
authorize the Commissioners of the
land Office TO issue land certificates ~
all ROADS which have not received therl
FOR tho number Of miles constructed
prior to April 42Ad, 1882. IL also provides
that the certificates TO he issued aud
those now existing shall be located
upon any Of the public domain, wheth +
reserved or not, provided that a patent
shall issue for only half of each $40 acre
certificate.
MIR. JONES BILL
provides for board of managers of
asylums and peuitGutiaries, to be com
posed of three members at a salary Of
$500 annually, and said members to be
appointed by the government. Their
duty win be to manage and control the
asylums, etc.
CoRNER-sToNE CONFUSION.
Between legislative, municipal and
committee arrangements, confusion
worse confOunded seems to attend the
conversion programme, but nothing
can now dampen the enthusiasm of the
event.
! MIDLAND COUNTY.
| The bill creating the new county OF
Midland passed the house to-day with
but one vote opposing.
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