The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-19
Capital City Cuilinss
AuoUT uLsRKis sALARITs.

noticeable fact that tho members OF the
house found voting to mako reductions
In tho appropriation for clerks are
among tho most unlntolligenl OF the
body. Mr.. Browning wanted 10 strike
out the provision In tho appropriation
hill recurring that the salaries of school
/ land clerks aud craftsmen DO paid from
| the school fund as the general revenue
/ got the benefit OF all fees Ito con-
| tonded that II the expenses were paid
| from the school fund II should ro-
celyo the beEofts, aud Il seems that
| Justice really demanded this. HIS
| amendment however was lost Ihe
appropriation bi ! fixes the salaries OF
| book keepers In the land Oiilce nj Sl,2yO
4 per annuin, while those In the comptrol-
! ler's office are allowed y, 400 for per-
! forming the senate duties, and MT
| Moore, of Travis, aud others used their
/ best efforts 10 have tho salaries OF tho
! land Office book Keepers iucreasei' but
thoy failed.
MILLS COUNTY.
The house committee members nave
agreed 10 report iaNoraOiy the DllI oieNt-
| iug the new county uf Mills out of por-
tions of Hamilton, Comauche and other
counties, There IL very little nope, now
ever, for its passing tho house, nut
should il do SO, 10 will meet It's ialoi l.
the senate
LEGISLATIVE STRIKE
The house informal Improvement
committee this evening had quite n
/ breeze over the Armistoad bill ON RAFT
road strikers. Mr.. Camp vehemently
| spoke against aud urged that II was not
| proper To rush through bill 10 puhlsh
| strikers and protect railroads wnen inc
committee had done all In its power TO
prevent railroad legislation in the inter
est OF tho people. Mr.. Armistead ln-
. - IN hill which hn
lunderslOod came from the governor.
The committee nj once adjourned with
ont action, but with much bad blood
stirred up.
Ti,E ASYLUM COMMITTEE.
The report of tho asylum committee
il making some stir. Tn" su,"n ~
asked for the asylum here was $1,000
The appropriation bill allowed $1,000,
but the ASYLUM committee cut IL down
TO $4,000. This, if passed, will cause a
deficiency, as IL is not enough 10 leeo
and clOthe the insane inmates. Ihe
house is showing itself ridiculously mig
gardly on all necessities in the appro-
priation bill.
DEEP INTEREST IL THE SHANNON RAIL-
ROAD BILL.
During the discussion on the shan
non railroad bill in the senate tonight
Hobbies were thronged, Many ladies'
being present and all enjoyed the SUI
, perb oratorical flights Of Jones, Terrell,
The two Houstons, Evans and others:
More interest was shown in this blli
than any othor during this session
Randolph, Houston, of Wheeler, sun
son ana Harrison voted against the biil,
because they thought il had not been
sufficiently considered.
, THE HOUSE WILL TACKLE THE RiiL
TOMORROW
The house will tackle 1T tomorrow.
There are any number OF applicants lof
, positions made vacant by Col. Nor
ton, from the board of capitol commis-
sioners, but the capitol board this after
noon POSTPONED making selections Till
the next meeting.
, THE STATE LOSES CASE.
Another case, instituted at tho IN
. stance of the land board, went agaihs'
tho state to-day in the DISTRICT court
ApLACE FOR MR. GETzENDANER.
The friends of Senator GetZendanei
; are seriously talking Of him as suita
ble man to succeed Treasurer Lubbock
He would undoubtedly fill the position
with credit.
BIRTHDAY.
AUSTIN, March 1l.-[Special. To-day
was the 37th birthday of Harry Haynes,
and in honor thereof he had an abund'
ance of elegant cake passed around the
house during the morning session, ana
, members munched and munched with
, great gusto.
THE HOUSE IS IN A HURRY.
a A sudden spasm of hurry up Ell
, seems to have taken hold OF the mousse
/ Three sessions yesterday ana to-oay
and q resolution requiring IL on Jne
, sneakers table, looks like business
There is a good deal of committee worn
I to he done vet, however, so an OCCASION
al night session will have to be dis
pensed with or committees excused.
f The penitentiary comm ant;ts
still has ,o.0 quite ha oom,o 9aae', oi
revenue and taxation still has some
thing to do; the finance committee ha!
a not Concluded its labors; the two JUDI
n ciary committees have an abund
a ance of labor on hand; th'
= committees on educational affairs, toads
: bridges and ferries, constitutions
a amendments, internal improvements
7 public lands, all have duties to perform
= which will require them in their respec
> tive F.committee rooms for some
@ little time to como and so indeed car
: it be said Of every committee in tht
house.
THE SENATE WE'LL UP WITH THEii
WORK.
The senate is better up with its work
:. than the house, but it yet has work o
a importance before 1t.
" THE APPROPRIATION Bib.
4 The discussion on the Appropriation
bill in the committee of the Whole YES
terday, was spirited and animated. MI
l. Locket, of Bosque county, the apostle ?
4 on the subject of salaries, and ridi
culed the idea that clerks in the va
!. rious departments Of the stat
should receive the pay they do. M
Lockett is, no doubt, in earnest, ana ]
Il sincerely devoted to regime of rigi'
economy, but he mistakes AXE the the way
q nv Which to effect it. Their
% ia no better rule by whic
to nudge of the question
salaries than to take the mercantile an
n business enterprises of the country as
4 standard. A man attending to his pr
vate business soon learns that II !
l. economy to pay his employees wha
v t Wortb. i If the merchant ha
If travelling salesman, who ~
n worth S., 900 a year to him, he pays tn
d pilgrim that sum and there are many Q
1t them who receive even as much a
SIC, 900 per annum, 1t is skilled laeo
If that is employed in the department
and you must pay three times as huc
Is for the skill as you do for TN
labor. The state has no right to expec
n or demand its employees to work for les
o. than similar labor is worth to corpora
o tions, to merchants and in other ave
q. nues of business.
:, the house too, perhaps, CAV
- Mr. I,ockett derisive applaus
:" during his speech, but it in no wis
n daunted. On the contrary, 1t arouse
!. his ire, and he hurled back his indigna
ton and defiance. The trouble with hin
is he talks too much about the people
d the rights OF tee ,oI pe9pre am mn