Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-27
REDUCING THE SURPLUS.
Conflict Between the University and
thea. and N. CoIIegs--The House
Discusses the Tax Bill.
The House Bill Providing for the Re.
cep:ion Of the Capitol Made the
Special Order for To-day.
sion-Regrets from tho Governors of
Kansas and Iowa.
TEXAS TAX BILL UP.

TEXAS TAX BILL UP.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX April 26.-The House put
in most Of the time this morning discuss.
ing the tax bill. Mr.. johnson withdrew
bis substitute, and Mr.. Alexander offered
one fixing the tax for this year at 10 cents
for state and Is cents for school purposes,
and hxing the state general tar at 20 cents
Tor the future, leaving the school tax as
1t ls. The substitute wss lost by large
majority, and pending the further consid-
Grafton OF the bill the House adjourned.
THE CAPITOL RECEPTION Bill.
House bill 38, making the Governor,
Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer
and Commissioner Of the Land Office q
board to receive the cspitol, was taken
up. Mr.. Baird Of Brown G # cred substi-
tute adding the Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Speaker of the House
to the board, and providing that
they NAV receive so much of the building
as may be completed, provided the con-
tractors enter into 40 obligation to COM
plete the remainder sccordinglto contract.
The Dill and substitute were made the
special order for Tomorrow. Austin
people nave been getting little nervous
over the Legislatures position in this
matter, fearing the symmetry of their big
celebration may be marred by the failure
to provide sometime g to dedicate. How
ever 1t is now believed the building will
be received in good time.
ADDITIONAL LAND FOR THE LUNAIIc
ASYLUM.
The remarks made in the Senate this
morning on the proposition to buy ad-
ditionn land for the luuatic asylum here
were some of them quite acrimonious
TIE body is full of sgood
sarcastic they cut. Good humor prevailed
throughout, and the caustic passages
were ereatlyienjosed by thefhesrers.
g WILL NOT BE REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
, The House committee on state affairs
had before them to-day a bill repeating
the act establishing an orphans' home.
1t will be reported to the House to-mor-
row with recommendation that it do
not pass. es~s
NO CARPETS FOR THE CAPITOL
A conversation was overheard between
TWO ultra economist members of the
House to-day in which it was decided
that NO carpets stould be put down ia the
new capitol, and that the appropriation
for furnishing it ought not to exceed
Sl5, 900.
NOT PROTECTING THE STATE.
Some OF the Legislators are 6 good deal
exercised ever the occupancy of the
states lots in the city without the states
permission. 1t is said one or more negro
churches and psrsonages have been erect
ed on some Of these lots and that others
are occupied by private individuals from
whom the state gets no return. 1t is said
Travis county rents out one CT the
states lots for a lumber yard, deriving
$1,000 year thereffom.
SENT THEIR REGRETS,
Governor Ross to-day received from
Governor Martin OF Kansas letter thank
ing him for the invitation to the dedtca.
ton of the new capitol, Msy Is. Gov
ernor Martin alludes in terms of high
praise to the new Texas capitol, as one of
the most commodious, substantial
and beautiful buildings erected in this
country; also letter from Governor
Larebse lows, thanking Governor Ross
for the invitation.
PARDONBD BY TEE GOVERNOR.
Governor Ross to day pardoned J. 81.
Phillips, who hos served his term at the
Rusk penitentiary. He is q good me.
chanic, from Anderson county, who had
his eyes Injured by an explosion at the
iron works. Phillips, who had previously
borne good character, was convicted OF |
hog stealing on the testimony of negro.
Ella Anderson from Anderson county,
who was fiOed $3.50 for &C al cry In 1882
and has been in the penitentiary Ever
since was psrdoned by Governor Ross. |
she had no money TO pay the fne and has |
for six years been forced to be a slave |
alongside OF maze telons who worked on |
the plantations.
The talk of the town is in the dilatori- |
ness OF the Legislature in receiving the /
new capitol.
STATE PUBLISHING HOUSE.
MI. Bells school bill, reported favor
ably by the House committee on educs-
ton appropriating 1926, 900 for establish
Ing publishing house for the purpose of
publishing uniform system of text
books, shows to what lengths the exist
ence OF surplus in the Treasury will |
lead men. There is nothing which the
Legislature could do which would win
Tor 1t more hearty thanks
from an admiring constituency
than the estsblishme for use |
In the public schools of a uniform system
Of text books. Il is q matter upon which |
legislation is much needed. 1t is also de-
sirable that the patrons of the schools
should be able to purchase books for their
Children at minimum cost. But both
these objects can be attained without
adding another cumbersome branch to
me state government to vex and annoy