Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-12
LEGISLATIVE.
Dsiggs In the :Sensse-Ths Dsssric!
Schsol System-Qusrantine spprc.
prission-ihe Tax Law.
The d II Providipg for the Fnrnishipg of
~ The New Capitol Dispossd of In
the Hopse.
xvent;eth Lsgislsturs.

| rwent;eth Lsgisls,urs.
TIE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TFx.,, Nsy 1.-THE Senate
sgreed to the House amendment to Sen
ate Bill No. 81, adding certsin counties to
/ the district school system.
A concurrent resolution by Senator
Terrell, calling attention to the inelE'
CLERGY Of the postal service In Texas, and
asking the Texas delegation Sin Congress
to use their Efforts to have ft,Sinproved
sld to secure, II possible, / f.st1na ser
vice Between Texas and the eAst, was
called up and adopted. - Va
Senate bill appropriating az, DOCTOR the
! Qusrantipe Department was laid ,oefoIe
the Senate and tabled subject t6se4A.
Senate bill amending rhe tax lsSwas
taken up. II makes unpaid taxes HSfet
lien on ell goods, wsres and merchs IN 0ieA
closed out by creditors by writs of ~
tschment or otherwise or where p fs4-
payer mskes an assignment. An 4hend4
ment was adopted striking ont the NordS
"goods, wares and merchandise" and .iue
sorting "property Is levied upon, B6k
ing the law apply to al property and the
bill passed.
Senate DILL providing for uniform sys-
tenn of text books was laid on the table
subject to call.
Senate bill authorizing the Superinten-
dent Of Public Buildings to Jesse the
state property in Austin for not
exceed ding ten years was called up.
| An amendment WAS adopted
limiting the lease Of improved property
TO five years.
Senator Stinson moved to amend pro-
viding that the temporary cspitol build
ing may be leased to the jain B. Hood
Camp for five years at Slo0 per year, tn,
camp to have authority to release and
! use the excess Of rentals for the main
tenance of the Confederate Home.
Adopted and the bill engrossed.
Senate refused 20 suspend the rules to
place the bill on its Anal passage.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Special to tbs Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, MAY lion motion of
Mr.. Booth Of Wise, House bill No
IL WAS taken up. II amends the
law requiring reports from county
treasurers, and barring ell outside
school claims not presented to the Com
missioners' court within six months after
the law goes into feet. The bill wae
defeated-yeas, %; nays, 60.
II use bill No. 81 for furnishing the
new capitol and improving the capitol
grounds,au providing q furnishing board
to be appointed by the Governor, and sp-
propristipg 100000 for the purposes Of
the act, came up IS special order.
An amendment wss adopted providing
for publishing bids for furnishing in some
leading paper published in the cities Of
Chicago, Cincinnati and St Louis, and in
one or more daily papers in Texas.
Amendments to advertise in various pa
pers were discussed.
NJ. Bell Of Cooke said furniture desl-
ers were already so we'll advised OF what
WAS wanted no advertising was really
needed, adding facetiously he was afraid
the board, however, would ignore his
friends of the San Antonio Express which
was published WY down In Southwest
Texas, and had acquired considerable
circulation In that section On account Of
its notices of the Twentieth Legislature
good many parties known there might
not see the advertisement IL tits not pub
lisbed in the Express.
After adopting number of amend
ments OF minor character the commit.
tee rose and reported progress to the
House with the recommendation thst the
bill as amended pass.
Mr.. Jarvis moved to amend the bill by
cutting the appropriation from 5000, 900
down 10 1926, 600.
Mr., Bell Of Cooke, offered substitute
cutting the appropriation down to $780,
600 providing that $50 900 or as muco
thereof IS is necessary should be used In
purchasing furniture, s25, 600 to be ex-
pended in beautifying the capitol
grounds.
Pending the substitute speeches were
made by Bell CT Cooke and Strong for
and sgainst the substitute respectively.
Mr.. Klrlicks also made sstirical
speech in which he advocated an sppro-
priation of $4,000.
M. Browning moved the. previous
question which wss seconded and the
main q 1estlon ordered
The ayes and nays being ordered and
taken Mr.. Bells substitute was lost by a |
vote OF %. ayes and 6s nays.
The notice recurring on the amend |
ment offered By Mr.. Jones the question |
was put and the amendment lost on al |
aye and nay vote Of % ayes and 80
nays. -,
Mr.. Richardson moved to strike out |
$500, 00e and insert $50, 600.
Pending the amendment MIR. B2yton /
by unanimous consent introduced a bill
providing for leasing the temporary
capitol to the John B. Hood Confederate
Hoem. Referred to the committee on
public grounds and buildings.
Mr.. Smith Of Travis introduced con-
current resolution providing for joint
to assist IN the capitol dedica-
ton. Adopted.
Mr.. Skinner introduced a resolution
Mr.. Gus Wilke for moving the
Of the House of Representatives,
N the new hall at his .wn expense. |.
Adopted unanimously. I
Adjourned to pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION |,
I, The House was called to oEder by the .
Clerk, the Speaker being absent.
Mi. Browning WAS chosen Speaker pro