Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-12
The House Appropriates 0ne Hundred
thousand Dollars for Furniture
for the New Capitol.
Case OF H. s. Can't I'D Against Members
Of The House for ExpeIlIng Him from
the Chamber on Trial.
The Legislature nos Expected to Adjourn
Until the Thirty Days Limit 10 Rsaehed.
Journalist Dead.
AN EDITOR DEAD.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 11.-Evsn G..
Graves, late city editor OF the Statesman,
died to-day of consumption, with which
LIE has been suffering for some time past.
Graves was native of Texss. and stud
led law in Louisville, KY, but adopted
journalism as a profession and was for
merly sn sttache of the Courier Journal.
Zen years ago he was connected with the
Houstpn press, and subsequently, worked
four yesrs on the Galveston News as
its city editor, having been employed in
that capacity by R G. Lowe, the present
managing editor. Litterly he worked
swhile on an evening paper at Fort
Worth, aud then came. TO Austin, aud for
the last yesr was employed on the States
man and Dispatch Of this city, but the
fell destroyer, consumption, had laid its
fatal hand on him and he soon
succumbed. Mr.. Graves was known to
all the leading newspaper men of the
stste, snd WAS pepulsr with editors and
printers. He had many friends in Hous-
ton and Galveston. The editors, printers
and proprietors OF the Statesman and Dis
patch offices will bury nm here to-mor-
row. Graves leaves an old mother, who
stayed by her only son till the last.
THE C-NPIKLD SUIT.
The noted case Of Il. S. Garfield, one
the proprietors OF the Ssn Antonio EX-
press against Gresham and other MEM
bars OF the House Of representatives for
expelling him from tue House at the reg
ular session OF the Twentieth Legislature,
was put on trial In the District court here
to- day. Some seven or eight witnesses
have been examined for the prosecution,
which will put others on the stand to-
morrow snd the csse may occupy day
or two. Csnfield himself is here. It
will be remembered that he wrote
several articles personally denunci.tory
Of the members. By resolution Csn-
field was 81 c>ed from the reporters
desk and from the confines Of the House.
The Speaker defined these to be the space
inside the fur walls of the room, but
Garfield claimed the power OF the House
hsd 8 constitutional right to be in the
lobby. He sues for 900.
TO FURNISH THE CAPITOL.
The House put In the whole day fight
ing over the appropriation to furnish the
new capitol building. The bill as intro
duced appropriated $780, 1000 TOR furni-
ture and for putting the grounds in shape.
number of amendments were Of red
and voted down, until Psge fnsllY got
one 10 stick at $40, 600, Of which $40, 900
is for the grounds. There we're some very
lively speeches made. johnson made re-
ally ell quent speech In favor of economy,
speech thst had perhaps more effect.
than any other delivered by the eloquent
young member from SmItn during the
session. Messrs. Strong aud Gresham
bosh made strong talks in favor OF the
bill az 1t stood. Bell of Cooke had fire in
his eve snd passion IN his voice. He OPP
posed the appropriation IS it stood and
thought it time to csll halt In these ex-
travagapt demands upon the tress-
urv. He did not believe IN buying
S25 chair for a IS man. He voted for
the $140, 1000 amendment and then voted
against the bill as amended. The
friends of liberal appropriation made
a mistake in not putting the figure at
$500 600. The economists could then
have saved the state 100000 and still
have left an amount sufficient. The bill
will probably have very little trouble in
the Senate, and If amended the amount
will be raised.
WILL SIT THIRTY DAYS.
The Senate can easily pass in one day
all the bills passed by the House, and
there will be very listle business to do
after tomorrow. Stil1 the Legislature
will not adjourn until the thirty day limit
is reached. 1t never does.