Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13
LEGISLATIVE.
The Senate Passes the Bill Creating
an Arbitration Board on the
Greer County Trouble.
The BIZ Fixing the os importation OF TAI
.Collectors-fhe UNIV. rstty Bhl Passes
the HOuae.
Twent:eth Legislature.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tx, May Ex-senator Baker
BY request introduced bill to repeal the
drummer's occupation tax.
Senator McMsnus introduced bill to
provide for thesinvestment OF unexpended
balances Of public school money in the
hands Of county efficers.
The bill to provide for the return Of
any portion of the available school FUND
to the Safe Treasuary was eDgrossed.
Tne bill to create 8 BOARD Of sroitraiiep
to settle the Greer county trouble WAS
laid before the Senate.
Senator II uston thought Il was well to
let we'll en- ugn alone. Texas had now
peaceable pc. session Of Cite county and
no complaint was beng made to force an
arbitration. Greer county may be lost TO
Texas forever.
Senator Lane copcurred and spoke
| forclbly seaIns. the bill as useless, and In
no wise calculated to favoraDly settle the
disputed boundary.
Senator Gregg spoke in favor OF the
bill.
Senator Bell argued in favor OF the
passage Of the bill, and Senator Burgess
m dc an able argument in favor Of the
| bill.
The bill passed.
House resolution appointing commit
Tee of twelve to assist tie drill board IN
the dedication ceremonies wss adopted,
and the following Senator's were sp-
pointed on the committee: Camp, Doug
lass Of Grayson, Calhoun, Woodward End
! Simsins.
Senate bill fixing the compensation Of
tax collectors st 10 per cent on the first
$40, 600, 6 per cent on the next $4,000.
aud Two per cent on sill sum- over the
above amount was tsken up and engross
ed. Yeas, IA; nays, IL.
An effort to suspend the rules to place
the bill on its fnal passage failed.
The bill author Eng the lease OF state
property In the city II Austin was laid
before the Senate on third, reading and
Senator Woods moved to reconsider the
vote epgrossing the bill. Lost.
The bill then passed Yeas, IA; nays, 10.
Adjourned until O'Clock p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House Bill Ne. 81 was passed to third
| reading.
Senator Burgess introduced 8 resolu-
ton appropristing $500 for the contingent
fund to pay the expenses OF the Tt
veterans who visit Austin during the drill
spd dedication ceremonies. Adopted
Yeas, l6; nays, II.
The financial committee reported back
the House omnibus appropriation oiii
with the following appointments: for
matory items strike out S25 $50 ana In
sert $40. 600; strike out $3.50 and insert
| 500, 900, SIT Ike out steam toe for quaran-
tine, $50 600; strike ont $40 600 for fix
lures; strike out $1,000 and insert $500
for moving into new capitol; In
sert as compensation to county
clerk for recording list OF school
lsrds S250e; insert $500 to psY court
officers In escheated Cases; insert flr the
Supreme court library S25; TO losn the
UDive. sity cut of the indemnity. fund to
DC repaid before January, 1900, SIS 600;
to pay the eXpen ses Of the state agent al
Washington in establishing the bslsnce
of the state clsims $1,000; improvements
at the General LAND Office $500.
House bill No. 81 WAS called up on
final passage and was postponed until
Monday.
The House appropriation bill WAS taken
mp.
Senator Bell moved to smend by strik-
insert Sos 600. Adopted.
The Committee amendment striking
out $500 for quarantine tug was adopted.
The amendment striking out $1,000
for pictures was lost-yeas, 20; nsvs,
The amendment striking out $1,000 and
inserting $500 for removing 10 the new
cspttol was adopted.
The amendment to pay county clerks
s25 extra for recording lists of school
lands was adopted.
The amendment to pay officers in es--
cheat cases was adopted. The amend
ment to purchase the Supreme Court II.
orary wss adopted.
The amendment to loan the university
s75 ,Gos was adopted unanimously.
The amendment TO psy the state agent
st Washington $4,000 was adopted.
The emeI6ment for improvements n
the Land 0fiice was adopted.
The committee On ssylums reported
the House bill providing for .
lunatic asylum in Southwest Texas, ard
the rules were suspended and the bill
placed on its second reading.
Senator Douglass OF Jefferson offered
an amendment striking eut 5000, 900 and
inserting Sle0, 600. Lost.
Ss1ator Douglass Of Jefferson offered
to amend by striking out the west Of
Colorado river so Is to provide that the |
institution may be located soy where tu |
the state. Lost and the bill passed to |
third reading.
Adjourned until $3.50 Mondsy.
THE HOUSE.
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