Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-11
MOVING DAY.
Tao Senate and House MeYe Int Their
New Quarssrs-The Legislators
Lost In the Big Halls,
Oae Member of the House Has Vote for
No Appropsis alton But His Mileage
and Per Diem
IN THE NEW CAPITOL,

| In IdE NEW CAPITOL.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX May 1e.-The state has
received and is moving into its new home.
The resolution passed by the House yes
terday was concurred in by the Senate to.
day. Chairs, desks and tables were rap
idly transferred to the new building and
at $3.50 p. m. Speaker Pendleton called to
order the first Legislature that ever as
sembledin the new capitol. The old furni-
ture looks very shabby by contrast with the
| fine finish of the new house and also very
lonesome, for both halls are much larger
than the old ones and are hardy full
enough to be comfortable. It's thought
the sight will be great help IN getting
through the House sufficient appropri,-
ton for suitable furniture. There has
been hot fight made to
cut down the approximation
for furniture, and there are some mem.
bers OF the House who would vote against
the bill no matter how small the figure
There is at least one member of the
House who has not voted for any appro-
pristion except the one to pay the mileage
| and per diem of the members.
WITHOUT POWER.
Mr.. Bell Of Cooke tried to defeat the
picture Item in the omnibus appropris-
ton bill by dilatory tactics this morning.
He moved call of the House,
but 1t failed Of suffi ,ient eecondipg
and he was foiled. His unwarranted
attack on Gresham yesterday drove from
him most of the few followers who re-
mained faithful to him and Invested him
almost entirely of his power.
PASSED THE SENATE.
The geological bill passed the Senate
unanimously and without a dissenting
voice. This was disappointment to it's
foes In the House, who were hoping to
get another chance to knife the measure.
BRowNING's RESOLUTIONS.
The deep water resolutions offered by
Mr.. Browning caused q good deal OF
comment, Few persons were ready to
express an opinion on the matter, which
was entirely new to large majority
INCIDENTS OF THE MOVE.
1t was an historical day in Austin
which will De marked in the annals of
Texas as the day on which the state gov
eminent took possession and occupied
the magnificent new 100000 granite
capitol. Early in the forenoon the work
OF removing the office furniture out of the
temporary cspitol into the new build. |
ing was begun. A large force
OF negroes, furniture wagons, drays, etc,
were employed, some hauling the heavier
desks and other furniture around through
the cedars on the brow of Capitol Hill,
others carrying lighter articles, chairs,
ETC., on their shoulders dire city up the
hill. In half an hour the offices of thAl
Governor, his private secretary, the At
torney General and of Representative Hall
and the Senate chamber were Ifterst
ally torn all to pieces. Carp5te.
books, chairs, tables and other fu1nitfre
lay piled up in fearful confusion. Ab6ut
O'Clock the old furniture, desks akd
chairs, were got into position in the mag
nlfcent and stately new Senate chamber.
Among the articles were some old chairs,
split bottom and otherwise, that were
saved FROM the burning of the old capitol
ten years ago, and in which General
Houston sat as President of the
Republic Of Texas fifty years ago, also
the fine portraits of Stephen T. Austin
and Davy Crockett which will grace the
new chamber. The other departments OF
the state government also took posses
sion OF the quarters set apart for them.
everything inside the new capitol looked
IS grand and magnificent as lite
exterior is stately and imposing. Each
'ootstep sounds like an echo in some
palace. Neither the Comptrol-
er nori Treasury Departments have
moved into the new capitol. There are Il
100000 of money to move and 1t isf
ieemed too particular job to be undef.t
AIKEN while SO many strangers are in n
own and whose intentions may not be
altogether known. The treasure will OIL
moved into the new vaults after tie
lrill.