Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-18
FROM AUSTIN.
The Gazette's Weekly Compilation
from the State Capital.
-sourHwKsTERN AsrBUx BILL.

SOUTHWESTERN ASYLUM BILL,
! Special to the Gazette.
NUsTM, Xxx Msy i2.-There was Z
good deal of work done In the House to.
day. The southwestern asylum bill wa
on it's second reading, anda stin fight wal
made against 1t. The appropriation waf
finally cut down to s1Ea, zoo. Msssrs
johnson and Bell Of Cooke led the oppo-
sition and made ABOUT the same speeches
they have been making all along sgains,
sppropriating money out Of the treasury.
CHAMPION TINE CONSUMER.
Senator Allen, the mem er of Upper
House who tried to cut down all sppro-
priations is the equal in consuming time
cf both Bell OF Cooke and Johnson
He makes speech on every
question ard never makes point
Ga any. No mater what the sp-
propri.tion is for or what the amount he
N ives to cut it down and then starts out
to discuss his motion By saying he has no
wish to consume the time of the Senate
by making a speech.
CAPITOL CUAlfNGs.
When the Senators got hold Of the
omnibus appropriation, then their finance
cog nittee got rough treatment. They
walked over its recommendation rough
shod.
Erownipg's deep water resolution was
gently but firmly voted down by the
Rouse to-day, but there Is talk of a re-
consideration on Monday, and the popu-
lar Panhandle member may get them
through.
Genator Houston to-day went before
the Senate a iance committee and Sc.
cured the allowance OF $3.50 to compen-
safe county clerks for the recording of q
list of school lands classified and placed
on the market for sale. This item pays
large number of clerks for services for
which they have nevar been paid.
Tneijury In the case of Cantlsld against
the members OF the Legislature, under
from the court, returned
verdict for the defendants ct o'clock
this afternoon.
AUeTM, TEX, May 3-The following
bill has been signed by the Governor:
An act to provide for the speedy pay
ment of the outstanding warrants held by
the severalcounties against the available
public free school fund.
Section /, Be it enacted py the Legis- |
sture Of the state Of Texas that the |
is hereby author z d to trans
Ter the sum Of 1884 900 from the general
revenue fund to the availsi lie public free |
school fand to be used in liquidation OF
the outstanding warrants held by the
several cou ties against said available
public free school fund for the scholastic
year ending August 81, 1883.
Sec. 2. Should the amount herein set
.part exceed the sum necessary to liqui-
late the said outstanding warrants, the
shall, after paying such war
'snts, transfer such excess back to the
general revenue fund. The sum used by
me Comptroller in paying SAID warrants
hall be considered q losn to tie avail
Die public free school fund snd shall be
eturned to the general revenue fund
Without interest, wnen the available tree
chool fund shsll Justify 1t, and not later
han January /, 1896
Sc. Whereas, there Is . large def
iency in the available public free school
uud, creates sn emergency and impera-
i've public necessity, requiring that the
rule requiring bills to be
esd on three several days be suspended,
nd said lule Is therefore suspended, and
his act shall be insercs and effect from
nd after its passage.