Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-11
twentieth Legislature.

twentieth Legislature.
TIE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 10.-At roll call
quorum Was present.
Pfsyer wss ssid by the chaplaia.
A resolution by Senstor G!asscock.
the use of the Senate chamber,
hall and library hall In the
Jew capitol for the dedication bill was
tabled atter much discussion subject TO
call.
The House geological bill wss taken
up.
Sepator Stinson moved to postpone till
tomorrow.
Senator Stinson offered an amendment
all school and al oIher funds
from sale, till properly surveyed AND
classified SO required by the bill.
Declared out OF order and tie OIL
passed without change.
House concurrent resolution providing
for moving into the new capitol was
adopted. Tia resolution granting she
use of the new capitol for the dedication
b,ll wss called up and adopted.
The Senate bill requiring the Comp
troller to make quarterly reports to toe
county clerks of the amount OF county
taxes paid in for redemption of lands sold
for taxes, and 1t passed.
Senator Allen moved to reconsider the
vote granting the use Of the new capitol
for the dedication ball. Lost.
Senator Lsne moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill provicing for
more thorough collection Of taxes WAS
lost yesterday. Motion lost.
Senator Bell offered . resolution &C
cepting Colonel A5ner Taylor's and MI
Wilkes offer to move the Legislature
into the new capitol, and thanking them
for the ssme. Adopted.
The Senate then took recess till s:s0
p. m when they met in the new capitol.
THE AoUsK.
Special to tbs Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, May 10.-Mr. Brown
ing presented the following preamble and
resolution looking to some provision for
securing q deep-water haroor at some
point on the Texas coast:
Whereas, the state OF Texas, with her
boosted area OF 26S.7se square miles,
equal to ITO, 099 200 acres, fronting near
" 500 miles on the Gulf of Mexico, Is
without single port Of entry capable of
accommodating the great ships that ira
verse the high seas, and,
Whereas, our annual agricultural pro-
ducts of l ,5O0,00 bales of cotton besides
vas. amounts Of corn, wheat and other
oductions OF the soil aggregating in
value about 100000 1000, together with
our great live stock interest, excel any
state in the Uaion, and,
Whereas, for want of proper hsrbol
facilities on our coast, the great steam
ship lines ard other mesns of oceanic
transportati N are practically prevented
from compe ing with the railroads for the
transportation Ct our exports and imports
and
Whereas, because there is practically
no competition in freights, our people are
forced to pay exorbitans charges fol
transporting their live stock ard farm
products to the great markets Of the
world, as well also our merchants
are In like manner compelled
to pay unjust rates Of freight on all mer-
chsndise shipped into this state; ard
Whereas, one or more deep va 'er ports
on our said coast, of sufficient capacity tc
allow the large ships to reach our shores
WOuiu lUsphS duO uAioS NUM- shO ~ SL
desired competition in freight rates, ano
thus caese q saving Of millions Of dollars
annually to our people, which Is now be-
ing constantly extorted from them in the
| way of exoI bitant freight charges by the
railroad companies; and
Whereas, the meagre appropriations
! being made by the general government
for the several points along the coast Of
Texas are made quste and insufficient tc
| obtain deep water for years yet to come
and because Of the divided and uaharmo-
rious sentime mt among our delegation II
Congress, 1t is improbable that all the sp
propriations can ever be concentrated
upon any given point, and
Whereas, the great agricultural, com
mercisl end live stock interests Of TeXal
require prompt action on the par
Of the state to secure respectable por
Of entry on our coast, but which cannO
| be had by the state because of resttic'
tions in our constitution; and,
Whereas, /. is believed that an annua
levy and collection of 3 reasonable az
valorem tax upon the property values D
this state would soon produce sun1cien
means with which deep water could b,
obtained on our coast; therefore be 1t
Resolved by the House of Represents
tives, the Senate concurriDg, tina
the Twenty-frst Legislature b.
and 1t Is hereby requested Il
submit 10 vote Of the people an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing tn,
levy and collection Of en- ad vslorem ts1
upon the property values Of the state, t.
be used in securing deep water on th'
coast OF Texas, and that such amendment
be so shaped as to prohibit the appro
priation and use ct such fund upon NOR,
than one point ct 6 time, and that IT,
work On such point shall be completed
before the Improvement OF another is IN.
dertaken.
The resolution was amended 80 tina
work may be paid for by sn ad valoreI
tax. 1t WAS read the first time, arc
second reading being objected to tn,
resolution went over.
The omnibus appropriation bill was re
sumed as pending business, the House
! being in committee OF the whole, will
Mr.. Browning in the chair.
The item of 4 q nm for nicturen etc