Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-02
The Capitol Controversy is Without
Effsct--Ths Bill Creating the
Board Passes Both Houses.
Some Acrim sniaus Speeches Made In
the House on the Geological Survey
Bili..-CanTlct Farms.
State Health Ofacsr Rutherford seys the
Quarantine Appropriation 10 not
sufaeieRs to Fight d Cholera.
AWAITS THE GovxRNoR's SIGNATURE.

AWAITS THE GOVERNORS SIGNATURE.
specisl to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Msy 1 The bomb ex-
ploded yesterday by NJ. C. Harris proved
utterly harmless. II 1t WAS intended to
accomplish the defect of the capitol bill,
it failed OF its object most signally, for
the Senate amended the bill as lassed by
the House, making 1t more favorable to
the contractor than formerly, and the
House took it up Immediately under g
Of the rules, and concurred in
the amendment. It is now with the
bossd to receive or reject the building,
for the Governor will sign the bill.
Following is the text of the bill, omit
ting the emergency clause: The Gov.
eraor, Treasurer and Commissioner
Ct the General Lsnd Office
are hereby constituted commission
OF reception or Re j9ction OF the new state
capitol in whole or part, with full power
to act In the premies, saving and reserv-
ing to the state all rights under the con-
tract and the securities given for the per-
Torrance thereof, provided thst the con-
tractor Shall in nowise be held response,
BILE for any injury done to said building
by the public after the reception ct said
building or any part thereof.
THE SURVEY BILL.
The geological bill consumed most of
the time In the House to-day and some
very acrimonious spseches were made on
it. Bell of. Cooke ffered sn amendment
limiting the survey to state lands.
In support of his amendment
he made a lengthy speech in which he
was very free in his inslnu.tions of bad
faith on the psrt Of the friends of the
bill. "Now is the time" he said, "to try
men. II the friends OF this bill wish, IS
they say, to p.ss measure that will sub.
serve tine good Of the people OF the state,
they will vote for my amendment. II they
are here in the interest Of corporations
and landed monopolists and foreign cspi
talist5 and syndicates, they will vote
against it. Hs referred to Mr.. Kiriicks,
who had preceded him, Es having
peculiar information as to the
wants and desires Of the capitalists
and foreign land owners, and strongly
intimated that he was their represent
tative instead OF the representative Of the
people. He pranced around his desk and
up aud down the aisle, saving the sir
with his hands and denouncipg capital to
the full extent OF his lung power. He was
emphatic in denouncing this thing of
go that moneyed men will
know what to do and where to seek in
vestmept.
Mr.. Kirl.cks replied in d'gnified and
eloquent manner. BE claimed for him.
self snd other gentlemen VINO support the
bill as much honor as sctua.ed the
man from Cooke, and he cast back
upon him with scorn the insiuuation that
the friends of the bill were the represent. /
stives Of wealthy corporations and syn
dicates.
Mr.. Bell here CT plsined thst he Lad
meant nothing personal to the speaker or
to anybody.
Mr.. Browning made speech In oppo-
sition to Mr.. Bells amendment and in
favor CT the bill. He discussed it from
an economic standpoint, showing the
benefits to be derived in plain, business.
like manner. He picked up the Cooke
county wasp several times, shook him
though in good natured
way, and set him dewn egain,
The discussion was participated in by
about dozen other members, and
was closed for the day bv Colonel John
son. Mr.. Johnson started cut with an
apology for Bell, whom he eulogized "as
one of the abIest and best members OF
the House." he then launched . defense
IT mOsshacks in general, declaring them
to be wise and useful members OF
eociety. He declared that the immigra-
lion convention which asked for the pass
ege OF the geological bill, represented
the large land owners OF the state rather
tDan the people, and announced it as his
belief that "Fexss has ell the immigrs-
zion she needs st present"
THE UNIVERSITY DEBT.
The Senate bill to pay the university
Gebs passed to its epgrossment in the
Senate today, and will probably Pass
both Houses. Mr.. Gresham will try to
smsnd IL so as TO provide $50, coo for
building medical brsrch at Galveston. |
SCHOOL FUND Loan.
The Senate will doubtless promptly |
pass the bill providing for 8 loan OF
1904 900 to the school fund.
WILL CHANGE THEIR VOTE.
Among the members OF the House who
ass year voted against the geological |
survey bill, Camp, G,rwood, Graves and |
AcGaughey have announced thslr inten. |
lion of voting for IL this time.
FARMS FOR THE CoNvICTs.
The proposition to buy more |
'armi1g land on which to |
work convicts has good many
friends and some very determined |
1t is In direct line with the idea |
,f Major Goree, than whom perhaps no
nan knows more about the proper mode |
of handling convicts. The strong points |
II the scheme are that 1t will make con-