Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The Converting Of The Legislative
Body Creates But Little Stir at
the Capital City.
Why the GGVarnor Called Together the
Bo.ons and Vast They Are
Likely to Do.
Al Sorts of Meatures Will BIZ Advnc sted for
ths REDUCTION of the Surplus In
The Treasury.
VERY LITTLE EXCITEMENT.

AUSTIN, TEX, April THE approach
Of tins extra session makes very little stir
in the city, and every boCy but the
bosrdlughouse-k keeper tr. SIS the matter
with the utmost uuc0ncern acd ind!ffar-
ence. The facs is tue people of this city
are 80 used to greatness tina. its presence
in their midst N large quantities has no
effect On them.
OF cour:e the matter is somewhat
different z5ous the cspitol. There the
heads OF the various de-
partments are sonawha. dis
rurbad ever tie mater, for the
wisdom Of the ages has failed to produce
statesman able to foresee or a prog
nosticstor abie to guess whss q legisls-
tive body will do or any given subject.
The CLERKS, too, are somewhat disturbed,
for visions Of special reports and extra
work rise before them to obscure the
visions of happy hours, and distort the
dreams Of pleasant holidays.
WHAT THEY ARE HERE FOR.
The most important matter Ior which
the Legislature is called together by the
Governor is the distribution of the sur
plus now in the State Treasury, carrying
with it, of course, the reduction Of taxa
ton, SO that in future no such surplus
may accrue. Think of II! A body of men
called together for the express purpose
Of spending money. Whist O picnic!
Everybody likes to spend money-thst is,
other peoples money-and, though there
DE those in the great Twentieth VINO will
shake their heads and look wise and
speak Of proper economy ard deprecste
extravaganza, yet tae chances are that
when the raids begin they will be S. near
the front as they can press, each m.n
with his little bill for the appropriation
of money TO be put where it will do him
the most good, oy pleasing his conss!tu
ents. OK course esch man will be honest
iRhis support of every measure, bat then
1t is so easy, don't you know, to be hon
est in the advocacy Of those things that
will help Us along.
THE QUESTION OF HOW.
There are many plans proposed for the
use of the money now piled up in the
treasury, eEch one possessing more or
less merit, and each with hackers who
declare that it must be done. TIE man
agers Of every public institution in the
state are willing to help The good work
along OF taking al appropriation to help
their work along, The university people
ssy now is the time to finish the univer-
sity. building here sud establish the medi-
cal department in Galveston. Tine coBsti-
tuition fo7bids the u9e of the gen.
eral treasury fund, CT that Ct
any fund raised by taxation, in adding TO
the university buildings, aad they say, as
this indemnity fuud just received comes
under neither head, mere IS the u2iver-
sity's opportunity.
THE AsYLUMs' NEEDS.
The managers Of the Insane Asylum are
clamOrous for large appropriations. The
buildings both here and as Terrell ere
crowded, aud 1000 lulLtics now lie In the
iai.e of the state because there is 70
room for them at either OF these institu
tions. II is proposed to have large
additions made to eaca building,
and also to have special
building constructed for the colored IL
sane, so that thay can be taken from the
asylum here. This ID one of the things
thst will be urgently pressed, and 1t prob
ably has IS COED backing as any Of the
schemes that will be proposed.
The state reformatory at Gstesville, the
deaf and dumb asylum, the blind asylum,
the colored deaf, dumb spd blind asylum,
the Agricultural and Mechanical College,
the Prairie View Normal school and the
orphan asylum located at Corscana, but
not yet built, each Of these has strong
claims, which will be we'll prosecuted.
THE TEACHERS FUND
Then there is the teachers fund.
Owing to the fact thst The school
teachers are paid from current revenues
these public servants are often COM
PEELED to wait many months after SER
vice rendered before they receive their
TIE school yesr beg rs
Sepiem Ter l and the fiscal year begins
ct the same time. The schools for thst |
year most Gil end in the winter and have
all ended by June Is, but the ccl- |
lections are not completed until |
August 81. So the teachers must |
either wait for their money or else
discount their warrants. They do not |
make enough money to be sble TO do
either very handily. II enough money |
were appropriated from another fund to
pay these people up in full at the time
cir schools end, then the money COL |
lected for the rest of the year up to |
August 81 would be on hand to begin the |
new year with, and the schools could |
proceed on cash basis snd, with proper |
would never lag behind |
. gain.
FURNISHING THE CAPITOL,
But the big fight will come il furnish
ing the new cspitol. The building stands
nsre practically completed, 8 grand mon
anent to the nbsrs,ity Of the people OF
Tex,s-though grumblers and pessimists
say to the laundering ex!rsvsgance
Of the administration that awarded
The contract. The foundation is wide
And deep and strong, the supers!ructure
massive and enduring, and the work VI Il
staud for all time. Estimate for furnish.
ing it run all the way from $4,000 to
8 $780, 1000, and > it is hard to say ct Just
what figure it will be placed. There ere
many rooms in 1t that will not be needed |
Tor long time, end there will be strong
opposition to putting furniture in them
Tor moth sId rust to corrupt md y.ndals |
to break through and carve to pieces. l.
Is thought some $4,000 can be well ex-
pended in identifying the grounds.
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.