Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-02
LEGISLATIVE.
Tie University Bill Submitted to Dis
cassieA and Amendment In the
Senase-Keducing Tszation.
The House takes Up the Geological Sur
veg BiHs ana Il IL Dsfehdsd end De-
uounced-MemoTial nesvscss.
twentieth Leg,slature.

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present. N~-
Prayer was offered by DR.. Smoot.
Senator Jarvis, for the finance commit
tee, reported back House bill for raising
! revenues with o substitute. The latter
| shall be 10 cents and here
after 90, cents on The s1oo. The
House oil provided for 10 cents this year
1 and ls cents hereafter.
Senator Baker, for the committee on
the lots In Austin which the Farmers
Alliance wants to lease from the state
l were worth $4,000. The committee
isusgested that the price of such
lease be fixed by the Superintendent of
Pabiic Buildings.
Senator Lane offered bill looking to
movable property.
! Senator Camp for the committee on
state affairs reported bill Tor cleaning
the capitol grounds, Eand asked that the
rules be suspended and the matter dis
posed Of. The bill passed.
| The bill provides for $4,000 for clearing
these g grounds. The House bill providing
for the creation ct . board to accept the
| Senators Frank, Camp, Field, McDon-
aid, Terrell, Woods and Burney spoke
against the Senate committees amend
ment to the bill; and Bell, Baker, Glass
cock, Lane and Houston spoke for the
amendment.
Ant amendment by Senator Simpkins
providing that the contractors shall not
be held responsible for injury done the
huf6ino I'M tho or mn hlic 6uripg
| the dedication or afterwards WAS offered
and aiopted-l7 to9.
The Senate committee amendment
striking out the House amendment saving
clnuse wss lost by vote of 90 to 8.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
passed. Ayes, %; nays, 5.
The special order of tue day, the Uni
verslty bill, WAS then taken up, with
Sepstor Baker sgainst and Senator NC
Msnus for the bill.
Senator Aliens amendment to strike
out S40, 0o0 in one section WAS lost.
Mr.. Jarvis withdrew his amendment
cutting out the entire first section Of the
bill.
Mr.. Claiborne introduced an amend
ment providing that $50 600 Of available
funds to be gwen to the University under
1
| medical branch. Lost.
Mr. Sttnson introduced an amend
| ment toat this bill should settle the
question OF all money due the university
Lost. .--.
Mr.. Jarvis offered an amendment strik-
| ing out Gil Of sec Jon 2 that seeks to re-
cover interest.
The bill passed to engrossment and the
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20 rapv THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
| AUSTIN, TEX May The House met,
with Speaker Psndleton and quorum
| present.
| ,Prayer wss said by Rev. James NJ. Bird
| Of Ltmsr county.
| A motion was made by Mr.. Alexander
bill Ma. l vas passed and called up and
further motion Mr.. PAGES motion
sid T, prevailed.
business peHding from yesterday.
Messrs. Garwood, Kirlicks, Graves and
McG.ughey made strong arguments in
favor OF the bill.
Mr.. Davis of Falls opposed the bill. +,
The bill designated "a substitute
! of House bills Nos. 8, 6 and IL
was taksn up for considerstion-yens,64 +;
nays, SO.
i Mr. Pendergast offered an amendment,
providing that the assays and analysis
embrace any of the pub ic lands Of the
state or lands belonging to the public
1 mi fU U N m
| Mr.. Jones offered substitute provid-
ing that none OF the money should be
used for the benefit Of corporations.
Mr.. Bell OF Cooke offered a, substitute,
adding to section 2, 8 provision that no
survey ing be done ct the expense OF the
state on any lands except those belonging
to the university, asylum aud public free
schools, aud no work shall be done on
said public lands till the minerals of said
public lands sre reserved 70 the several
funds by law.
Mr.. Bell spoke in favor Of his amend
ment, when further discussion YVES stopped
by the special order, the bill making
appropriation for school teachers.
| The ameno mens of MIR. Gresham.
| making an appropriation Of a loan of
S2s 1000 to the school fund for the pur-
! poses of the bill was adopted.
The emergency clause was adopted.
| An amendment offered by Mr.. Garner
was lost, and the bill passed.
House bill No. 81 creating
la sinking furd of $3.50, 600
to pay state bonds maturing in 1890 and
| IS9land loaning the money in the Interim
TO supply the deficiency In tine school
fund came up 10 regular order.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Bell, of
Cooke was lost and the bill passed.
The geological bill was resumed, when
Mr.. KerIieks made an able and eloquent
speech in its favor. As to the objection
that the bill would benefit the synolcates,
he answered that the syndicates did not
need or want 1t. They made their own
Investigations, and as for protection
OF the interests Of the state
the bill placed control Of
the work in the hands Of an officer of the
state, the Commissioner OF Insurance,
Statistics and History. The bill was
further discussed by Mr.. Utiger, Nlchol-
son, Wilson. Camp Jones, Browning and
Johnson, and was postponed to take up