Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-27
LEGISLATIVE.
The Finance Committee Rtpsrts 3
SubatItute for the Bill 10 Loan
to the School Fund.
Various Bills and Petitions Presented to
the House and Disposed OTTO
Reduce Taxation.
twentieth Legislature,
THE SENATE,
Special TO the Gazette.

Jarvis for the finance committee reported
back substitute to Senator Glasscock's
bill to loan the school fund q certain
sum Of money. The substitute provides
that the sum Of S24s, 700 shall be loaned
for the purpose OF paying OF such portion
of the bonded Indebtedness of the state
Of Texas maturing in 1890 and 1891; also
1921 300 to pay school teachers, the
money SO borrowed to be paid back at
any time before 1895
| Senator Med Donald, for Judiciary COM
mittee No. l., reported q substitute for
Senator Woods bill, to require county
treasurerseto return the surplusi school
money each year to the State Treasury for
respportionment, with minority report
by Senators Gregg, Bell and Terrell.
They also reported faVorably Senator
Gregg's bill changing the time Of Masking
the apportionmeDt from July Is TO Sep
TENDER Is, with sn amendment and .
minority report.
finance, reported favorably the bill to pro-
vide for more thorough and efficient col
lection of taxes.
Senator Garrison Introduced bill to
provide lien in favor Of pur-
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invalid by reason OF informalities in the
assessment roll.
Senate bill to purchase 1853 acres OF
lsnd for the Austin insane asylum was
taken up with a minority report from q
special committee recommending the
purchase OF Lightweight acres known IS
the Wells place. There was special
minority report opposing any purchase al
| rytar NNt ha ccth ~
for an asylum at some point west Of the
| Colorado. t;..f.-,
Senator Upshaw moved to adopt the
report to purchase lightweight acres.
Senator MacManus moved as substi
tute that the minority report be adopted.
| The minority report was adopted, kill
ing the bill--yeas 16; nays, IL.
Senator Burney's geological bill was
taken up and made special order for this
morning.
Senator Woodward introduced bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 to
mai tam the quarantine department un-
til March. 1889. l'-
The bill to make needed improvements
at the Blind Institute to cost SlS, 800 WAS
laid before the Senate and unanimously
passed to epgrossmens. Il
| The bill to extend the time for the re-
demption of land sold for tsxas and
bought in by the state was laid before the
Senate and ordered engrossed.
The bill sppropriatlng $4,000 for the
Preirie View Normal school passed to
epgrossment with but one dissenting vote,
| that Of Senator Allen.
Senator Glassccck introduced bill to
provide Cor the reception of the new
| capitol. 4.-
Senator Claiborne offered q concurrent
resolution to adjourn sine die on May II
or sooner il necessary. Laid ever under
| rules. .--.~ SHF I'd. 90
Adjourned till morning at 10 O'Clock.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette, j
AUSTIN, TEX, April 26-The House
met with the Speaker and quorum pres
emit.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.
House bill No. 16 with Senate amend
ments was called up by Mr.. Steele and
the amendment regarding the emergency
clause WAS concurred in. The bill concerns
clause No. "a of the general Incorporation
law in the interest Of farmers alliances.
House bill No. 81, requiring assessors
to list for taxation any property coming
| luIO VIC 5LnlC oltCI UouuaIy w w cuC
time of completing their rolls, came up as
pending business. The object Of the bill
is to prevent evssions Of renditions of
such properly as money, bonds, notes and
other securities.
The amendment ibY Mr.. Moore was
adopted, adding all notes or bonds exc
sent cut of the state before January l
| hal ho p, fnr oh
OF the years during which the notes re-
main unpaid.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Jones
amendment offered yesterday by Mr..
Fuller. 1t was adopted. as follows:
Article 1914 Alt shall be the duty OF
for taxation all property temporarily re-
of January of each year and
state prior to January l of esch year
shall be listed for tsx,tion at any time
after the same shall Fave been re, urned
to the state before the assessor has com
pleted his rolls. g..
The amendment by Mr.. Saddler adding
the provision that said property so rem
6STtu VI uIOuSue lutO tuc Sbakc bltcT d al.
uary shall not be the proceeds of any
money or property already assessed for
said year was adopted.
The bill was ordered engrossed.
| BY Mr.. Williamson, petition from cit
liens of the Kendall County hmm grafton
Association asking for geological survey.
By Mr. Crisenberry, by request, me-
mortal from the members of the County
Alliance of Hill county relative to the dis
bursement OF the Treasury surplus, and
wanting pro rata disbursement.
By the Speaker-An invitation to the
Legislature to visit the Confederate Home
in Austin. The committee on education
reported favorably the bill of Mr.. Cone
authorizing Atascosa, Karnes and Wilson
counties to adopt the district school sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Larkin for committee, reported
By q substitute for the Senate concurrent
resolution No. 3, making an appropria-
ton for clearing the capitol grounds.
Mr.. Page for the committee on educatit n
reported favorsbly on House Dill No. A,
| to repsy to the University of Texas Divers