Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-27

fixing the state tax st 10 cents and Ma
school tsx at l5 cents for the present
year and leaving both taxes as they now
are for subsequent years. The messu,s
provoked warm discussion, which was
engaged in by large number Of ne nbers
It was argued by the one side thst hi.
Legislature is here for the mr..
pose Of reducing taxation and should
not shirk the responsibility, and ON
the other that the next Legislature viii
DE better able to tell what is q psope,
rate OF taxation than the present one i,
The proposition to increase the school
tax stirred up strong opposition, Bell Of
Cooke, being especially decided in Cd.
posing 1t. The bill and substitute were
laid over TIL tomorrow.
I AMENDING THE RENDITION LAW.
Another'bill creating q good deal Of
discussion WAS the one Introduced bv
Psge, amending the law relating to The
| rendition of property for taxation. The
object 10 the taxing Of money, bonds and
other property, which, itls said, lis habituAl.
lHfemoved from the stste about the LIST Of
january, and not brought back I'LL the
tax lists are completed. Action on this
bill wss also postponed.
TO REPAY THE UNIVERSITY.
The House educational committee TO-
day decided to report favorablY HudgIusi
bill appropriating S2l2, 1000 to pay b,ck
the money borrowed by the state from
the university fund.
NO CAPITOL DEDICATION
It begins to look as though there nigh,
be no capitol dedication here In the Desu.
~
fore anticipated. The Legislature hiss
evinced squesmishness about receiving
the building from the architects, and anum.
Der OF plans have been proposed, shutting
the responsibility from one department 10
smother, until it now seems that |.
may not be accepted st all. The building
is not yet completed, but the contractors
agree that its acceptance so far as finished
shall not work q forfeiture Of the pro.
visions of the con ract requiring them to
complete 1t, and that they will enter into
additional bond to complete according to
the original specifications all pStpl not
now finished. They are not willing to
allow the building to be opened to the
public till received. The buIldingii dedi-
Gated at all will oe.Nith closed doors.
The question seems further from solution
than ever since the introduction
by Cone johnson this morning Of
o bill declaring that the building shall not
be received till entirely completed in &C.
cordance with the Specifications. The
whole trouble seems to come from de.
sire on the part Of certain members Of the
Legislature to escape responsibility. They
are frightened by the cries of certain dis
gruntled individuals whose views have
been sighted by the contractors or COM
missioners and are willing, not to ssy
anxious to hide behind any Technically
which presents itself. The Governor Is
understood to have said that if the Legis-
lature will throw the responsibility on
him he will readily accept it and settle
the question to the best of his ability.
JoHNsoN's CAPITOL BILL.
Mr.. Johnson's capitol bill will be IS
vorably reported in the morning. Mr..
johnson will OFFER an amendment proVld-
ing that SO much Of the building IS Is
finished may be received blythe state and
used while the 9th sr part Is being COM
pleted.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS.
The Senate judiciary committee No.
will make majority report In favor Of
Mr.. Woods bill requiring counties to re-
turn to the general school fund all money
apportioned to them and not used during
the school year for which 1t YVES 50 aq-
propriated. A minority will report IN
favor Of Gregg's bill allowing ary district
to save up the money for year or more
till enough accumulates to psy fol- 5
school OF certain length or to build
school house.