Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-08
LEGISLATIVE.
The Bill to -Rapsy Funds 10 the State
UniveEsiiy Dtscussed at Length
= In the House.
The Measure FIxtr9 tho Rate Of rsxatior
Tor This Asd Other Years Comes
Before the 6enase.
twentieth Legislature.

at 10 O'Clock, 3 quorum present and
President Pic Tenn Woods IA the chsir.
Prayer was offered oy Chaplain Smoot
Senator Alien made an alleged fictitious
motion looking to the suspension Of the
reading Of the Journal.
It was not so understood and the read.
ing continued until suspended on motion
Of Senator Stinson. 80
Senator Gregg was excused indefinite
ly and Senator Simkins excused for the
day. '7r
A petition from McLsnn county re-
feSrirg to the occupation tsI VAS read
and referred to the committee on
dnsncs.
Sens or Pope for the committee on pub
lie lands unfsvoiably Re ported on the bill
mskipg proirsta distribution of lands
remaining over from q survey OF
the capitol building among the survivors
or widows of Survivors of actual pArtici.
p snts in the battle OF San Jacinto.
Mr.. Pipe, for the committee on public
lands, made f.vorsble report with an
amendment Of the bill providing for re-
survey Of the capitol lsnds ana distri-
button Of any excess thereof.
A petition wss presented by Senator
Frank from the C,uney Alliance of Erath
county providing that the Comptroller
notify county clerks how much money he
has received from county collectors for
redeemed lands.
Senator GIasscock presented q resoIu-
ton providing that the Superintendent Of
Public Buildings and Grounds be empow-
cred to lease improved and to lease or
Sell unimproved puoiic lands in the city
If Austin.
Mr.. Frank moved the regulsr order he
suspended, aud House bills Nos. 4S
aud 81 providing for the payment Ut
school Indebtedness be taken up and con-
sidered. So ordered.
House bill No. 4s, the rules were sus-
pended and the bill put on its third read
ipg and then passed. It loans 1884. 900
to the public school fund for the pay ment
Of outstanding school warrants.
House bill No. 81, providing for s
sinking fund for the payment nf oatstsnd-
ing bonds of the State in 1890 ana 1891,
and In the meantime the Comptroller De
ing permitted to use this amount Of
money-s25O. 600, leaving it to the school
fuld for the payment Of outstanding
school warrants. The rules we're sus-
pended and the bill passed.
S&nator Houston filed 8 minority re-
port on Senate bill No 43. providing for
the sale of excess of capitol lands for the
improvement Of Capitol grounds, signed
by Messrs Houston Lane and Terrell.
Regular order, House bill No. l, fixing
tn ed valorem I, x for this ana suos e.
q lent years, was taken up. The House
Dill places the taxes 1883 at 10 cents
IN tho lN0 and f,r N n lpOuant uaara
CENTS on the 500.
The bill WAS considered with the Senate
amendment placing the taxes a. 10 cents
for this, and 20 cents Tor subsequent
years on the 800.
Senator Lane introduced an amend
mept fixing the tax this year at 20 cents.
Mr. Jarvis offered an amendment
Masking 10 cents read 10 cents on the
500 Tor 1883.
The Senate committee amendment
making the taxes In the future twenty
cen instsa I'D of eighteen cents on the
SlC0, Was passed.
Senator Jarvis amendment masking the
tax fifteen cents this year, was lost by .
ayes and II nays.
Senator McMsnus introduced an amend
ment providing that IS essors and col
lectors Of taxes shall not receive lees
compensation this year because of the
reduction of the rate Of taxation.
Point OF order was made that the pro-
v.so was not german to the bill and it
wss SO ruled.
Rules were suspended and the bill put
upon its third reading, but the bill theo
MAS carried back to It's second reading
and an amendment offered by Mr.. Lane
making the rate Of taxation this year
Twelve and one-hslf cents instead Of ten
cents on the 500 passed. The bill then
returned to its third reading and passed
oy % yeas to nays.
Pending discussion of bill "A the Sen
ate adjourned to $3.50 to morrow.
THE HOUSE.
Special to tbs Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May THE House met
with the. Speaker and quorum present.
Prayer Was offered by the chaplain.
Mr.. Alexander had the journal correct
ed to show tDat he had opposed the geo.
logical bill.
Mr.. Page made an explanation as to the
report of the committee of education on
the university bill.
Mr.. Steel asked for further time for the
committee on state affairs to consider
House bill number Sc and 80. Granted
50 The House went into committee Of the
Whole, MIR, Booth OF Wise ID the chair, TO
consider Senate bill II, which on motion
OF MIR. Hudgins was substituted
for his bill (House bill y
tee two bills being Identical and having
for their object appropriations to repay
funds Of the State University used by the
state for the purpose Of general revenue.
MIR. Hudgins read from tine message Of
Governor Ross where the messsge states
one Of the objects Of the Gail ID to repay
the university funds of which it had been
deprived by the state for revenue pur-
poses. He referred to several acts Of
past Legislatures which while appropri-
stfng money for the uses CT the stale,
specially provided that the ssvera
amountsshould be repaid to the university
fund from which they were taker.
Mr.. Prendergass spoke against the bill
endeavoring TO chow that The state did
not, and IN fact could not under his
theory OF the power Of the government
owe the university anything:
Mr.. McGsushsy-'T want some one to
prnya that rho claim ~ fha univarsitv fa