Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-04
THE SHOW TO CONE OFF.
assurances That the Capitol iii Be
Received The Tax Bill Passes the
House and is Before the Senate.
The Friends Of ths University Bill .
Little shsky.-A Coed Deal Of Log
Rollins Said TO b Gsing on.
The Hoaae Still MAnfuIly Bat ling with The
Geologtsai Survey and the School
EapdeLoan Bills. =.
THE UNIVERSITY DEBr.

FandsLoan Bills.
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THE UNIVERSITY DEBT. =
Special 70 tho Gasette. 80,
AUSTIN, TEX, April 80 This was 81
interesting day in both houses. Tn
Senate had before 1t q bill appropriatini
the sums borrowed from the university
Senstor Gregg made an exhaustive, moi
to say exhsusting, argument against tht
bill. He argued that the Agriculture
and M. chsnicaI College and the Pfairk
View d ormal school are branches OF Me
university, and the sums sppropriatedh1S
more than paid them, and inst the state
owns the institution. y
Senator Armistesd replied in a briax
logical and eloquent speech, denying kft
premises laid down by Senator Gregg,
refuting bis logic, and picking his con.
illusions to pieces. There were many
friends Of the University present, irclud
ing q number of ladies'. The friends
of the bill are little shsky about 1t and o
GOOD deal Of log rolling is going on
They think they have majority in favor
OF the Sl5t 900 appropriation, but If they
fail in that they will try for q less
amount. The next notch is $4,000, snd
1t Is almost certain they will get tina,
amount il not the larger figure.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
In the House the geological bill was
the first to create discussion. Alex Pope
opened with sn argument on the cons.i-
nationality OF the bill.
He WAS followed by Colonel Baylor,
also favoring 1t. Colonel Baylor said he
had heard gentlemen say it WAS IN
constitutional, and for that reason he
would vote for 1t. he was sfrsid
If he should stay here two
sessions and 60 home to his constituents
without having done anything uncoustitu-
tionsl they would meet him with frown-
ing looks equal to the English vote Of
want of onf1dence. He had confidence
in the abiiIty Of the Legislature to do
Ever since it, over his vote
and against his judgment, expelled Car-
field he thought it Was able and willir G
to do anything, constitution or no con
stitution.
MIR. Wilson followed in a loud
hsrangue against the bill after which 1t
went over till Tomorrow.
LOAN TO THE SCHOOL FUND.
The bill providing for the loan OF
$500, GOO to the school fund came up as
the special order, with Payne's substitute,
making the appropriation gift outright,
pending. After some discussion the sub
stitute WAS defeated.
Gresham moved to amend by making
the loan S254. 900. He explained thst
there was deficiency Of 1904 900, that
there was another bill providing for loan
Of $250,000, aud that the two
together mske up the full
amount needed. The other bill
creates sinking fund Of $3.50, 600 to pay
of the state bonds falling dus ia 1890 and
1891, and provides that 1t may be loaned
to the school fund till needed to redeem
the bonds. The pending bill, If Gresh-
ANS amendment is adopted, makes the
s25, 900 loan inde finite.
Mr.. Gresham made speech In favor Of
his amendment in which he ripped the
state school board up the back.
BE said that on September 1,
1885, there was in the treasury q
balance of S4s5,00 to the credit OF the
available school fund. On September l,
1888, there will be deficit of $40, 1000.
Thus in three years the school board has
spportioned to the counties fer running
the schools $3.50, 0o0 more than the taxes
collected during those wears.
Mr.. Bell Of Cooke, Browning, Moore of
Travis, Payne, Camp and others took part
IN the discussion. The amendment was
pending when the House adjourned.
THE TAX BILL.
The tax bill passed the House this
and Is now in the Senate
Il fixes the state tax at 10 cents for this
year and Is cents hereafter.
THE CAPITOL BILL.
The bill creating board to recsive the
new capitol ia the special order for to-
in the Senate. An amendment is
pending striking out the clause reserving
10 the state all rights under the original
contract and the bonds given for its ful.
illment. The contractors say they want
he building received ns far as construct
I'd il built in accordance with the con-
:ract. II must either be accepted or re-
ected sometime, and IL might as well be
low. They are not willing 10 agree to an
acceptance that does not accept. This
8 what they say, but in fact they will
the building under the require
ICAso Va buC JILL 40 ~ hOW 6thuGSs Lucy
lave put up S good building and they
Know 1t, and are not afraid Of its not
proving satisfactory. The bill will prob
IDLY not get through the House with the
proposed by the Senate COM
nittee, and If 1t does not the matter will
,e all right under the bill as it now
Itande, and the big show will take place
IS advertised.
ORDER TO THE STATE MIIfft4,
The Comptroller to-dey Sdefbsited
1896 to the account Ct the A8veHHe and
chool fund and bought sseo&of Wichita
o Tns A sinss; eeness. sissusi5s Zen.
raj order to the sSssii,ja ingt6o9e3
ion with the spbHkd#ing dkH. 81
'ermiEsive, notfREnds<Sgs, ia Is3
les to nd ihs dria
4 to 10 st tk own expense end tbsf
% charge I'll fall On the state. The
Gre to be armed and equipped, |
nd contein not more than thirty- three |
or less than twenty-one men each. The |
ldju!ant General announces that by order |
I Captain Waldo the companies Will be |
transported on the railways without |
hargs to and from the drill
REDUCING THE SURPLUS.
Some idea OF what Is being dome and |
that there is to do may be gathered |
rom the following list OF probable ap- /
Convict farm, $500. 900.
Free schools, $500. 600.
Furnish capitol, 5000, 900.
State University debt, 5000, 1000.
Southwest ASYLUM, 5000, 900,