The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
Legislative N otes.

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pays interest on her bonds for money
borrowed of her citizens, some of the
members of the legislature are 10th to
allow interest On the states debt to the
University. Certainly interest is as much
part of debt as the principal but, indie
pendent of this, it should be allowed, as
appropriations are allowed for the sup
port of the asylums and other state in
situations, under the clause of article 3,
section 4S, of the constitution, which
recites, as among the objects for which
the legislature may levy taxes or impose
burdens upon the people: "The sup
port of public schools, in which shall
be included colleges and Universities es-
tablished by the state"
But paying the debt, principal as we'll
as interest, is not to be regarded as max
ing donation, but as discharging the
states obligation to her own State uni
versity. There is as much justice in the
state paying interest to the University as
to bondholders.
There is lots of budding genius in the
legislature that would be infinitely more
at home in fruit orchard.
Tomorrow Senator Armistead will
speak on the University, and he is an
easy, fluent and able speaker; and If you
want to enjoy something from one who
knows what he is talking about, you
should 60 up and hear him.
The following is submitted ID the con-
sideration of able legislators:
At mass meeting of the citizens of
Southwest Burnett, in the Tobey school
house, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, This section of country has
been visited by a severe drouth for the
last two years; and
Whereas, In consequence, many of our
people in extreme want aad
Whereas, There is a large amount Of
money that came out of our pockets now
lying idle in the state treasury; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we, the undersigned
citizens of Burnett county, do en-
treat our honorable Legislators to ap-
propriate part of said surplus for the
relief of the needy in this section of the
country. A. B. Wheeler, j. L. Savage, j.
@. Kinser, W. H. Crawford, s. A. Wood,
Albert M. Smith, W. A. Hutchinson, 8. N.
White, j. g. Mathis, F. M. Mathis, j. M.
Mathis, W. L. Cotton, r. B. Sorrels, W. T.
Davis; j. B. Clawson, W. R. Slaughter, G.
X. Halle, James Davis, B. F. Elkin, Zaok
Bible, S. B. Ruark, j. M. Roper, R. W.
CASTOR, j. E. Crisp, Chas. Campbell, @.
Rankin, H. Whitley, G. Davidson, j. Blan-
ton, j. Bates, W. T. Lackey, VIM. Barker,
j. E. Cehan, w. H. Powell, John Brooks,
W. M. Payne, O. H. P. Culberson.
Motion to furnish copy of this reso-
luton to the Burnett Bulletin, Hero and
AUSTIN STATESMAN for publication was
adopted. j. NJ GILLESPIE, chairman,
r. l.. BUSH, secretary.
Senator Simkins yesterday morn
ing, speaking on the bill
making an appropriation to
repay the funds of the University of
Texas, divers amounts of money drawn
therefrom by the state of Texas for other
purposes than those of the University,
made one of the clearest, most forcible
and logical speeches of the session. He
read from the several acts borrowing the
sums, and each of them contained pro-
vision requiring the refunding of the
money. His speech as mainly made up
of the various acts and extracts form
public documents and explanations of
the same. His argument showing the
amounts asked for are justly due was
very strong and effective, and it will re-
quiz a strong showing by the opposition
to overthrow it. He closed with power
ful and eloquent appeal Tor higher educa-
ton.
Monday morning Senator Armistead
will speak in favor of the bill, and Sena-
tor Gregg against. The bill asks for the
following sum:
| l. Amount borrowed by the Get of jan 49,.
uarY 20, 1861 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9,'OS oS
2. Amount borrowed by the act of Jsn. -
uary ., 1S62.......... l,oSo ~
| 3. Amount transferred 20 tie general
revenue by the comptroller, May ,o,,oc,
~, 100 81 ~ nor ont bacr
| =1gw re hts desi royed and dropped
f.om COMP o''ers l JoEs, lSGJ.... Il, 10 ~
Aooreoat NO ..,......................S 6G5l9 Al
On item one in the preceding section,
from January 30, 1861, at per cent,
$21, 34l.21.
On item two, from January 8, 1862, at 8
per cent, $3,20027.
On item three, from MAY 80, 1863, at 8
per cent, $7S,SSS.9S.
On item four 4, from June l, 1865, at 10
per cent, $2S.227. ~
Aggregatiug interest. 1871, 459.46.
Also, the amount of $l4,495.73 paid the
Prairie View normal school, together with
interest amounting to $S,2l4.26.
There was very little committee work IN
the senate yesterday evening.
The committee on furnishing the new
capitol have gone through about half OF
the rooms, with experts, who are making
out estimates of the cost of furnishing
the same, which will be between S2SO,O0O
and 100000.