Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-18
A STREAK OF ECONOMY
he House appropria,es Oae Yn,...
thousand Dollars for Furni,gr. ''
tor the New Capitol,
Case OF r. s. Garfield against Hsuh,.,
Of the Hcuse for Exc ,llIoE Him I'm
the Chsmbsr CT Trial,
rhe Lcef'lsture not Ezpso,.,
Until The Thirty ns,s Lint, is R,a.! !'ars
Journalist Dead.
AN EDITOR DEAD.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tx, Nav I1-F
Graves, late city editor Of the Sg,,.. T.
died to-day OF consumption, Win ,. NV
he has been suffering for soma tim. ' .
Graves was native Of T x,s. ana a gls,'
led law in Louisville. X, On. ~. r,aa,
journalism as 8 profession sr1 z,s ~ ~
merly sn atsache OF the Cygrie, T,,.l lO''
Ten years ago he wss con-. crad M Ia
houston press, ard su5sequ4ntIv -, -. .le
iouf years on the Galveston NeTs -
us city editor, having been ennlSy.s y
tbatcepscity NJ R G Lowe, the n, NE ~ !:
managing editor. Lyt,edy h4 T ,,Ssl,
sWniie on Al evening paper a. -
Worth, and then csme 10 Austin ,,J ' ,l
the last ysSr was employed on ihe So. iy'
man ana Dispatch Of this CITY. I'M. ~.
fell destroyer, consGmpt!c.. had I,,J G t.s
fatal h:nd on him sud ba a., 10
succumbed. Mr. Graves Yves t1o--S sO.a
all the leading Newspaper men y, "a 70
state, and w<s popular with elI,o.s ", ,as
printers He had many friends in I'm ~
ton aod Gslves'on. The editors, prir.s,,
and proprietors of the S atesmsD and n M
patch offices will bury h.m here tim.
row. Graves leaves an Old mother. VII,
stayed by her only son till the last Wv
THE cANFIgLD SUIT.
The noted case Of Fl S. Garfield m.
the pfoprietors OF the San Aatonio F.,
press against Gresham and other mar,
oers OF Iha House of Representatives. u,
expellinG him from the House St tha -tg'
uisr session OF the Twentieth Legislature
was put on trial in the District court here
to-day. Some seven or eight wltuasss,
hSve been examined for the prosecutior
which will put Others on the sand tn'
moiro@ AMI the case nav occury 5 IA,
or two. Garfield himself is here. !.
will be remembered t1st be 1rols
several articles personally denuu,i,,ory
ut the members. b. resolution C,r.
field was i c'ed from the repar,e,is
deck end from the coufnss Of the House,
The Speaker defined these 10 be the sp,cs
inside the four walls Of the room, bu,
Garfield ulaimed the power OF the House
did not extend beyond the rsIliu., aud be
had constitutional right to be in the
lobby. He sues for $50, 900.
TO FURNISH THE CAPITOL
The House put in the wnOle day f ht-
ing over the appropriation to furnish The
new cspitol building. Tle hill IS Intro
ducsd appropriated $4,000 for iuru!-
ture sDd for putting the grounds in shspe.
A number OF amendments were OF nd
and voted down, until Page Hlslly got
one 10 stick ct $40 600, OF which $4,000
Is for the grounds. There were some very
lively speeches made. johnson mldes re.
ally ell, quent speech In favor OF economy
8 speech thst had perhaps more sEsrt
than sny other delivered by the eFG4lsni
young member from Smith during the
session. Messrs. Strong snd Gresham
boch made strong talks In favor OF The
bill as 1t stood. Bel OF Cooke had fire in
his eye and passion IN his voice. He tP-
posed the appropriation ss 1t stood snd
thought it time to call 3 halt In these t1.
trav,gant demands upon the treis'
ury. He did not believe IN buying
q S25 chair for 6 IS man. BE voted iOt
the $4,000 amendment and then voted
against the bill ss amended. me
friends Of liberal appropriation mide
9 mistake in not putting the figure 81
$500. coo. The economists could then
have saved the state 100000 snd SUI
have left an amount sufficient. The Dill
will probably have very little trouble ID
the Senate, snd If amended the snouni
will be raised. Il
WILL SIT THIRTY DAYS.
The Senate can easily pass in one Gay
all the bills passed by the House, ana
there will be very little business TO GO
after Tomorrow. Sill the Legislature
will TO. adjourn until the thirty daJ ln'
is reached. Ii never does.