Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-21
AUSTIN,
An Exhausted Appropristlon-Rspor of
Regents Of tas Uniyersity.

An Exbsusted Appropristlon-Rspor of
Regents of ias Uniyersity.
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, lex June l9-The appro-
pristion to pay clerks, sheriffs srd dis
trict attorneys has been Exhausted, and
from now unit, the meeting OF the next
Legislature the warrants Of the shove Of
tcers will not be csshed, notwith, landing
there is aoou: 100000 in the state
Treasury. This state Of affairs is any
thing but credlts5ie. Comptroller Nc
CAL to-day addressed lengthy ciTculsr
to district Judges calling attention 70 the
account OF attached witnesses for fees in
felony cases, the number o. witnesses in
: felony css5 sometimes amounting to
$50 OK more.
The fnsnciSl report CT the University
Regents made this afternoon makes
total cash on hand OF Sl2S, $50 p
OFT is is to ue deducted $4,000 for the
medical branch, as much more for the
cenrrsl building Of the university, ana
over 5000 for current expenses. This
amount taken from the CASH On hand as
reported by the Comptroller leaves 3 bsl-
slce CT SIS, 069 available for sslsries ana
current expenses. The Comptroller
esyimS:es the income for the next year az
S46, 765. II to this is added third Of
the available bslspce On hand
S6023, 1t will give probable
yesrly income CT $50, 768 for the
next three years. Upon this basis the
.sLlowing appropriations are recon-
mended; Salaries Of professors, &c.,
500; salaries Of law professors, $1,000;
salaries OF present associate professors,
$4,000; salaries OF recommended profess
sJrs, $1,000; salSIies OF recommended
assistant professors, $1,000; salary ct
proctor, $500; salary Of lacy assistant,
Sl2O0; salary oi ingtEuc of modern
language, $1,000; total salaries. $40. 800;
improvement Of grounds, stationery,
contingent expenses, etc, $3.50; total;
S53, $50.
rne report OF Land Commissioner Hall
shows that out Of 1000 900 acres OF land
only a little over leo, 600 ceres have been
leased, which, ne ssys, is far from salts
factory.
Il addition to the election Of Professor
J. Z. S. Sterrett OF Miami University,
Ohio, to the chair OF ancient Languages,
the Texas State University regents to-
day elected Robert Z. Hill to assist Pro
lessor Snip OF the geology chair, and G
q. Carr assistant professor OF history;
also Thomas A. Taylor was elected assis-
tsnt professor Of applied mathematics In
the place Of Professor Lane, resigned.
Professor Taylor is q Texan, educated e.
Sam Houston Normal School and Uni
veIsitY OF Vlrginis.
Heavy rains somewhat interfered with
the State University commencement to-
day. A large audience, however, collect
ed in Millet's opera house at IL 8. N. 20
hesr the address before the two literary
societies OF the University, the
Athel Hum and the Eu7k, by
Hon. B. J. Barbour OF Virgins.
The speakers sur act YVES, "The Seminal
Principle Of the Growth OF the United
States" which was handled ina mastery
way. Tonight large and fashionable
audience assembled in the opera house
to hear addresses by representatives
of the TWO literary societies.
Mr.. W. B. MunsoG represented
one and EIr. Hicks the other. The sub
1ect OF the lstter WAS the Destiny of the
Republic. The youthful orator showed
evidence Of careful training of the voice
and gesture End treated bis subject with
the skill CT an cid stsger. .s-ssAessssss