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From Roger O. M,lls's speeeh a

From Roger q. M,lls's speech az
East St Louis, Sep. Is, 1888:
"If Grover Cleveland is &c elected
President Of the United Statc-as
hc will be, If another Democratic
House Of Representatives is chosen.
Ird il We can get our Republican
friends out Of the other end Of the
Capitol and get Democrats in plac,
Of them, then We will pass Il tariff
bill that puts raw materials West
Nirginia's wool, coal, salt, iron orc.
etc. al on the free LIST and then
put our own intelligent and skillrul
and productive labo, IN this countr,
upon plane Of equality with the
iaborcrs az all other countries.
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c. b. Smith for Congress.
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Judge McGinnis' ticket, are legal.
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The Democratic scare in West
Virginia increases. The managers
there notified Senator German last
week that more money and more
speakers must be sent at once. Sen
ator kenna is quoted as saying that
Harrison electors, Republican
Legislature and a Republican United
States Senator are possibilities
General Goh, the popular Repub-
lican candidate for governor, says
in letter Of recent date that it
looks 10 him as though he was go
ing to be elected. a correspondent
writes to the Boston Journal that
three times IS much tariff literature
has been distributed in West Vir.
ginia Tin proportion to the popula-
'ion) as in any other State in the
Wichita { Kdnsas) Eagie
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Golf for Governor.
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Constitutional Amendment, Section
%, Article VI.
FOR RATIFICATION.
Constitutional Amendment, Section
%. Article vi,
FOR REJECTION.
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PHoHIBfrtoN-Constitutional
Amendment, Section 4G,
Article VI.
FOR RATIFICATION.
PRoHBITIoN-Constitutional
Amendment, Section 10,
Article vi.
FOR REJECTION.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
How to Catch 100000 at Fort
une's Hand.

AS the sun sets and rises with equal
regularity, so the drawings of The Louisi-
ana State Lottery Company occur; so the
215th Grand Monthly Drawing was at New
Orleans, La, on Tuesday galway Tuesday,,
April 10th, when large money prizes were
sent hither and yon over the world. 1t may
interest you TO glance at the result: The
First Capital Prize of $50, 700 was won by
No. 1855 and was sold in two half tickets
at So each, sent through Office at Wash
ington, d. c., to M. A. Daupbin, New Or
leans, La; one $4,000 was paid through
First National Bank of Pittsburg, Pa; to
Col. W. II. Barclay, the United States Pen
sion Agent there; the other half was paid
the Adams Express for Geo. Gregg and
three other workers in an India rubber
factory-neighbors- No. 1888 Alter
street, Philadelphia, Pa. No. 1852 drew
the Second Capital Prize of $4,000,
sold in fractional tenths at 81 each, sent
TO M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La: one
paid to j. Hall, Richmond, Va; one to
Charles +. Morse, No. $50 Harrison ave-
nue., Boston, Mass; one to the National
Bank of the Republic, Washington, ID. O.;
one to R. j. Humphreys, Santa Rosa,
through the Pacific bank of San Fran
cisco, CAL; one to Thomas Fair, Phila-
delphis, Pa; one to W. A. Francis, Salem,
Va; one to VIM. Severance, Lebanon, KY;
one to depositor through Wells, Fargo
a. Co., San Francisco, Cal; one to a party
in Detroit, Mich, ETC., etc. No. 1O,079
drew the third capitol prize of $4,000,
which was sold to party in New Orleans,
La whose name is withheld by request.
Nos. 36,629 and 85,175 each drew one of
the two fourth capitol prizes OF $4,000,
which we're scattered around promis-
cuously. Be sure to participate in the
grand quarterly and 217th grand monthly
drawing at New Orleans, La, on June IL,
1883. Do not let the opportunity to seize
100000 at fortunes hand escape you.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Legislative N otes.

Whatever the action of the legislature
may be finally on the University bill, the
friends of the measure have certainly had
the best of the arguments on the floors Of
the house and senate. 1t may be, how
ever, that more potent reasons prevail
among the members as the action of the
house is quite disappointment
in the face of the conclusive speeches
made yesterday and the day before in fa-
vor of the bill by Messrs. Hudgins, Gar
wood, Gresham, Chrisenberry, Bryan, and
Moore, of Travis.
The McLennan representatives, with the
aid of Messrs. Bell of Cooke, Payne, of
Galveston, and johnson, of Smith, are
really making ashes of roses of whatever
may be conceded to the University.
Mr.. johnson went SO far yesterday as
to offer an amendment to apply the entire
appropriation after it had been reduced
fully one-half from the allowance by the
senate to the permanent fund of the Uni
versity, and, for half an hour, INDUCED in
an ingenious argument intended to prove
that the University funds used by
the state were part of the permant Uni
versity fund, and with the interest should
be couped back into the permanent fund
which would completely forestal any i'm
mediate relief to the institution in its
need of available resources. These GENTLE
men all claim to be friends of the Uni
versity, and disposed to aid it in some
other way than that proposed
in the pending bill. As
no other way, however, seems open, why
hamper the bill with such a provision as
Mr.. johnson proposes? Why don't Mr.
Bell seize this golden opportunity to do
the University service, and set his young
coadjutor right by asserting the SOW
ereignty of the state, and instructing him
that the state can do as it pleas and pay
it all back to the available University
fund, no matter where it came from, and
whether the amount is made up of prin-
cipal and interest or not? Why should
the state deal with the University,
one of its own institutions, as it
would with some corporation hav-
ing no claim upon its liberality,
even in the matter of returning borrowed
money! And why should the state say to
the University, will not pay you what 1
owe you, except on condition you take 30
cents on the dollar, and accept that in
whichever pocket 1 choose to put it, your
permanent or your available fund?
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hudgin's mas
terly speech in behalf of the bill to repay
the funds of the University, senators, rep
resentatives and others crowded around
him to congratulate him.
The house finance committee will report
an amendment to the omnibus approprl-
alton bill, allowing $4,000 for improve
ments of the Deaf and Dumb institute.
There are sixty Texas students at the
Vanderbilt university this session, aver
aging $500 or 5000 for each going out of
the state. Texas boys and girls swell the
registers of most of the fine institutions
of the country, aggregating hundreds of
thousands of dollars which are thus ex-
pended abroad every year. Why not pay
the University debt, principal and inter
est, to make it first-clsss institution to
attract our own boys and girls and keep
them and all this money at home?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
LOS DOS REPUBLICAS.
Neuvo Leon Will Send an Official
representative.

From the subjoined letter received yes
terday 1t will be seen that the state of
Neuvo Leon, Mexico, will be officially rep
resented at the dedication of the new
capitol by the distinguished statesman
and ex-confederate general, Don Santos
B,navides, of Laredo, Texas. The "two
republics" are to be congratulated upon
this happy selection by the illustrious
Mexican governor. The following is the
letter:
LAREDO, Texas, May 6, 1888.
Hon. viii Lambert Chief Clerk House of Repre-.
sentatives, Austin, Texas:
Dear Sir-Your very kind letter of the
4th inst, came duly to hand. Allow me
to thank you very kindly for your kind
expressions. have this day written Gov
ernor Ross, advising him that my son-in
law, General CARA Ayala, the present gov
ernor of the state of Neuvo Leon, in the
Republic of Mexico, being unable t. be
present at the dedication of our new capt.
tol, having been invited TO attend, has
commissioned me to represent him, and
be present in his stead, which 1 will take
pleasure in doing. Please Call on Gov
ernor Ross, and say to him that l will
present in person, General CARA Ayala's
letter to the governor of Texas.
With best respects and kindest wishes
fory ourself and family, remain
Very sincerely your friend,
SANTOS BENAvIDEs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
House..

House met with the speaker and a quo
rum present. Prayer by the cha plain.
Mr.. Alexander had the journal corrected
to show that he had opposed the geolog-
ical 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 bills 56 and 80. Granted.
| The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Booth, of Wise, in the chair, to
onsider senate bill II, wlich, on motto n
| of Mr.. Hudgins, was substituted for his
| Oil (house bill ~, the two bills being
identical, and having for their object ap-
preparations to repay funds of the State
university used by the state for the pur
pose of general revenue.
Mr.. Hudglns read from the message of
Governor Ross, where the message states
one of the bjects of the call is to repay the
University funds, of which it had been de-
prived by the state for revenue
purposes. He referred to several
acts of past legislatures, which,
while appropriating the money for the
that the several amounts should be re-
paid to the University fund from which
they were taken.
MI Prendergast spoke against the bill,
endeavoring to show that the state did not,
and, in fact could not, under his theory
of the powers of the government, owe the
University anything.
MIR. McGaughey: 81 want some one to
prove that the claim of the University is
unjust, or that the debt has been paid be-
fore can be expected to vote against it.
MR.. Pendergast, while arguing against
the existence of any debt, claimed to be a
friend of the University, and suggested
that if the debt could be shown to exist,
he would favor paying every cent with in
terest. AS to affording aid to the institu-
ton, he preferred making loan TO it just
as the legislature had made loan TO the
school fupd.
Mr.. Graves, as if to squelch the whole
business, moved that the committee of the
whole rise and report the bill back to the
house next Saturday. Lost-ayes, 49,;
nays, 60.
Mr.. Hudgins answered Mr.. Prendergast,
com pletely demolishing that gentleman's
position, and fully demonstrating the JUS
tice of the claim as debt due by the
state to the University. Mr.. Hudgin's ar
guments were irrefutable.
Motion was finally adopted that the
committee rise and report progress, and
ask to sit again at 8 O'Clock, and the
house adjourned accordingly to that hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The University bill was resumed. Mr..
Mills spoke against it.
Messrs. Gresham, Garwood and Crisen-
berry all made splendid arguments in
favor of the bill.
Pending further consideration, the
house adjourned till $3.50 O'Clock this
morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

of the Texas delegation in congress &c
this purpose. Referred.
As to the refusal of the house to concur
in the senate amendments 10 the bill fix
ing the ad valorem tax for this and subse
quent years-on motion of Senator Lane
the senate insisted on its amendments
and agreed to a conference committee by
vote of 20 to land, Senators Lane, Jar
Wis, Burgess, Bell aud Armistead we're APP
pointed as the committee of the senate.
An invitation to an informal reception
at the governors mansion was read. In
vitatiou acknowledged and thanks re'
turned for same.
A message from the governor upon the
attorney-general's request asking for such
change Ill court procedures as will eX-
pedite appeals on writs.
A message from the governor referring
to the support of the Confederate home.
Senator Camp introduced bill cover
ing the point referred to in the govern
or's message, touching changes III court
procedure.
Senator Camp, for committee on sta.
tistics, reported favorably on bill No. 49,
creating board of arbitration on the
Greer county boundary question.
Senate bill No. 27-Bill referring to ex-
empting certain counties from the dis
trict school system with an emergency
clause added by Senator Calhoun, was
passed by twenty-seyen ayes and no nays
Joint resolution by Senator Terrell
That our congressional delegation be re-
quested to obtain more efficient postal
system for Texas. Laid over until to-
day.
Senate bill No. Alas to defacing pub
lie buildings, and fixing the punishment
for the same. With committee amend
ments the bill passed to engrossment; the
rules were then suspended and the bill
was passed.
Committee report by Senator Bell, for
judiciary committee No. l, favorably on
bill to amend civil st .tutes regulating ap-
peals on writs of error.
Senate bill No. 2S-Prviding for an an
nual apportionment of available school
funds among the towns, cities and conn
ties that have assumed control of their
public schools. Majority report favora-
BILE, with amendment by Senator Macdon-
aid. A minority report against amend
ment by Senators Gregg, Terrell and
Bell. Senator Bell did not insist upon his
dissent, but moved the committee amend
ment be adopted. Carried. The senate
refused to engrcss the bill by vote of ~
to II.
Senate bill No. 50-Providiog for
amending of the civil code regulating ap-
peals and writs of error 20 the supreme
court of the state, passed to engrossment,
nd nf rulao lu
passed.
Senate bill No. "a was made the special
order for Wednesday morning.
Substitute senate bill No 8 was called
up by Senator Armistead. Asylum bill pro-
viding for an appropriation to the Austin
Lunatic asylum for improvements. Bill
passed by Is ayes to nays.
Adjourned to $3.50 Wednesday morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Meeting of the Capitol Board.

Yesterday afternoon the board ap-
pointed to receive the new capitol build
ing had another conference with Colonel
Abner Taylor, the capitol contractor.
The question of the reception of
the building by the state was
fully discussed, and an agreement as to
its reception was had between the state
and the contractor. This agreement will
be reduced to writing and signed by both
the states officers and the contractor this
morning, and the state will then be put
in possession of the building. The final
adjustment of the matter will take but a
few minutes, and all the departments of
the government, including the Legislature,
will then be at liberty to at once occupy
the quarters designated for themI in that
magnificent structure. All questions as to
the reception and dedication of the capt.
tol may now be put at rest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

Senator Houston filed minority report
on senate bill 43, providing for sale of
excess of capitol lands for improvement
OF capitol grounds. Signed, Houston,
Lane and Terrell.
Regular order, house bill No. l, fixing
ad valorem tax for this and subsequent
years, was taken up. House bill places
taxes for 1888 at 10 cents on the 800 and
for subsequent years IS cents on 500.
The bill was considered with senate
amendment placing the taxes at 10 cents
for this and 20 cents for subsequent
years on the 800. Senator Lane intro
duced an amendment fixing the tax this
year at 20 cents. Senator Jarvis offered
an amendment making 10 cen read 10
cents on the 500 for 1888.
The senate committee amendment,
making taxes in future 90 instead of IS
cents on the 800, was passed. Senator
Jarvis amendment, making the tex Is
cents this year, was lost by ayes, and II
nays. Senator McManus introduced an
mendment-provided that assessors and
collectors of taxes shall not receive a less
compensation this year because of the
reduction of the rate of taxation, Point
of order was made that the proviso was
not german to the bill, and it was so
ruled. Rules suspended and bill put u pom
its third reading, but the bill then was
carried back to Its second reading and an
amendment offered by Senator Lane max
ing the rate of taxation this year 1919
cents instead of 10 cents on the SlO0.
Passed. The bill then returned to it's
third reading, and passed by 90 ayes to
nays.
Pending discussion of bill "A, senate
adjourned to $3.50 this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Senate,


The senate met at 800; quorum present,
and President protein Woods in the
chair; prayer by DR.. Mitchell.
Senator Mcdonald excused Tor tns day;
Senator UpshaW excused until frluay'
reports OF committees :.
senator JARVIS, TOT the HnaIlce coninltU-
tee, reported substitute Tor the Dill re-
q ulring the Gem ptroller TO report 10
county CLERKS tunds received on acoounO VI
redeemed land.
Senator Terrell for 1uolclafy NO. y
reported bill providing tor tne recep-
ton of the capitol building; that IL lie on
the table, as similar bill mad passed 'he
legislature.
Senator Terrell, Tor Judlciary NO, i
reported bill NO. ~, providing tor oetIel
assessment OF movable property IN tnt
state. Favorable report
Senator !errell, for JUDICIARY NO. l.
Substitute for blu Providing tor lease o.
improved property and to lease or sell
improved lands IN CITY OF AUSTIN.
Resolntion oy senator Donglass, VI oei
terson, from FARMERS Ailance Vi 1yiei
county, requesting taxation OF Iallroaus
Senator camp state analrs; Favotaoit
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Senate.

The senate met at 10 o'clock; quorum
present and President pro tenn Woods in
! the chair. Prayer by chaplain, Doctor
'Smoot.
Senator Allen made an alleged facetious
motion looking to the suspension of the
reading of the journal. 1t was not so
understood, and reading continued until
suspended on motion of Senator Stinson.
Senator Gregg excused indefinitely and
Senator Simkins excused for the day.
Petition from Mcclellan county, refer
ring to occupation tax; referred to COM
\ mittee on finance.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Pope for committee on public
lands-Unfavorabl report on bill max
ing a pro rata distribution of lands re-
naming over from survey of the CAPT
toll building among the survivors, or
widows of survivors, of actual partici-
pants in the battle of San Jacinto.
Senator Pope for committee on public
lands - Favorable report, with amend
-sment, of bill providing for re-surVey OF
capitol lands and distribution of any ex-
cess thereof.
Petition by Senator Frank, from
County Alliance of Erath county, provid-
ing that comptroller notify county clerks
how much money he has received from
county collectors for redeemed lands.
Senator Glasscock, (resolution)-The
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds be empowered to lease improved
and to lease or sell unimproVed puohc
lands in the city of Austin.
Senator Frank moved the regular order
be suspended, and house bills Nos. 40 and
81, providing for payment of school IN
debtedness, be taken up and considered
so ordered.
House bill No. 48.--The rules were sus-
pended and bill put on its third reading
Nand then passed. 1t loans $254,OOO TO
the public school fund for the payment
OF outstanding school warrants.
House bill No. 61-providing for sink
ing fund for payment of outstanding
bonds of the state in 1890 and 1891, and IN
the meantime the comptroller can use
this amount of money-$250,0 00-leaving
1t to the school fund for payment of out
standing school warrants. Ru'es sus-
} pended and bill passed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

The fourth item of S12,230.39, was
adopted-ayes, 43; noes, "a.
Mr.. Browning offered an amendment
looking to making $25,500 instead of
$4,000 the third item of the bill
The amendment was adopted-ayes,
Al; noes, Al.
This leaves the aggregate of the four
items $49,5l941, as adopted, with the
items of interest yet to be considered.
On motion, the committee of the whole
rose and reported progress, and was
granted leave to set again at 3 o'clock.
message was received from the COVER
nor relative to suits by the attorney-gen-
eral against the Texas Traffic Railroad
association, and recommending some
action.
Mr.. johnson introduced a bill to meet
the suggestion of the message by amend
ing article 1884 of the Revised Statutes
relative to appeals and writs of error from
the district and county courts. The
principal object is to facilitate action. this
term of the supreme court in the suit
against the Texas Traffic association.
By MIR. Observation-Disclosures request
ing the federal government not to reduce
the force of United States troops in Texas.
Lays over under the rules.
An invitation was read from the COVER
nor inviting the members to reception
at the execution mansion at night from
to IL O'Clock.
Adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house resumed consideration of the
University bill, being in committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Gresham spoke in answer to Mr..
Bell, of Cooke.
Mr.. Hudgins spoke in support of the
bill, the question beng the adoption of
the items of interest on the items of prin-
cipal already adopted during the morning
session.
Mr.. Payne opposed allowing interest on
some of the items where interest was not
specially expressed, and offered amend
ments, which were severally adopted, strik-
ing out 8 per cent in interest items one
and two and inserting per cent, and also
striking out the third interest item. The
vote on the last amendment was, ayes,
48; noes, 81.
Mr.. Kerlicks' amendment was adopted
The bill as thus emasculated was
of interest from to per cent wherever 8
per cent occurred.
Amendment by Mr.. Gresham was
adopted, setting apart $4,000 of the
available fund portion of the appropria-
,ion for the medical branch at Galveston,
and as this was amended, the bill was
adopted as a whole, and reported back
for the action of the house.
AS depleted by the committee, the ap-
preparations aggregate $49,019,41 for the
permanent, and $67,0S9.59 for the avail
able fund of the University, of which lat
ter amount $4,000 as stated, goes to the
Galveston branch.
The house adopted the report Of the
committee.
Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, moved to strike out
the Galveston item adopted by the COM
mittee. Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Bell then moved to reconsider the
vote by whichthe committee amendments
were adopted. Lost by the deciding vote
of the speaker.
Mr.. johnson offered amendment re-
quiring the $67,089.59 to be placed to the
permanent instead of available University
fund, and spoke to his amendment.
Pending consideration the house ad
journed till $3.50 this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
To the Farmers of Travis County

We beg to bring before your notice that
we are again to the front with our latest
Improvements, in harvesting machinery,
with our new STEEL frame Osborne
Junior harvester and binder which
cuts on the right, and binds on
the left hand side. This is
very important and preferable change,
as it will not endanger the driver 10 be
caught by the reel and thrown on the cut
ter bar of the machine as it has happened
frequently with left hand machines, in the
event the driver stands on the side of his
team, besides being always in the stubble
and not in the grain.
Our machine is lighter than
any in the market, it being
made entirely of steel with various
other improvements too numerous to
mention here. We claim to have the best
and the cheapest. Our object is to keep
the lead with improvements, and guaran-
tee to you that we will not be andersold
by any one. We also carry large stock
of binders Irvine, which we will sell as low
as any frst-class Irvine can be sold by any
dealers or association. Our stock of
reapers, mowers and hay rakes is likewise
of the best, and we offer the same at
special low prices this year.
We shall be pleased to have you see our
machines before you purchase, as it will
be of interest and saving to you.
Respectfully,
GERHARD HARDWARE Co.