Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-13
NOT A RICH FIND.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court
Not Afraid OF His Fee Book.
A Railway Commission is Regarded as
the Specific Which is Expected to
Cure Every Ill.
Gresham's Constitutional Convention Idea.
Senators Unable to Sit Through the Count
ing of the Vote.
CAPITAL cUILNGs.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX Jan. 12.-The director
of the United States geological survey has
written a letter to Professor r. Il. Hill of
the chair of geology of the State Univer-
sity saying the university had been des-
ignated as d depository of educational
specimens, the first installment of which
would soon be forwarded.
State Geologist 'Dumble to-day exhib-
tied beautiful specimen of marble taken
from the farm of Mr.. johnson on the
banks of the Colorado, two miles
below Austin, also fossiliferous stone.
Professor Dumble also to-day received
fifteen samples of stuff taken from the
artesian well at Waco at different depths
The last specimen contained in a large
vial is from depth of 1000 feet, and is a
dark sand. The well is mineral, and the
flow increases.
The comptroller to-day deposited $780,
600 in the state treasury.
The eighty thousand dollar mileage
and per diem bill of the legislature,
passed by that body, was to-day present.
ed to the governor for his signature.
The Canning and Packing Company of
Ennis filed It's charter to-day. Capital,
$50 900.
jured by falling from stepladder yes
terday, is much better to-day
A. j Houston of Dallas, son of Gen
eral Sam Houston, has been appointed
colonel of the Forty second regiment,
Texas Volunteers.
THEY THINK IT is GOLD NINE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. - Some of the
members of the housed seemed to think
to-day that they had struck rich lead
in the proposition to investigate the fee
book of the clerk of the supreme court at
Austin. 1t was stated on the floor that
the office was worth $40 200 a year, an
other proposition is to cover certain
part into the treasury. DR.. Morse,
clerk of the coaTt, was seen
by GAZETTE scribe. He was
placid and serene and perfectly willing
for an investigation, He would be will
ing to accept a salary of $500 above what
he pays his help and turn all the fees over
to the state.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
is still the talk of the day and commits
sion is the specific which is expected to
cure every i'll. If a biitcFeating COM
mission does not pass the house it will be
because the man who cannot get his own
bill through will vote for no other.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr.. Gresham is full of his constitutional
convention idea, and it is beginning to
create great deal of talk. A majority
of the members seem to favor it, but
many fear it will not prove popular with
their constituents.
Mr. Wilson s libel bill has many friends
and stands good chance of becoming
law.
COUNTING THE VOTE
for governor was a tedious business and
consumed more than three hours. The
senators sat through about fifteen min
utes of it in very dignified and orderly
manner. Then they began going out,
and in half an hour the only senators in
the hall were the three tellers and the
presiding officer.
Speaker Alexander finished the list of
pages to-day. OF the four appointed
two were the sons of representatives.