Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-28
NEWSPAPER RIGHTS
The Libel Bill Passes the Senate.
The House Favorable.
The Land Bill, School Bill and a Con-
stitutiOnal Convention to be Acted
On by the House.
Report of the Special Committee Sent to
Investigate the Terrell Asylum-Un-
Gle Isaae's Road Bill Safe
SOMETHING TO GO BY i.

SOMETHING TO GO BY.
Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN. TEX. Feb. 27.-The libel bill
found easy sailing in the senate to-day,
and went through with whoop 1t will
be brought up in the house as soon as
possible, and viii doubtless pass that
body. 1t is very conservative measure,
designed to define the rights the newspa-
pers now have rather than to confer new
ones, and there can be no objection to it
that is not merely eaptiOus
THE COMMISSION BILL
still holds the fort in the senate, and il
begins to look rs though every member in
the senate would make a speech on it.
The committee road bill has gone into
engrossment in the house and there is no
doubt of its passing that body. Its OPP
ponents made hard fight to down it but
to no avail. This was Uncle Isaac's pet
measure and he is the happiest man in
Austin tonight.
AWAITING CONSIDERATION.
The land bill, the school bill and the
question of holding constitutional con-
ventiOn are the interesting measures yet
to be passed upon in the house. The con-
vention idea has made considerable gain
since the beginning of the session, as the
the existing constitution
SAM HOUSTON IS PICTURE
is to be hung in the representatives hall
to the left of the speakers stand with
appropriate ceremonies. Col. Bryan's
resolution TO that effect, emanating as it
did from nephew of s. F. Austin, was
very graceful ana appropriate. The day
for the ceremonies has not yet been
fixed.
TERRELL INSANE ASYLUM.
Following is the report of the special
committee sent to investigate the Terrell
insane asylum:
Your joint committee of the two houses
appointed to visit the hospital for the in
sane at Terrell for the purpose of Investi-
eating the same, beg leave to respect
fully report that they have performed
their duty, carefully examined into the
details of its management, and inspected
its various wards and the unfortunate
occupants thereof.
That on arriving at Terrell on the
evening of the 18th of February, 1888,
they were received by the superintendent
and board of directors and cordially in
Yited to make thorough investigation of
the asylum. All books, papers and ac-
counts were placed before them for in
Yestigation.
They examined the entire building first,
and found it in excellent condition and a
model of cleanliness, with the exception
of the basement floor, which is in such
dilapidated condition as to need speedy
relaying, having rotted from dampness
below until it is really dangerous for the
patients to walk over it.
That they inspected the steam laundry
and found it a model of mechanical in
genuity; also the bakery, the kitchen
range, the butcher shop, blacksmith and
carpenter shops, the water and gas
works and Outhouses, and were in first
class order.
Four hundred and seven inmates were
found in the institution, twenty of whom
were pay patients, turning into the state
treasury $40 each per month.
They found less noise, better govern
ment and a greater satisfaction than they
ever anticipated or ever met with in
like number of insane persons. Kindness
seemed the rule of government. They
were highly pleased with the entire man
Ggement the plain record of all disburse-
ments of money. But the matron, Mrs
Wallace, deserves the highest enconium
that they can offer for her uTbanity
and Observation-Disclosures manifested
on all sides The inmates love her and
justly so. The committee would suggest
that her salary be increased on account
of her untiring energy and devotion to
those poor creatures.
The appropriation of $50 900 made at
the special session of the Twentieth leg
islature is being rapidly invested in brick
and mortar, and it will not be long be-
fore the capacity of the building is
doubled, but the superintendent informed
the committee that they had a sufficient
number of applicants now on file to fill
the entire building. Other buildings for
a like purpose are now needed
They take great pleasure in stating that
an extensive free library, containing
many useful books, and all the leading
newspapers OF the state, together with
many from other sections of the United