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tutions were left unchanged.

$3.50.
Mr.. Wheles offered and spoke to an
amendment allowing $3.50 for the
purchase of one-halt of block of ground
OF Mrs. Hunter and $500 for half
Dlock and improvements belonging to
VIM. Wellmer and John Webourg
and fronting the institute on the
south.
The amendment was adopted and
the other items for the institute were
left unchanged.
The salary of the matron of the
deaf and dumb institute was raised to
$3.50.
The items for the colored asylum at
Austin and orphan asylum at Corsi-
cana were not changed. No oUher
changes were made.
The salary for two assistant teachers
in the state reformatory was raised to
S35 per month each. No other changes
made.
No changes were made In the items
for the state peniUentiaries, the pub
lie debt, quarantine department and
pensions.
Amendment by Mr.. McGehee was
adopted, striking out the item OF
500, 900 for deficiencies, material, etc.
tor two years, and inserting as fol-
lows:
1.-The proceeds of all convict labor
and in addition thereto for making up
deficiencies in monthly expenses and
to purchase material to carry on pres
ent industries which shall be paid by
the treasurer on the warrant of the
comptroller when demanded by the
financial agent of the state peniten-
tiaries, 100000.
In the item for the Agricultural
and Mechanical college Mr.. Nor
rison proposed to strike out
the items of $4,000 for mess hall,
SIZE, 900 for artesian well, etc, $4,000 for
experiment stations, $4,000 for chemi.
cal and veterinary laboratory, $25, 900
for dOrmitOry and $4,000 for electric
plant.
, The proposition caused q deal of
discussion as to the merits and needs
OF the Institution and its status as to
the State University and whether it
was really or nominally branch OF
the university or an Independent state
institution.
The discussion was by Messrs. Nor
rison, Finlay, Rogan, Onion, Hender-
son of Milan, Henderson of Lamar,
White and ROwell. Mr.. Finlay
argued that the appropriations were
not constitutional under Fec. 4S,
Art. 3.
Mr.. White could not understand
how, if this was true, the legislatures
should have all along made such APP
preparations as were now proposed.
The amendment was lost-ayes 20,
noes IS.
Mr.. Taylor sent up a bill defining
the jurisdiction of the county court of
Dallas county, and comforting special
jurisdiction in certain cases.
This is the 705th bill introduced in
the house this session.
eral appropriations the house adj
journed till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Resolution by Mr.. McLemore
was adopted eXcusing Mr.. Ches-
ter Halle, reading clerk, on account
of his contemplated marriage, May
lst
The general appropriations were
resumed, and the items for the Sam
Houston Normal school being next in
order, Mr.. Dills offered amendment,
which was adopted, to make the
amounts payable out of the general
revenue.
Mr. Davis of Walker proposed add
ing $4,000 for fire protection by water
works. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Feagan-Adding $4,000 for
first year and $12,50O for second year
for two hundred additional scholar
ships. ADOPTED.
Mr.. Onion sent up O bill-house bill
No. 706-prescribing for what causes
public officers may be impeached and
the methods therefor. Referred.
By Mr.. Wilson-Bill limiting juris-
diction of the Gregg county court.
The appropriations for the Prairie
View normal were amended by add
ing $4,000 for erection of q dormitory
for male students as proposed by Mr..
Ragsdale; allowing $4,000 instead of
$25O0, as proposed by Mr.. Breeding,
for q dining hall, and $4,000 for four
professors cottages.
Pending consideration, the house
adjourned, the next items of the bill
being the appropriations for the uni
versity.
Adjourned till o'clock today.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
representative McGehee of Hays, as
far as legislation has progressed upon
his propositions, has effected two OBJ
jeects for which he worked: One OF
which was getting the appropriation
of $125, 900 for additional room for the
lunatic asylum in San Antonio allo W
ed in the house appropriation bill Land
the passage of the bill appropriatiDg
$500 900 to buy agricultural lands for
working convicts on state farms.
Representative Wheless got q very
important appropriation added by the
house, allowing $l1 $50 tor the
purchase OF the two half blocks just
south of the blind institute 80 as to
enlarge the grounds of the institution.
The propriety of the purchase was
urged by the board of managers,
Messrs. Fillmore, Littlefield, Han.
cock, Tobin and Morley. The origi-
nal grounds have always been rather
limited, especially as compared with
those of other state institutions.
Following is the resolution adopted
nv the hOuse as to the reading clerk