The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-25

is favorable, a rare treat is 10 store for
those who attend
Quite large number OF the mem
bers 10 both houses have gone out to
the Blind Institute - concert, CIV
en- in their honor Dr.. Raiueys invl'
tation was read in both houses, and
pleasant evening is anticipated.
Representative BAne's bill, entitled
an act to audit and disburse the
money collected by the state of Texes
from the Uoited States government
by reason Of the direct tax of 1861,
aud to repeal so much OF a ,lnt reso
luton approved April |, 1892 as is In
couf OF therewin, as passed bv the
senate, provides that such claims as
are already rig stored for payment
here shall be SO paid, but that the
balance shall be distributed to the
several counties OF the state from
which the money came, prov ded
ella man,s shall make proof of their
right to the tax, thirty days before S
re payment to them. The house r..
fused to concur IN the senate amend
m .n,s, and a conference committee
was appointed.
The school bill was still before the
house today. This bill Is intended by
the committee reporting II, to embody
all that is valuable ia the present law,
aud 10 some thirty odd school bills
introduced aud referred at this session
The provision m king the Office of
county superintendent compulsory in
all COUNTIES having a scholastic popu
latlon OF 1000 or more, was yesterday
amended SO as to leave the matter to
the discre elton of the commissioners
courts of the several counties.
Today's session was consumed in
fixing the compensation of county
superintendent, and resulted In the
following sch, dule: Counties having
scholastic population of from 1000
to 1900, $500; rom $4,000 10 1000,
1900; from 1000 to 5000, $1,000; fcop
5000 upward, $1,000 Judge D lis, Of
Gray SOD, made the fynt 10 place the
outside limit at $1,000 instead OF
$500, as proposed by the bill, ard
carried the day by a vote Of Z to 46
The cities re ain The right to vote on
county superintendents, but cut no
figure, and are not considered 10 con-
nec,ion with the fixing OF his salary
where they have separate school or.
ganiza.ion
Special Correspon ent of The News.
AUSTIN, FEB. ~ House bill mum
Der Is, Introduced by Representative
Sebas Ian, was called up yesterday aud
the senate amendmen were concurred
10. This bill has met with steady and
uucompromising opposition all along
the line, but could not be beaten, ss
1t was founded upon the eternal priu-
clples o justics aud right 1t the b II
meets the approval OF the governor,
sheuti's sales will be printed in news
papers as are citations. Mr. Sebas
,isn Is to be congratulated upon the
successful termination Of the CON est
and SO are the newspapers, one of
whom The News is which,"
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Speaker Cochran yesterday added
Representative Dodd TO the conference
comm Tee on the supreme judicial
district matter in lieu OF judge Sher-
r.ll, of Hunt, excused on account OF
sickness.
Toe eyes of the Waco contingent
have tar away look IN them this
morning, such as is sometimes seen
In the eyes OF man about 70 write a
poem or start a newspaper. 1t is
easy to see that no ordinary occurrence
has put that look there The Waco
Poop e had prepared modest little
spread to VIII cn the committee of fiji.
teen, the speaker, lieutenant governor
and a lew Others were invited, but the
committee served our people very
much like the old farmer did Charles
Dickens, when the distiDguh he'd
writer sought to strike favorable
bargain by sending glass aud bottle
IN to console the Old gentleman, and
it possible soften his heart liltle be
fJre settling down to business When