The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-06

of value in throwing light on TINS
sui ject In the first place, the clause
in the constitution that has been the
bugbear of legislators on the subject
was never intended to prohibit Texas
from making appropriations to repre-
sent the state at expositlons. us soie
purpose WAS to put an end to 'imml..
sration bureaus, such as scandallzed
the state from 1869 to 1874 The
entire discussion Of this matter on the
fl ,or Of the convention and in COM
mittee during the Institutional con-
vention of 1878 proves this That
clause reads thus, uuder the head Of
general provi:ions
Article XVI. section So. The legs-
lature shall have no power to APP
propriate any of the public money for
the establishment and maintenance
of bureau of immigration, or tor any
purpose of bringing immigrants TO
this state.
Only the inhibition of state aid to
any form # "immi grafton bureau
vas intended. II a broader interpre-
tation be given, then the bureau Of IN.
surauce, statistics and history and sg-
riculture" seems of doubtful validity.
Nine years after the adoption Of this
constitution the New Orleans EXposi-
ton was held, something not dreamed
Of in 1875. In fact, the Ameri an
Cente nuial was little thought of in
Texas in 1875 Yet, in February,
1884, tie following bill passed the
Texas legislature
Substitute Senate Bill. No. Am
ac' to provide for the appointment OF
commls sioners to represent tn : ate
Of Texas at the Worlds Industrial
and otton Centennial Exposition, to
be held at New Orleans on the first
Monday in December, A ID 1854 and
I to prescribe the duties of said COM
missioners and to make an appropI ia
ton therefor.
Section Be it enacted by the
/ legislature of the : ate OF Texas, That
10; the purpose of ,iiss minating and
dis trlblting to the represt natives
and visitors from the vOrious states
and foreign countries who shall visit
the Worlds Indus rial and Cotton
/ Centennial Exposition, to be o ened
at New Orleans, La, on the first
Monday in December, A. ID. 1853, in
formation in regard to the soil climate
and resources of Texas, to be eXpend-
ed under the direction of the governor
and the commits siOner of insurance.
statistics and history under such
regulations a, are p divided for in this
act the sum of $50 600. or so m / CHI
thereo! as may lie necessary, to e
taken out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sections 2 to define the duties
o. the ecu missioner, his eleven assist
ants, fixes their pay. etc, and pro.
vides that all exhibits given to or pur-
chased by the state shall be brought
back aud placed in the department of
Insurance, statistics and history at
Austin. This bill passed the senate
and went to the house, aud WAS there
passed February > 1884. Governor
Ireland approved it February I.
This fixes q precedent to follow
which would at this time add to the
popularity Of the present admini,tra-
ton, ard would certainly receive the
approval of the people That a law
yer so able and governor 20 careful
and conservative as Governor lrelanc
should hare approved the act referred
to establishes precedent that NJ
legislature and governor he, d hesitate
to follow. But more cor elusive thar
all else is the fact that the appropria
ton made was approved by the people
Let the Legislature appropriate al
least $50, 900 as one Of its first acts.