Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-26
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS


ussih, march 25-The ahss,,...
ua. u yesterday and on the aari,.
fauaa ing trains, and but few mer,hars
IT, W answer roll-call. After nraver
taI,o, s.mera appropriation bin Was
Tho ita az we department Of state being
~ H., uhuer consideration. Evans
y, huht wanted the salary ~ nhtas
eierk Increased from $1,000 10 t1eoo piiieI
year Burns of Brown wsnis1 ~ ~
salaty reduced to $1,000. After eans,ds
re speaking vote was taken ana
she salary was permitted to stand as
recommended by the finance eommIt,aa
81, S'oVv per year The recommenda.
i"hs VI the finance committee relative
W me department of state remained
uhuisturbeu except as to the extrs
eIerk 70 copy the laws, who was emf
from $500 to 500. S 'u'
lne treasury department was then
considered. Drew OF kaufman ~.
.sreu an amendment to the Item fixing
the salary OF the chief clerk at sleOo
, .is0 OF SlSOO Giddings OF Washing
eoi iluue an able speech against the
amendment, and also urged his col-
leagues not TO adopt u false system ~
economy that can only result In
GRIPPING the department. He declared
that the gentleman now holding the
position had been offered $1,000 per nm
mum, and was well worth that sum 10
the state
Bumpass asked Giddings II he had
not done better work at 81 per dov
IMAM when he received IS from The
state. '''e
Giddings,-Think OF the great honor
OF being law maker
Bumpass-l am here to discharge my
duty to the people. | want low salaries.
The people demand it.
Love OF ELLIS moved 10 table the
amendment offered by the gentleman
from Kaufman. The amendment was
tabled. Ayes, Sc; nays. 80.
Drew Of Kaufman offered an amend
ment cutting the salary OF night
Waterman from 5000 TO $500. Long OF
Pamela sent up an amendment reducing
the salary to 5000
MurchisOn OF Houston wanted the Of
flee abolished entirely. He declared
that three officers were paid salaries
and watched over this gentleman who
draws $500 year who does nothing
but sleep in the capitol building.
Morrison Of Hamilton defended the
report OF his committee and held that
night watchman's services were in
valuable In the treasury department.
Burns OF Brown declared that the
duce appropriations. The people de-
manded II.
Jennings OF Nacogdoches made an
appeal for the retention of the night
Waterman at a decent salary.
Drew's amendment was adopted
ayes 5S, nays a.
Mills OF McLennan moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the amendment
was adopted. His object in moving a
reconsideration was to fix the salary at
sl20. the salary paid 10 the outside
Waterman.
The house refused to reconsider-ayes
40. nays 81.
Lillard of Freestone made speech,
urging that the appropriation for night
Waterman be stricken out. The house
refused 10 abolish the positlon-ayes
A. nays 81.
on motion Of Giddings Of Washington
the salary of the corresponding clerk
Of the treasury department was reduced
from S1iOO to $500.
Blair moved to strike out 5000 for con-
tingent expenses. Williams OF Ellis
moved as an amendment 500, instead
OF 5000, Ward of Travis moved to table
both amendments. The house refused
TO table Williams amendment--ayes 49,
nays 50. Blair's amendment was tabled
ayes 40. nays 40.
Cough Of Collin, Turney OF El Paso
and Evans Of Grayson We're excused
on account of important business.
Westcr OF Jack county said there was
no necessity for a contingent fund.
Last year fishhoolis were purchased,
and he did not believe in the state pay
ing for soap for the clerks to wash
with.
The house agreed on 800 for oontln-
gent expenses for the treasury depart
ment, cutting the item recommended
half in two.
Beall OF Nolan offered an amend