Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-25
INCREASE
Made to School Tax Is
Very Gratifying
TO supEnINTENpENT OF Puniic
INSTRUCTION CARLISLE.
A NOTABLE INCREASE.
LAST LEGISLATURE INCREASED THE
SCHOOL TAX TO TWENTY
GENTS ON 800.
superintendent Carlisle Heports
That Condition of Public schools
Were Never better.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 2i.-(speclal)-
superintendent OF Public instruction
Carlisle gave out the following for
publication today:
Department OF Education.
Austin. Tex. August "a, 1895,
DR.. j. L. NJ. Curry, General Agent Pea-
body Education Fund, Richmond, va.
Dear Slr-In beginning my report
this year I am pleased to call your al
tentlon to the notable Increase maze
by the legislature at Its late session
In our ad valOrem school tax. Hereto
fore the rate has been " liz cents on
the one hundred dollars, II was fiNed
by the late session at 20 cents on the
one hundred dollars for the current
year and at is cents for the years that
are to follow.
twenty cents on the one hundred
dollars Is the maximum rate permitted
by the state constitution and the
friends of the public schools were quite
in earnest in, their efforts TO have the
rate fixed permanently at the consttu-
tional maximum. II Is encouraging 10
note that our able. progressive ana
public-splrited governor boldly recon-
mended the adoption OF the maximum
in his regular message to the legisla-
ture and that In special message
sent In about the middle of the scs-
sion he took occasion to urge IL upon
the legislature In the strongest terms.
| do NOT feel at liberty to omit this
mention of the governors brave and
friendly interest In the public schools,
as ia shown in this matter OF taxation.
a subject upon which almost all pubic
men are particularly timid. the
friends OF the schools In Texas con-
gratulate themselves upon paving 80
strong n friend In the executive chair.
Another feature In the history Of the
tax bill that furnished ground for con-
graduation ~ that when the finance
committee OF the house reported the
bin fixing the tax at 20 cents for TINS
year and II IL cents Tor subsequent
years the house under the splendid
leadership OF Hon. l.. n Dashiel, chair
man OF the house committee on educa-
| tion by "a practically unanimous vote
amended the bill 50 as to tx the tax
permanently at 90 cents. This action
/ of the popular branch OF the leglhla-
| ture Is significant, Indicating that me
| public schools have firm hold upon
| the confidence OF the masses ands that
1 the people will provide for the ade'
/ quate support of our public school sys'
! TEN.
The vote In the senate In favor OF
! fixing the rate at 20 cents was very
\ strong. Fifteen senators voted for u
! 1--WE voted against II and three senators
refused to vote. /. As only twenty sena,
- tlI,4~.kuleL<- tnt- Tf1H+f Ihi'A Ah'Ah
| was not, quorum voting. thus send
! ing the bill to table. When II was mex
taken up lower rate was adopted ane
! the bill passed Upon the return OF th'
bill as amended 10 the house that BODY
promptly refused to concur In the sen
ate amendment and demanded a con
ference. The result was the adoption
OF a compromise giving us 70 cents fol
this year and IS cents for subsequent
! years.
have given you the history Of thu
bill to show that the sentiment OF th'
people is in favor OF going 10 the con
| stitutional limit I'm the way OF schoo
taxation. and that We may reasonably
hope that the small additional inereas'
permitted by our constitution viii b.
made In the near future.
The Increase made by the late Hes
sion of the legislature. ! may be per
initted to repeat. is a notable one. TIT
Increase for the present year IL slxt,
per cent OF the former rate and the In
crease for subsequent years is ~ pc
cent OF the former rate. The estima