Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-12


sreased by It's long rest.
When Senator Harrison moved to
i spense with the reading of yester-
days journal a majority set its will
against his and refused to make such
tder.
So, FOR the first time during the
t,ssion the journal was read in full.
A message from the governor an
nounced that his excellency refused to
approve the bill authorizing the Hous-
1pn East and West Texas Railroad
company from leasing the Houston
Ind Shreveport railroad, and giving his
rasons therefor
Senator Steele called up the motion
heretofore spread upon the record 10
Reconsider the vote by which the senate
r,fused to pass to third reading the
Nh authorizing the council In cities of
boo or less 10 abolish the office of city
nparshal. iusII
4 The motion was reconsidered, the bill
amended so as TO reduce the size Of the
Mites to 5000, and passed under sus-
pension Of the rules.
n The house bill to exempt the money
nrlslng from insurance upon home
heads from guarnishment was taken
IN for consideration.
+ When the bill was before the senate
% a previous day it was, on motion
% Senator Gage. amended so as to
limit the amount of Insurance money
bus exempt TO $4,000.
II Senator Alice had entered a motion
a reconsider, and upon this lengthy
d scussiou took place, Senator Simp-
Nm arguing for the reconsideration and
Senators Gage, Stafford and Sheriff.
ugainst.
i The motion to reconsider was lost,
and, on motion OF Senator Simpson the
Oll was indefinitely postponed.
a on motion OF Senator Lewis the house
bil to levy $500 occupation tax upon
tlose selling the Kansas City sunday
Bun and like publications was taken
M and passed.
II The house antitrust bill was, on mo-
bon Of Senator Beall, made a special
order for Monday next and from day
n day until disposed of,
i The house bin to increase the school
D. from Il IL to 20 cents ON the 800
Valuation, which failed of passage to
q third reading on previous day be-
chuse a quorum refused to vote. was
CALLED up.
Il Senator Goss moved to amend by
eirikinR out 20 cents and inserting
"a 81 cents.
n Senator Dorwln moved as a substi-
tlte that the rate be made II IL cents
f,r 1895 and 10 cents for 1896.
a Senator simpson opposed the In
GREASE in the school tax. He said the
report Of the superintendent Of In
u ruction showed that over 100000 of
Dc school money had been used for
purposes other than paying teachers
fr building school houses, buying
rIrnltuye, maps, etc.
Senator Beall exhibited figures show
~ that more money was paid teachers
n PAN both state and county apportion-
lnients amounted to. The money spent
4pr buildings and other equipments
Fas money raised by local taxation, in
many cares made for the exact pur-
Iose for which II was used. For HIM
'felf he believed that both results could
"a obtained by procuring modern appii-
|ances and equipments than by spending
n all for teachers salaries. He raised
DC constitution and party obligations
demanded q school term of six months,
And the only way 1t could be given was
~ raising the tax to 20 cents. To make
Az II H. would not accomplish that re-
4lllt.
ID Senator Colqultt opposed the 20 cent
.rY, basing his argument upon the
tame reason given by senator Simp-
non: that over 100000 was used last
|<ear for purposes other than paying
6achers. He referred to the fact that
al bill had passed the senate to restrict
fie scholastic age, so as to cut down
ETC number of children who can
,properly attend the public schools
nld said that nothing had been ad
dresscd to show that under such a law
u that 20 cent tax was needed. He
|nillled Senator Beall upon the fact
Qat his county CEllis) received almost
fvice as much from the available
Ehool fund as II paid school taxes. He
1decared that the money apportioned to
tllls county was enough to run the
Hhools of that county more than five
months II properly used. He thought
~ all the money raised was properly
rsed the tax would probably be high
Enough now to run the schools six
Months.
Senator Dribrell referred In opening
Us speech to the manner in which he
Mad been attacked by certain teachers
N Texas for the position taken by him
upon the question. He had said moth
DE in criticism Of any honest teacher
~ Texas. he declared. all he had said in
criticism OF the shysters In the pro-
ssion, lie said the department OF
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