The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-19

| to loan the money OF wards on untnCum-
bered real estate was passed 10 third read
Ing.
Senator Stones bill transferring to the
available university fund the balance OF the
direct lax fund remaining in the state
treasury March 3. 1897. was laid before the
house. with favorable majority and un-
favorable minority reports
Mr.. Wolters moved to adopt the majority
report. whereupon Mr.. Shropshire move to
substitute the minority report. and spoke
in support OF it,
He thought the provision should be made
Tor the redemption of the promise 10 keep
the common schools open six months in
the year before going too far in the mat
ter Of spending money on the university.
Mr.. Patterson supported the substitute
and opposed the transfer to the uniyer-
sity on the ground that it would be I'M
constitutional, The direct tax was a steal
in the iirst place and now it was proposed
that IL be stolen again. he said
Mr.. VOTERS supported the majority re-
ntrt as one of the common people and APP
pealed to the house to pass the bin. The
university was short on room he said
which could be supplied with the aid OF
the balance in question, while il it was
transferred TO the available school fund
it would not be drop in the bucket In
conclusion he stated II the majority report
offer an amendment thereto giving $40, 600
of the amount to the Agricultural and
Mechanical college and $4,000 to the Prairie
View normal school.
Mr.. Martin opposed the majority report
on the ground that the university had al
ready been provided for with sufficient
liberalty within the capacity OF the State
treasury.
Mr.. Ward supported the majority re-
tla b..i, "a,
versity was but TO carry ont the designs
OF the fathers of the Republic. who had
provided for its establishment He con-
troNerted the proposition that the transfer
would be unconstitutional and made an
elaborate speech In defense OF his posi-
tion.
Mr. Rogan opposed the majority report.
not because Of any grudgc AGAINST the
university. but because there are other
State institutions which need the money
more than it,
Mr. Brigance explained that while he
was opposed to the bill In its original shane
he would support 1t providing an amend
ment giving $1,000 Of the fund to the
Agricultural and Mechanical college and
Shooo to the Prairie View normal was
adopted
Mr.. Williams supported the majority re-
port and charged that its opponents had
been weeks trying to array prejudice
against the bill.
Mr.. Burns opposed the proposition to
transfer the fund to the university avail
able fund and wanted 1t transferred TO the
available school fund
Mr.. Pitts opposed the majority report
and maintained that the fund could not he
diverted from the channels into which 1t
was originally intended to flow. The act
of congress rounding the money did not
piaceI<y limitation upon the time in which
claimants could call upon the State for
their share of the fund. according to his
construction thereof. although it barred
them from making any claim upon the
Federal government after certain date
In turning the fund over to the State the
Federal government had simply shifted the
responsibility for Its disbursement upon the
state. as well as every liability connected
Herewith. He objected to certain tactics
adopted by officers and students of the
university In trying TO push the bill and
called attention to certain articles appear
ing in a university publication derogatory
10 Senator Dihrell for having opposed the
bill.
Mr.. Wilcox spoke feelngly In support of
the bill. and Mr.. Blair moved to table
Mr.. Shropshre's motion to adopt the min
GRITTY report.
The motion to table was lost by a vote OF
So to A.
MOTION TO adjourn was defeated and on
motion OF Mr.. Holland of Harris the pre-
yious question was ordered and the min
ority report was adopted by II vote OF IS to
As. and the bill went dead
Resolution by Mr.. Pfeuifer congratulat-
ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS upon his recent
marriage and requesting him to appear In
the house, accompanied by his bride, at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, was adopted.
Numerous motions TO adjourn upon which
the yeas and nays were called for. were
sprung with such rapdity and persistency
that the speaker was moved 10 remark that
the house was being brought into contempt
and to request that the motions be with
drawn. which was complied with and the
house adjourned until O'Clock tomorrow
morning.