Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

Austin, Texas.-ln the house Friday
morning favorltc report was received
from the committee on education on
Mr.. Freemanis bill to repeal the act CIV
ing effect to the Jester amendments
which authorizes an annual transfer Of
] per cent Of the permanent school TO
tho available school fund. While 1t Is
hard to figure out what the ultimate
fate of Mr.. T1'eeman's bill will be it is
evident that there is no little feeling
that the transfer sought to be arrested
by tho gentleman from Cooke should
cease. And in this connection many
suggestions are being offered relative
to the future management of the per
manent school fund, one of which IS
hat it be gradually turned into the
general revenue fund and that the state
issue 8 per cent bonds in return there
for. In this manner the accumulation
of unproductive balances would be pre-
vented and indisputably secure interest
bearing bonds would be provided for
its investment.
Evans (of Grayson) bill to deprive
the supreme court of the power to ap-
point its reporter and to transfer said
power to the governor is by no means
dead. 1t was reported upon unfavora-
bly, by the committee to which 1t was
referred but Mr.. Evans has succeeded
in getting as many names to a minority
report as are signed to the adverse ma
lorty report and he proposes to fight 1t
out in the house when it comes up with
every prospect of winning.
Chairman Carpenter Of the house
committee on state affairs stated this
morning that the subcommittee to
which all the fee bills have been re-
ferred will proceed cautiously with the
matter aud endeavor to report substi-
tute for the different measures intro
duced, which will harmonic all differ
ences ON the subject and prove accept
able to all parties concerned. Should
Mr.. Carpenters hopes in this direction
meet with the realization, which they
certainly deserve, more will have been
accomplishedthan any one expects.
Senator L,lnn's (of Wharton) bill,
which is particularly of iterest of South
Texas was reported on favorably in the
senate Friday morning, and the lndica-
tons are that it will pass and become
a law.
The report that the senate sub-com-
mitteo to which he bills amending the
assignment laws has been referred will
bring in substitute prohibiting prefer.
ences and in effect making the Texas
jobber stand good for the debts of the
Texas retailer, has stirred up the ami
malS and red hot fight is expected all
along the line when the time arrives for
chow down. No one opposes any
amendment to existing statutes on the
subject which will operate toward pre-
venting fraudulent failures, but there
Is very decided opposition to such
measures as have to date been intro
duced, all of which are of alien inspira-
ton, and there is little if any probabili-
~ OF the passage of any assignment law
that might tend to disturb existing
commercial conditions.
Senator Dibrell created something OF
a sensation in the senate Friday morn
ing by raising to Il question of personal
privilege and addressing himself to GER
tain published remarks of representa-
tives of the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers relating to himself and other
senators and members and ex-members