The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-03
port on Greer's bill regarding the killing
OF game on enclosed premises.


bill was the subject under consideration in
the morning session OF the house.
Mr.. Maxwell offered an amendment to
appropriate s35 5000 for each year from the
general revenue TO supplement the availa-
Bile funds in support OF the main university.
Mr., Tarver made another earnest appeal
In behalf OF the claims OF the university
management for an adequate approprla-
ton from the general revenue for tho
maintenance of the institution.
Mr. Ayers spoke in opposition to making
any appropriation from the general reve-
nue. for the university. He opposed the
amendment on the ground that the. legis-
lature has no power to make an appropria-
ton frcm the general revenue TO the gen
erai revenue TO the available fund; that
the fourth subdivision of section As or
article of the constitution did not author
ize the appropriation for the reason that
the powers In the subdivision followed an
exception to the general provision in the
first paragraph of section As. and moth
ing can be implied or injected therein by
parity OF reason that the word universe
ties in the subdivision did not include
the university Of Texas" nor the word
colleges" include the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college. because It was specially
of the section Intended TO include the
Stale University of Texas" they would
have mentioned 1t specially. as they did
the Agricultural and Mechanical college,
that II the house made an appropriation II
would. by force OF section II of article 7,
go to the permanent fund. He called at
tention 10 the fact that wherever the uni
versity of Texas is referred to in the con-
sttution or intended TO be included in the
text. II Is mentioned as the University OF
Texas Mr. Ayers quoted from a number
of authorities TO sustain his argument.
Mr.. Childs favored liberal appropria-
tion. He thought tina; the limited knowl-
edge of the constitution possessed by some
had caused its meaning to be distorted
TO the detriment CT the university. He felt
It his duty to defend that grand and noble
institution founded by the fathers of Texas
and sustained by the people with such ieal-
Gus care. If Ii were unconstitutional to
make The appropriation the legislatures
and governors of the state had been vio-
lating the constitution for ten or twelve
years He referred TO Cooley on Constitu-
tional Limitations" fourth edition. page
81. in which it Is held that a practical
construction BY the legislature for a NUM-
BET Of years is binding on the courts He
hoped the legislature would not strike
down what so many wears had heen spent
in building up
Mr., Henderson of Lamar. chairman or
the finance committee. spoke at length in
opposition to the proposed appropriation,
He said that he desired to nut the house
on notice that this question would be car
ried TO the people He had no objection
n urge against the university, but had
objection 10 the methods of the manage
ment He charged the management with
duplicity and extravaganza. and severely
criticised the indefinite system of reports
made in regard to the affairs of the insti-
tuition.
Mr.. Grogan, speaking in answer to the
statement made during the previous dis
cussion that the university Is nonopolized
by the wealthy classeA said that in adj
dressing himself to the question he occl-
pied an anomalous position in - ha
knew something of the subject upon which
he esssyed to speak, which was more than
could be said by many members who had
taken up the time of the house in the dis
cusslon Of the university item. He denied
the proposition previously enunciated that
the university Is pre- emlnently for the
benefit of favored few Many times dur
ing his connection with tina public schools
he had known young men of limited means
to avail themselves of opportunity AFFORD
cd by the university for securing an educa-
ton, The State university is the only
hope for the poor but ambitious young
n an or woman. take this away ana you
blight the hopes of many young people
who are now struggling to make their way
through the public school buildings and
colleges with the university as the goal
OF their laudablc ambition. In behalf OF
these people he appealed to the public to
grant this appropriation. Give the bare
foot boys of whom the enemies OF the APP
prorriation had spoken OF so earnestly the
opportunity of securing a higher education
and they would diminish tho breach be-
tween the rich and the poor and thus bring
about {. condition which is more desirable
now than ever before in the worlds MS
tory He said that the only aristocracy
was the aristocracy of intellects and mem-
bers should not by their votes keep this
from anyone. be he ever so poor ana
| humble
Mr.. Kennedy offered a substitute for the
psuding amendment proposing TO appro-
/ priate s25 900 from the general revenue.
| The substitute was lost; ayes %, noes I.
The amer dment by MIR. Maxwell was
adopted, ayes "a. noes %,
The university item as thus amended was
then adopted ayes 81, noes 81.
The house then took a recess to O'CLOCK