Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-26
TEXAS legislature,
Second Message of the Governor
Read in Both Houses.
LOWER TAXES ASKED
Governor SaJers Recommends the Re.
ductiOn of the Ad yalorem Rates
from % 10 10 81 Cents-The
senate and House.

Austin. Jan O. The frat business
before the senate yesterday was the sup
elemental message Of Governor sayers
which dealt with the treasury depart.
ment and with the public domain The
governor submitted many details. being
facts and figures taken from the records
The message recommends reduction
Of the Ad valorem taxes from Is cents 10
l6i cents on the 800
Also recommended the compensation
Of the permanent school fund for any
deficiency that mag have accrued by
reason Of tn" alienation Of any portion
Of lands belonging 10 the same under
and by section g article VII Of the con-
stituton and in connection Herewith
TO repeal chapter l73 approved June >
1899. and known a. senate bill No N4.
acts Of the twenty-siSth legislature.
Also TO better regulate the compensa.
ton Of the superntendents Of the state
lunAtio asylums
The finance committee reported favor.
ably Mr. Dibrelrs bill appropriAiing
~, 900 10 pay mileage and per diem II
this session
Three hundred extra copies Of the
journals, containing the two messages
Of the governor were ordered printed
A resolution authorizing each senator
10 subscribe ior four copies Of the daily
newspapers during the session was de.
feated
Senotor Potter introduced a bill pro.
viding for the settling Of the account be-
tween the school fund and the public
domain The bill appropriates 10 the
school fund al the remaining public do
main. some 44i4. mo acres and recog.
nizes a shortage Of some 20. 900 acre.,
and in order 10 compensate for this
shortage u proposes 10 appropriate 20
the school fund out Of the general reve.
nue. t2B, 100 and also that patents issue
on all legal files made In the general
land Office prior 10 the Hogue decision
against Land Commissioner Baker by
the supreme court Referred 10 the com
mittee on public lands
The second message Of the governor
was read In the ouseimmediAtely upon
the resumption Of business II was re-
fsrred 10 the finance committee.
Chairman Henderson ~ the finance
committee submitted favorable reports
on house bills providing for si5. 600 the
per diem and mileage Of members and
$4,000 ior contingent expenses These
bills are known a. house bills and
On motion Of Mr. Henderson the rules
were suspended in order 20 place bill
No on its second reading and ordered
10 engro,.ment
On motion Of Mr. Henderson the bill
was under suspension Of the rule.
passed
On NOTES Of Mr. Henderson the rule.
were suspended and house bill No 3
providing an appropriation Of 5000
for contingent expenses, was passed.
Mr. Chills offered a resolution et
pressing sympathy for the Beers causet
( lengthy discussion which was finally
referred
Mr. Henderson Of Lamar. introduced
BY unanimous consent house bill No. 5
appropriating sl95 ais 81 for dehciencie
{ for the two years beginning March /
+ 1889 and ending Feb % 1901.
!. A resolution was passed allowing
: each member slO and the officers s
4, each for postage during the session.
BY the adoption Of motion by Mr.
. Oliver each member was allowed {,
|, subscribe Tor four copies Of any dali!
. newspaper during the session.
, The house refused 10 have the govern
or's messages printed for distribution