The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-19
! FIGHT WAS MADE
4he Normal Schools, but 1t
Mas Without Avail.
1rW WAS GIVEN MORE MONEY
~ 10 Do Its Great Work OF
Ill., Educating the Negroes.
Information Called For.

iE Austin, Texas. September is.
NA1ONs or attempted diser m
ned .coinst South Texas and in
other sections Of the stac have
||% sreoueut during the special ses
z2&, ,he Twenty. seventh legisla ure
|[I ~ thereto that no one was sur
<# toy when determined hght WIS
two South Texas Institutions,
= Houston normal at Hun sv le
|, colorel normal and industrial
ia =, prnirie View. Mr. Cole Of
= !, county was the principal figure
" nbtiur 10 cut OF the nnpropr ion
40 annually for scholarships at
M huntsville institution. The uttempt
Unsuccessful Mr.. Walker Of Gray.
y onnty was the star actor In the
"a case During the aftrrnco o Mr..
81 ami offered an amendment pro ng
4 0 for the erection o. an indus rial
H. ot the Prairie View normal NJ
ster opposed the Amendment an dur
no course of his remarks sail That
fprairle View school sh uld be VIII
Of existence lie did not believe
negroes should be educated, because
more they were educated th worse
became. lie charged Grisham and
trs With pandering to the ncgto vote.
statcment which was replied to by
sham. who charged that IN view OF
mi occurrences in Grayson tourty
ker was pandering in an equal degree
me negro voters of that section wa k.
remarks against the negro race were
dcmnatory I'm the extreme. lie aid
eject that there was no good in he
Ito, which led Mr.. Henderson WamarD
remark that he CWalkeD must have
ociated with the worst of the race.
Griggs pointed out that the negro
here to stay and that he must be
vlded for. Messrs. Mulkey. Calvin,
,le. Lane and others defended the
ro. The Grisham amendment was
Inv defeated by close vote-50 20
hut the debate on the negro ques ion
Ike out at intervals MI during tn az,
noon while the Prairie View appropria-
was under consideration, Tne tsIlt,
far as the co,orcd normll was con-
ned, was the addition o. twenty. cna
dents to he appointed from the State
large and an appropriation of $3.50
partially pay for their support; an
'yoprlatlon of $500 for a mattress and
ON factory; $500 to improve the
unds and grade road from the sch lol
the railroad, $1,000 instead of $500 for
Ieral repairs and painting, and 500 for
ks for a library
cry DE1.RMINED FIGHT on the
theological department of the AgricIl.
al and Mechanical college drte o ell
ing the afternoon when Evans moved
amend by striking OUT the entire ap.
lriation, amounting to $3.50 for the
years. Mr. Evans claimed that the
te entomologlst had never accompls d
real good and that the expense OF
department was n useless one. Good.
p, Mcknight and Beatty agreed W tn
,. Murray and Alderman defended the
trtment and told Of the good 1t had
pmpIished. The matter is pending
'lness.
HOUSE, sitting as committee of the
ole, considered four departments of
appropriation bill during the day ani
work on a fifth In addition
the latter nine departments are yet
be considered. Among them are sew,
l. Including the adiutanJ generals, on
ich fight viii he made, as a result
which it is likely that at least all of
remainder Of the week will he con
ned by work In the committee of the
ole.
RESENTATIYE TERRELL (McLen.
q this evening offered the following
olution and asked that it go over un,
tomorrow for considerations: Whereas
August 81, 1901, this house pass d a
nt resolution creating board, com.
sea OF the governor. comptroller and
orney general Of this State, to make
q enter into any agreement which in its
lgment may be necessary in order tC
'ure the return to the proper officials
the moneys now in the custody of he
ISL National bank Of Austin, Texas
belonging 10 the State; and, whereas
general appropriation bill for the
lport of the State government for the
" two years Is now under considera
NJ and whereas in making til So ap
'pnations II Is necessar- TO know the
Iouht OF revenues the State will hav,
us command; therefore. 1t is neces
y LOT this house to know whether al
tne S3oS,C00 Of the States funds nov
Inc First National bank of Austin
Aas' snall be counted as assets Of III,
n'e' and whereas, nothing has beer
~ out by said board concerning thei
eo""uohs W.tn SAID officials: and whcre
nut few days remain of this specia
'soh OF the legislature: now, there
Y De It resolved by the house OF rep
'sn'uti'es' that the members of sal,
ny De requested to make a report 4,
I, uouSe not later than Sept smher Il
= stating whether or not they havt
lue settlement with said bank; If 50
.a' per cent Of .-.e States funds, /
Z were lost, and If they have not berI
!, 70 make settlement with sale
IN WGat amount, If any, in their juds
PROCEEDINGS.