The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-28

Austin, Tex. Feb. 2S.-The ques-
tlon of raising the revenue for the
support of the state and to pay the
present deficit is far from being set
tied, although the Williams bill has
been passed up to the senate by the
house, and no doubt other bills will
be there before this is printed
o.
The good roads convention which
met here last week proved quite an
interesting event and no doubt much
valuable information was impaired
to the legislators who desire to learn
about good roads.
Senator Davidson has formulated
a table showing the average number
of students, patients, etc, In the
asylums, university and Agricultural
and Mechanical college to each teach
er or other employee. There is one
employe in the university to every
ten students. The asylums require
one employee 10 about five or six
patients
The senate bill prohibiting any Of
ficer, county or state, from appoint
ing any relative 10 position under
him has been killed by the house
committee.
About two-thirds OF the members
of the house and practically all of
the clerks and officers celebrated
Washington birthday by taking an
excursion to Laredo TO see the bull
fights. The senate, however, work
ed just the same as II there had been
no father of his country or his little
Ratchet
The rule is that but little attention
is paid TO the speaking the house or
senate, but there is one man in the
house who can always get the atten-
ton OF the house III any time, and
that is Blunt of Anderson county
He is one of those quaint char
acteTs that one meets every now and
then whose sincerity is so intense
that ii bespeaks the confidence of
all. In one OF his recent speeches
he denounced the wind jamming
in the house, saying that If the heads
of some of the speakers were cut
open. they would be found like
blacksmith bellows-''fulI OF wind. 50
Much time of the committees has
been taken up in consideration of
certain consolidation bills. These
bills are, meeting with more opposi-
ton than in former legislatures.
o
There are a number of bills pend
ing having for their object the in
crease of the compensation of vari-
Gus county officers.
Out in Ocailtree county a state OF
rebellion against the pafmens Of
state taxes "a land bouga. from the
state, but lot yet paid TO, exists
| The citizens refuse TO pay and the
county officials back them up. To
meet this particular case, drastic
measure was passed by the house
and sent to the senate. Now some OF
the senators want to lock on an
amendment compelling farmers
| of their property. II has been sug-
gested that such a bin will double
! the taxes of the average farmer.
d
big part of Thursdays session
was devoted TO discussing a resolu-
| ton which was intended 80 smoke
OUT a bin increasing the ad valerem
tax rate to % cents on the one hun
/ dred dollars, The resolution was
killed by a good majority.
( senator Glasseock viii tomorrow
| introduce a bin providing that where
la citizen is summoned as juror
and attends, either at county or dis
! trict court. be shall receive his pas
as juror even though he was not
sworn in. He says as it is now. large
/ numbers of citizens are made 10 gC
! long distances aud are not sworn
/ and lose much time and receive no
pay Mr. GIasscoek says his bin, II
passed, will prevent this and make
the Officers use more discretion in
summoninE jurors and will stop sc
much indiscFiminate excusing OF
[ jurors,
! The senate has adopted @ bill pro-
/ hibiJing minors from entering tea
pen alleys and billiard halls THIS
7 is good hili and ought 60 become
law.
A little scrap occurred lea this
house the other daN over rnsolu
/ tiOu providing foe Ghe procuring 81 a
portrait oI General Edward Barlesur
to be- huns In the nall 20 the house
tui representative Such q portrait
/ VAS hung In the Old capitol mofs
Than lifts wears dong with portraits
LOT Houston. Austin aud Crockett
Vhaag wpFg daafraEgA hv fire gHaF
/ b @sola capital was reduced % ashes
1.-THE portraits ~ Houston. Austin ans
Itfnckeft have since been restored
ola Ed uufiesun Nas one 1t tits
lhrHYsEf of the uand uf pioneers Is I'd
freed This state from lhe NexlCaE
domination aHd helped 80 cid ia 81
lthe Indians &ho teFFoFlzed tho safis
settlers A San Ahsouto ard Sal
tlRtiuto sad On all Uesaai0HH sten
ltanHef iafkta iu the tiFet days -