The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-03
EXTRA SESSION
NEARING CLOSE
htbisLATuHE HAS BEEN GRIND
ING slNTEEN DAYS AND Ac.
GoMPLIsHED LITTLE WORK.
Hard Fight Made TO Have the School
OF Journalism Abolished - VIII
Probably Pass Military Protective
Measure.
BY BILL cox.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 3.--This is
the sixteenth day of the thirty DAYS
within which this called session must
expire under the provisions of the
constitution. Almost one day was
spent IN an effort TO abolish the
school of journalism in the State Uni
yersity. This branch was added dur
ing the Thirty-third legislature and
a gentlemen who had attained some
prominence and political pull was
placed at the head of the department.
Those who supported the proposal
to abolish the school took the posi-
ton that it is only the province OF
The state to furnish training for those
who would engage in productive pur-
suits.
An effort was made yesterday to
amend the University appropriation
bill so as to provide that no teacher
who Is receiving a monthly salary by
the year be permitted to receive
compensation for services rendered
In the summer school. Notwith-
standing the fact that we have de-
voted two days to the consideration
OF the University appropriation there
has not been single amendment
adopted. | have been training with
a hopeless minority but am happy,
for ] believe our taxpayers are be-
ing Systematically robbed in the
name Of higher education. Statis-
tics on the floor tell us that our
higher educational institutions are
consuming As per cent of the money
for public education with less than
20 per cent school population.
Another reason | am happy to be
in the minority is from the fact that
the fellow who is against the major
ity OF the Texas Legislature could be
elected governor if the people at large
could learn of his position. 1t
seems now that the sensible thing
to do is to pass appropriation bills
as presented by the committee on
appropriations, but one can never
anticipate the temper of an aggre-
cation of men twenty-four hours in
1,~.a frr u
casions seen measure which seem
ed to have a large majority in its
favor gradually lost support until it
would die without murmur.
The governor has submitted to us
what is known as the full crew bill
and the lobbyists are here in full
force this morning There is one
benefit TO be derived from their
pressure, cigars will be plentiful and
they always hand out good ones.
The fellow who is on the water was-
on loses a part of their generous en-
tertainment hut cigars are better
than nothing.
From what | can learn from the
membership am inclined to the
opinion that the one million dollar
for the militafy de-
partment and the governors request
for the increase of the ranger force
will be granted | have always been
the friend and supporter OF Cover
nor Ferguson but reserve the right
IN exercise my own Judgment on all
nnhlic questions unless instructed by
nv paople. | do not believe these
matters necessary for the federal
government is able and | think Will
inc ia protect our border. So II
tho people OF Ellis county do not
,qree with me | here and now serve
notice on them that they had better
got busv toward instrueting me or
am liable to do something they
r;II NOT like. | would really be
to hear from YOU folks on
ha suhiect. for while | know l am
light. | am not my own boss II the
IA ioritv OF YOU are against my