Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. [3], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1897 Page: 2 of 8
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POINT*
T^XAS.
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ouBton defeated G. H. Boynton we have asserted that the Useless
expendi ture/and the people’s money
is a public crime and promised a
Sullivan
the 12Q
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operation and1 'fidelityto public
Into our hands has been tempo-
rarflys committed the destroy of a
great common-wealth, whose his-
of ti
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the al
made,
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ariea amq
of these 1
era are W
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weeks out
trlcts sho
some of
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a district i]
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half al
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suit of future p
The people of T
deceived nor will 1
interests to be ti
Organisation of the How.
Secretary of State Madden call
ed the house to order and called
MB
ire-
of Hunt, V. F. Pace of Dalian, W.
W Wilsbn of Travis and Oswald
S Parker of Harris were entered
and Pace' 4ilth . 17 votes was the
winner.
For Doorkeeper, Jno. WDale
of Wise defeated J., J MoCrea of
Karnes, L. A Brown of Dallas,
and D. .W. Philips of Lampasas
to“decide’thb tebhtaet in. thent and ift THF kele&nity ofthe Red River 33. Jackson was elect
future is teeming with magnificent
possibilities.. So great is the trust,
so grave the responsibility, that we
are constrained tp pause for a mo-
one art
"You represent mote than 25,006,-
—- 090-acres pl virgin pin*; forest.— l-.——r,.?—-—~j—— — -----
• *‘As representatives of this great unless your gracious aid is accorded
State, with its vast resources, it is r
unnecessary to say to. you that
." broad, patriotic, unselfish and un-
,, sectional inotives should rule. As
I your presiding officer i^ shall be my
. pteasure,as it is mydiity to preside
■ impartially. I now declare the Sen-
«te ready for business." ■ affairs by the democracy'of our
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gj—g . . /.JFor 0ffi«r.^.t the Senate. ~T-
>u xvj T.r. a- wtwrwJ omy in the administration of the
2; C E. Rupee, of government.
We have
ror.ouuiiuu u»»n, ... u w- land evaded because of unnecessary
Quinn of Lufkin, defeated W. M. and purely technical provisions, and
” ' ‘ * guaranteed. sutb changes as will
establish justice and secure its
manifold blessl ngs. ,
We hrve been brought to an ap-
preciation of the matchless re-
ise, C. sources of our .state and have pltdg-
Lewis ed the enactment ol'Taws that wTIT
occasion invoke the guidance of an
1. „. overruling providence. . , '
Fitz- 7 Devoted to the state of my na-
” ‘ tivity, thrilled by. her traditions
mindtulof her welfare, I pledge my
co- operation as presiding officer in
..... . Let out
highest aim be to protect the honor
of Texas; our one ambition to
contribute to the prosperity of bur
people. and ovr coveted reward,
the gratitude of a happy and patri-
otie constituency.^—------------—----wires
After Mr. DashieH’s speech
members proceeded to draw for
seats,'and in the afternoon there
was a little tilt over salary of offi-
cers and clerks. Mr. Drew of-
fered a resolutiortfto elect officers
and pay them S4 per day, except
chief clerk, sergeant-at-arms and
journa] clerk. Mr. Beard wanted
to elect the clerks and fix the sala-
ries after ward. The latter was de:
feated and DrewV resolution
addptedJ»y A-Vote of 72 to 40.
Lee' Roundtree of Kyje^ was
dected-cbief Clerk without oppo-
sition. ' '
■b legislature
Hovernor Culberson’s Splendid favor of Martin Jimenes of Bexar,
W Message-^-Daohtell Speaker.
^K~ke Governor JAakes an Excel-
HTr. lent Sltowing jor-Economy.
g Tax
K, Aagainst Insurance •
t”” ' "Companios.
e Texas*legislature'met Tues-
—^^and-organized.. Bill» have
begun to pour into the
house—good bills, bad
of indifferent
^^^^^^Vclock Tuesday the sen-
^^^^^■alled to order by Lieuten
fer 4 ■ ^^rnor Jester and after the
Hembers were sworn in the
tenant Governor said:
‘Gentlemen of the Senate: It
■fords me a „
■^velcome you to this chamber as
^senators of the ‘ “*7 cf*u :-
lature. You are here fresh from
• the different sections of this great
State as representatives of the’ great-
est State of the union. You.have
assembled at a time when depress-
ion exists throughout our State and
it is .expected by our constituents
including the university and -its ing were nominated: J. A. Me
bi
that" the democratic party is the
champion, of the higher civilization
which can only be Attained by
general diffusion of knowledge.
The importance of these declar-
__ ations is emphasized when we re-
Ste- allze thtft the records made by this
legislature will determine the re-
' - - “iBticai cc '
will
The third ballot restrited : Suter
12, Fowler 5, Bagland 27, Burnes
13, Tayldr *63. Mr. Taylor was
declared elected and was sworn in
In accord with a resolution of
fared by Mr.-I^rgun, and the cue- mj
tom, the candidates threading Jn
-- clerk were put on trial; after ex- 1
state, and expressed their Confi- perimenting on a section of—the
J r- ’ J ~~ cohEtffiitron the vote resulted JW.
SelfeTWtiI Jobnao«®t At RfJSflHT:
of Medina 31 and E<1W. Smith of
Smith 57. . Sellers was elected.
For assistant reading clerk, T
E. Sewell of Van Zandt was elect
ed over R. J. -Brown.of Travis and
C..E Rumsey of Shelby, Sewell,
iavi seen the laws ofthe receiving 8Q votes.
The funny nian with his resolu-
tion to recognize VamZandt as part
of Texas was promptly kguelched
, For journal clArkJ&arshal Bur
-r~- ney of Atascosa-*onnt5' was unani-
mously elected. ' ,
For his assistant A L. Robinson
of Jewett received all the votes.
^te-Speak
OI tronzaies anu vjr.-*v. rvneauey encourage tne investment or capital, pointment of Norman Kittrell, Jr.,
TraviS were-.balloted for three protect the fruits of industry and of Houston his private secretary. VPt the .ohoois were cowinotwi tor «* Bt»t«j, this in
-■ • * • ” . secure protection to all races in the Epr catlendar derk, the follow- ipaonr-haw tu^Mat yew on an yiatronni W
• • -- - J — ■- -- ing were voted for : A. G. Stuart aw»rtioam.nt of ??•» <»pn.._ Mm
ofTerreil 38, R.'T. Duff of Hill 48,
and Walter Stevens of Fannin 38.
Duff was elected on the third ballot
For engrossing clerk the follow-
atfenhance students the \ 1
slty and the inedlcBj Dfanch hAs IncreAa- mu11 o? 1 j
ed. ahd at the AkiMralfuraI and Mechani-
S«OnT5JBOnm^
**o7 vs 1 Kt
lio.oon annually for u«« In current u- .7,
So?’?* T5* ■’,en2*nce at the Blind tn- *• j
stRut® *n<1 the white and colored Deaf ■ 1
an<L,I)unlL IttsUtutea has (frown appre-
ciably Ofthe educational InetltuttonWJ^a, .
only the Prairie View Normal ScluMi JM
ehowe a decrcaee In the number of ati-
dents, due no doubt to the sVln»enc«W
the times. The conduct of thh Blate to-
ward others entitled to her generoeitWalni
care le worthy of her treaiflotei
history. Many more disabled ex-
erate soldiers have been jrewl
than heretofore; and
Phan children caretMBlRIMBMK
s^erP.r,^^£>t0CS
' ed and the ff&mber of tnrnitea at
times with result in favor of Ray.
the appointment of the following pursuit of happint
porters, all colored: Tom White -----*1-1
Travis, Harrison Welch of
Denton and George Smith of
.7;- Wharton.
: wether Franklin on first ballot re-
ceived 56, James Williams of Cole-
man 10 E P. Henry of Wilbarger
t 29, Frank'Mullens of 'Titrant 31
,. I On the ae<^>nd ballot the lady from
tory is an inspiration and whose Goliad was elected with 64 votes.
CL.1—■ .---:---:.i_---m—- For;chaplain, Dr. F T. Mitchel
of Smith 26, Rev. B B. Senders of
Bastrop 25, Rey. L T, Maya, ot
Travis 29, Dr. J. A. Jackson 4>f
over B. M- Barnes of Hill, A. J.
Snapp of Harns, Geo. W.Fitz'-
tnigb, of Hood and ML W. Gai-
ther of Me Lennon.' , .
For Chaplain there were two ,
candidates “Rev. F. ,S. Jackson your ‘deliberations,
of Hayes, defeated Rev. R K.
Smoot of Travis.
Senator Dibrell of Seguin, was
nominated by Senator Stafford for
president pro tern and elebted.
The President of the Senate an-
nounced the following committee
ehairmanehipe: Judiciary No 1,
Lewis of Bexar; No 2, Stafford of
Wood; education, Presslerof Com-
manche^ finance, Heber Stone of
Washington ; internal improve-
ments, Colquit of Kaufman; coun-
ty and county boundaries, Woods;
state affairs, Beall of Ellis; state
--r -- asylums, Gough of Collin ; com-
great deal of pleasure fnerce and manufacturing, Bowser
of Dallas; judicial districts, Dib-
roll of Gaudaloupe ; towns and
cities, Bailey of Tarrant; lands,
Goff.
Salter of Hardin. Salter elected
For enrolling clerk R. F. S Rich
of Comanche was eledted.over W.
J. Wilson of San Saba and W.; W.
Harria^of Travis.
For doorkeeper, J. R. Dunlap qf
DeWitt, defeated W. A. Morns of
Montague and. John
of Llano, receiving 11
be For assistant doorke
wisely and economically-the affairs
of the State.
“You represCnt-a territory one-
tenth of the United States, a terri-
] tory that is as large as Great Britain
and Itelajd, ^Territory larger than
the German empirb and as large as
the Sfaies of New York. Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. We have Senators here,
ope, or probably-three, who reside
'^ fioo-miles apart. We have one,
.... and probably two, who each rep-
resent a territory larger than is
represented in the. Upited States
Senate by twelve New England
Senators We have vast, rich, un-
developed resources, which are “as
great as our public domain. We
have a C. . ’
corn than the State of Illinois,
more cotton than any .two Southern
States, a territory that will pro-
duce mare sugar tnan the otate of
Louisiana, more rite than the State
of South Carolina, more granite
_ __ Th*Myyr
i Executive Office, Auatia, Jan. K 1897.
To the Heaate and Ueuaa ot mpnmm
’ atlvye:—The Constitution directs that at
the eommencetnent ot pact! . tsmslatlye
‘ session the executive shatf by tBessatfe
■ xlve to the legislature intottnation. ot me
condilitm ot the State and ahall reoom-
’ mend such legislation as may tie deem. ■>
expedient In-so tar as It lias been anect-
1 ed by the operations ot the State govern-
- meat the past two year»-ttie condition or
the State exhibits substantial and marked
lmprco“SiTION' OF THE STATE.
Laws enacted-v-The new laws have
enrtvd aucet—hanarViiaUjU^
mi<ratlDD ha* been encouraged >1.
; ^re^ble^nluS^v^ll^m^;
xeneral uaiional depression It has not
been to KCh extent as in ither states;
b«h character ao-a. held Jor-lhe sate in- jn ]Mi
vestment or capital has been maintalnea ent spl<
and strengthened, the laws have been en-
rorcbd with diligence and energy; the edu-
, cational institutions have prospered and
enlarged; all benevolent, charitable ami
. penal institutions nave grown In useful-
ness; public expenditures have been
greatly reduced; every department of the
government has been conducted with abil-
ity and economy; and with a moderate
tax rate an etlicient government has been
maintained and a previous indebtedness
of U.SOO.OOO In general revenue and the
school fund, cue to pauses IreuuiRtty
stated, ^has -been discharged, ana cash
payments resumed and continued without
, Interruption. Among the laws enacted
during the past two years which .have
substantially benetttted the public, the
Statute of limitations was made applica-
ble to married women and land- titles
-quieted; contested elections were regulat-
ed; the laws jyere revised and cou.-.ed,
occupation tax^s were made uniform; prf
mary elections Were legalised and regu-
lated; the colored people were given con-
trol of their schools; ad valorem taxation
was equalized; railway land titles were
valldatw; connecting lines of Common
.carriers were made responsible for freight
losses; the. Confederal* Home was made
a permanent State Institution, support. ,
by taxation? the strongest anti-trust law.
in the Union was passed: the interests or
labor were guarded by an arbitration act;
and extravagant and. unconscionable fees
of office were largely reduced. Though
the act appears to need amendment in or-
der to be more effectually enforced, me
irotecttve features of the fish and oyster
■aw have proved a decided. benefit along
the entire coast. Oysterahave been more
abundant and thari. have -been mure nah:
In the bays .since October 4st. when tn
reserved bays were opened', than at any
time for two year*. The act regulating
the collection of delthquent taxes, com-
pelling unwilling citizens to bear their
just share of the burden of government,
has done much tow^-d correcting exisdne
injustice. In IKMlhe aotal 8t|U£ arid
school 'derttaquent tax collected -was |±a-
476^7. while In 1895 and 1896. undei* thia act,
It was 145.433.59 and I7S.96K.48. respectively.,
The delinquent county taxes couected
have increased *in the jpame proportion.
Time-serving complaints ag'alnst this law
are answered by the sn**<>stlon that ex-
perience demonstrates that Its penalties
are necessary, to enforce collection' and
may be avoided by prompt payment ot
When it Is felalted that4 enousn -ww..
taxes are now delinquent to defray the cy
RenoFflT eipenffc Tor the vsfcr rhe „ t
effected toward esqualixin* the .buraens'
of taxation will be properly appreciated.
Thtf change in the achool land Law re<luc-
ing the price of pasture iahds to one dol-
lar per acre, leases to three jeenrts ner
acre and Interest to4hree per cent is fullv ,
Justified by the operation of the present jure illegally aent to that institution. Per-
law. Previous to this, -punchasera.,<nd "• -— - —--— * ——
leasees of public' lands were forfe t*n«
thejr claims and., defaulting in the p. •-
ment of interests in unprecedented num-
bers whi|e since then forfeiture® and • e-
faults have lessened, and both sales and
leasee ha wo., rapidly tauLUpJiad. For -t*--
year ending August 1. 1896. the sale
school lands amounted to acres
and leases to L712.301 acres. For the yen’-
ending August 1, 1896, with the new law in
force, the sales air.minted to 1,179.647 acres
and the leases to i. 125.?37 acres. Tw«
vears ago, when the last regular message
was submitted to the legislature, with nn
money )■ the treasury, the account of
general revenue, there wag «an*outftand;
THlTTWWWrsirTnffT*tlm«^
Jn that fund of rBS.TOO. This condition of
the treasury made it necessary to reduce
expenses- and accordingly the redaction
in public expenditures the.past two years
in general statute»And the appropriation
bitt, waa- notable Xarr caching,
nraxich^’of ~*‘tlia vrf*veHtmgnf;* exowf^
the colored d?af sfin dumb asylum, uni-
versity, penitentiaries. Confederate Home
and reformatory. The comptroller re-
ports that Tor the two years ending Au-
£SS5?^a?W,^».i?<t>,«aS‘thBmetuOwr- TO
part of the years 18?4 and 1896, under pre-
vloue laws and omits consideration of
the period from August My IM® to March
1, 1897, tne end of the present hppropMa
tlon year, the entire reduction is not
shown. The full reduction In appropria-
tions including legislative per diem, mile-
age -and cowtirigent expenses was $664,-
231.71. and the deficiencies only
making the.actual reductqn measured by
appropriations of the preceding *“«•»«
$646,182.11 for the two years.
Matters of
tlon of the public schoolBraDa ww-
cational Institutions shows .tnat^
have made mattfl ’
press. During the
690.50 in the public fr<
been discharged , and
■wh'ih were helnffa d“
promptly pa'd on pi———------a ---
lasfic populations has Increased fron
752 In 1894. jo 751.335 for the present
Wb °f 1
fiwhlcal
feftupnee.
subject l]
law, court
they coni
an<f fiftyl
than fift'J
* the num!
Continue]
W unjust]
has freqil
costly anl
jail*- 11J
V and upnd
- V to Tnatrri
■* there. f<|
grand anl
of the M
nt useni]
When ttf
r ' fans b*1<|
• -be suaprl
Z_^ the lew I
V-• -•»' dlscharr»l
# and a’tal
\ judicial 1
I sumed 1
X es alludel
v wasted 'I
business I
MJ..-. - I
a-_ __tedurlnrl
1 .* The plf
L public H'w
L mebj of I
1 \ veiorim^rl
1 as that I
be ensctB
I such tail
/ lease sy|
lan‘Is tel
turelsnl
lands fit!
of interel
- tlrabir W
sale nf t|
the rAtcl
. lands sfl
duced lr|
and t*'* I
Mto'irh ■
the nlatB
deal rln*i
to
cease tefl
tfcab’e I
should ■
n wm ■
wee’*rn|
oo the. tH
behwfft ■
ou’wtlefl
r -value
holdnvH
should ■
chase* ■
jo saoJ®
the avsH
nubile ■
terest
nermstfl
to the ■
In
the
- -to the ■
to «*■
was !<-■
hart e^B
ttcnnnnB
the®
eiswu.B
two e>B
, fnre'e^B
rvHt’e®
•XVb’eh ■
It ad toH
1 at leasH
ly dri\®
w. most «■
1>ear’nB
bonds ■
Al the evening seteion W. F.
Linn wm elected Engrossing clerk
: without' opposition. , - r -t------~
For Enrolling clerk, J. K. P.
Shitley of Parker, Jno, L- Ste-
phenson of Tiylor, W. H. Warren
of Henderson and L> R. Walden
of Travis, were nominated. E
phenson, who held this position in
' i, was the winner.
Ison of exphndlturca with the «• —
------- Total expenditure^
“J. are shown to be
pend ft urea for years j
79 The tables, with
----- years 189$
maintained an average
of ed uca t tona^
ears 1896*and 1M<. there was
---------------: average number of R.MM Lh- *
mates at a cost of $1.399,441.79. of 978.W eer
Capita per annum, without Injustice to Vi-
idr drvlduala- or- detriment to the public ser-
ved vice.
Storing the past two years the raAiroed -
eommiss.on has fUHy susiained the wia- .
Uum of its creaiiun. in luai iwnt it has
retabiishttU or«amendeu lmthis on practi-
vauy every specie* ot ireigyt excepl rum- *
uer. The general nierqnandisv tariif waa - H—:
put into operai.oii August t>, Jblto. and re-
quired great industry and ImKmjt, Kail-
way bonds on computed road aggregaiipg ..<
♦i.ous.uuu were eAstnintji a^nd registered .
under the act to yreveru frauduieM and
heiiuous issues ot sum sdcuiHflb. More
jlhan, three thousand . tunes ot railroad
u«ve been Lnspecteu auu valued tfs an M
fioneat oasis tor the issue oi bonds. Re-*
auction tn rates *a» iriaue among other
tilings on cotton, general intrchandiee, ,
ugT.uuliural implements, ratm wagons,
QKgging and ties, machinery, engines and M
owners, cotibD gms, feeders and condens-
ers, co11ini presses, beams, column* and
g.rders, stores and stove-ware, wooden
ware, lurnuvre, iron .castings, horse and
luuie shoes and parking house goods.
The total Amount saVed to t..e people for
the two years by trje reduction ot rates
as estimated by the commission is $Z,X$1,-
The work of the .board of pardon ad-
visers, UHhculi and‘ indispritsibU, has
been performed with exceptlojjjal emcien- ’
and fidelity. Several LhuuaaAd appli- -----
_noli« for pardon have b< eTT cogikd^^a \
. and two hundred and nm«ty-on»<arere >
•granted for ffignits tpom the penitentia- -•
t.*-s. brom Uh* reformatory oim biittdrod _
and six pardons were granted, stxiy-stx
of which were l>ecaftse the gppUcanUI ~
.were over sixteen years of age. And Utere- .
^iore iiiegaiiy sent io iitav iiistiiuiiuu. Far-
.forming bis duties with ability and com-
hi. iKiHule * nerK). the .State revenue ageni
has contributed materjaJly io the in-
«.leased revenue collected during tne ;erm
from the the traffic tn beer and whisky and
---• in the enforcement of lawa. relatng to oth-
tna- tn* taxable weettrattons.- T4n- rangers and —
OI volunteer guard, under the direction ofxhe
adjutant general, have rendered gallant *
and conspicuous service m tfw suppres-
sion of crime and the maintenance ot law «
and order. Largely through the clear -
foresight and wise, conduct or the State
health ofllder, we have been entirely free . ? ’
from dangerous epidemics. An hccount of-
the public monies received and paid out
hy the executive from funds subject to
Tiis ord^'t*. vouchers ror wn ch ere filed ——
wit If the comptroller, is attached to this
message, and an examination will , gbow
that tne amount Is less than for many
yt-srs. The bwada uf air daptftmepU-aad a
rftate l&sutuidMMi nave discharged their
duua* faithfully frnd Witty distinguished
fhvixeu t^ the.lr reports. SI Im? 1
valuable iWormalTbn Mmf sugg< st rows. In
ail departments and in every grade of tne
'service a high order ot official Integrity,
lias been exhibited. It Is not extravagant
_______ in auaimiiig up the cvndiugn
ot Hie State, that In ndel.ty of -the Q||te^SW . ■ I
ciala. in the liberality and >iadom. ot
laws, m her great charities and tit
stories, m her splendid nai t'inoi
learn lug, in her commerCWtl Mufti rauU
progress, in the economy, clean!.ness and
sifeugtn of her government and in tne in-
telligence anu character ot her people
Texas may invite generous comparison >
anu rivalry with her -bisters ofltne re-
public.
* LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED.
Platform deipaiida-An the^ consideration
is that to Which the1 executive and a ma- ~
torlty ot the legislators are publicly;
pledged. This legislation needs ne.tner
..... . argument nor extended statement to sup-
ffiool voucher*. p«rl It. ** beaa-luUr di^mBediind
ir\to<v. q,ro now .aDvroved by the people, tne
ure to do so would justly si4>jeot it to se-
vere censure and condemnation. Broadly
starpTthi^iegt^ture l# bound by panj
i to continue economy and
Fiduce expenses "VhTSe -
iff «™um J
lions for the Insane; 16) require express
fl
and reduce .the judicial dlstrcu;(>>f^n: W
t&te the sal® of the public sc hoot innoa.
(9) provide far ths Bale l.nhv’*'7'JTl[rw ao> g
school fund now idle in the treasury. M
protect laborers tn the-prompt payment at u ■
wages and fix liens to secure them: (Hl ■
amend and broaden the fellow sarxant ----a
Ikw (15) adopt measures to abolish grad- -a
sr*?,S 1
be considered in a more appropriate place
in this message end the fifthL
further notice. The eonstllut..on provides
that the legislature ShaU,^whan deemed
practicable, establish and protide tor the.
maintenance of a college- os branch dnl-
Houston defeated G.
of Lovelady by a vote of T7 to 19.
For Assistant, R E. Dodson of r
Corsicana was elected, the j^ote. continuance of honesty and econ
being: Dbjteon 16; W- T. Sptdull
of Bonham, f r' ” ”
2* Baylor, 2.
For.Journal clerk, W. B O’-
Brown of Austin. , *
-Far Assistant Journal clerk, Wr
" J. Crawford of Austin, was elected
over N. K. Tracy of Eastland.
For Calendar clerk, Fount Ray
nf Ellis. W. O. Perry of Wise, C,
pTrhelpe, oFTravis, T. H L? 2'_________________.____.. ...
of Gonzales and G.-A. Wheatley edcimragethe investment of capital,
• - The senate notified ihe house
that it had completed its organiza-
tion.
For sergeant-at arms the follow-
ing were placed ifrniitnieatioo :
R. Waities of Hani-, B W. Mor-
ris of Hood, J. 8. Boggs of Kauf-
man. J. C. Carr of Bexar, W. E.
Gilleland of Callahan, John S.-
Doughty of Nacogdoches and Da-
vid S. Lindsey of Tyler county. J. --
- The result of the .seventh ballot
was : Waities 59, Boggs <50. Two
Iau cou* fnr -‘assistant sergeant-
at-arms” were thrown out. Boggs
was declared elected.
Nominations for assistant ser-
geant-at-arms "being announced in
order, Mr. Sluder of McLennan
nra nominated John Bando of McLen-
tke nan, Mr. Wood of Hidalgo nbmi-
nated A. J. Bell of Wichita, Mr.
Staples of Bastrop nominated W.
T. Suter of Travis, Mr. Rogan of
Caldwell nominated J. W, Cottrell
oiyA Travin, Mt, Harris of Gal
veston nominated James Fowler
of Travis, H A. Ragland of Ma-
rion was aW nominated. Mr.
„ —L nominated
Walter E. Burnes of Cbleulan,
Mr. Patterson’Of Bell nominated
W. H. Taylor of Bosque. AH
aL _ ___z.’_______________l-.l
■- . ..Jv
ter of poraoaa jp
correotiad WMF Tel—
one-half the past yei
Indicate <' marked
committed -------
ot age
there.
convicts In
year*, the
Thia, wir-
ber of 1
fehealSk. tn.
that grade,
crease *~
to
heavy
and
monetary
the penitentiaries under the pres-
The appropriation
than self-si
from the genu.
port was not used, the total reoel__
labor for the two year* 'litoreased C
the cost per capita tor ma ntatnlng
fare— -----~ ~ ~~* Z.Z. C.Ct- ““ 77^ ‘
was a caah balance on hand of W6.1
As the present finlnclal agent reo
9M.79S.tt from hts predecessor thle-di . w.
a dear profit exceeding 930.00» for the two
years despite the adverse conditlono men-
UoneA How theae great Institutions of
the state ‘ have been managed the past
Cwb ~yeaf* TCThoWfi T—“ - - -
a eomparlr-— ——
preceding two years. ’.
for years 1898 and 1894.
91.403. <7i.lt. TotsJexpel_________
IKK and 1896. 91.399 441.79. The tables,
other data, shows that for the yean
and 1»4. there was ' ‘
number of inmates
olent. .charitable and penal Institutions
of 7,713. st a cost from general revenue of
91.4O3.l71.il. of 990.99 per capita per annum.
For the yt^rr — —- -----
maintained an
-spite per si
Irvlduals- or
President Jester then announced enjoyment ot life and liberty in the
. i-u*^-xs u. .. • ieS8i
We Trave plighted pur honor to
further develop the magnificent
public school system of our state,
and truthfully declared Farland of Cherokee and j. K.
TnstiuSrt^M
OF condniodf
faoFyS
—sar and wol
---—. decrease in *mMan
ted by .persons under sixteen years
and perishable br Unpriapnmoait
There waa a net increase of M
the -penitentiaries for the two
the number on hand being 4.01.
Kb a decided increase In the nuaa-
IbdlctmotHty *nd oowvlctlone for
.—^teraetaa^-ijr.
prlabB population^
depression
waatber -
that thisle^slature will administer upon Rev. JR. Briggo too]
• •• • with prayer. After prayer, Setz«-
tary of State Madden appointed
temporary officers and announced
election of a speaker in order.
Ward of Travis, put in nomination
Hon. L T. Diwhiell of Leon
county, seconded oy ‘Garrison of
Shelby,- McKamy of Dallas, Free- *
man of Erath, and Pitta of Hill . ’ ,
Mortoh of Erath, (pop) nomina- votes cast for
ted J. G Burney of Kerr, second-
ed by Stokes of Cherokee.
Tellers were appointed and the
ballot resulted 120 for Dashiell
and 8 for Burney>
, Garrison of Shelby, and Ward
Of Travis, appointed to escort Ci-
speaker to the stand, made their
appearance with the brilliant
State that will produce more y°ung statesman-from the piney
- — • ■ woods, an«~wer^grp®t6d with ap^
plause. Mr. Dashiell said :
r._ . Mr. Secretary, gentlemen of the
the State of house of reoresentatsves: The
1 position to which you have^ctedl B^y" of “De Witt
______ • me involves both personal, honor -* • J — —
than the State of New Hampshire, and a grekt responsibility;’ ’For the'
--honor:I sincerely thaiik you.. The
2 r«Bonsibility I jm .umblgjo beat. winded.'
me. Confidentlydo I involk that
aid in the interest of our state,
whose magnificent citizenship we
represent.
Recently, and in a decisive-jnan-
Tltci,\ voters of have in-
dorsed the administration of public
IriRcfft exper
deficiencies
the preceding term
-The condl-
----- • edu-
.... ......
•lai and Kratifyin* pro-
> terrrt a deficit of $547,-
* free school fund harf
~~A
•romptJy pa’d on. presentation. The ®cnp-
.J population, has Increased from 693 -
In 1894, to 751,315 for the present year,
the schools were condholed for four
SSBKJW8&
and ths Gsjvesion. Harrisburg *nd "
Antonio Railway c°"1’;a^liSlbOtwKn
stats warrants issued during
Final default in payment was made by
the companies tn 1»4 and rA^f
that year suits wer* begun bv me as At
torney General to recover *^,.2”°^?-
r'-i
^Plstrii! Court_ {of- «>*•«
I Cortrt of Civn
ot
___In priabV popu&itl
reduction of convict wages
monetary depression and the
lo*s_of cane^by the extrrtne cold
ent splendid management have been more
than self-sustaining. The appropriation
from the general revenue far their sup.
port waa not used, the total receipts from
labor for the two yean increased 983.060.
let per capita for ma staining th
decreMed. and on Octi|PJ8M. there
present finlnclal agent reoMved
from 411s predecessor ~thlo-steowe
spite the adverse conditions mon-
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