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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
The resolution was read a second time and adopted."9
He returned to Henderson, but on April 16, 1888, he was back
in Austin. A long-standing indemnity claim against the United
States Government had just been collected. The amount, $1,072,-
214.00, created a surplus in the treasury, necessitating a special
convening of the legislature to relieve this condition. An extra
session of the Twentieth Legislature was therefore called by
Governor Ross for reasons which included the following:
1. To provide for the proper distribution by neces-
sary appropriation of surplus moneys at that time in
the treasury.
2. To inspect and make such provision for furnish-
ing and preserving the new capitol as might be deemed
proper by the legislators, and for putting the capitol
grounds in condition.
3. To make such changes in the laws relating to
taxation and revenue as might seem most consonant
with the interests of the people, with the view of pro-
viding a more uniform and just assessment and cer-
tain collection; and a consideration of the advisability
of reducing the present tax rate.
4. To make such alteration in the existing law re-
garding the public education of the youth of the state
as might be found necessary, and appropriations to
pay any indebtedness that might have accrued by
reason thereof.
5. To make a geological survey of the State.0oo
Several members of the legislature saw in the furnishing of
the new capitol an ideal solution to the first and second prob-
lems. The Henderson Times gave its editor's opinion of such
statesmanship.
The Capitol is a magnificent building; in size and
architecture it rivals any thing either in ancient or
modern times; and while every Texan is proud of it,
and favors an appropriation commensurate with its
magnitude and designs, yet no true friend of his
country is in favor of expenditures in keeping with
the extravagant ideas of impractical legislators and
bombastic newspaper writers. There is a gaudy, foolish
way of furnishing houses, and then there is a sensible
way, and the latter way is, as a matter of course, the
more commendable to sensible people. Half the amount
99House Journal, Twentieth Legislature, 971.
0ooHouse Journal, Twentieth Legislature, Extra Session, 4.444
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