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THE Cir.YESTON DA1I.Y NEWS, FRIDAY. MARCH 15, 1895.
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The bloody riot in New Orleans was a
natural and direct result of the looseness
and inefficiency of the civil authorities. If
the city and state officials had done their
sworn duties at 'the proper time the dis-
turbances would never have ripened into a
riotous slaughter. The local officials have
been flagrantly delinquent and their sym-
pathies have 'been with the criminal ele-
ment from the first. The mayor of New
Orleans should be metaphorically ruled out
of the town.
Deep water for Galveston is deep water
for Texas. We are all under the same
(hopeful sky.
Congressman Hatch of Missouri quits
congress to associate, he says, with thor-
oughbred horses on his farm. Does he
mean that congress is a large lot of don-
keys?
The gentle showers fall upon Texas. The
wheat crop is coming on apace.
Representative McLemore's bill to tax
bachelors is based upon an assumption at
which the women are sure to take um-
brage. It is assumed that every bachelor
can marry if he chooses to do so: that all
any man has to do is to drop his hat and
send for the minister; that woman Is
dressed up and waiting to be asked.
The American people are all glad to hear
that ex-President Harrison's health is im-
proving.
The Delaware senatorial deadlock is «in
easy-going affair. It does not compare
with the life and activity of the Indiana
legislature when a proposition to remove a
democratic official is sprung.
The Chicago city council could have
furnished scraps enough for the canines of
the dog show.
A New York preacher denounced the
Cautellane-Gould wedding last Sunday. The
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Evils in the House Bill De-
fining Trusts.
UNIVERSITY LANDS.
Bill Not Signed by Governor Culber-
son—Colquitt's Tax Bill Recom-
mitted in the House.
AN IRRIGATION RESOLUTION
The Bill to Provide for a Chair of Dentistry
in the State Medical College Is De-
feated in the Senate.
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March 5,1895.
THE "YOUNO" GOVERNOR, PARTY
PLEDGES AND PUBLIC EXPEC-
TAT ION.
Governor Culberson Is alluded to by po-
litical friend and foe as the "young gov-
ernor" and "youthful governor." One
lauds him as a precocious prodigy and
the other flouts him as being "fresh."
Mr. Culberson's age is quite an unimpor-
tant matter when the question of sound
policy is to be considered and the people
will not weigh him by his age. They
will measure him by what he shall ac-
complish. The governor is in his 40th
year, quite as old as his storm-tossed
predecessor was when the latter entered
upon his duties as governor. Further-
more, in point of education the present
governor has had advantages unsur-
passed by any of his predecessors, pos-
sibly with the exception of J. Pinckney
Henderson, the first governor of the
state. His professional career, connec-
tions and experience have been of an
exceptionally favorable character. If
he fails there is no excuse to be made
on the ground of youth and if he suc-
ceeds it will not be an exhibition of
precocity, but simply filling the measure
of expectations of the electors who placed
him in power. Mr. Culberson, however,
did not get his nomination because of a
United popular indorsement of his the-
ories of government, but rather because
there was less about him that was ob-
jectionable than there was about his op-
ponents. So far from embracing Mr. Cul-
berson's views as put forth by him in
his ante-convention campaign, the con-
tention formulated a platform contain-
ing very few of his previously expressed
ideas. The convention felt, however,
that it could trust Mr. Culberson to stand
by its distinctive articles of faith, and
thus believing nominated him. When as
a candidate he repudiated at Goliad the
financial declaration of the platform
there was a feeling of intense disappoint-
ment among those who had trusted him,
and undoubtedly this disappointment had
its effect in reducing to less than a plu-
rality of the total vote the normal demo-
cratic majority of the state. Still, many
thought that such a departure from the
platform was not material, so long as
the silver question was not pertinent to
the office to which Mr. Culberson as-
pired. The ninth and tenth planks of
the platform to which The News called
attention recently, however, were of vital
application to Texas affairs as well as to
critical conditions elsewhere, and the
democratic party demanded of its candi-
date a vigorous adherence to them. It
was discouraging to see the ignoring of
these planks in the candidate's post-con-
vention canvass. It was still more dis-
couraging to see the same course of
silence and evasion continued in the gov-
ernor's first message. The governor, how-
ever, somewhat redeemed himself in pub-
lic estimation by his exhibition of cour-
age in his recent message, but even that
startling display of backbone did not em-
brace within its scope of executive de-
mands the ninth and tenth planks of
the platform. The frightful and desolat-
ing disorder of affairs in New Orleans
brings forcibly to mind the wisdom of
the convention in adopting such salutary
principles as its political creed. It is
not safe to assume that Texas will not
have similar problems to deal with and
it is supremely important that the laws
should be equal to such emergencies.
The sincerity of the governor will be
open to question if he does not urge the
passage of laws in conformity with
planks 9 and 10. The governor still has
the opportunity to meet public expecta-
tion along this line. What is he going
to do about it? His failure will be the
failure of the party and failure will mean
nothing less than that the party has
dropped from the high plane of principle
and of righteous solicitude for the nub-
of her critics that her father attained suc-
cess in life by minding his own business.
The papers are raising the dickens about
International marriages. Still, it is not
good for an American girl 'to marry a man
who Is no 'count.
When hoodlums begin a reign of lawless-
ness It Is time for the government to reach
for Its gun.
Count Castellane smokes cigars that cost
a dollar and a half each. This would in-
dicate that his bride's inheritance Is to
eventually go up in smoke.
The proprietors of a Cohnec'ticut corset
factory have reduced wages. The oper-
atives, however, have agreed to stay.
The Post-Dispatch publishes three col-
umns of opinions of St. Louisans on Sam
Jones. One man says: "He Is a genuine
hot tamale." In other words, Mr. Jones
is not classed among those who are nol
worth shucks.
Perhaps the vicious lunges of the soft-
shell democrats and the hard-shell republi-
cans are responsible for the skillful duck-
ing of the president.
Rev. Thomas Dixon of New York has re-
signed. He says: "I shall establish a new
church. There will be only one creed in
it—belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. I be-
lieve It to be a more important part of my
life work to lift many men out of the ditch
than to spend my time In making a few
men Baptists." In other words, Mr. Dixon
thinks he can work to better advantage by
pulling men out of the water than by put-
ting them in.
New York city consumes 11,000,000 eggs a
week. It Is thus New Yorkers get the lay
of the land.
Do not let the country overlook the fact
that the cattlemen at the grea't Fort Worth
convention refrained from adopting a reso-
lution calling for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
There is no reason why a fourth-class
postmaster should not be a first-class man.
The ranchmen of Colorado have com-
bined to exterminate the wolves In the
Centennial state. Such a movement might
be profitably organized In government cir-
cles.
Rev. Thomas Dixon has now achieved the
distinction of being the boss preacher in
New York. He defended Piatt in one of
his recent sermons.
Wheat has jumped. Now let cotton try
its leaping qualities.
No fair-minded man can find anything
wrong in the libel law just passed by the
Texas senate. It is in line with the re-
quirements and demands of simple justice.
Members of the Arkansas legislature are
talking of duels. Thin out the statesmen.
Members of the various legislatures do
not object to go on record, but neverthe-
less It is wise for every one of them to
look after his "eyes" and "nose."
About the best way to harmonize a po-
litical party Is to take the offices away
from It.
The fact that the American •game of poker
is becoming popular in France is not likely
to stir American pride deeply. It Is the
American porker that this country wants
to see become popular abroad.
Hereafter the wife of an Indiana legis-
lator will insist that her husband take out
an accident policy prior to assuming his
legislative duties.
SNAP SHOTS.
Beats the world—The hailstorm.
The fool Is the only man who is able to
keep up his courage with his own whistle.
In the mud—Dust and water.
A dream is just that much extra fun.
Kicking is a contagious disease.
It hurts any man to have his rival throw
dust Into his eyes.
The truth hurts and helps.
Consideration should always be paid when
It is due. _______
There are too many officeseekers in this
country supported by their wives.
The banana peel is the poor man's tele-
scope.
The coffee trust's Internal troubles are
about as hard to settle as Its coffee.
It is hardly probable that the new woman
will dispute 'territory with a mouse.
Some soft snaps cost ten times their
value.
GEN. M'CULLOCH'S FUNERAL.
Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Tex., March 14.—
The remains of General McCulloch reached
here by last night's train and were burled
at the San Geronlmo cemetery. General
McCulloch the night before he died wrote
through a friend to the Masonic lodge here
a request for his remains to be taken In
charge and- buried by Guadalupe lodge No.
10H, of which he was a charter member
and has been a member for forty-three
years. At the Methodist church, of which
he has been a member for nearly forty
years, appropriate remarks were made by
Rev. II. H Biggs. H. G. Horton, Mayor
J. Zorn anil Major H. G. King of General
McCulloch as a citizen, soldier. Mason ami
Christian. He was burled by the Masons.
A large number of friends attended, but
nothing like what would have been had his
death and time of burial been known in
roiinfrv.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—'The house 'bill
defining trusts, which has already been re-
ferred to in The News, is a radical meas-
ure and very far-reaching in its provisions.
A trust is defined as a "combination of
capital, skill or acts by two or more per-
sons, firms, corporations or association of
persons," for certain purposes named in
the act. Among other things such combi-
nations are forbidden to "create or carry
out restrictions in the full and free exer-
cise of any association, occupation or pro-
fession authorized or permitted by the laws
of this state." This provision is intended
to reach insurance companies and prevent
them from organizing and regulating rates,
which the original act in 1889 failed to do,
but it is evident that the pending bill, if
enacted Into law, will go far beyond the
purpose contemplated. Under its sweeping
provisions two or more farm laborers are
prohibited from agreeing among themselves
that they will not work for less than a'cer-
tain amount as monthly wages. A number
of mechanics can not organize and agree
not to work for less than a stated sum per
day. The members of the bar are forbid-
den to adopt a schedule of fees for ser-
vices as bar associations. Physicians can
not prescribe the charges to be made for
each call or prescription; printers in their
unions can not say what shall be charged
by Individual members for typesetting, and
the same may be said of railroad employes.
In short, any agreement by and between
any number of, individuals ^by which the
rate of compensation is fixecl for any spe-
cial purpose is prohibited and made unlaw-
ful and such individuals rendered liable to
criminal prosecution.
Judge Graham, who Is conservative, of-
fered an amendment striking out this pro-
vision, at the same time pointing out its
effect, but the amendment was voted down
by a large majority of the members of the
house. Another subdivision of this act pro-
hibits such combinations from limiting or
reducing the production or increasing or
reducing the price of merchandise, produce
or commodities. The effect of this pro-
vision would be to prohibit any agreement
or concerted action to limit or reduce the
production or increase or reduce the price
of merchandise, produce or commodities.
It Is apparent, therefore, that the farmers
of Texas could not agree among them-
selves to reduce the acreage of cotton or
any other crop, as to do this would "limit
and reduce" the production of said cotton
or other commodity. An amendment strik-
ing out this clause was also offered by
Judge Graham but it was lost. However,
on motion of Judge Armistead, the clause
was so amended as to read, "to increase
or reduce the price of merchandise, pro-
duce or commodities." But this amend-
ment does not materially change the effect
of the law, as any agreement to reduce the
quantity of produce would be for the pur-
pose of "increasing the price," and would
therefore be prohibited.
After the crop, which is the personal
property of the farmer, becomes produce,
any agreement or concerted action to
withhold it from the market until the price
advances would be a violation of the law.
The effects of such an enactment can
be best made known by Illustration, and
it requires no elaboration to show that
such an act as this is of that < haracter
of radical and drastic legislation which
should not be enacted in a broad and lib-
eral democratic state like Texas, but
which rather smacks of the old "blue
lawism" of New England. An act aimed
at trusts, which are powerful monopolies
and dangerous to the public weal in that
they use their monopolistic powers to op-
press the people, would meet with the ap-
proval of the general public and would
stand a test of the courts, but as much
can not be said of the pending measure.
In the general nature of things It Is scarce-
ly possible that there should be any mo-
nopoly in agricultural pursuits in this
state or in mechanical, professional and
unskilled J lbor. Of the two evils it is ap-
parent that It would be better for the
state and people to have no anti-trust law
at all than to have one like the pending
proposition, which provides for a flagrant
Invasion of the natural rights of the citi-
zens. to say nothing of objections pre
vlously pointed out.
The thoughtful individual will view with
unfeigned alarm the passage of a bill
which seemingly indicates a blind disre-
gard of the personal rights of the people
which have heretofore been held sacred
and for the deprivation of which no rea
son certainly exists. There are other fea-
tures of the bill which are deemed oh
noxious, and it is believed its passage will
be disastrous in the extreme, not only to
the general prosperity of the people of the
state, but to the political organization
which assumes the responsibility of such
an enactment. It requires no gift of sec-
ond sight to see that democratic speak-
ers in Texas will be-on the defensive when
they take to the hustings next year, and
should this bill become a law they will
find the action of the party indefensible.
COLQUITT TAX BILL.
Too Expensive and Too Complicated to Be
of Benefit.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—The action of the
house to-day in sidetracking the Colquitt
tax billfrwas eminently conservative and
timely. Purporting to have the object of
forcing the collection of delinquent taxes,
it would have occasioned enormous ex-
penses and wholesale litigation, with little
or no prospect of making collections within
the next three or four years. The fees and
costs of officers whose services were re-
quired would have been doubled up at the
very time the legislature is trying to cut
them down within reasonable limits and
lawyers would have a picnic all over the
state. It would have required from fifty
to a thousand lawsuits in each county
brought indiscriminately, whether recov-
eries could be obtained or not. In addition
to these expenses, costs and fees. It would
have occasioned an expenditure of $15,000 to
pay extra clerks in the comptroller's office
and probably $r>o,000 to pay newspapers for
absolutely useless advertising. What the
administration needs and the house wants
is a law to collect the back taxes, at least
expense of time and money, and not the
three years' picnic for lawyers and officers
and a $50,000 pick-up for printers, hastily
adopted by the house of lords
members whether the senate does not ex-
ceed its authority In originating a bill
which, they allege. Imposes taxes by in
fact doubling taxes and costs. Such mem-
bers think the best way is to adopt a
strictly house bill, which'will not be repu-
diated by the courts. Senators who were
not present when the Colquitt bill passed
and others who have given the measure
later examination are anxious that the
house shall kill it or substitute it by some
simple measure that will enable the admin-
istration to proceed promptly against the
tax dodgers.
When the bill providing drastic measures
for collecting bark taxes whs pending in
the house this morning Mr. Henderson of
La/mar offered an amendment appropriat-
ing (o pay clerical service in the
comptroller's office in getting out data
upon which suits were to be brought
against delinquents. He made the state-
ment furnished by Comptroller Flnley that
1(50 volumes of assessments had to be ex-
amined. These volumes comprise 400 pages
each, or a total of r»t,oa<) pages. One man
can examine and copy ten pa ;<'s per day,
so it would take one man 1114 days to
complete the work. If enough men are
employed to do the work in any reasonable
time It would require $15,000 to pay them.
The question was asked and not answered,
will the bill produce $15,000? On the state-
ment by another member that the bill was
intended to raise revenue, and not to
squander it, the amendment of Mr. Hen-
derson was defeated. Some of the confis-
cating features of the bill were eliminated,
hut even then it was not satisfactory to
the house, and was recommitted. Until
the comptroller is provided with a clerical
force sufficient to furnish data upon
which suits are to be Instituted the meas-
ure can not be enforced during the pres-
ent administration. The fact is, the mem-
bt rs of the legislature are getting afraid
of this tax bill, which is the handiwork of
Senator Colquitt, They say it is full of
wheels and cogs, and that it is dangerous.
Even the senators are now coming over
to the house, pleading that th" bill passed
the senate hastily, and hoping that the
house will scotch it. And It now looks as
if the house might do it.
PRESLER'S RESOLUTION.
For Formaticn of Irrigation Ditches and
Construction of Works.
Austin, Tex., March 14,—Senator Presler
Is deeply gratified over the final passage
by the senate to-day of his joint resolution
anent irrigation. He is one of the broad
and liberal members of the house of lords,
and, aside from that "senatorial courtesy"'
of which so much has been said and writ-
ten, has a well earned influence with the
other members. He Is an earnest advocate
of the libel bill, which passed the senate,
and thinks it will go through the house
with ease. 21 is resolution, which now
goes to the house, is as follows:
Section 1. Be it resolved by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas: That article 8
of the constitution of the state of Texas
be am-nded by the addition of another
section thereto, to be known as section 20,
and to read as follows:
Section 20. The legislature shall have
power to provide for the formation of irri-
gation districts within *all or any of the
counties of this state, by general or special
law, without the local notice required in
other cases of special legislation, and may
authorize an additional annual ad valorem
tax to be levied and collected within such
irrigation districts for the construction,
purchase and maintenance of a system of
public irrigation works therein; provided,
that a majority of the qualified tax paying
voters of such district who own and pay
taxes on land situated therein, voting at
an election to be held for that purpose,
shall vote such tax, not to exceed in any
one year seventy-five cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation of the real prop^
erty subject to taxation in such district.
Such irrigation districts may, in the
manner to be hereafter provided by law,
incur debts for the construction and pur-
chase of such irrigation works and sys-
tem with the necessary appurtenances;
provided, that no such debts shall be cre-
ated unless provision is made at the time
of its creation for the levy and collection
of an annual tax. sufficient within the
limit above prescribed to pay the interest
thereon and provide at least 2 per cent as
a sinking fund.
The foregoing constitutional amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
for members of the legislature of the state
of Texas at the next general election, at
which election all voters favoring said pro-
posed amendment shall write or have
printed on their ballots the words "For the
amendment to article 8 of the constitu-
tion." And all voters, opposed to said
amendment shall write or have printed on
their ballets the words "Against the
amendment to article 8 of the constitution."
The governor of the state Is hereby di-
rected to issue the necessary proclamation
for said election and have the same pub-
lished, as required by the constitution and
laws of the state.
WAREHOUSE BILL.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Representative
Williams is gratified over the hearty in-
dorsement of his warehouse bill by the cat-
tlemen's association yesterday. He says
any amendments that they may suggest
which will prove to their advantage will
be cheerfully accepted by him. The bill
has been favorably reported bv the house
and is growing in favor. Mr. Williams has
a number of letters indorsing it.
M'LEMORE'S BILL.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Mr. McLemore'.-
bill to tax bachelors for the benefit of the
home for fallen women at Fort Worth
teems to have created no little interest.
Secretary of State Mayfield received a tel-
egram from a member of the Illinois leg-
islature to-day asking for a copy of the
bill, and many members of both the house
and senate tire receiving letters daily from
their constituents for and against the bill
CONSTITUTIONALITY DOUBTED.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Governor Cul-
berson has serious doubts as to the consti-
tutionality of the irrigation bill which has
passed both houses. Representative Tur-
ney called on him to-day and tried to con-
vince him that the measure Is constitu-
tional. The governor has the matter und»r
consideration, but may bring the veto into
play.
UNIVERSITY LAND BILL.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Governor Culber-
son is making something of a record for
permitting bills to become laws without his
signature. The university land bill is to
day added to the list, the time having ex
pired and the governor, contrary to the
predictions from certain sources, having
failed to veto it.
charged with a felony without a warrant.
Referred to judiciarv committee No. 2.
By Senator Dibrell. the following re»>lu-
fion, which was adopted on motion of Sena-
tor Simpson:
Whereas, the late General Henry E. Mc-
Culloch, a patriotic citizen and Christian
gentleman, in the early struggle* of Texas
for Independence, with many other heroes,
rendered faithful, valuable and patr otic
service to his country, and male possible
our prosperity and the fame of our beloved
state: therefore, as a tribute cf respect and
grateful appreciation, be it
Resolved, bv the seno't f Texas, that his
patriotism if held in teri I memory and his
Christian l.fe < omme'ided by the pc ople of
Texas.
By Senator Bowser: A 'bill to amend ar-
ticle 685, chapter 5, title 8. • (" the cod° of
crirrrnal procedure so as to read as follow'-:
"Whenever it appears, by tit ■ rec ml, in any
criminal acti >n, upon appeal of the defend-
ant, that any of the requirements of the
eight preceding articles have been disre-
garded. f the error is excepted to at the
trial, the judgment shall b.' reversed, unless
it appears, to the .satisfaction of the court,
from the record, that no substantial injury
resulted to the defendant therefrom." His |
Will to amend article 229, title 5, reads as
follows: "Where it is shown, by satisfac-
tory proof, to a peace officer, upon the rep-
resentation of a reliable person, that a fel-
ony has been committed, and that the of-
fender is still at large, such peace officer
may, without warrant, pursue and arrest
the person so accused, in the event that
said accused comes within his view."
On motion of Senator Simpson. •Senator
Shel'burne was appointed as a member of
the committee on county and county boun-
daries.
The committee on engrossed bills reported
the proper engrossment of bill No. 195 for
the relief of actual occupants of portlom'3 of
the unappropriated public domain a? homes.
The chair laid before the senate bill 211 to
allow the Houston and Texas Centra! rail-
road to merge with certain other railroad
companies, and the committee amendments
were adopted.
By a vote of 16 to 10, the following amend-
ment by Senator Beall was adopted, after
some considerable discussion:
"Provided that, should the Central Texas
and Northwestern railway company and the
Fort Worth and New Orleans railway com-
pany be leased or sold to or consolidated
with and merged into the Houston and
Texas Central railway company under thl«3
act, then the right of way through and the
depot grounds within the corporate limits
of the city of Waxahachie, heretofore con-
veyed to the said Fort Worth and New Or-
leans railway company, the «same having
■been a donation in fact to said company,
and not having been ,in use for general
transportation and depot purposes for over
eight years, shall be forfeited and shall re-
vert to the donors or grantors of said prop-
erty."
The committee on state affairs reported
unfavorably the resolution providing for
setting aside all committee rooms of the
senate not otherwise used for sleeping
apartments for the use of senators who
desire to avail themselves thereof for the
reasons .that the laws of Texas provide
that "no room, apartment or office in said
building shall at any time be used by any
person as a bed room or for any private
purpose whatever; provided, that this sec-
tion shall not apply to the rooms occupied
by the judges of the supreme, appellate
and commission of appeals courts."
The caption to the Houston and Texas
Central merging bill was amended by in-
cluding "and providing for the forfeiture
and reversion of certain right of way and
depot grounds within the corporate limits
of the city of Waxahachie." The bill was
then ordered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Boren Senator
THE SENATE.
The (Houston and Texas Central 'Merging
IBS 11 Passed to Engrossment.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Chaplain Smoot
Jed the Texas senate in prayer after Presi-
dent Jester had called that body to order,
and (Secretary Pool called the ro'.J and an
nounced a quorum present at 10 o'clock 'in
the morning. Senator Harrison moved to
dispense with the reading of the journal of
yesterday. The motion prevailed.
Judiciary committee No. 1 reported favor
ably 'bill No. 218 to diminish the civil and
crinVinal jurisdiction of the Wharton county
court and to conform the jurisdiction of the
district thereto.
A messenger from the house announced
that the house had passed bill No. 649 to
provide for the construction and mainte-
nance of ditches, drains, etc., for drainage,
etc.
The substitute bill which Mr. Bramlette
submitted and which went with the senate
bill to the special committee ruthlessly cuts
off the greater portion, or In fact, all the
useless expense and the unnecessary delay.
It provides for securing the data for suits
direct from the county records and dis-
penses with the Colquitt machinery for
obtaining second hand data from the comp-
troller. Its best feature Is its simplicity,
under which only such suits will be in-
stituted as may be reasonably anticipated
to result favorably to the state. Mr. Bram-
lette's exposition of the measure required,
and the speeches of Messrs. Dashlell, Blair
ami Owsley settled the senate's bill. If It
( times back at all from the special commit-
tee it will be denuded of a surplusage of
several pages, and even the Bramlette bill
will probably be substituted.
Tbto'M In u. irrave doubt in tha minds of
Senator Colquitt was excused for to-day
on account of important 'business on motion
of Senator Rogers; Senator Baliley for Fri-
day, Monday and Tuesday last, on account
of sickness; Senator Dickson for Monday
last, on account of important business on
motions of Senators Greer and Boren, re-
spectively.
The following petitions and memorials
were sent up and read:
By Senator Boren: A petition from col-
ored citizens of Panola county concerning
the enforcement of the law relating to
adultery. Referred to judidiary committee
No. 2.
By Senator Presler: A petition of sixty
firms and business men of Comanche, Tex.,
protesting against the passage .,f the Ag-
new assignment bill. Referred to Judiciary
committee No. 2.
By Senator -Shelburne: An order of com-
missioners' court of Fort Bend county pro-
testing against the creat on of Aubrey coun-
ty. Referred to the committee on counties
and county boundaries.
Bills and reaolutiona were presented as
follows:
By Senator Bowser: A 'bill to be entitled
an act to amend article 229, title 5, code of
criminal procedure of the state of Texas,
and to provide for the arrest of persons
Dickson was added to the committee on
ounties and county boundaries.
On motion of Senator Lewis the regular
order of business was suspended to take
up bill No. 220 to amend the act authoriz-
ing the construction, owning and operating
of deep water channels and docks. The bill
was read the third time and passed by a
ote of 27 to 1. Senator Bowser dissenting.
At the request of Senator Shelburne the
Chair laid before the senate bill No. 183 to
estore and revive certain private domestic
orporatlon charters.
Senator Tips moved as a substitute that
the senate do not concur in the house
amendments and that a committee of five
of free conference-be appointed to consider
the same. The motion prevailed. The
hair appointed Senators Shelburne, Tips,
Bowser, Bailey and Harrison.
Senator Sherrill called up the Agnew as-
signment bill from the table, and on mo-
tion the same was made special order for
to-morrow.
On motion of Senator McComb the regu-
lar order of business was suspended to
take up bill No. 12G to amend the stock
laws. The measure was read the third
time and passed by a vote of 17 to 4.
The same action was taken on Senator
Woods' met ion to take up bill No. 217 to
provide for the support and maintenance
of a chair of dentistry of the medical de-
partment of the state university. The bill
failed on final passage by st vote of 14 to 10.
On motion of Senator Greer bill No. 197
was taken up, authorizing the merging or
the Texas and New Orleans with certain
other railroad companies. The bill was
amended several times and finally passed
by a vote of 24 to 3, Messrs. Darwin. Gage
and Stafford dissenting. The amendments
adopted provided that no such purchase or
acouisition shall be so construed as to au-
thorize any increase of the outstanding
stock, bonds or other Indebtedness, or that
of either of the other companies beyond
the aggregate of Indebtedness of said com-
panies, nor shall such company control,
etc., any parallel line nor consolidate with
any corporation in another state.
Further action on the bill in the senat
was precluded by a prevailing motion of
Senator Greer to reconsider the vote and
to table that motion.
By consent Senator Dean sent up a peti-
tion from the Ysleta city council and citi-
zens urging the passage of a bill to au-
thorize incorporated cities arid towns to
control ditches constructed by them for
purposes of supplying the inhabitants
thereof with water and to punish interfer
enee therewith, which the senator pre-
sented also. Both were referred to the
committee on mining and Irrigation.
Senator Beall presented a bill.
Senator Presler called up Mr. Steele's
motion to reconsider the vote by which
senate joint resolution No. 10 relating to
the formation of districts was defeated.
The motion prevailed. The resolution was
passed and finally settled in the senate by
another motion to reconsider and to table
that motion.
Senator Boren was called to ithe chair
for a half hour.
The regular order of business was sus-
pended on motion of Senator Tips to take
up bill No. 230 to regulate the establish-
ment of quarantine. It was read the sec
ond time and action postponed until to
morrow.
Senator Greer moved a further suspen-
sion to take up bill No. 221 relating to the
Brazoria county road tax election, which
was sent to engrossment.
Business whs further suspended on mo
Hon of Senator Steele to take up bill No.
1S4 to authorize counties to fund their In
debtedness. which was ordered engrosse I
Motions to suspend by Senators Simpson
and Presler to take up respectively bills
No. f>4 and 198 were lost.
Senator Gage's motion prevailed request
ing the house to return house concurrent
resolution to authorize the adjutant gen-
eral to loan the tents used by the militia
to the Knights of Pythias.
On motion of Senator Simpson the senate
was adjourned until. 3 o'clock this after
roon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A quorum was present.
Mr. Atlee was excused from afternoon
sessions on motion of Mr. Smith.
The general appropriation bill was the
special order. The caption and committee
report were read and the report was adopt
ed. Mr. Dibrell offered an amendment to
strike out the salary of the revenue agent
and expenses amounting to $2500 a year.
Adopted.
Mr. Sherrill offered an amendment to re-
duce the payment of rewards necessary in
the enforcement of the laws to $6000 a year
from $8000. Adopted.
The private secretary's salary was re-
duced $200 on an,amendment by Mr. Smith.
The salary of the porter was cut to $360
Mr. Boren's motion to adjourn was lost.
In the department of state Mr. Smnh
reduced the first assistant clerks to one
at a salary of $1250.
Mr. Dickson reduced the porter $60 a year
and Mr. Lewis $100 for the extra copying
clerk.
Mr. Goss reduced the chief clerk $100 a
year.
Mr. Harrison failed to reduce the same
$300 a year.
Mr. Shelburne moved to reconsider and
spread the motion on the journal.
Mr. Goss moved to table, which was lost.
The total reductions made for the after-
noon in the executive and state depart-
ments amounted to $10,196.
Just before adjournment Chairman Greer
of the committee on counties and county
boundaries sent up an unfavorable report
pn the bill to create Aubrey county from
portions of Brazoria and Fort Bend county,
Mr. Boren gave notice that a minority
report would be filed favorable to the
intM.su re.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.
THE HOUSE.
School Tax Bill and Resolution Regarding
Investment of School Fund Pass.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—After deciding
to hold a session to-night to consider local
bills and referring a resolution to hold
night sessions from and after next Monday
night until final adjournment to the com-
mittee on rules, the house this morning
resumed consideration of the Colquitt bill
to provide a more effective method of col-
lecting taxes, both delinquent and accru-
ing.
After numerous amendments had been
offered and disposed of Mr. Bramlette of-
fered the Bramlette and Wester bill as a
substitute for the Colquitt bill and amend-
ments thereto, and moved to recommit the
whole matter to a special committee of
seven.
Mr. Mills opposed Mr. Bramlette's motion
and stated that an unsuccessful attempt
had previously been made to substitute
the Bramlette-Wester bill In committee and
regretted that there was a tendency to de-
feat legislation of any kind where certain
gentlemen could not engraft their personal
views upon pending bills. He said that the
motion to substitute was an attempt to de-
feat all legislation on the subject, and told
the house that If it wished to kill the bill
It might refer it to the .special committee
mentioned by Mr. Bramlette.
Mr. Dashlell favored the motion to re-
commit, not because he was opposed to
legislation on the subject, but because the
Colquitt bill was in such a state of imper-
fection that it needed considerable doctor-
ing. He quoted "some of the ablest con-
stitutional lawyers in the senate and in the
house," to the effect that, at least two sec-
tions of the Colquitt bill were unconstitu-
tional. He was in favor of a bill that would
make delinquents settle up, but doubted if
Mr. Mills himself knew what the present
condition of the Colquitt bill was.
Mr. Owsley also favored recommittal,
and hazarded the assertion that the bill
had not been maturely considered if the
shape in which it had been received by the
house was any criterion. He realized that
there was a stronger demand for legisla-
tion on this subject than on anything else
that the legislature had tackled, but point-
ed out that this demand would not honestly
be complied with by passing an inconsis-
tent, contradictory and impotent bill, and
asserted that the Colquitt bill wasn't worth
the paper it was printed" on. He consid-
ered the bill too radically defective to be
ffective,
Mr. Peck opposed recommittal, because
he didn't think a subcommittee could agree
on the subject any better than the house
itself could. He didn't want recommittal
for fear that some foundation might be
given to the charge that the house was
trying to knife the senate bill.
Mr, Chambers took up the senate bill
and pointed out many inconsistencies
therein. He thought that the Colquitt bill
had been written by some one who knew
nothing about law. and wanted it recom-
mitted so that it could be put in a shape
that would stick.
Mr. Drew was opposed to recommittal if
it was to be recommitted simply because
it had not been written by a lawyer, as he
didn't subscribe to the idea that lawyers
were the only people on earth who knew
it all.
Mr. Bramlette said that he was com-
mitted to the character of legislation
aimed at in the Colquitt bill, and that he
hud not proposed recommittal In a spirit
of antagonism, but simply to get a law
that any lawyer could not beat.
The bill was finally recommitted by a
vote of Go to 37, with the understanding
that the special committee to which It was
recommitted shall report next Tuesday,
and that the bill reported shall be made
the special order until disposed of.
The following bills were introduced, and
the house adjourned until 3 p. m.:
By Mr. Me Kinney, by request: To pro-
vide that where for any reason the polls
are not opened on election day in any elec-
tion precinct, the voters of such precinct
Robbing, Roy. Seabury, Smith of Colorado*
Thomas, Wadkins, Williams and Tarver,
who were yet absent without leave.
Mr. Tarver walked In at this point and
asked to be permitted to purge himself of
contempt and stated that ha was sick and
unable to walk up to the eapitol.
Mr. Williams also came in and took his
seat and the sergeant at arms went out to
execute the writ.
Consideration of pending business was
resumed after nearly two hours had been
lost In getting a quorum together, and Mr.
Long, another absentee, came while the
house was voting on a motion to postpone
consideration of the bill to exempt Wilson.
Taylor. Mason and Atascosa counties from
the stock inspection law, which motion
was lost and the bill passed.
A motion to excuse the absentees was
voted down and another of the absentees
in the shape of Mr. SmJ} of Colorado
walked in.
The senate bill to abolish the spring
term of the grand jury of Grayson county
was laid before the house on its third read-
ing and passed.
Mr. Seabury was brought in by the ser-
geant at arms.
House bill increasing the civil jurisdic-
tion of the county court of Goliad county
was called up by Mr. Bailey and passed
to third reading under suspension of the
rules, and the house adjourned until 9.o0
^to-morrow morning.
FORT BEND'S PROTEST.
Richmond, Tex., March 14.—The Introduc-
tion in the senate of the bill to create the
county of Aubrey out of portions of Fort
Bend and Brazoria counties has aroused
the citizens, as is manifest from the fol-
lowing resolution passed by the commis-
sioners' court of this county:
Whereas, the projectors of the proposed
now county of Aubrey, for the creation off
which a bill is now pending before the leg-
islature of Texas, have violated the con-
ditions of the agreement made with the rep-
resentatives of Fort Bend county in 1891
concerning the territory conceded from said
Fort Bend county by embracing in said 'bill
more territory than originally agreed on,
•and
Whereas, said Fort Bend county has but
little above the constitutional area, and
Whereas, the financial condition of said
county is such that the loss of any taxable
values and territory will be a great hard-
ship on the said countv and its citizens, and
Whereas, the commissioners' court of Fort
Bend county now in session has just been
advised of the violation of said agreement
and the attempt on the part ck£-the projec-
tors of the sa.d Aubrey coonty, to take the
territory described in said bill from Fort
Bend county; therefore, be it
Resolved, by said commissioners' court,
n special session assembled., (1) that, as
representatives of Fort Bend county, and in
behalf of her citizens, said county enters its
solemn protest against the taking of any
portion of the territory of Fort Bend coun-
ty; (2) that the Hon. James Shelburne, sen-
ator. and the Hon. A. C. Tompkins, repre-
sentative, from this district, are hereby
earnestly requested and urged to use their
best endeavors and by all h6norable means
to have the territory of Fort Bend county
stricken from sa'id bHl, or, if necessary to
protect their interests, that they use like
exertions to defeat the passage of the same;
(3) that our said senator and representative
■be furnished with a copy of these resolu-
tions as soon as the same have been entered
on the minutes of this court.
may go to some other poll and vote.
By Mr. Carpenter: To create the new
county of Aubrey out of portions of Bra-
zoria and Fort Bend counties.
A PTERNOON S ESSION.
The speaker opened the afternoon session
by naming the following special committee
•to take charge of the recommitted Colquitt
tax bill: Messrs. Mills, Bramlette, McKln
ney, MoBrlde, Morrison, Langhammer and
Peyton
The report of the special committee, to
which was referred the matter of memorial
services of the late iHon, R. D. Harrell, in
troducing resolutions of condolence and
recommending that a page of the journal
be appropriately Inscribed to h's memory,
and that the resolution -be considered Tues-
day night, March 26, wa.s adonted.
House bill providing for the levy and col-
lection of an annual ad vadorem tux of 20
cents on the $100 for the maintenance of the
public free schools was passed under sus-
pension of the rules by a vote of 88 to 7.
House joint resolution providing for the
submission to a vote of the people of an
amendment to the constitution to permit,
the investment of the permanent school
fund in agricultural lands for the benefit of
the penitentiary system of the state was
laid before the house on its third reading
and passed by a vote of 100 to 5,
House bill providing that no statute of
limitation shall run against any married
woman was laid hefore the house on its
third reading and passed.
Mr. Patterson's bill creating a Ken in fa
vor of farm laborers for wages upon crops
cultivated, worked, planted or gathered 'by
them, was laid before the house on Its third
reading and passed.
Mr. Mitchell's bill creating the office of
fish and oyster commissioner was laid be-
fore the house on third reading, pending
consideration of which the house took a re-
cess until 8 o'clock, after the following pe-
titions and bills had been introduced:
Petition from citizens of San Patricio
cc-untv praying that the present Thirty-
sixth judicial district be not disturbed.
Petition from citizens of Medina county
for the restoration of civil and criminal
jurisdiction of the county court of said
county.
Petition from citizens of Bandera county
protesting against the creation of the new
county of Beulah.
Petition from citizens of Jones Prairie
asking the passage of the fee Mil now be-
fore the legislature.
Order of the commissioners' court of Fort
Bend county protesting against the creation
of the new county of Aubrey.
Petition of citizens of Delta county asking
that said county be exempt from the dis-
trict school system.
By Mr. McNeil: A b ll to amend the stat-
ute 'in reference to examination for teach-
ers' certificates and bill to amend the stat-
ute in reference to the holding of teachers'
Institutes.
By 'Mr. Moroney: '13111 to esta/blish a board
of Inspectors for steam boilers and to pro-
vide for licensing engineers for steam en-
gines.
NIGHT SESSION.
Immediately after calling the house to
order to-night the speaker laid before it,
on second reading, the bill declaring pub-
WITH A BARLOW KNIFE.
F. A. Da ugh try, the Slayer of Chas. H.
Chambers, Commits Suicide In His Cell.
Shreveport, La., March 14.—The killing of
Mr. Charles H. Chambers by Mr. F. A.
Daughtry on the Bossier side of the bridge
that spans Red river, has been the topic
of conversation since the deed was com-
mitted on last Monday. This morning the
community were startled by the announce-
ment that Daughtry was found dead In
his cell at the jail, having committed sui-
cide by stabbing himself in the neck with
a knife. Daughtry was alive at 10 o'clock
last night, when the jail deputy retired.
This morning he was found, lying on a cot
with his face down. The body was In un-
derclothes only, feet bare and besprinkled
with blood. There wd'y a cut about two
inches long on the light side of the neck,
where the jugular vein had been severed.
He had used a small blade of a Barlow
knife with a dull edge. He had a two-
ounce bottle of morphine in his cell and
enough in his pants' pocket to have killed
several men.
This ends the chapter of bloody tragedy.
He carried Insurance to the amount of
$0000; $lf»00 in the Manhattan life, $3000 in
the Knights of Pythias, $2000 in the
Knights of Honor. He leaves a wife and
six daughters, all highly respected. Mr.
Daughtry was born in Trenton, La., In
1810. When the war broke out he went to
Vicksburg to join the army, but was re-
fused on account of his youth. He then
walked to New Orleans, where he managed
to join Taylor's brigade and served In the
army until the surrender. He lived here
twenty years or more and had many
stanch friends among old citizens. He
was porter at one time for Gregg & Ford,
and at the risk of his life jumped Into the
river and saved the life of one of Gregg's
children. He conducted a grocery business
for years, and was at one time of the firm
of Burckett & Daughtry. He was consid-
ered eccentric. Mr. Chambers had bar-
gained with Mr. Daughtry to plow a tract
of land at so much an acre, and paid
Daughtry $200 on account. When Daughtry
met him on Monday he demanded of
Chambers the balance due him. Chambers
said he wanted the land surveyed first, so
he would know how much he owed him.
Daughtry became angry at what he con-
sidered a reflection on his word, and
slapped Chambers, who was on horseback.
Chambers slapped him back, and then
Daughtry drew his pistol and fired. After
all, the amount due Mr. Daughtry was
only about $20. The family of Mr. Daugh-
try attended his burial this afternoon. The
brothers and daughter of Mr. Chambers
arrived from New York to-day.
Baih v hlta^er a Ice bill to $18 by Mr. | ^ r0ads and highways that have hereto-
VVhen they struck the mansion, Messrs. i fore been laid out, established and used
Simpson and Beall wanted a new one. j for the period ol' more than ten years in
Mr. Sherrill wanted to reduce the appro- 1 the county of Liberty public rouds, and
prlation for repairs to half and Mr. Dean . the bill was passed.
nine-tenths. Lost. House bill increaBlng the civil jurisdic-
Mr. Boren's motion to appropriate $2'X)0 j tion of the county court of Goliad county
for rental of a mansion was lost. He j was ordered engrossed.
favored a new mansion and so did Mr. Senate bill exempting Wilson, Taylor,
Sherrill, whose amendment was adopted, Mason ami Atascosa counties from the
making'the amount for repairs $3000. stock inspection law was laid before the
Mr. Darwin's amendment to strike out bouse on third reading, when it was dis-
the housekeeper's salary was adopted. | covered that there was no quorum present.
Mr. Tips moved that $300 bt* allowed for A call of the house was ordered and the
NEWS FROM AUSTIN.
CHARTERS.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—1 Chartered to-
day: The Waxahachie Lake Park street
railway company; capital stock, $5500; in-
corporators, William F. Lewis and others.
The Howe drug company of Fort Worth;
capital stock. $20,000; incorporators, F. M.
Howe, William D. Williams and John J.
Butts.
The Bier Springs water company; capital
stock, $30,000; incorporators, Arza Alder-
man and others.
CAKE WALK.
Austin, Tex,, March 14,-~The cake walk
given at the Driskill 'hotel to-night for the
benefit of the confederate veterans at the
home was a pleasant affair and largely at-
tended. Colored people did the walking for
the cake and the judges were Lieutenant
Governor Jester, Ochiltree and John M.
Duncan, and Misses iMillle Brown, Hen-
dricks and Archer.
APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Representative
Rogers to-day filed an application for the
pardon of F. Sladonivik, who was sent to
the penltentiarv from Burleson county on
the charge of t'heft.
PERSONAL.
B. F. Fowler, attorney general of 'Wy«
oming, is In the city on business before the
federal court.
SMALLPOX.
contingent expenses each year. Lost
Mr. Shelburne s effort to reduce the ex-
pense for lights failed.
sergeant at arms was sent out after the
absentees. In the course of an hour hi'
returned with three of the latter and
Mr. Dean's motion to strike out salaries stated that was all he could lind, except
of l>ourd of pardons was lost. I the gentleman from Webb, who had r«-
1 » -• fused to come unless he would hire a car-
riage to bring him In.
On motion of Mr. Blair the speaker is-
sued a writ for the arrest of Messrs.
aough, lialler, Kennedy, 'Long, Morpney.
Mr. Lewis moved to strike out the bal-
ance of the fees of attorneys In the Greer
county case.
Mr. Smith moved to defer action, which
was carried*
PRECAUTION AT LEDBETTER.
Ledbetter, Fayette Co., Tex., March 14.—
Physicians have been busily engaged all
day vaccinating. So far no cases have
been reported In Ledbetter.
The Ledbetter rock quarry lias quaran-
tined against Glddlngs.
A CANARD.
Tyler, Tex., March 14.-Reports were
made that smallpox was In Tyler, Bullar l
and Sturrvllle. Investigation proves such
reports to be false and that they were
simply got up as a scare.
ABOUT TO BE DISMISSED.
Taylor, Williamson Co., Tex., March 13.—
The four existing smallpox patients at this
place will be dismissed by the city health
officer within the next few days.
NOW NEW CASES.
Taylor, Williamson Co., Tex., March 14 —
No new cases of smallpox are reported atf
Taylor and none contiguous tu this r«ci
tloa.
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