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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. TUESDAY.
FEBRUARY 5.
1895.
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very like the eloquent and harmless bouts
of great senators, anil if a young man
does not wish to be purnmeled to death
he had better spend all his time being
mauled in the mouth for the gate receipts.
Good conscience demands that a hope-
less congressman should resign.
Under the anti-trust law introduced by
Representative Armlstead it does not ap-
lM-ar that farmers who meet and agree to
reduce the acreage of cotton in order to
raise the price would not incur liability to
prosecution for felony.
It Is understood that the "liar" and the
"puppy" are to be left out of the congress-
ional record hereafter.
The populists are charging that the Cy-
clone Davis investigation had bushels of
politics in it.
Every man. Including the defaulting cash-
ier, should ask himself, "Who is to come
an -r me?"
In some instances municipal government
Is little more than a jackpot on the side.
Austin special: Mr. Rogers introduced a
bill providing for boards of arbitration In
disputes between employes and employers.
No more boards. The present statutes
make all necessary provision for the set-
tlement of differences by voluntary arbi-
tration.
SNAP SHOTS.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Railroad Consolidation as De-
fined by Bramlette.
LOGAN'SEXPRESSBILL
Examined bv Messrs. Reagm and
Foster—Senator Darwin Joins
Issue With Colonel Hogg.
A MEXICAN WAR VETERAN.
University. Resents Favor Pres'er's Bill.
Johnson Grass Bill Passed to En-
grossment in the Hoyse.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1895.
THE NEW !>' TUAVEL1NG AGENT*.
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sentatives of The Galveston News and The
Dallas News, who are authorized to solicit
and receipt for subscriptions and adver-
tisements for either publication: C. H.
Cox, H. P. Simonds, J. A. Sloan, R. P.
Finley. T. B. Baldwin, C. S. Dulin and
Tom C. Swope. A. II. BELO & CO.
December 26. 1894.
ENCOUHA 01NG TESTIMONY OF A NEW
CONYEUT.
The general movement of the cotton
factories to the south continues. So far
the states east of the Mississippi river
have captured most of the prizes, but
Texas rejoices with them in their good
luck and confidently expects a full share
of the investments in due time. The lat-
est witness for the south is Mr. Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge, treasurer of the
Amoskeag manufacturing company, re-
cently Interviewed by a Boston journal.
He declares that "labor at the south is
lower than in the north, the mills are
nearer the cotton fields and there is a
large saving in freight charges. Again,
southern railroads take cotton as fifth-
class freight, while northern ones take It
as second and third-class. Then coal in
New England costs $4.50 a ton, while in
the south it does not cost more than
$1.00." Mr. Coolidge expresses the opin-
ion that the movement southward is go-
ing to increase and grow stronger be-
cause the conditions for cheap manufac-
turing in this portion of the country are
growing more favorable every day. Mr.
Coolidge is a recent convert. Until lately
he has discouraged this great industrial
change. Another important reason as-
signed for the desertion of the New Eng-
land states is the "unfriendly legisla-
tion" which in some instances has be-
come insupportable. There is right here
a most salutary lesson for every southern
state. It does not pay to scare away or
drive away commercial or Industrial in-
stitutions out of your city, your state, by
taxation or otherwise. Oppressive taxa-
tion and unfriendly restrictions are very
bad policy. Legislation should be as fair
and friendly as possible. It is quite as
bad to confiscate the property of an in-
vestor by oppressive taxation or by un-
friendly interference with his right to
run his own business in his own way as
it is to plunder him outright. Let the
southern states encourage the man with
the cotton mill in every reasonable way.
Assure him that he shall have the bene-
fit and protection of equal laws: that he
shall be permftted to conduct his busi-
ness in his own way; that taxation shall
be reasonable; that he shall not be
robbed or raided; that his enterprise will
not be despised and punished. With all
the natural advantages to be found here
and with fair and friendly laws and reas-
onable taxation, the south may expect
some great results In this movement of
the cotton factory to the cotton field.
The supreme court of Arkansas has just
decided that a mare is a horse. Charles
Goode was indicted for stealing a horse.
At the trial the proof showed the animal
was a mare. The court held that Goode,
having been indicted for stealing a horse,
could not be convicted by proof showing
he stole a mare. Goode was acquitted,
but the state appealed. The supreme court
holds that the word "horse" is a general
term, and indicates both mare and geld-
ing, and that the charge of stealing a horse
Is supported by proof that either a stallion,
mare or gelding was stolen. Now let the
proud ship of state turn on the hot, hot
steam and churn the briny deep!
There can be no contentment without
some kind of employment.
The last heard from Hawaii, a republi-
can constable had just arrested Queen Lili-
uokalani and was hustling her around to
the calaboose.
The Moody meeting will open in Dallas
on the 14th instant.
The will of the late James T. Fair, the
California millionaire, has been stolen. The
thief will doubtless burn it in order to
break it.
The skacycle Is the latest thing not on
wheels. It is a bicycle on skates.
When it comes to the great financial
problem, what the average congressman
wants is $5000 a year and trimmings.
We rant before juries entirely too much.
According to the opinions recently ex-
pressed by Champion Corbett before a
committee of the Minnesota legislature a
slugging match is an Intellectual combat
Be tolerant even with the intolerant.
Love may be shortsighted, but is not
blind.
The keyhole Is the favorite eyeglass of
many fond and curious mothers.
Many compliments are merely charities.
The bawl-bearing father does not run
away from home on his wheel.
A friend in need never hesitates to de-
clare his attachment for us.
Whatever one may think of Adam's j
weaknesses, we must all admit that he was j
original.
There Is danger in some Instances of
talking too little.
The judgments of some people are very
weak because they never give them any
exercise.
TEXAS NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
Ladonia News; Cotton factories must at
last come home to the south. The folly of
shipping cotton 3000 miles to be manufac-
tured can't last forever.
Kaufman Sun: Mexico is reaching out
alter negro immigration. The "land of
God and liberty" has too many sons who
are more wili ng to steal American horses
than they are to till the soil and make the
earth blossom with abundant crops. The
negroes would do well in the lanj of the
Montezumas, and could well be spared from
Texas hen-roosts.
Moody Courier: The new office will soon
be completed, and it will be but a short
time till the new press will be up and the
Courier printed lhereon. We will have
neat quarters and our facilities will be
equal to any first-class country printing
office for turning out such work as comes
in this line; in fa<*t. we doubt if there is
■In all Texas a town the size of Moody that
has as complete a "print shop" as this
one will be when completed.
Uvalde Herald: As usual there have al-
ready been enough bills introduced in the
legislature, were they all to become laws,
to make a fair sized code of statutes. We
have too much legislating. If we had about
half the number of representatives that
we have, and pay them about twice or
three times as much per diem as we do
now, and let them nn-et once in four or
six years, then we would have better laws.
An overdose of medicine does the patient
more harm than an under-dose.
Alpine Avalanche: Sunday night the
Avalanche boys ran across Frank Collinson
at the Marathon depot, and he related quite
an interesting story In regard to the tin-l-
ing of three wild men in the southern por-
tion of his county, in the range knows as
th«i Nine Points, about eighty miles from
this plac:\ He said .1 few days ago a
sheep herder noticed a strange looking
object in a tree, and proceeded to investi-
gate. When he approached near the tree
a man leaped from it to the ground, and
was joined by two more men, all naked,
with the exception that they wore breech-
clouts and hats made from cactus plants.
The three men were soon lost to sight
among the rough timber and rocks. The
herder reported what he had seen when he
went to camp and a party made an effort
to capture them, but to no avail. Dogs re-
fused to trail them, but human footprints
were plain In the soft dirt for a short dis-
tance, but hard ground was struck and
they could go no further. Barefooted
tracks have been seen <in this section of
country before, and the three wild men
seen are believed to belong to th»* Lipan
or Los Chisos Indians who were driven
from this country years ago.
McDade Plalndealer: Several articles
have appeared in The Galveston News re-
cently in which the writers have tried to
show that all or nearly all the great men
of Texas were either born or have lived
in Hillsboro, Tyler or Marshall. While we
are willing to admit that these three cities
have produced a large proportion of the
Texas statesmen, be believe that Bastrop
county has produced some of the leading-
men of the state. Bastrop is the home of
Major Joseph D. Sayers, present congress-
man from the Ninth district, he whom all
Texas is proud of. Colonel G. Wash Jones,
the man who by his strong personality,
without any party organization to assist
him, came within 40,000 votes of defeating
Governor Ireland in 3882, resiues in Bas-
trop. • Judge John Rector, who is now on
the federal bench, was born and raised in
Bastrop county. Bastrop is the home of
that brilliant young lawyer, Judge II. M.
Garwood, who served his people with such
distinguished ability in the Twentieth
house of representatives and the Twenty-
second senate, where he made a state repu-
tation as a statesman and orator. Robt.
L. Batts, who served in the Twenty-second
legislature, then as assistant attorney gen-
eral and is now professor of law in the
state university, is a native of Bastrop.
John M. Claiborne, ex-state senator, was
reared in the town of Bastrop. Ex-Senator
J. P. Fowler is another one of Bastrop's
favorite sons.
AGE OF CONSENT.
Lamarque, Tex., Feb. 2.—To The News:
Any essential piece of legislation is not
paramount to the law for changing the age
of consent.
A Child is not capable of realizing the
enormity of the crime at the present age
of lawful consent. As a consequence Mag-
daltnes are multiplying where unprotected
innocence is found, the prey of lecherous
monsters who have no conception of moral-
ity and no care for childhood's Innocence.
A substantial law would diminish this
evil of inadequate measure. A safeguard
is neccessary to be thrown around the
growing womanhood of our great state.
The honor of any man is very transparent
who establishes himself a tribunal and re-
fuses to recognize tiie importance of such
a law. The man who palliates such an of-
fense under the same conditions would
be an apt pupil in a school as vile as that
Appins Claudius endeavored to establi.oi
as a precedent. Civilization does not tend,
if this law can not be passed, to improve
from the barbarous periods except to arti-
ficial appearances of the world's history.
Such a type of man is the worst type.
If many women are weak, what is to be
expected of an untutored child unversed in
the great evils to which they are exposed.
Right or wrong, ' when lovely women stoop
to folly," it follows closely the lines of
the poet, their immature years do not
weigh in the balance iuainst the opinion
of the world, established before the pyra-
mids were thought of. Ii appeals to every
man who reveres the purity of v.omen to
exert his influence in favor of the pro-
posed law. Yours truly.
WALTER BOOTH.
MARCH 4, 1897.
Rockland, Tex., Feb. 4.—To The News:
Please state in your paper when President
Cleveland's present term of office expires.
J. F. M.
GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
Marlin, Falls Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—Dan
Moines was given five years in the peniten-
tiary for the murder of Jim Van \ Octo-
ber 21, 1893, as published in The News at
that time.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—The Bramlette bill,
which has been mentioned before in these
dispatches and which is a sweeping prohi-
bition of railroad consolidation in this
state, is more vicious in its provisions than
it appears to be at a single glance. Espec-
ially does It contain some novel ideas
anent ownership of stocks, shares or bonds
of railroad companies, 11 defines consoli-
dation in a way for. which it is said no
precedent or authority can be found—that
is, the purchase or holding by a third per-
son or corporation of the shares
or bonds issued by two corpora-
tions of this state or the purchase by a
third person of such shares or bonds
issued by one railroad corporation
of this state when such third person also
owns like shares or bonds of another rail-
road company of this state, or owns such
shares or bonds of another railroad com-
pany or other corporation of any other
state or country. In other words, a person
owning stock, shares or bonds issued by a
railroad company of Texas can not own
such shares or bonds in another railroad
company of this state nor those of any
sort of a company of any other state.
This prohibition is, by the second section
of the bill, enforced by the severe penalty
of a line of $5000 and $100 per mile for each
mile of its length over fifty miles on the
Texas company and forfeiture of Its fran-
chises in this slate; and the individual
presuming to outrage the sacred rights the
bill proposes to protect is subjected to a
fine of from $500 to $5000 and imprisonment
in the county Jail for twelve months,
when one remembers what the records of
the railroad commission show regarding
the small earning capacity of Texas rail-
roads as compared with their cost, and
that no dividends have been earned for a
number of years, and that none are being
earned now, many lines not even earning
the interest on their bonded debt, the im-
pression arises that there can be no good
reason for the enactment of such a law as
the Bramlette bill. Not only the Goulds
and their roads and Huntington and his
lines, but also the Santa Fe, the Katy, the
Cotton Belt, the Houston and Shreveport
road, the Fort Worth and Denver, and in
fact every railroad in Texas whose shares
or bonds are held by other companies or
by individuals who also own shares or
bonds in another railroad company or
other corporation of another state, come
within the wide scope of its penalties, for,
as is generally known, these lines are
owned in connection with their connec-
tions beyond the confines of this state.
In stretching its net for a certain railroad
corporation, as has been indicated by the
message, the administration, which it is
understood fathers the Bramlette bill, ap-
pears to have spread its wings wide enough
to drag in every "malefactor" who has the
temerity to build a road in Texas or pur-
chase a share of stock or a,bond of a road
in this state. It is also claimed by the op-
ponents of the Bramlette bill that in its
third and fourth sections it outrages the
constitutional safeguard against ex post
facto laws and directs the attorney general
to proceed against all guilty persons at
once, the emergency clause declaring that
they are now guilty. Attorney General
Crane, however, is said to be a thorough
lawyer and it might be that he would be
averse to pleading before a judge or jury
for the enforcement of such a law, even
if it should be enacted. It requires no
legal acumen to be aware of the fact that
no corporation ''an control or has aught
to say or do with who buys its securities
after they have left the hands of Its offi-
cers, yet this bill assesses severe penalties
in money, besides oorporate death on the
company whose shares or bonds may be
purchased, even though without its knowl-
edge or consent by one who at the time
owns like shares or bonds in another con-
cern. This clause Is evidently based on the
belief that "corporate cannibals" are all
mind readers, or should be. It. is a matter
of wonderment how a corporation of Texas
is to know what the other stele or bond
holdings are of a person buying its shares
or bonds, even when buying direct from its
own officers.
Again, the question is asked, what con-
cern is it to the people of Texas, or what
do they care about it if one person or
company does furnish the money with
which to build, equip or maintain two or
more lines of railway in this state? It is
not believed tha!t investors in Texas rail-
roads are so numerous that they are "el-
bowing each other into the sea," as a Tex-
as governor once said about the tide of im-
migration which anight fiow Texas.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Substitute for Colquitt's Bill to Provide
Speedy Collecton of Taxes.
Austin. Tex., Feb. 4.—Senate finance com-
mittee to-night adopted the subcommittee
substitute for Mr. Colquitt's bill to provide
a speedy and effective method of collecting
taxes defaulted since 1877, and perfecting
the equity title after two years; also sub-
committee report recommending reductions
in the expenses of the general land office
as approved by the commission.
Senate committee on public lands will
recommend the passage of Mr. Lewis' bill
validating confederate land certificates
where patents have already issued.
Senate judiciary committee No. 1 will re-
port the following bills favorably: Senator
Dibrell's bill amending the law defining
the appellate jurisdiction of the courts of
civil appeals, restricting cases in appeal
that go to the district court and thence to
the appellate court; Senator Lewis' bill
touching on the practice In cases where
they go to the supreme court or. writs of
error, providing that the clerk of the court
of appeals sends up the original record in
the case instead of a copy at the expense
of the litigants; another bill by Senator
Lewis providing that when the judgment
of the court of civil appeals reversing a
judgment practically settles the case, and
this fact is shown In the petition, it shall
state that the decision of the court of civil
appeals practically settles the case, in
which case if the supreme court affirms
the decisicn of the court of civil appeals it
shall also render final Judgment according-
ly. Senate committee on judicial districts
will report favorably Senator Woods' bill
to reorganize th4 Fifteenth .Judicial dis-
trict: also Senator Dean's bill to fix the
time of holding the terms of the district
court in the Fifty-first district; also house
biil No. f'9, to take the counties of Smith,
Gregg and Upshur out of the Fifth su-
preme district and place the- same in the
First supreme judicial district.
recommend the passage of Martin of Kin-
ney's bill to protect the purity of the ballot
outside of cities of ju.ubo or over and to
extend the Australian ballot law to rural
districts.
The house labor committee will recom-
mend the passage of Rogers' anti-blacklist
bill, also of O'Connor's bill regulating thy
hours of labor of railway employes ill the
train service.
House finance committee will recommend
a reduction of $82,(JQ(| in the expense* of the
department of insurance, agriculture, etc.
House judiciary committee No. 1 will
recommend' the passage of, senate bill pro*
vldfnrt for the creation or a new court for
the city of Texarkana; senate bill providing
for the appointment of guardians by the
courts for minors, etc., for the purpose of
defending suits in which they may be de-
fendants; house bill providing for the Is-
suance of mandates by courts of civil ap-
peals fifteen days after the conclusions of
the court have been entered; committee
substitute house bill reducing fees allowed
for publication of notices of sheriffs' sales
to 40 cents per square for first Insertion
and 25 cents per square subsequently.
The house committee on revenue and
taxation to-night referred the railroad, ex-
press and telegraph company tax bill to a
subcommittee, with instructions to confer
with the governor and railroad commission
on the subject.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Favorable Report on Thomas' Bill Regu-
lating Primary Elections.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—House judiciary
committee No. 2 will recommend the pass-
age of Thomas' bill regulating primary
elections; of Owsley's unlawful intercourse
bill, making it a misdemeanor to have in-
tercourse with females between the ages of
12 and 18 years; of Bead's bill, making it a
misdemeanor to leave open gates of pas-
tures; of senate bill requiring defendant to
prove his age for admission to the re-
formatory.
House judiciary committee No. 1 will
UNIVERSITY LANDS.
Bill Placing Them Under the Supervision
of the Regents.
Austin. Tex., Feb. 1.—Judge Prather and
Colonel Cowart of the board of regents
were lure to-day to go before the senate
committee on education in behalf of the
Presler bill, providing for the turning over
of the university or "refuse" lands to the
regents for supervision and control. Th^
idea of the board in wanting to secure con-
trol of these 2.000,000 acres of land is to
givi the property closer attention, with a
view to making it bring in more revenue
to the state. Of course the property, just
like other state land, would be handled
through the channels of the land office
and treasury department, but it would be
umler the immediate supervision of the< re-
gents, who would push It and add to the
revenue derived from it as much as pos-
sible. It appears that these lands, being
inferior to other state property, have not
ben given the attention that they might
otherwise have got. The only objection
iuv< I to the bill is that a precedent would
be set which, if followed, would result in
turning over other state lands to the dif-
ferent boards. The regents overcome til's
by arguing that it would be unnecessary
to follow such a policy until It had been
tried in the case of the university lands,
and that if it did not work well the law
could be repealed. They say further that
the new departure cm not be worse than
th.- present order of 'hings so far as get-
ting revenue from these lands is con-
cerned.
EXPRESS COMPANY HEADQUARTERS.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—The Logan bill re-
quiring express companies doing business
in Texas to keep their headquarters and
general offices in this state underwent a
critical examination at the hands of
Colonel Foster and Judge Reagan of the
railroad commission to-day, they having
!been requeued by the house members to
look into it and suggest any modifications
they might consider necessary. They will
suggest as a modification to the bill that
express companies be required to keep their
books and accounts instead of general of-
fices within the limits of the state. The
house committee will consider the sugges-
tions of the t'ommiss'sion to-morrow or next
day.
CRIME ON THE INCREASE.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—Senator Darwin did
not forget to take a hit at the retiring
democratic administration this morning
when the Beall bill for the making of tho
theft of less than $50 a misdemeanor in-
stead of a felony was under discussion. He
said in so many words that crime in Texas
was on the increase, instead of the de-
crease. Thus was an issue joined between
tiie populist senator and the retiring ex-
ecutive. as Colonel Hogg has been saying
from every stump in Texas that his ad-
ministration was strictly one of "law and
order," and that crime has been rapidly
decreasing for the past three or four years.
WANTS A PENSION.
Austin, Tex., Feb..4.—(Mr. Robert Hall of
Octu 11a, a veteran of the Mexican war, Is
here to try to persuade the solons to pass a
law granting him a pension, he having
been wounded in the conflict. He is a stal-
wart, gray-bearded old fellow, and was an
interesting figure on the floor of the house
to-day dressed in buckskin and with deer
horns for plumage.
PETITION FROM TERRELL.
Terrell, Kaufman Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—
Citizens have to-day been circulating and
signing a petition to Senator Colquitt ask-
ing that he cease to delay confirmation ef
the board of managers of the asylum here,
Several leading physicians have also sent
a letter to Mr. Colquitt Indorsing Dr. Ros-
ser as superintendent.
IN GALVESTON DISTRICT.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—The Logan bill,
which passed the house to-day, transfers
the counties of Smith, Upshur and Greg
from the Dallas or Fifth sunreme judici
district to the Galveston or First district i
the civil court of appeals. It Is understood
that the bill will likewise run the gauntlet
of the house.
ARLEDGE PILOT BILL.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—Senate judiciary
committee No. 1 will consider the Arledge
pilot bill to-morrow afternoon. The house
committee will consider it Wednesday.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—Mr. Turner's resolu?
tlon providing for a constitutional conven-
tion will be discussed in the house Wednes-
day.
PERSONAL M ENTION.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—ExSenator Swayne
of Tarrant is at the Drisklll.
Editor McFarlane returned home to-night
carrying with him the gratification that his
father had been appointed quarantine of-
ficer.
Colonel W. W. Dillard of Bowie is here
protesting against the passage of the Tex-
arkana court bill.
Colonel Munson and Mr. F. J. Duff of
Brazoria are here opposing the division of
that county.
Fred Gilbough of Galveston is here ad-
vocating division.
Representative Drew has been confined to
'his room since Friday with a severe attack
of rheumatism.
penal code by raising th« misdemeanor
limit from $20 to $50 in theft cases was
taken up on second reading. The ohange
was opposed by Senator Steele and favored
by Senator Darwin. Senator Stafford was
opposed to the change. Senator Beall
made a strong appeal In behalf of the
measure, as did Senator Tips. Senator I")lto-
fell amended, making the penalty two years
Instead of one in the penitentiary in petty
larceny cases. The amendment as substi-
tuted was passed to engrossment on sec-
ond reading by a vote of 14 to 11. Senator
Steele had discovered that short term con-
victs seuU to the farms were self-support-
ing and a source of revenue to the state.
Senator Goss was not favorable to passing
the measure. Senator Bowser spoke to the
topic of a general sentiment of working
convicts on the public roads, but not in
stripes. He favored the passage of the bill.
Senator McComb was favorable to the bill
and was against bringing convict labor In
competition with free labor.
Senator Tips believed the profit was on
convicts outside the walls. The bill was or-
dered engrossed by a vote of 17 to 8.
A letter to Senator Gage from Joshua
Tlmberlake created considerable merri-
ment. It contained suggestions as to laws
to protect certain persons. It was referred
to the committee on stock and stock rais-
ing.
Consent was given Senator Dean to pre-
sent a bill authorizing indexes on certain
instruments with or without the word
"the."
A bill was Introduced by Senator Bowser,
read fhe second time and referred to the
committee on education entitled an act to
provide a more efficient method of taking
the scholastic census, to fix the compen-
sation of persons taking the same, defining
the powers of persons taking it and provid-
ing penalties for violations of provisions of
the act.
A bill by Senator Beall, an act to amend
section 6G of chapter 122 of an act to pro-
vide for a more efficient system of public
free schools passed by the Twenty-third
legislature, approved May 20, 1893, and can-
celing certain certificates, was also re-
ferred to the same committee.
An act to amend article 2402, chapter 3,
of title xlv of the revised civil statutes of
the state was offered by Senator Boren
and referred to judiciary committee No. 1.
A bill to amend articles 480, 481, 482, 483,
485, 4S8, 496, 197 and 498 and to repeal articles
480 of criminal procedure of the state con-
cerning witnesses and the manner of en-
forcing their attendance In criminal cases,
was presented by Senator Smith, read first
time and referred to judiciary committee
No. 2.
Adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock
to-morrow morning.
The comptroller shall invest the proceeds
I of such sales and of those heretofore marie
as may be directed by the board of eduea^
tlon herein provided for, In the bonds of
[ the United States, the state of Texas,
J counties in said state, or in such other
1 securities as may be prescribed by law, or
in agricultural lands, for the benefit of the
penitentiary system of the state under
such restrictions as may be prescribed by
law, and the state shall be responsible fjr
all such Investments.
I Sec. 2. That the above and foregoing
amendment he submitted for adoption at
fhe next general election in the state, and
the governor of Texas is hereby authorized
and directed to issue his proclamation
tb<»rpfor recording to law.
Substitute house bill No. 99 to take Smith,
Gregg and Upshur c< unties out of the Fifth
and place them in the First supreme judi-
cial district was passed under suspension
of the rules.
House bill No. 251, to make and consti-
tute the treasurer of the state of Texas
; the custodian of ail bonds held by the state
of Texas under the provisions of an act of
the legislature of the state of Texas, ap-
proved March 24, 1885, and also an act of
the legislature of the state of Texas, ap-
proval February 1, 1889, and to define his
duties In relation thereto, was laid before
| the house and passed under suspension of
the rules.
The regular order of business was aus-
! pended to make house bill No. 13, regulat-
! ing venue in civil cases, special order for
} next Thursday after the regular order.
The regular order was suspended to take
j up Mr. Gough's bill, making It a penal of-
1 fense to unlawfully sow Johnson gra.4S or
j any other seed or roots that Will make
' land unfit for cultivation. The toil) was
I read a second time and subjected to a bom-
bardment of amendments and finally passed
to engrossment in such u shape that the of-
fense shall be a felony or a misdemeanor,
in the discretion of the Jury, and that coco,
Russian thistle or Burmuda grass are pro-
scribed as well as Johnson grass.
The rules wero suspended to allow Mr.
Bailey to introduce a bill providing that
the Twenty-eighth judicial district shall be
composed of the counties of Cameron, Hi-
dalgo, Starr, Aransas and Nueces, and pre-
scribing the time of holding court therein.
The house adjourned until 10 a. m. to-
morrow.
THE SENATE.
Important Measures Made Special Orders
for Certain Days.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—The senate met at
10 o'clock tills morning in good form after
the Sunday recess, a quorum being present.
Several senators were excused from at-
tendance for several days in the pas't and
for the future. Resolutions and bills were
Introduced:
Senator Greer's two joint resolutions to
amend the constitution relating to the elec-
tion of state officers were made the spe-
cial order of business for Wednesday.
Tin* bill of Senator Agnew regulating as-
signments was made the special order for
Monday next.
The insurance bill of Senator Bowser was
made the special order for Thursday.
Senator Rogers' measure providing for
the incorporation of surety and fidelity
companies was set for special consideration
one week from to-morrow.
Senator Sherrill's Johnson grass bill was
read a second time and laid on the table
for call.
The libel law bill offered by Senator
Bowser will be the special order for Tues*
day of next week.
Senator Presler's bill providing for the
discovery of assets by judgment will be the
special order for Wednesday.
The committee substitute for the bill of
Senator Tips validating acknowledgments
taken between December, 1869, and August,
1870, was adopted after second reading, and
engrossed after slight change.
Th-- bill of Senator Dibrell to amend the
garnishment law so as to permit the de-
fendant to give bond and receive his prop-
erty was read a second time and defeated.
Seuator Bowser renewed his motion for
an executive session to-morrow at 12
o'clock, which prevailed.
Senator Lewis asked unanimous consent
to call up his bill to regulate the filing of
proceedings. It was read the second time
and engrossed.
The bill of Senator Beall to amend the
THE HOUSE.
Resolution Suspending the Forfeiture of
School Lands Sold.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—After the reading
clerk had read the usual number of peti-
tions and memorials for and against the
creation of the new county of Alamo, ask-
ing that the age of consent be raised, and
calling attention to the fact that the school
teachers of the state would like to draw
their salaries with greater regularity, the
house tackled the following joint resolu-
tion by Beall of Nolan:
Whereas, the drouth which has prevailed
for the last three or four years, the short-
age In crops, the low prices for cotton and
other farm products and the generad finan-
cial depression have rendered many of the
purchasers and settlers of the public free
school, the university and the several
asylum lands unable to meet their obliga-
tions; and
Whereas, there are now about 3600 claims
and accounts of such purchasers which
have been, or about to be, forfeited for the
non-payment of interest; and
Whereas, such forfeiture will render
homeless and penniless many of such pur-
chasers and will thereby work a hardship
and produce great trouble and distress up-
on them and their families; therefore be it
Resolved by the house of representatives,
the senate concurring, that the commis-
sioner of the general land office do, and is
hereby, instructed to withhold and sus-
pend the forfeiture of all such lands sold
under the acts of 1887 and subsequent acts
thereto, until further legislation is had
upon such land matters by the legislature
now in session, or until the close of said
session, and the state treasurer is hereby
instructed to receive interest and principal
payments upon such lands under the rules
of law regulating such payments for and
during said. time.
An attempt was made to refer the above
to* the committee on state affairs, but It
was finally adopted after a hot argument.
Captain Robert Hall, a famous soldier of
LaSalle county, was invited to a seat upon
the floor of the house.
Concurrent resolution suspending the op-
erations of the capitol elevator 011 Sundays
was adopted.
Mr, Bass of Camp sent up and had read
a resolution congratulating the enterprising
City of Tyler upon the progressive spirit it
has displayed in the erection of a fruit pal-
ace. Mr. Patterson of Bell wanted a re-
ceiver appointed for the resolution, as it
referred to Tyler, but the house finally
adopted it, after refusing to refer it 'to the
committee 011 agriculture.
A petition from 447 citizens of Coke coun-
ty for the reduction of the price of state
school and university lands was referred to
the committee on public lands and land of-
fice.
A memorial from M. S. Skinner & Co. for
relief for damages caused by an illegal in-
junction obtained in the name of the state
was referred to the committee on claims
and accounts.
The following bills were •in,troduce<Ttmd
referred to the following committees:
By Mr. Ward of Travis: To provide for
the sale of all the unappropriated public
lands of the s'tate of Texas, including all
the public lands heretofore set aside and
reserved for sale by chapter 52 of the gen-
eral laws of the state of Texas, entitled
"an act to provide for the sale of a portion
of the unappropriated public lands of the
state of Texas and the Investment of the
proceeds of such sale," approved July 14.
1879, and all laws amendatory thereof, ana
to repeal all laws and parts of laws in con-
flict herewith.
'By Mr. Jackson of Llano: To withhold
from members whose seats are contested
their per diem and mileage during the pen-
dency of a contest, said per diem and mile-
age to be paid 'to the contestant if he is
successful.
By Mr. Sebastian of Stephens: Providing
certain exceptions to the law defining what
acts of violence shall constitute an assault
or battery. Among the exceptions are the
following: "When a person assaulted, or
upon whom battery was committed, shall
have applied to the person assaulting such
vile and abusive language as calling him a
liar, a damned liar, or a s— of a b—, or
t.ftief; or when the person assaulted is
guilty of using insulting words or conduct
toward a female relative of the party mak-
ing the assault. But in order to excuse
such an assault or assault and battery, the
assault must have been committed under
the influence of sudden passion, rage or re-
sentment immediately and at the time of
suoh assault, and except when insulting
words or conduct of the party assaulted
are used toward a female relative of the
party making the assault, but it must ap-
pear in such event that the assault took
place immediately upon the happening of
the insulting conduct or the uttering of the
insulting words, or so soon thereafter as
the party making the assault may meet the
par'ty assaulted after having been informed
of such Insults, and such language or In-
sulting words must 'have been the direct
and immediate provocation."
By Mr. O'Connor of Bexar: To amend
chapter 66 of the general laws to read as
follows: Provided, however, that the full
stop at such crossings may be discontin-
ued when the railroads crossing each other
shall put Into full operation at such cross-
ings an interlocking switch and signal ap-
paratus, or shall keep a flagman In attend-
ance at such a crossing.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that said
above recited act be and the same is fur-
ther amended as follows, namely, by add-
ing thereto the following: And further
provided, however, that in 110 event where
such interlocking switch and signal appa-
ratus or attending flagman has been pro-
vided, shall any engine or car approach
and enter such railway crossing at a great-
er rate of speed than six miles an hour.
By Mr. Bailey of D.eWitt: To reorganize
the Twenty-fourth judicial district and to
fix the time of holding the district court in
th" several counties thereof.
By Mr. Wadklns of Navarro: Making It
a misdemeanor, punishable by imprison-
ment in the county jail, to enter "ringers"
in any contest for prizes, of sweepstakes,
offered by any agricultural or other asso-
ciation or society, or person or persons in
this state, where suoh prizes, etc., are to
be decided by contests of Speed.
Mr. McKinney of Walker introduced the
following joint resolution, which was re-
ferred to the committee on constitutional
amendments:
Section 1. Be it resolved by the legisla-
ture of the state of Tesxas, that section 4
of article 7 of the constitution of the state
of Texas be so amended as to read here-
after as follows:
S"c. 4. The lands herein set apart to the
public free school fund shall be sold under
such regulations, at such times ant} on
such terms as may be prescribed by law,
and the legislature shall not have power
to grant any relief to purchasers thereof.
POPULISTS TO CONTEST.
Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Tex., Feb 4.—
The populists held a meeting 'Saturday at
which it was decided to call a meeting to be
held at Rusk next Saturday. The object of
•the meeting is to select a candidate who
will contest for the county clerkship. The
office is held by J. H. Meeks by appoint-
ment. At the November election S. J. Simp-
son, a populist, was elected, but before the
day appointed for tiie approval of the
bonds of county officers, Mr. Simpson was
'taken sick and died. .Mr. Meeks then re-
signed and wa3 immediately appointed to
fill the vacancy created by his own resig-
nation. This was done at a called meeting of
the outgoing commissioners' court. It is
now held by the new commissioners (pop-
ulists) that said appointment terminated
with the expiration of Mr. Meeks' former
term of office, and the Rusk meeting next
Saturday is for the puropse of selecting a
candidate for the appointment. The result
is looked for with much Interest. Many cit-
izens, including a number of democrats, be-
lieve 'the action of the old court to have
been unwarranted by law and wrong in
principle. It is thought that C. C. IJearden
will be the man selected to contest.
MASS AT BOLIVAR POINT.
Bolivar Point, Tex., Feb. 4.—The Rev. M.
P. McSorley, pastor of St. Mary's cathedral,
Galveston, celebrated mass on Sunday, the
3d Instant, at this place. This is the first
time in the history of this peninsula that
Catholic services have been held here. As
might have been expected, the greater
number of the worshipers were men en-
gaged in the construction of the jetties. It
was Interesting to note the quiet and or-
derly demeanor of the men as they took
part in the impressive services or listened
to the divine, who delivered a short ad-*
dress and expressed a hope that in the
future he would be able to minister to their
spiritual wants. The apartment in which
services were held was entirely inedequate
to the occasion, so that in the near future
the congregation will be compelled to erect
an edifice for church and school purposes.
RUNAWAY BOYS.
Palestine, Tex., Feb. 4.—Officers have re-
ceived information 'that -two boys, sons of
a prominent man at Trinity, had run away
from home. They were located last night
and are being held here for the arrival of
their father, who will take them home to-
morrow. The youthful runaways stated to
■the officers that their father caught them
smoking cigare-ttes yesterday morning and
threatened to whip 'them, when they
pitched out for Lovelady afoot and boards
ed a freight 'train there and came to Pales-
tine. They seem to be but little troubled
over their dc-tention, and are boastful of
having money—a nickel between them.
LOVELADY NOTES.
Lovelady, Houston Co., Tex., Feb. 8.—The
store of N. M. Rayburn was burglarized
last night, and from $50 to $100 worth of
goods stolen. They gained admission to
the house by breaking the sash in one of
the front windov/s and prying off the Iron
bars which were across it. No attempt was
made upon the safe. So far no clew has
been obtained.
At a small show in town last nig'ht a dif-
ficulty occurred between John Lockett and
Asberry Bragg. Lockett was cut In ths
s'ide and on the neck, but neither wound is
serious. Bot'h parties are colored. Bragg
is in the hands of the constable.
WOMAN DANGEROUSLY CUT.
Colmesneil, Tyler Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—A't
Rockland Thursday night Nancy Hamilton,
colored, was assaulted and dangerously cut
with a razor by two negro women. Nancy
received twelve gashes on her person, which
her attending physician thinks are apt to
result In her death.
The mills at Rockland are running day
and night of late making large lumber
shipments. There is nothing definite yet as
to just when the rock quarries there will
be opened, though it is expected that track-
laying to the quarries will be commenced
this or next week.
HARDY REARRESTED.
Corsicana, Tex., Feb. 4.—E. R. Hardy,
who was released from custody a few days
since, was rearrested yesterday upon an af-
fidavit of attorneys for the prosecution that
the sureties on his bond were not financial-
ly responsible. T)ie matter came up before
Judge Hardy this morning and the bond
was adjudged insufficient. Hardy ig
charged with murder. At his preliminary
examination the justice of the peace set his
bond at $3000. This Judge Hardy—the mat-
ter having come before him u?ider writ of
habeas corpus—reduced to $2000, which he
promptly gave.
« —r-
AN OLD FE3UD.
Navaso'ta, Grimes Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—Two
factions at Bedias, In the north end of this
county, had a pitched battle. Over 100 shots
were fired. Mr. William Shannon came to
Anderson to-day and reported that fifteen
men had come to his house and began
firing into it. William Shannon was hit in
the back of the neck and his son Joe was
shot through the lungs and will die. Leo-
nard Hall a
wounded.
and Andrew McDonald were
The feud has existed for ten or fifteen
years.
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RECEIVED NO REWARD.
Gail, Borden Co., Tex., Jan. 31.—Sheriff T.
D. Love of this county, who captured Bill
Cook, returned home last night after an ab-
sence of twenty-eight days. He has not yet
received any reward for his labors, further
than Bill Cook made him a present of his
six-shooter.
Owing to heavy snow, Mr. Love had to
come out from Colorado City on horseback,
as it was impossible to travel with vehi-
cles.
NEWS FROM AUSTIN.
ANDERSON JAIL DELIVERY.
Navasota, Grimes Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—The
prisoners eontlned in jail at Anderson
ag-ain broke put by bursting a hole in the
cage. Six of them were Recaptured. Frank
Austin, one of the prisoners awaiting trial,
accpsed of killing another negro, refused
to leave the jail. When the Jail vyas brok-
en a month or two ago he eame to Nava-
sota, saying he had no other place to go.
All the prisoners were negroes.
Governor Culberson's Appointments
for Quarantine Officers
Announced.
A. R. STARR'S SUCCESSOR,
Appropriation for Pr nt'ngthe Court Reports
Exhausted-Delay in the Appointment
of a State Printer,
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—Governor Culberson
to-day made the following appointments
for quarantine officers:
At Sabine Pass, Dr. A. N. Perkins.
Tt Pass Cavallo, Dr. T. J. McFarlane.
At Brazos Santiago, Dr. A. S. Wplff.
At Aransas pass. Dr. J. D. Westervelt.
At Laredo, Dr. T. J. Turpln.
At El Paso, Dr. W. M. Yandell.
At Eagle Pass, Dr. A. H. Evuns.
Representative McLemore has been mak-
ing a hard light for Dr. Westervelt and he
Is naturally in high feather over his suc-
cess. It is understood that Governor Cul-
berson will shortly announce the appoint-
ment of quarantine officers at Galveston
and Velasco.
Tt is understood here that owing to the
probable reductions in the different posi-
tions, Dr. Bristow was not an applicant for
the position of quarantine officer at Aran-
sas Pass.
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.-The family of J. E.
Hollingsworth to-day received a telegram
from him informing thern that he has se-
cured a position with a life Insurance com-
pany of New York and requesting them to
come on to Gotham, as he would make that
city his future home. They leave a number
of warm friends in Austin.
■Comptroller Finley to-day received $75,000
of state revenue.
COURT REPORTS.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—In explanation of
the withholding of copy from the printers
who have the contract for printing the
court reports, complaint about which was
reported last week, the printing board
states that It is caused by the exhaustion
of the appropriation for this work and that
nothing will be done under the contract
until the legislature makes another appro-
priation.
STATE PRINTER.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—The printing board
has postponed action on the appointment
of a state printer until Attorney General
Crane recovers from his attache of sickness,
which keeps him confined to his bed at his
home In Cleburne.
APPOINTED REGENT.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4.—-Governor Culberson
has appointed T. S. Henderson of Milam,
who was a member of the Twenty-third
legislature, a member of the board of re-
gents, vice A. R. Starr of Marshall, re-
signed.
CHARTERED.
Austin, Tex,, Feb, 4.—Chartered to-day:
The San Antonio pressed brick company;
incorporators, J. W. Dary, G. Glorda, J.
Leonhardt; capital stock, $50,000.
EXPOSITION COMMISSIONER.
Waco, Tex., Feb. 4.—Governor Culberson
has appointed Hon. Waller S. Baker com-
missioner to the Atlanta exposition.
TAYLOR NOTES.
Taylor, Williamson Co., Tex., Feb. 3.—
About 8 o'clock last night two Mexican
temale venders became involved in a diffi-
culty on Third street, and one of them was
dangerously stabbed in a number of places.
Officers were notified, but the one who did
the cutting escaped in the darkness.
Burglaries are becoming more frequent in
Taylor now. Last night the residence of
Mayor Daniel Moody was entered by a
bold burglar, but nothing was taken. He
was frightened away by the barking of a
house dog. His intentions were evidently
to pry into municipal affairs, and ascer-
tain if possible «if any indictments were
pending against "hobos." He found the
purse of the guardian of the people's ex-
chequer empty. Only a few nights ago
the residence of Mr. J. E. Tucker was bur-
glarized of a gold watch, chain and charm,
and a purse containing $0 or $8.
SUPREME COURT ORDERS.
Austin, Tex., Feb, 4.—Supreme court-
Certified questions answered: Thomas R.
Gallagher et al. vs. Theodore Keller, from
Bexar; Mills county vs. Brown county,
from Brown.
Reversed and rendered for appellant; J.
H. Lamb vs. A. S. James et al., from
Wichita.
Rehearing refused: Thomas F. Hudson,
jr., vs. P. J. Willis & Bro., from Cham-
bers.
The decision In the case of Mills county
vs. Brown county sustains the constitu-
tionality of the act under which the lattpr
recovered of the former Its proportionate
share of the debts existing at the time the
new county was created. It is also held
that the district court could order tho
levy of a tax to pay the judgment.
JAIL DELIVERY.
San Augustine, Tex., Feb. 1.—Consider-
able excitement occurred this evening
about 5.30 o'clock by the prisoners In jail
shoving the jailer down and tying him un-
til they made their escape. The prisoners
consisted of three white men: Bob Hays,
charged with murder; G. W. Atkins,
charged' with attempt to murder, and a
man by the name of Tarleton, charged with
being a fugitive from justice. It being
cloudy and nearly dark, they could not be
followed by 'the officers, as they could not
find the direction 'they went. It was a
good evening to make their escape, as it
was drizzling rain and very dark.
BEAUMONT NOTES.
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—
All arrangements have been completed for
the concert to be given for the benefit of
the Methodist church to-morrow night, anel
it will be a rare treat for Beaumonters.
Prof. Proctor will render a clarinet solo.
Senator R. A. Greer has been In the city
several days, but has returned to Austin.
Church conference was held yesterday by
both the First and Second Methodist
churches. Quarterly conference was held
to-night at the First Methodist church.
SHOT IN THE NBCK.
Nacogdoches, Tex., Feb. 3.—A colored
man by the name of Reuben Porter, living
eight miles southeast of here, at Mr. David
Parish's, was shot accidentally late Satur-
day afternoon. He and another man were
handling a pistol and let it go off. Tho
bullet entered beneath the chin and lodged
in his neck. A surgeon was sent for from
here.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Martin, Falls Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—'This*
morning Henry Lard, bartender for T. B.
EUsberry, dropped his overcoat, with a six-
shooter in Its pocket, and the pistol was
discharged, the ball passing through his
thigh. He died from the effects of the
wound about two hours later.
CUT HFMSKLF,
•Corsicana, Tex., Feb. 4.—Information has
reached here that John Shapley, a prom-
inent farmer living near King Willow, ac-
cidentally cut himself in the knee with art
ax while making rails. The wound is so se-
vere that is feared amputation of the leg
will be necessary.
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