Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-20

at your parlors and fully
explain the absolute ,impos-
sibility of granting your request
in full. You called at the committee
rooms by invitation the following |
morning, when you We're invited to
read the testimony or rs much of the |
same as you desired, but this you de-
clined unless your demands were fully !
complied with. This we again in
formed You could not be done without
an abandonment of the settled ruling |
of the committee and all idea of re- !
porting any railroad measure during
the pending session of the legislature.
You then requested that | should say
this frankly TO you in letter saying
pleasantly that you hoped | would
write in 'the language of soldier
and not of politician. There was no
language needed for concealing the
ideas of the committee and repeated,
at your request, in writing, what
had already stated verbally. This |
reasonably supposed would close the
correspondence, but you are pleased to
again repeat, with renewed earnest
ness, the demand that the committee
suspend action until the railroad
companies shall have had ample
opportunity to analyze the evidence
already taken--cross-eXa such of
the witnesses as they deem necessary
to their protection, and examine in
chief other witnesses who might ex-
plail or rebut the Gtivef..t ,. 'iurtful
evidence, if any, already admitted;
and then, with all the facts before the
IN m,
be fully and freely eXpounded," etc.
Now, governor, deeply regret that
my duty to the committee | represent
and the people of Texas, whose sworn
servant am, has forced ME reluctant
~ to deny the demands of the railroad
representatives made through you.
1t is simply impossible. A distin-
guished citizen of another state and
the solicitor of the greatest railroad
syndicate on this continent, | am not
willing, with all my great
respect for you personally, that
extont of my obligation as
to listen and yield to your persuasive
demands, our committee rooms would
be barred during the session against
road regulation, which the people
through political platforms, the consti
tuition, and every other way possible
have with united voice demanded
will continue to be frank with you, "a,
a soldier and now, with all respect
but finally and emphatically, declare
that when | conclude to yield to tn,
present demands of the railroad repre-
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and return my credentials to my con
stituency, who have repeatedly hon,
ored me with their confidence. Will
great respect, your obedient servant,
j. q. CHENowIrH.
Austin, February 19-The foil owing
is the last letter from Gov. Brown:
Austin, Feb. Is, 1888.
Hon. Jas. o. Chenowith, Chairman of tn,
House Committee OF Internal Improve
ment, House of Repre- 'entatives, Texas
Dear Sir-Yours of this dat,
has been received and while
have no disposition to protract thu
correspondence beyond u REASONABLE,
limit yet your communication neces
sarily calls for brief response and I,
the issue you make that the testimon,
was taken with closed doors in tn
sense | suggest if you are correct tn ere
was certainly grave mistake between
the subcommittee and those VIII
represented the railroads during tn
progress of examination of witnesses
For myself can say that since my
arrival i'll the city l did not know
who was subpmnaed nor when any
witness was to be examined, nor a
what hour the sessions of commit
tees were held. But be this as i
! may when the subcommittee haC
completed the examination of wit
nesses in chief, the reasonable reques
OF the railroad companies, but the evi
dence should be examined and rchut
ted by such means rs may have beer
IN their power, was one that would
have been accorded in any court of tn,
state. beg in closing this correspon
dence to express my thanks TO yoursel
aud the members OF the committee TO
personal courtesies, and will at tn,
same time assure you personally ha
the railroad representatives in view o
the threat in your last letter [,
send in white flag and surrender
your credentials to the constituency
who have repeatedly honored YOU with
their confidence, will not further en-.
force their present demands. | have
the honor to be, very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
JNo. G.. BROWN.