The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-03


Austin, March l.-lSpecial Correspond.
ence.l-ln one of my earlier letters during
this session ! suggested that il would be a
most difficult matter for this Legislative
body to get through with much really bene-
fcial legislation, owing TO the fact that there
wasso much raw materialin the body, there
being only seven Of the old senators and
some sixteen of the old representatives
returned. There have been hundreds Of
bills presented and the bulk OF these will
never see daylight; scores may come from
their respective committees, nut the amount
ofkscusSion on each will not permit many
to pass into regular enactments. Hence
the state must do without. much needed
legislation, All this goes 10 prove the
necessity Of what then urged, viz:
ANNUAL SESSIONS.
Texas Is so immense in area, so diverse
in her interests. so different IN her sectional
populations, that II takes more time and
care to erolve legislation that will adjust
aud reconcile conflicting interests. Thus
far the great problems az the school lands,
the public domain. the pententiary and
prisons, the railroacs, the homestead act,
etc, etc, are all yet without solution in
either house. Now the sixty days will ex-
pre- on the OH instant. This will leave,
omitung Sunday, only seven working days.
Watcher those all,impoftant questions,
with the general appropriation bill, can
be determined on within this
short time, remains to be seen.
There is some talk of holding over and con.
tinuing work until the LIST of April. In this
event. however. members will draw hut So
pes day for Their valuable services. On the
other hand, IL is proposed to adjourn, and
thus solicit the governor 70 recOnvene the
bodies to the end that such
EXTRA SESSION
shall receive from the public treasury s.
per diem. An immediate cali, in this event,
would at least save us the cost Of mileage.
OF course Governor Ireland would smile at
any reporter who might ASK
hlm what he proposes to. do
IN the event the legislature adjourn
With much unfinished business on hand,
ana say he will wait until the stream be
reached ere lie tell how he proposes to cross
IL.
The HEEALD'S readers may have noticed
IN the senate's proceedings some days ago,
move made by Senator DAVIS looking to
the amendment of the contract. made by
the state with the Chicago contractors for
the new capitol building, by some it may
have been concluded that, in view of the
present increasing and prospectively in
Creasing value OF our lands, we could to-
day make far better bargain than was
made two years ago. But ! understand
that this was not the motive or the reason
that prompted the action. There be some
IN. this great state who are of firm per-
suasiOn that
TEXAS CANNOT LONG REMAIN UNDIVIDED; l.
mat the rapidly growing northern and west.
ern sections of the state do not wish to re-
main in such close kinship as now with
some other sections that are tagging and
ust yet lag behind. Therefore II is that
hey are opposed to concentrating in Austin,
" any other particular place for that
matter, all the state buildings, and whether
'hese be universities, capitol structures,
PRISONS and penitentlarieS asylums, etc
'tc. Every now ana then this spirit crops
'ut, and the close reader of the true in
yardness OF legislative proceedings can
'llen discern a restless resolution for
'hanee as indicated.
THE pENIrENTlARY LEASE
; bone of considerable discussion here.
The ability, devotion to the states welfare, ,
considerations for their own regulations, ..
ND their known integrity are warrants that ;
Governor Roberts and Treasurer Lubbock, =,
cted intelligently aud at least oonscienti.
Justly when they fixed up matters with
cunningham " Ellis, and yet some peo-
nc can 7 yet 1t out of their heads that these
litcen years their lease has to run. The G
merits OF the case | will review for you p,
more iully in my letter tomorrow, rs it is -.
ne OF the highest significance whether the
tate shall now resume or whether tie up
Ter interests for that long period of time, /
nto the hands Of two men. !
The Statesman is quite pointed and
mphatic whenit makes this thrust Ut Gov |
rnor Ireland :" A governor that would ,
'rapple. great public questions, that would {
axe hold of, not keep hands of OF every
hing, could make q brilliant record in
'ehali OF convict management. Personal
obligations are wretched considerations @
When great public interests are involved, {
md when the former have influence upon {
he executive branches of the government, ,
inder such conditions the states position I
becomes pitiable."
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
lenclose you such provisions OF the /
General appropriation bill as have been
'dopted by the house. The sums are sub. ,
tantially those as recommended by
Comptroller Brown in his most able report '
eccntly made. ,
TEXAS PRESS ANNUAL CONVENTION. ,
This morning met Colonel Hal Gosling I
lie will make his call in day or two for q ,
Meeting Of the Executive Committee of the
Texas Press Association, to consider PIE j
iminary steps concerning the convention |
o be held in Dallas in May. He tells me
hat he has already perfected ar.
angements for members OF the press,
with their families, or, in the ,
lbsence of these, their sweethearts,
20 make a most delightful trip into the Re-
public of Mexico TO Monterey, etc, all
without cost. Sleepers vii! be placed with.
ont charge on this trip to members OF the
and every comfort will be
provided. President Gosling deserves all
possible commentator for the untripg
zeal and energy he has displayed in the
matter OF these conventions, excursions,
etc. Our people in Dallas must do the fair
thing by our representatives Of the press of
the state. Properly treated in May during
the Smngerfest, these knights ofthe pen will
sound the praises of our Queen City of
North Texas far and wide, not only through !
the state, but all over the country. 1t will |
be tho largest and best advertisement that |
Dallas ever had, VOW Will remember that |
your correspondent, then q delegate to the |
Press Convention at Houston, had difficult |
time of IT last May to remove the sittings of
this important convention from Houston, |
whose leading merchants and citizens did /
all they could, with money offers, and other
persuasives, to retain them them there in
preference over Dallas or other places. Let
us then be fully equal TO the emergency
that is to add so largely to our interests
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