San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-01-24

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The Terrell bill has been holly con
tested in the Senate tho last three
days. 1t is nothing more than
plan for segregating Texas into lord
iy manors and princely pastures
But for the source of its emnatlon the
bill would have failed to reach the
public eye.
1t is now thought that if all the
friends of the bill are present to vote
on it's final passage it will pass the
Senate by one majority, but from
the expressions of members OF the
House, the Committee on fence cut
ting, or the special committe, as it is
commonly called, will mount it with
both feet and will no doubt give 1T
the death-blow it so richly deserves.
Tt will then be bound in Grape and
consigned to q pigeon hole labeled
"the .successiest of successes, and
leave it's author to breath consolation
through the medium of his organ
the Statesman, "but," says senator
in speaking of the bill, "the odium OF
it's paternity will last him a long
time, especially among the stocklnen,
who cried "No! MOI" when an at
tempt was made to read the bill be
fore the Stock Convention" The bill
has been considered in the Committee
of the whole Senator Houston was
the first to expatiate upon its merits.
He spoke deliberately against the
measure and handled it's provisions
and author with gloves off. He was
followed by Senator Davis on the
same side, who dissected the bill, laid
bare it's enormities, exposed its alb
surdities and denounced it's design.
The title was fraud and the preamble
q delusion and intended to deceive
senators and the people. He had ex-
amined the bill very closely and had
come TO the conclusion that the doc
tors had mistaken the disease of. the
the patient and the medicine they
were attempting to administer
was a sugar coated pill
that contained q deadly poison.
The speech was caustic, incisive and
witty. But when the speaker de-
nominated the bill, the "Gould land
bill" he created a decided sensation
throughout the hall.
1t is claimed by some, that Goulds
railroads and other large corporations
who own immense bodies OF land
favor the bill because it will enable
them to lease their lands, whereas the
same lands now bring them no reven-
lie.
In order to further their object the
land men have bought up the Calves
ton News which continues to sling
mud at the present State administra-
ton, at the same time giving Terrell,
in an indirect way a gubernatorial
s.boost" But that gentleman said in
his speech supporting his bill that he
was willing to make affidavit that he
would notagain run for ANY OFFICE
The New Orleans Exposition bill
is now before the House, and L am
sorry to say meets with good deal
of opposition-on the ground that
the constitution prohibits the people
being taxed to support such an en-
terprise. The Secretary of State
turned over about thirty Thousand
dollars last year rs ''fees OF Office,
The commissioner of the Land office
turned in also large amount. Are
the people taxed to raise THIS money!
Why not appropriate part OF tins
sum! But we have among us GER
tain crowd of moss-back quasi-states-
men who believe it unconstitutional
for the State to appropriate money
for any purpose, except to pay them
five dollars day to block legislation;
which is the biggest swindle L know
A petition is in circulation among
the Legislators asking for the pardon
of Stilwell Russell ex U. S. Marshall,
who was convicted of embezzlement
and is now serving the Government
at Chester Illinois. j. Il. LAMB.