The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17
SOME VIEWS ON TIE VETO
LAND LAW SENTIMENTAL AUSTIN
The Act of the Governor Receives General
Observation-Disclosures From Sena-
tor Maxey on the Next
Term-Other Matters.

AUSTIN, April l6.- Special. The
governors veto was the all-absorbing
topic to-day, and from the following in
terviews had with prominent land and
cattlemen by the HERALD correspond
ent, it will be seen that the act of the
governor meets with hearty approval:
"He never did better act in his life,
and ne has my sincere approval."-J
W. Collet.
l have heard of it | think he did per-
fectly right, and tho people will sustain
him."-P sds Cordova.
"Two OF the members of this firm con
cur with the governor. The bill was a
bad one and It's veto was right. We
think, however, that the governor went
BACK on some of his acts as q member of
the land board. MADDOX Bros. Il An
dersOn,
81 think the bill was a put-up Job in
tho interest Of cattle kings, and the GOV
ernOr did right in vetoing it. | believed
| it was a scheme from the first, and vo.
ted against it."-SenatOr J. II. Pope.
81 think IL was a good thing. The bill
ought TO have been vetoed, but in the
vetoe arc some things relating to the
| Ole law and tho act of the land board
| that i don't see how the governor can
satisfactory y explain. Itappears 10 me
| be goes back on his record as q member
| Of tho board. "-- Fhad Thompson.
"Ho set down on IL fiat, but not hal,
| hard enough. '--J. Il. DOnnau.
! Othor prominent citizens not engaged
| IN the land OF cattle business, We're in
! terylewed, and all expressed themselves
moro than satisfied. Some suggested
I that if the land board will now leave tht
/ sales as they arc and fix the minimum
price Of lease as cents per acre, subiec
| to competition, Tia people will BIO salts
ned. One prominent gentleman assert
cd that the veto Will do more t,
strengthen the governor with the PEG
| pie than any public act Of his life.
CAPITAL CULLINqs.
, The Fort Worth IL Denver City rail
way company paid its quarterly passen
ger tax to-day.
The acknowledgement to day issued an
order granting all military organiza
lions to pass armed and equipped be
You'd the limits OF the state TO attend thu
Interstate competitive drills at Mobil,
and New Orleans, the governors Of Ala
bama and Louisiana having granted
leave for troops to pass through theil
respective states for tho purpose!
| named.
The secretary of the state has proc
sheets of about half the laws and ali will
be printed and distributed as early a,
| possible.
A heavy ram fell here this morning
doing great good to crops.
a private letter received here from
Senator MaXey says he will be a candi.
date for reelection to tho senate if The
| npOnln want him m
is not at all DESTROYS of pushing bimseIl
forward and entering into turbulent
contest for the seat. Wellborn aud Ire.
land, especially the latter, are promi
nently namod here for the position.
1t is limited here to-day that the
trancklyn, and other cattle companies
OF the northwest, who are now using
grass free, will be compelled to pay rem
or moe their herds. Southern cattle
men are said to be working the thing
up and will see that it is carried out.