Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19
ROSS TO KIMBROUGH.
The Full Tex. OF GsvsiHor Rsss' Much
TALKED OF Letter 10 Hsn. &. 3,
ktmbrGugh si Mesq Hts
Something About Railway Legi,ladou In
TsIaa-Soms Good Democratic Ideas.
Marion Martins Record

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx O;t. 15-The following
is the full text Of the letter from ,Ternor
Ross to Hon. R S. K,mbrough OF Mes
quite. It ia replete with good Democratic
ideas, snd should be read by every Demo.
crGt in Texas:
AUSTIN, TEX, oct. 13, ISIS.
20 Hon. R. S. him5roueh, Mes iUite, Tex:
"About the last OF my legislative acts is
recorded as fellows, Apri! 20, 1882 Sens
tor Davenport for committee OF internal
| improvements submitted the following
report: "Your committee on inferno!
improvements TO whom Was referred S.
B., 4S5, so be entitled: 'An act further to
regulate the duties snd rights CT railroads.
IN this state connecting With or inteTsec-
ting, OF crossing each other, .nd 10 pre-
vent DETERMINATIONS by them, hsve con-
sidered the same, sad en- instructed by
the maj ,rity Ci the committee to report it
hack TO the Sanate with the recommended
ton that it do not psss."
This was the Reagan bill modified TO
sIsEe exigeCcies, and the following minor
ltV report Was made:
COMMITTEE ROOM,
AUSTIN. ADhi Is, 1882
Hon L. s. Story:
ga m5j )riiy OF your committee on IL
ternsl improvements respectfully DIS
sent from the majority (MsriCn
Martin was one Of the mai 1rlty)
report adverse &c S. B. No So, which has
for it's object the prevention Of GiEcrim-
nations oy connecting CT intersecting
railroads against each other and tie regu-
lation Of their rights and duties growing
out OF such connections.
TIE minority think the Dill ought to
pass for The following ressons:
l. II requires proper facilities for the
transfer CT freight sad passengers at such
jurc.lCns.
2. It requires prompt receipt
from and delivery to AID forward
ing OF freight ard passengers on
the part Of such connecting roads end
gives right OF seton to al injured COM
pang II addition to that which the citizen
slres6y has, thereby transferring 10 8
great measure the controversies gro Hing
GU. Of dis riminstions, delsys and
losses from the people as against
rsilroadG to those Corporations themselves
and protecting and encouraging ccmpeti-
ticn in the interest Of the public.
8. 1t tends to prevent pooling and rail.
road combinations.
4. 1t gives legislative eject 10 that
provision Of the constitution which
declares that railroad companies shall
receive and transport eacG others pass
sengers, tonnage and cars, loaded or
empty, without discrimination Or deisy
5. Il prevents diversion OF freight, and
subaeTVes the public interest by Ie O lir-
ing such companies 10 issue through
tickets and bills Of lsdlng.
6. 1t requires such companies to trsns-
port fSe gnt without discriminauors IL
requiring prepayment, and it also m axes
them Responsible for charges due the
company from whom i. receives ths
freight.
Z. Il requires railroad companies to
promptly return esca others rolliFg
stock In protesting we respectfully
recommend the passage 0; the bill.
[5igrodl Ross,
SHANNON,
STUBS,
SWAIN.
(Geaate Jcurnals) pSge 50, July &c,
1882. This oil would have cured about |
all the troubles # which the people com |
plku, but it was killed si:er minority |
report WAS adopted, by sAddling 1t Hitn |
SUCH impr.cticabie amendments as tO |
compel It's oWn friends to vote aGainst It. |
Then these opponents introduced 9 regu-
lSr commission bill, which l honestly be |
lieved the Supreme court Git it passed. |
would declare unconstitutional. But so |
cnxious WAS to- see these corporations |
chained down from misthief by the |
strorg ann of the Law that gave the dill |
tie benefit Of the doubt which I held /
on the subject, ind voted for II,
This DOUBT grew on? OF ny idea that In |
8 constitutional government like ours,
There the people hsvs onca delegated |
their powers to representatives. as their /
agents, these representatives cannot GeIe.
gate the power entrusted 10 them to 9TH |
ers not selected by the peopla toc that |
purpose. II the Legislature has tie
authority TO delegate to 6
any portion OF their legislat-
i've functions, they have the authority to
remit to them the entire msss o; their
legislative power, and the converse OF the
must be equally true-.hat Ii
taey hsye no suth0ritY 70 delegate their
whole power, they are il like manner
powerleSs to delegate any portion |
Ct it, unless the authority SO
to delegate ia expressly conferred
oy the constitution. As the same time
asv always believed thar il govern
nent Ike ou1s, where its institutions
rested upon popular suffrage IS the infal-
tale oracle AID voice Of the state when
expressed through lawful and copssitu
.ioaal forms. 1t Wss the duty Of those
eho governed to chez its commands and
register and faithfully execute its DEGREES,
and hence, Wlile l have had & policy 20
suggest upon nearly eli Of the material
ehbhc interests Of our state, have had
none TO Enforce against tee Will OF
Is people. l have deemed il nv
iuty 10 tell them fesrlessiy
Yha. thought bsss for tie
promotion OF the highest interest of the
1hole people, and where their represent
,t!ves have not sgreed with me l have in
very instance Willingly IS e serysnt Of
he people scquiesced IN their decls-
or, and you msy with authority cay that
my meaauIe looking to the control OF
which does NOT plsinl9
ranegress the consultation, which; / am
worn to see faithfully observed, Will
meet with ny hearty recognition and sp-
'rcval. Yours truly, L. S. Ross.
Deacsts ohildre7, Nursing
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