Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-16
ROSS TO KIMBROUGH.
The Full Tsxt o; Governor Resi- Much
TAXED o. Letter 10 Her. e. s.
Kimbrougs Of Mstq ls.s.
s0m 'ihicg Abous Railway LesiIlation In
TSKas-Somu Coco Democratic idtaI.
Marion Narstn'x RecBrd.

bALLhSs LA W ~ IL 10 ANAAO Al &
Is the full tex. OF the letter from Governor
Ross to Hon. R. S. Klmorough Of Mes
quite. II is replste With good Democratic
idese, and should be read by every Demo
crat in Texas:
AUSTIN, Ten, Oct. l., ls.s.
10 Hon. r s. kImbrough, Mes quite, Tex:
"About the last OF my legislative acts is
recorded as follows, April 2G, 1882 Sens-
tor Davenport for Committee OF Internal
improvements submitted the following
report: "Your committee on Internal
improvements to whom was referred 5.
B., ass, to be entitled: San act further TO
regulate the dulles and rights CT railroads
in this stste connecting with or intersec.
ting, or crossing esco otner, and TO pre-
vent Determinations by them, hsve con
sidered the sEne, ard en- instructed by
the mai Jrity Of the committee to report /!
back to the Senate with the recommended
ton thst IL do not psss."
This WAS the Reagan bill modii I'd to
state eXigeIciee, and the following miaor-
itv report was made:
COMMITTEE ROOM,
AUSTIN, Apcii 20, Ies2.
Hon L. S. Story:
"A maj my VI your committee on in
tera=. improvements re5l &c IN ly DIS
seat HON the maj ty Marion
Martin WIS one OF the mai oily }
r.po,l adv1rse to S. B. No 35, which EHs
for ia Ctj Set the prevention Of discrim
iGtions Gy connecting or intsrsecting
RAILROADS sgainst each osEer and the regu-
lSl.Gn OF tHeir rights aud duties growing
CuE OF such connections.
The minority tAiuk the DILL ought to
pzss TO- Inc following reasons:
T. O
transfer Of freight Snd passengers EI such
jurcIons.
2. l. requires prompt receipt
from and delivery tu and forward
ing C! freight and passengers on
the part Of sucn connecting roads and
gives right Of sction to al II 1red COM
panY III addition to That which the citizen
already has, thereby transferring in 8
great measure the Controversies growing
out OF dis 1iminssions, delays anu
losses from the people as agsinst
railroads to those corporations themselves
and protecting sad encouraging Compel
ton in the interest OF the public.
II tends to prevent pooling and rail-.
road combinGtlols.
I. 1t gives legislative effect 10 that
provision of the constitution which
declares thst railroad companies snail
receive and transport each others pas
sengers, tonnage and cscs, loaded or
empty, without discrimination or delay.
S. L. prevents diversion OF freight and
subserves the public interest pg re qir
ing such companies to issue through
tickets and bills Of lsding.
1t requires eucn companies to trans
port fire. ght without Determinations IN
requiring prepayment, and it also IA skee
THEM responsible for charges due the
compapy from whom 1t receives the
freight.
Z. IL requires rsilrosd companies to
promptly return esca others rolling
stock. In protesting we respectfully
recommend the passage o: the bill.
Signed Ross,
SHANNON,
STUBS,
SWAIN.
Senate Journsls) page 90, July 26,
1882. This bill would have cured about
all the troubles If which the people com
plan, but 1t was killed after minority
report was adopted, by snddling It with
such imprsc:icable amendments IS to
compel it'd own friends TO vote agaiDs. 1t.
Then these opponents introduced regu-
lar commission bill, which l honestly be
lieved the Supreme court Ok it passed.
aIXIous Was to see these COMPOSITIONS
cheined down from mischief by the
strong arm of the law that l gave the bill
the benefit of the doubt which l held
on the subject, and voted for it,
This DOUBT grew oul CT ny idea that in
constitutional government Ike ours,
wnere the people haVs once delegated
their powers to representatives, So their
agents, these representatives cannot dele
gate the power entrusted to them to 9TH
ers no: ssiected OF the people fof that
purpose. II the Legislature has tie
constitutional authority 10 delegate to g
commission any portion of their legislat-
i've functions, they have the authority to
remit to them the e1tite mass OF their
legislative power, and the converse OF the
proportion must be equally true-.hst Ii
they have 10 authority 10 delegate their
whole power, they are il like manner
poWeriess to delegste sny portion
of Il, unless the authority go
to delegate Is expressly, conferred
by the constitution. At tie saRe time
hav always believed thai il govern
Inent like ours, whsre it's institu ions
rested upon popular suffrage as the ipfsl.
hole oracl3 AID voice OF the State when
expressed through lawful and cons.itu
tlonal tolms. II was the duty Of those
who governed to obey its Commands and
register and faithfully execute its DEGREES,
ana hence, while l have had policy to
suggest upon nesrlY all OF the material
public interests Cf our Stste, have had
none to enforce sgsinst tne will of
It's people. l have deemed it mrj
duty TO tell them fssrlesslYs
what 1 thought best for the
promotion OF the highest interes. OF toe
whole people, and where their Iepres ent-
atives nave not sgreed with me have in
every instance willingly IS servant Ct
tie people scQuiesced II their dGcis-
ion, and you may wiki authority say that
any measure looking to the control OF
corporations which does EOs plainly
trspsgrees The constitution, which am
swoIr 10 gee faithfully observed, VIII
meet with my hearty recognition and ap
provsl. Yours truly, L. S. Ross.
P.lIt Point.
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