Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
THE FIRST GUN.
Capt. Tom Brown Speaks in Favor
of the Commission.
A Number OF Attendants on the Star
Chamber Caucus Chatting SOrely
Under Their FetterS.
Amounts of Jarvis General Appropriation
BiIl-Protests Against Change in
the Collection Laws.
THE BATE BEGUN.


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. The fight IS
on. The commission bill was read for
the first time in the house this morning,
and Capt. Tom Brown fired the first gun
in its favor He had made careful prep
aration, and his speech was a strong pre-
sentation of the constitutional right of the
legislature 10 form such n commission as
the bin contemplates. Ond of the expe-
diency OF the measure Capt Brown
left his own seat, which is in the corner,
to the speaker s left, and piled his au-
thOritieS on Mr. Whatley'S desk,
about half way down the center
aisle on the right, and stood in the
aisle 10 speak. He spoke without notes,
save those referring TO the authorities he
desired to quote. He had the subject
we'll in hand, and his speech showed stu
dious thought and careful preparation.
A synopsis of the speech will be found
elsewhere. 1t is not certain who will
make the first speech for the opposition
tomorrow 1t will be either Gresham or
McCOmb, who will argue the question
merely from
\ CONSTITUTIONAL STANDPOINT
leaving the matter of eXpediency to those
who will follow The statement wired
THE GAZETTE that Owsley would be one
of the leaders against the commission
bill was mistake. He follows the bill
and if he speaks ut all he will speak in
its support The star chamber caucus
is still the theme of criticism and there
are Il number of members who give evl-
dcnce of wishing they had not been
there 1t is thought that some of them
are chatting sorely against the east iron
letters which the caucus placed upon
them, and 1t is not unlikely some of them
will strain their bonds
UNTIL THEY BREAK,
a conSummation devOutly to be wished,
for the precedent is a dangerous one, and
one which will scarcely find favor in
Texas Dark lanternism is bad thing
in politics, in legislation it Is worse.
There were some men in that caucus
whom no power on earth will ever be
able to drag into another of the kind
The general appropriation bill prepared
by Senator Jarvis and reported from the
senate finance committee appropriates
81 .842 ,029 for the first and 81 ,S2fy554 for
the second year. senator Jarvis thinks
these amounts will be changed somewhat
in the senate.
BUSINESS MEN HEARD.
A number of business men from Gal
weston, Houston, Dallas, Waco, Fort
Worth and other cities, were before the
senate Judiciary committee to-day to
protest against the proposed change in
election laws The committee heard
their remarks but took no action ON the
bill.
TARRANT COUNTY NOTARIES.
Following is list of nOtarieS appointed
by Governor Ross for Tarrant county
among others and of which the senate
was notified:
Johnson Station: George w. Jopling.
Fort Worth: j. L. Hill, c. 4. CAL
braith, W. Ct. Veal, Porter Ball, George
Holland, H. c. Jewell, o. NJ Kerr, G.
NJ. Crane, b. j. Houston, Robert G..
Johnson, 81. NJ. Council, ID. 5. Brown,
E. O barley, James w. Swayne, E. G..
Senter, Zane Cetti, d. L. Mobmar, z.
ID. Wyatt, c.. c.. Cummings.
Bedford-H. + Valentine.
Kellar-T. NJ Pruitt, 7. A. Neace.
Dido-C. 4. Duke.
ArIington-E E Rankin, Willie Tim
meEman.
Mansfeld-A. S. Hayter.
Ederyille-J. I. Shives
Grapevine. Tracy Morehead.
The johnson case of alleged embezZle--
ment of funds in the postOffice comes up
in the Cnited States commissioners court
tomorrow.