The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
DALLAS.
Proceedings OF the State Freight
Convention-ResoIutions An
tlcipating an Extra Session.
State Committee Appointed to
Confer With Traffic Managers
For Lower Rates.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
DALLAS, July 9.-Immediately after the
calling of the state freight convention to
order this morning by President Thomas
j. Brown, the committee on resolutions
announced ready to report majority and
two minority reports were presented, and
after much discussion the majority report
was adopced. 1t is as follows:
Resolved, That permanent committee
of thirty-one composed of one member
from each senatorial district be consti-
tuted by this convention, whose duty it
shall be to confer with and if possible
obtain from the railway and express traf
fic managers of Texas satisfactory re-
duction of our rates and express charges.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of
said committee to request conference to
be held on or before August Is, 1889, with
the traffic managers of Texas and to en-
y deavor to induce them by every honorable
means to grant the people of Texas Just
\ and reasonable freight rates.
Resolved, That each member of said
committee shall be constituted chairman
x of his particular senatorial district, and
\ that in the event no compromise or ad
s justment of rates can be made with the
railway managers, then that convention
be called in each county in said senatorial
district, and resolutions be submitted
earnestly petitioning the governor of
Texas to convene in extra session the
Twenty-irst legislature, to the end that
remedial legislation be at once enacted,
and that said committee of thirty-one,
as representatives and duly accredited
agents of this convention apply to the
governor for an extra session to be so
holden, and that the district chairman ap-
point proper party in each county
within his district to 30 call said conven-
tion.
That this convention in the name of
the people of Texas and of the railroads
of this state, and of those controlling
them, that they reduce the freight tariffs
on local business and 30 adjust the same
as to make them just and equitable, and
that equal and fair rates be given to all
local cities and persons in this state
II without rebate or Determinations
so that every citizen may enjoy his legal
rights in the public agencies for the trans,
action of the public carrying business of
the country, whereby our people will be
enabled to reap the benefit of home mar
kets for home productions, and that
your committee further recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the people of Texas are
earnestly requested to vote for the amend
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ted by the Twenty-frst Legislature,
< to be voted upon at the
next general election, which removes
all constitutional doubt as to
the creation of railroad commissioned
\ expressly confers upon the legislature the
power to delegate the fixing of reasonable
traffic rates on railroads to an intelligent
commission,
Resolved, That the opening of one or
more deep water ports upon the Texas
coast will contribute largely to the reduc
tion of railway freights in Texas, and that
\ this convention urgently requests the con-
4 gress of the United States to make suffi-
cient appropriation to open such ports.
Resolved, That the convention pledges
its moral support to members of the leg
islature who endeavor to pass proper laws
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and to the officers of the law who enforce
the same.
The three resolutions were not opposed
BIZ the minority. One set of minority
Resolutions wanted an extra session of the
legislature at once to deal with the rail
roads. The other set of minority resolu-
tions opposed an extra session of the leg
islature on the ground that the members
@c 10 kn unfn thnT1 ta1
last winter. This report favored a con-
stitutional a mendment. Representatives
by senatorial districts upon the committee
of thirty-one were chosen as follows:
Third DISTRICT. M. Galloway.
Fourth district-A. @. Sohulter.
Fifth district-A. d. Martin.
Sixth district-R. B. Ouleman.
Seventh district-J. G. Keerley.
Eighth Districts. S. Boone.
Twelfth district-Frank Robinson.
Thirteenth DISTRICT. M. Rennick.
Fifteenth district-E. M. Smith.
Sixteenth Districts. d. Blake.
Seventeenth distriot-H. L. Sloan.
Eighthteenth DISTRICT. W. Bailey.
Nineteenth district-W. r. Lamb.
Twentieth distrlct-G. M. Sutherland.
Twenty first distriot-M. NJ. Crane.
Twenty third district-R Y. King.
Twenty fourth district-John Robinson.
Thirtieth district-Dr. j. M. Frazier.
Thirty first district-A. G. Hubbard.
Mr.. Daugherty offered resolution,
which was approved, instructing the com
mittee of thirty-one to collect and cause
TO be published for distribution, COM
narrative statement showing the freight
and passenger rates charged by the rail
ways of Texas, as compared with the
charges made by the railways of other
states similarly circumstance for like SER