Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-15
CONVICT LABOR.
Some Display Of Eloquence in
Discussing the Question.
The Treasury Department Pays Out
S10,000in the Mileage of Members
Geological Specimens.
The Hon. H. D. Robertson OF Bell County is
Selected to Carry the Electoral Vote of
Texas TO Washington.

PENITENTIARY QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 14.-Albert Ste
venson IS resolution on the penitentiary
question was the signal for considerable
display of eloquence. Mr.. Stevenson
opened the ball, making a stirring
speech on behalf of the honest labor of
the country in its fight against convict
competition.
He was followed by Judge Hamblen of
Houston, who inveigled against the plan
of allowing convicts to manufacture
articles in competition with honest me-
chanics. He declared that there was no
iron foundry in the state where boiler
could be built except at the peniten-
tiary; that this arose from the
fact that the articles manufactured at
the penitentiaries drove others out of
competition, being sold % per cent.
cheaper than others
COULD AFFORD TO SELL.
Mr.. Mays, the colored member from
BraZos, made rafting talk for the reso-
luton. He wanted the farm hands pro-
tected from the convicts, which are being
leased by planters in the Brazos bottoms.
Mr.. White of Freestone took different
view of the matter. He was tired of the
cry for protection from competition with
convict labor. If the manufactured
articles could be turned out of the peni-
Tertiary cheaper than elsewhere, let it
be done and let the people of the
state get the benefit of 1t. Let them be
engaged in the manufacturing of ploWs
and other farming implements, and let
the farmers get the benefit of the reduc
ton in price. Let them be utilized in the
manufacturing of shoes, giving all the
people of the state chance to buy them
at lower prices than they pay to eastern
manufacturers. The cry against convict
labor was made in the interest of special
classes, and came from the same spirit
that prompted the Republican protective
policy. Mr.. White made strong speech,
which was literally applauded.
Mr.. Moody of Limestone followed in
a short speech in which he pursued the
same line of argument.
More eloquence will probably be
touched off when the resolution comes up
tomorrow.
RAILROAD BILLS.
About twenty railroad bills haye been
introduced in the house to date. A large
proportion of them provide for the ap-
pointment of commission.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEETS.
The electoral college met here to-day,
consisting of A w. Terrell of Travis
county, A. L. Mckinney, E. c.. Dick
erson, X. c.. Graffenreid, H. Templeton,
J. R. Hobb, j. S. Woods, G. A. Levi,
W. s. Fly, w. H. Richardson, J. H.
McLeary, and w. A. Cowan After
casting the vote of Texas for Cleveland
and Thurman the college elected Hon H.
ID. Robertson of Bell county as messen-
ger to carry the vote to Washington.
MILEAGE PAID.
The treasury department was to-day
engaged in paying the mileage of mem
bers and some $40 900 was paid out,
while SIS, 900 was taken in.
FULL OF FIGHT.
Attorney General Hogg will resist to
the utmost the application for new trial
in the supreme court in the case of the
State VS.. the Texas traffic association.
New points viii be introduced in the ar
gument.
CAPITAL CULLINGs.
Professor Cummings, assistant state
geologist for North Texas, arrived to-day
and brought a large number of speci-
mems. Among other specimens received
was magnetic iron ore from Gillespie
county.
Comptroller Mccall to-day deposited
S12 900 in the state treasury.
The following charters were filed
in the Office of the secretary of
state to-day: Oak Cliff female institute
of Dallas; capital stock, S100, 900. Runs
fifty years. Incorporators: w. H.
Hughes, T. L. Marsallis, q. NJ. Baker,
F. n. Oliver, W. White, E. G. Patton,
all of Dallas, and William Allen of Den
ton, w. S Herndon of Tyler and R. L.
Thompson of Marshall.
The stockholders of the Dallas rapid
transit company filed resolution adopt
ed authorizing the management to issue
SCI 600 first mortgage per cent. thirty
years bond, and raise money thereon.
Heavy rains poured down all day, de-
luging the streets and keeping everybody
in doors.
The governor and acknowledgements
will be inaugurated for their second term
tomorrow, the ceremony taking place in
the house of representatives nall. The
citizens here took some steps toward haV-
ing an inaugural ball. The scheme has
been abandoned.