Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-26
JOHNSON.
Senate Leaders of the Two Sides on the
Commission Bill Take Up the Day.
Both Men Make Speeches of Which ANY Cause
Might Well be Proud-Charters Filed
4 Convict Pardoned.
GIANTS DAY.

GIANTS DAY.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Feb. 25.-There was a
battle of giants in the senate to-day over
the commission bill. Senators johnson
and Mcdonald opened the fight and each
made powerful argument for his side
johnson has been stsdying the question
for two years and introduced the first
commission bill of the session. He ar
gued the constitutionality of the measure
first and then its expediency. As TO the
right of the legislature to delegate to a
commission the power to fix freight rates,
he made by far the best argument yet
heard from the friends of the bill. All the
way through his speech gave evidence OF
close steady and careful consideration
and as whole reflected great credit upon
the Smith county senator, who is the
youngest member of the upper house.
M'DoNALD REPLIED
in the afternoon iii an argument of great
power, cogency and vitality. He fol-
lowed different line from that taken by
any of the opponents of the bill He
showed from the record that the laws
already enacted provided remedies for all
the evils complained of, and that the at
torney- general was as able and efficient
in having them executed as
g commission would or could
be. He argued against the
constftutionality of the measure as well
as against its expediency, making many
telling points against both. The senator
is man of magnificent appearance, with
q voice of most pleasing quality and q
captivating manner of speech. His Ian
guage is always well chosen, his illuStra-
tons classic, his rhetoric chaste and
beautiful his logic sound. Though he
spoke for two hours and fortY-five min
utes he was listened to throughout with
the closest attention, and interest never
for q moment tagged or faltered. In
deed, each side had the best foot forward
to-day, and neither has need to be
as named of its champion
STATE GEoLoGIsT DUMBLE
to-day received letter from Professor
Streernwitz, assistant geologist. Pro
fessor Streernwitz was at the date of the
letter in camp near the Chisos or Ghost
mountains, which he speaks of as the
s'dreaded Chisos - In order to reach
the Chisos Professor Streernwitz had to
travel through four miles of what he
calls high rainbow colored clay banks
and stone walls In the locality men
toned he found some moss agates.
CHARTERS FILED.
The following charters were filed to-
dav in the office of the secretary of state:
Jefferson Loan and Investment company
capital stock, S25 ,000 Incor-
porator+B. f. SherrelI, w. b
Harper, c. f. Bemis, 7. D. Rowell
Lee .Sherrell, W. B. Ward, Jr., and w i.
H. Murphy.
Texas State Art association of San An
tonic, runs fifty years. IneorpOrators-
H. b. Andrews, Il. r. Lane, James
Maverick, George Paseha, f. B. Chand-
Ter, W. S. Messmer, Elias Edmonds, s.
ID. Scudder, Miss Mary Lamb, Mrs. L.
w. Florea, Mrs. r. L. Matthews, Mrs.
II. Nicholson, j s. Alexander, all
of san Antonio The volume of the
assets of the corporation is 500.
PARDoNED.
Governor Ross to-day pardoned Frank
Brain of Lee county, convicted of ag
gravated assault and fined 500. The
pardon was recommended by the COM
Inissioners' court of said county.
Comptroller Mccall to-day deposited
Sl2 900 in the state treasury.
UNNECESSARY DELAY.
House bill No 81, to validate the acts
of the land board in the sale of lands
under the act approved April 10, 1888, as
introduced by Mr. Toler was substituted
in the house committee by
a bill that was long and
hard to understand and unsatisfactory
because it required additional expense
to the purchaser before his wrongs could
be riehted The substitute was sup
ported. however, by Tolar as being the
best that could be obtained, and passed
the house In the senate it
was amended by the substitute of
a senate bill, which gives the
same relief, but more briefly, and is
more easy of construction. The senate
bill came IIp for concurrence in the house
this morning, and Mr.. Tolar, Mr..
McComb, Mr.. Hamblen and Mr.. Nc
Gaughey made speeches in favor of a
concurrence in the senate amendments.
Mr. Brown of Grayson, Mr.. Mills of
McLennon, and Mr.. Strong of
Dallas, opposed it and sue
eeeded In having it re-eommitted
TO conference committee, which makes
its passage at this session extremely
doubtful. Mr.. TOlar has been following
the bill from the house to the senate and
through the different committees trying
to hurry lln IL TIlsIssage so that his nnmer-
e.ss constituents, who are now i'll sus-
pense and anxiety because of the
delays and uncertainties of its passage,
may be relieved and he is considerably
exercised at the course that has been and
is being pursued in the matter.