Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-16

mel of the commission, il is not known
who the general contemplates for that
office, nor will anything be known until
the commission law is enacted, and the
scope and powers of the commission de-
fined. Upon these latter depend the
character OF men needful to carry the
law into effect. A man that would
willingly serve under one commission
law might not under another. There
fore until the nature The com mission
law is made known the men who are to
see to Its execution will not be known.
-.
For the pnst two days the medicos have
had an inning with the general. 1t is
surprising to see the number of those
gentlemen whose susceptible hearts bleed
for the poor uufOrtunates of the various
state asy lums, and whose zeal in the
cause of humanity prompt them to desert
their patients, aud come from the four
corners of the commonwealth to offer
their humble services in caring for the
wards of the state confined in her several
Institutions. Geo. c. Pendleton and
Senator Tyler of Bolton have been here
for a couple or thee days pulling strings,
so the dicky birds say, for DR.. Tally aud
DR.. Reed OF Bell county, who would like
other OF the asylums. Like the rest Of
the pilgrims visiting the capital of late,
they spent good part of their time i'll
that holy of holes, Gen. Hogg IS office,
and, like the rest, had very little to say
about the object Of their mission.
DR.. R. NJ. Swearngen of this city is
having mild boom OF late for state
health officer. The doctor is q gentle
man of high standing in his profession,
q cultured aud able speaker on the
rostrum, and very popular with all
classes. Before Governor Ross ad-
miuistration he filed the health Office in
II most satisfactory manner aud being an
original I!ogg man, appears to be in q
very fair position for the lightning to
s,rike him again. His appointment is
only mere guess work, and is based on
the generally received theory or SUPPOSE
ton that General Hogg will look out for
his friends IN filling the Offices at his dis
posal. About this idea, current opinion
hereabouts is pretty unanimous. and that
is all that is know about the appoint
ments 10 be made.
AS shown by the list Of senators and
members OF the legislature published in
The GAZETTE last Tuesday, fully four
tfths OF them favor q commission. This
is taken as M absolute guarantee that a
sound and effective commission law will
be enacted. The legislature will be as
one sided in that particular as was the
voting for it at the polls.
Another matter that will have a good
deal of prominence in legislative councils
is the question of school tax, and school
books. The taxing feature is placed
fist because it appears to the writer to
be of greater Importance than the ques-
ton of school books IN respect to the
later, Texas is no worse off than those
states in which the public school sys-
TEN has advanced fartheSt. But in the
matter of good and efficient schools and
school houses, she is woefully behind
hand so far as country schools are con-
cerned. When she shall have provided
for decent and comfortable school houses,
where there are now none, or only
tumble-dowu caricature OF houses,
it will be time enough to think
of books. The latter can wait, or at
least should not take precedence of ths<
former. But as this letter ia perha pss
already spun out to sufficient length,
II would be well enough TO stick u pin
right here and 90 to bed, leaving the
question of schools for another time.
There is q good deal in it, if rightly con-
sidered, and about it a deal of woefulI
ignorance and misapprehension. BuE,
au revoir, and to bed. IF. o. y