Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-30
COMMISSION BILL.
Senator-elect j. G. kearby on the Bill
Prepared by Col. j. B. Simpson.
he Thinks 1t q Compliment to the Capacity
and Intelligence Of the Members
Of the Legislature.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WILLS, POINT, TEX, Dec. 81
This afternoon your reporter, in quest
of news, called at the Office of Senator
elect J. 6. Kearby. The colonel was
quite busy in the preparation of legal
documents and when the mission OF
your reporter was made known he
endeavored to Leg of, pleading ths
press of other engagements. Aftal
many flattering remarks by the senator
towards THE GAZETTE the following con-
versation occurred:
'Col. kearby, have you read the
commission bill prepared By Col. J. b.
Simpson and published in the Dallas
News of the 25th? What do you think
fit?''
"Yes,I have seen and read the bill and
must say that as Col. Simpson is not
mem Der of the legislature. his effort in
this behalf is compliment to the ca
pacity and intelligence of that body Of
so pronounced and emphatic q character
that 1t will no doubt avail itself of the
first opportunity to exhibit q marked
evidence of its appreciation. l need
hardly say TO you that l heartily favor
the just and proper regulation of rail-
roads through the medium of q commits
sion. as it was publicly declared by me
in my canvass for the senate. As to the
details Of commission bill, l have no
idea that the product of any one man g
mind will meet the demands of the leg
islature, but out of all the contrsriety of
opinion l feel confident that u law will
be framed which will confer great relief
upon the people,
'Seuator, l notice that Col. Simpson
says he has taken the Georgia commits
sion bill as a basis. viii you please ex-
plain the differences between that bill
and the one prepared by Col. Simpson,
and suggest the features of improvement
in the iatter?''
81 have read the Georgia commission
bill and compared it with Col. Simp-
sons. The difference between the two
can be very briefly stated. The former
purports to have been enacted by the
general assembly of the state of Geor-
gia'' and the latter by the Legislature
of the state of Texas;' the salary of the
com IN issloners in the former is $500,
while in the latter il is $500, and but
for these differeu rs l think Col. Simp-
SON. 3 bill would pass muster undecided
III u OeOTglb court. AS u any
ment, Col. Simpson g bill provides for
large increase in salaries. so l take it
that this would improve the condition of
the holders Of the offices. but hardly i'm
prove the condition of the people. In
this connection l may say that Col.
Simpson "word OF explanation pub
lishsd in the News of the Goth is but q
condensed announcement of the views of
the Georgia commissioners contained III
their report published October Is, 1890,
on pages and 8, wherein they discuss
the propriety OF amending the Georgia
law. -
Have you prepared any bill to be
submitted to the legislatures?
"No. have not had the time which so
i'm portant subject demands. Besides,
/ am sure that bills will be submitted by
older mem bers than /. But let me say
that in my opinion one danger we will
have to guard against will be that secre,
enemies of the commission idea will
under the gulse Of friendship offer legis-
lation so extreme as will from its evil eff
fects demand from the people a repeal of
the law. Now do not understand me as
saying that am opposed to the Georgia
bill, because l think4lts general features
are excellent. I@y call attention to
the dangers to bEeavoided. Well, good
bye. Call agaH to see me-