Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-08
TEXAS JARED WELL.
The Important Measures Acted Upon
by the Fifty-First Congress.
Texas Has Every Reason to Feel Proud Of the
Record Made-Grser County Boundary
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correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May THAT Texas has
Jared well at the hands of the Fifty first
congress needs but little reflection.
Although it is the general impression that
anything Southern in Its nature win be
tabooed, yet such has not been the case
with the interests affecting the Lone Star
state. OF course there are many bills OF
interest to Texas which have not yet been
passed upon. but the fact is none the
less true that most OF the important
measures of local interest have already
been finally considered, or are in such
good snaps that favorable and final ac-
ton may De looked for at an early date.
Among them may be mentioned the fol-
lowing:
The Galveston deep water project has
already passed the senate and has been
reported from the house committee on
rivers and harbors without amendment.
Credit for the position OF this measure is
of course due to the entire delegation,
but more especially to Senator Coke, Mr..
Grain, Col. Stewart and Col. Gresham,
all of whom have taken deep interest in
the bill and have done all in their power
TO aid it.
The Greer county boundary question is
another matter which deeply concerns
Texas. This measure is on the Okla
homa bill which has recently passed.
While the features OF the Greer county
measure are not entirely satisfactory to
Mr.. Lanham, authorizing the institution
of suit by the attorney-general, yet it
Is a matter for congratulstion that this
vexed question is to be finally deter
mined. As pertinent to this subject
desire to state that the report of MIR.
Lanham 8 remarks upon this question
sent by your correspondent, is liable TO
be misconstrued, and, as printed, would
seem to reflect upon the action of Sena-
tor Coke. The following appeared in
THE GAZETTE of April %:
In the house to-day Mr.. Lanham made a very
strong plea for his bill to settle the Greer county
boundary line question, which has been placed
on the Oklahoma bill as an amendment. When
the bill reached the senate MIR. Coke had his
bill authorizing the institution CT q suit by the
attorney general Of the United States to deter
mine this question placed on the Oklahoma
ment. Mr.. Lanham stated in vigorous
terms that this was an unfair procedure. 1t was
done without the consent or the request OF
Texas, and in defiance of the method proposed
for tle settlement of this dispute.
The sentence, "Mr. Lanham stated in
vigorous tones, this was an unfair pro-
cedure, - would seem to imply that Sem
ator Coke had scted unfairly in substi-
tuting his bill for Mr.. Lanham's. The
intention, however, was to convey the
idea that Mr.. Lanham thought the
method proposed of bringing suit in the
United States courts, was not fair TO
Texas, and that under such procedure
it was doubtful il Texas would get her
rights. This explanation is made in def
erence to Senator Coke, who might 9TH
erwise think that the mere, fact of his
having substituted his plan IN lieu OF
Lauham's bill was an "unfsir proceed
ure - Such was not the intention of your
correspondent, and as l understand that
Senator Coke regards the matter in an
other light, this explanation is made.
The question of irrigation in the Rio
Grande valley has also been finally
passed upon, and only awaits the sigma
ture Of the president to become a law.
The building of large dam At or near Ell
Paso, for the storage Of the waste water
of the Rio Grande means an important
step in the right direction towards the
proper irrigation of this immense valley,
in protecting the rights of the citizens OF
Texas who live on this side of the great
waterway.
The purchase Of Fort Bliss and of Fort
Duncan, bills for public buildings at
Gainesville, Houston, Dallas, Fort
Worth and other Texas towns, are few
of the measures of local Importance
which will receive the attention of con-
gress at the present session.
In short, Texas has every reason to
feel proud of the record it has made thus
far in the session, with a Republican
congress whose strong partissnship is
well known. That we have Jared I'M
usually well goes without saying, and
that our omplishments, as compared
with other states, are really fiattering is
equally obvious.
The veto of the Dallas building is, of
unfortunate, but It is not to be
doubted, that the committee will, after
due consideration OF the president g veto,
report bill approprlating 500, 900 al
to be spent upon the building
at Dallas. 1t is perhaps unfortunate
that the zeal of the Dallas people should |
have LED them to ask so large, and as it |
seems, SO dangerous an appropriation, |
Judge Abbott thought from the first that |
500 900 was sufficient, but was over |
persuaded, and succeeded In having the |
house pass bill for $500, 600, which, |
however, was too large for Benjamin to |
and he therefore destroyed it. |
However. both Dallas aud Fort Worth |
will receive recognition before the session |
expires and thus again Texas interests |
will be recognized.
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