Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-15

/ Special Correspondence OF the Gazette.
| AUSTIN. Ten May I3-Socially, Austin
was quite gay last week. First came the
/ drum erS with their convention. and then
NJ the close of each This week promises
to be rather quiet, as is always the case
! after Il season Of rushing and busting and
social dissipation.
The banquets were elegant affairs, both
gotten up and managed in an elaborate and
very satisfactory manner, as is the custom
ut the capital. That is one thing that the
people OF Austin know how TO conduct well,
and if the drummerS don't have many good
words for the people of the capital. il will
not be the latter's fault
But 1T Is Dull HERE.
not only socially, but politically. Since the
various political and judicial appointments
have been made. interest in such things
has subsidized almost entirely, and people
who can AFFORD it have turned their atten-
ton to the North and the various watering
places, at which they expect TO spend the
summer.
There is some little curiosity TO know
when, if al all. a special session of the leg
isIature is likely to be held: and occa-
sioEalIy one is asked about ii. Nothing
de finite can be told now. Tile governor
was asked to-day for some Information on
the subject. and would only say that
when an
EMERGENCY AROSE
for a specia. session. he would call the
members together. He declined 10 say
what he would consider such an emergency,
or whether the need for apportiOning the
state would constitute one. He thought
his message TO the legislature while in
session, recommending that il appOrtiOn
the state before adiourning. was a sufficient
answer to the inquiry. While ne preferred
TO be
NON-COMNuTTAL
on the subject, it did not appear that lie was
enthusiastically in favor Of increasing the
expense Of an extra session. unless some
thing more pressing and important than
rediStriCting and rcapportlOning the state
should arise 10 demand ii. He would per-
haps prefer to hear from the people before
coming to definite conclusion about il.
cOugressmen at large will have TO be voted
for. there Will in all probability be
GENERAL SCRAMBLE
for the places There IS any am cunt of
congressional timber luXuriating in seques-
tered loneliness in various parts of the
state When the tocSin Is sounded the
field is likely to be crowded with eager and
ambitious Richmonds, each anxious TO play
4 winning hand with the farmers. IN the
event mentioned, the political race next fall
promises TO De an interesting one.
NONE Oh IhE hill.NA1
commissioners are mere now. Reagan ana
Mclean are al home. and Foster is some
where east Of the Mississippi. When he
returns in a couple Of weeks. they viii meet
ana begin the work of organizing by select
ING secretary ana clerks preparing blanks
tables. rules OF procedure, etc. After that
the railroad people will be invited 10 meet
the commission ana lend their AID in the
task of classifying and preparing freight
schedules. Such is likely to be the pro
gramme pursued by the commission.
THAT TENT BOOK BILL.
The opinion seems to be on the increase
here that there was crookedueSS in me en-
rollment of the text book bill. AT what
stage of the game il took place, il at all no
one eau figure out.
Strittmatter, the chief enrolling clerk.
appears 10 have Cleared his skirts of any
blame in the premises, since he had no hand
i'll the enrolment of the bill.
Senator Page makes i statement of his
connection with the whole process OF en-
rO.lment which
He SUPERVISED
while il was being done by the assistant en-
rolling clerk, Feagle, TO whom he had the /
bill referred because. of his intimate ac- !
quaintance with its provisions and his !
as clerk. The senator declares |
that he took the bill after Feagle had en- |
rolled it, 10 Senator Scale. acting chairman |
VI lilt ciltOAilus SOiuIuilltt anu TIE INO went
over the bill carefully together. comparing !
il with the various amendments that had |
been adopted by the conference committee.
and finding II
CORRECTLY ENROLLED
He believes the enactins clause was in il az !
that time, but can not be absolute about il ,
The corrections which he says We're made /
by Feagle at his pages suggestion. while |
the bill, are plainly observable in |
the bill. where erasureS were made. and /
the corrections inserted. These corrections
appear in many places, but not on the first |
page, which should begin with the enact
ing clause
But DOES NOT.
That page is unlike every other in the
bill and. in the opinion of experts was not
written ut the same time with the rest of
the bill. and clearly not in the same style of
although evidently by the
same hand. The chirography is in a |
rounder hand. Astounding more in fiourishes,
but not sufficiently disguised TO suggest a
second hand AT least that is the unani-
nous opinion of those who have exam
med il.
As it will be Investigated at the next sit