Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-01
His Action in the Appointment
of House Conferees on the
RAILWAY COMMISSION BILL.
That |. and G. N. Recevershp Investigating
Resolution, and It's Effect.
The Austin Charter Episode Demonstrates
the Earnestness OF the Men Who are
Endeayoring to Push Austin
to the Front.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 3n-Respecting tho
criticism made in the public prints OF MS
action in naming only appointives IS house
conferees on the commission bill, Speaker
Miner said to-day, in substance. that il was
misleading and wholly unwavr2lted. He
felt that he Lad done his duty by the min
GRITTY, as he had promised 10 do when lie
was made speaker. The only minority he
knew OF AZ that time, was tile small one il
the house avowedly opposed 10 the CON-
mission bill. That minority was given
representation on the internal improve
ments committee, although il afterwards
proved TO be in favor OF q commission. The
issue between that minority and the ma
iOrity was the same IN the house as IN the
campaign last summer. that IS commission
or 10 commission. As far rs the party
platform and the legislature was concerned,
there WAS
No OTHER ISSUE.
nor any qualification or modification of the
one mentioned. The committee on internal
improvements had reported IN appointive
commission bill, a oil on which there was
no minority report ia favor of eleCtiHC the
commissioners, nor TO which he hat heard
any objections.
In view OF the fact that no one had ever
heard of the elective feature as IN issue in
the campaign or in the convention or the
committee. III all Of which places IN issue
should appear in order to entit.c 1t 10 the
consideration due to the minority favorins
IL he did not feel called upon TO recognise
It when sprung suddenly and unexpectedly
in the house. So far as the record showed
the party, the convention and the committee
had declared Tor an appointive commission.
thus dispOSirg of the only issue recognized
OF thought Of up TO the discussion in the
house of the Terrell hill.
THE ISTERNATlONAL AND GREAT NORTHERN
RECEIyEESHIP.
The Introduction in the house yesterday
by Gerald of the concurrent resolution d.
handing an investigation Of the charges
floating in the air relative to the receiver
ship of the International and Great North
ern railway, did not fall exactly like a thun-
derbolt from q Cloudiess sky. \ few mem
bers knew, or suspected, that it was COM
ing although the bulk of them may not
have heard that it was in contemplation. Il
was 20 have been sprung upon the house
about ten days or two weeks ago, but 10;
some reason unknown was held up. Again
it was 10 have been offered last Saturday,
but was once more postponed. 1t has caused
quite stir among the solons ard others,
owing to the character of the charges made,
and others limited at agaiuSta few men well
up i'll the councils OF the party, and possess
ing regulations state wide. Whether or
not the reasons assigned for the inveStiga-
ton, or the motives back Of them are sut-
icieut and worthy, cuts no figure in the case
now. The event will determine that.
There viii be no objection made 10 the in
yestigatiou. those who are the objects of it
being placed by the resolution in position
to require it, in order TO dispel the cloud that
hangs over them, if an Investigation will
do il.
THE AUSTIN CHARTERS.
In an hour after the governors veto OF
the Austin charter was read in the house
last Saturday, committee Of Austin attOr-
neys were at work on another bill from
which the Objectionable features of the We
toed charter were carefully excluded. The
committee worked Saturday night and Sun
day, and at shutdown of Easter Sabbath the
hastily prepared bill was in the hands OF
the printer. Yesterday afternoon Judge
Terrell introduced it in the house, and last
night the committee on towns and city
corporatiocS examined It, and agreed to and
did make favorable report this incoming.
II will be acted on and sent to the senate at
once, where it will be gallOped through, and
will probably have passed both houses and
gone to the governor at the end OF the week.
That is pretty quick work; that illustrates
the activity earueStnesS and push that
characterizes the men who are showing Aus
tin to the front. The feeling of disappoint-
ment that succeeded the first intelligence
of the veto has entirely passed away in
view of the prospect for another and per
haps better charter than the one vetoed.