The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-04

Great Northern and put it into the
hands of Jay Gould. The state had
interest as to whether the Missouri, |
Kansas and Texas, owned By jay
Gould, owned the International and /
Great Northern. Gov. Hogg said he
lnterfered to keep two parallel and !
competing lines. which was all right,
but the governor signed a bill allow
log the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
to consolidate a dozen independent
lines, two of which were parallel and
competing, which was directly against
the constitution.
He stated that the East Line rail
road had been turned over to Mr.
Giles, the states receiver and had
ever since been run at the expense of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. The
claim of Governor Hogg that the East
Liue had made under the receiveiship
was not correct. While $37, 900 off
its earnings had been turned INFO the
treasury over $4,000 extra allowance
was made the attor
neys and other officials, of which the
governors friend, Sawnie Rober son
got 81 800. The order confirming
the sale of the road aud the oancella.
tion of the bonds has never been CON
irmed, and an order has been made
allowing the receiver to sell 100000
worth Of bonds for the bet,erment of
the road.
Governor Hogg clrlms to have re-
coverrd 1854 567 acres of land by
virtue of the Val Verde case, this
is not correct. 7 ere have
been issued to the railways for sidings
and switches a total of l,224,5G7
acres, all of which the governor claims
that the railroads will have to dis
gorge by virtue of the decision in the
Val Verde case. The most of these
certificates we're issued under the law
of 1854 which required the issuance
to railroads of certificates for sidings
and switches. 1t is we'll known that
the decision in the Val Verde case
did not declare the state entitled to
recover against the railroads 1854.
SGT acres. The opinion directs that
the railroads shall be permitted to
select out of the whole body Of the
land in controversy what it desires to
retain, and give to the state auy part
of that amounting to 81 900 acres,
The moment the railroad desig
mates the section il desires to surren.
der to thu state. land agents will locate
certificates upon it and the people will
be no better off for the advertisement
that suit has given Gov. Hogg.
There has been issued to railroads
in all "a, 279, $50 acres and if the state
is entitled to 1854, 567 acres as the
government says then that undivided
interest will be one twentieth of each
tract. The railroads have sold nearly
all of the land granted to them aud il
is now the homes Of our farmers and
stockraisers, and doubtless giving
shelter to many widows and orphans,
the titles to which have been clouded
This cruel blow, struck nomi
nally at the railroads
strikes the men, women and
children of Texas. 1t may bring pro
fit to lawyers and promotion to Gov
Hogg, but it can only bring loss and
distress to our people and retard the
settlement of the country.
Judge Clark here spoke in favor Of
the present homestead law, and raked
the governor severely as to his PROPOSE.
ton to loan the school fund to rail
roads.
Judge Clark being informed that
his time had expired he took his seat
amid deafeniug applause.
THE REPLY.
Governor Hogg was introduced by
Mr. S. S. Henderson, and started out
by saying he intended TO discuss the
issues OF the campaign but not men.
He appreciated the demonstration as
evid snce of endorsement.
He had been waiting to hear Judge
Clark stated the issue but he had not
done so, and thought he must be run
ming on my record as attorney general.
He devoted the first hour to discuss
ing my record as attorney general for
four years and no other question ex-
cent the Investment of the school