The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-06

cpntrotef4icA and pRfuc4 thtltlo ofti
which original Jurisdiction may DC eAeft
citcd fnust DO deemed AuffsSient.
lRc constitution has application only 50
cases ~ which wits Of quo warranto or
process, and the statute gives original
jurisdiction m snuse cases 0hly aid rrs
Aulcts thls BY designating The classes Of
arise The statute apecn}es ths cases N
KWQ netnode. ~ Inc tact4 on which the
,tent y based nust be such that the WIT
aeainst whom The writ niust issue must
De state officer or district Judge II
wonsn aefe been impracticabie for the
wnien must exist m which the use OF the
wrtB named would be proper or neeet-
courts mus necessarily Sc Ia warda some
what general.
There may DO some doubt as to what
STATE eovSrnnsenf. but fhoss 'S can IS 40
doubt that the comptroller Of anc6untr
- state officer. We conclude the court
org III e ny ssStIo . Il e sns
was WA, PROVIDED that they should appoint ono
stenogsap her. Who shpnid be sworn. El7s
Sl@pV i,sr apnum az salary fAprii Ii, iSsis5.
The court OF civil appeals for the Thrd
qistr1ct appointed Charles E pickle who
jasiics rSstine1 tho ss exstsncs q t Snss
due him from MAY ia. iSs3 Vines this
&c rssd 6 nsss f rs 's waff sptT saT
salary due on the ground that the ierfsla-
s had made no appropriation ID pps
70 compel the issuance OF SUCH warrnf,iff -
lnt facta are undispnted. The comp
HI based his action on The proposition
the appfopriatica Bin which spDrop fts
, Inpn,sS 70 pay the saiary Of this stencg-
on bi was prssentsd e fhe aP Rovsrnor
4pt approval at o.4S a. m.
ssesa 1 =. ',, :. m the governor sent meg
we item for the SALARY OF plainfin was
not one Of them
In tbs Iaessage the governor used this
ihnEuase; must in the exercise Of TIE
Institutional prerogatlve vested HI the
governor point out the items To which 1
sH eo :, ana approve only those in the bill
appear TO be absolutely necessary Then
follows an enumeration Of The items OBJ
day after the legislature had adjournrd.
the Kovernor wrote on the bill rApproved
except as 70 the items sci forth 10 my
messaae to the legislature and also ex-
cept as to The item OF 5000 each year FOR
salary OF stenographAr' on page 10 under
nesid 81 Court OF Civil Appeals for Third
DISTRICT which Item Intended, but omit
ted g include In my veto moseage',
Procianation was directed to be made
Of ~ the items vetoed.
The constitution, article A. section Ia
prescrlbcs the manner In which the gov
ernor must approve or dlsapproye 4 hin
81 allow IT 70 become law without his
livery bill which has passed both houses
must be presented 20 the governor for MS
eppfoNai, but when BIN other than Que
has been presented to him he must re-
turn me BIN Itself 10 the house IN which
Y originated, II he di5approve Il, unless
this be prevented by ad1ournment III
however, he disapprove one or more items
N an appropriation bill embracing others
CURED 20 return the Bill, bus in such
c3taes, II the legislature be still In session
t te executive must APPEND to the bill AT
Items 70 which he objects and send a copy
Of tnat abatement to the mousse where the
nlt originated. Under the constitution
,he governor must sign at the time he ap-
nends the statement, but the signing is
only evidence of his approval OF the .tsfns
M, Tn eo1 ns,gn5 20 N ts annroyed statement
a copy q the stateme i Is 10 ,e in nggss
them q the action Of the governor aud
Inc two houses the Items objected To-
Both the legislature and the governor
nave their functions 70 perform In refer.
with the former The leeislat,lre ms AZ
y, ls,s1g The governor negatiye power
nose Two can not have power over a bill
or tAiit of a bill al The same time
Inc legislature having mower Ia enaot
laws Observation-Disclosures Opposition Expressed
prescribed by the constitution, any coltfse
on his part that would defeat the frea sx-
e .ill, of that power ought 70 be held IN
NAiiu unless authorized by the constifn.
tion' rs Ia the case OF the exercise Nv
nm OF The rlEllt within twenty days after
for approval within less than ten davs
prior 70 adjournment
ne governor vas under no obligations
tournament. but al ne elected 10 do 80 h |
@Hs incumbent upon him 10 reject or AZ |