The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-20
SENATOR W. ?. M COMB
ruuyG OF HIS COURSE IN
THE TEN IS HOUSE OF
LORDS.
.ure. of importance introduced
. advocated by a Former STU
II, OF waco univsrsity'

lnsplouous among tne iuenpers
the present sei-ate is an old
ept of Waco Universi y of
IN that institution, its place of
lion, and the entire state of
ss my we'll feel proud. During
late unusually long session
Oh closed at Austin on the 9th
no man in the upper house
d out more prominent than
w. P. McComb, Of Mont
cry, and his standing is due
y to his superior, natural
tty, his splendid accomplish
t. and the uniform courtesy and
liberation manifested by him for
RS. No grander sht was made
Iny man in either house than by
btor McComb in b,half of the
rld's Fair appropriation, and
gh losing contest it was to
and his reputation signal
nph, as it aft IL led him an
prtunity for the demonstration
is trancendent abilities. There
nothing frivolous in NJ combs
Sc. but he impressed everyone
the thought that here was a
cientious man terribly in earnest
| Ut what he conceived to be his
lie duty. He af:en saw measures
hampioned 60 down in Dc feat or
for lack of time, bat McComb
not go down with them, and
the session drew to close he
| d, in the estimation of all, one
he very ablest men in either
Sc.
brief review of his course is
deemed amiss by THE News,
use Of the prominence attained
by virtue Of his local sAsocia-
with our people and Waco
versity in the days gone by.
lmopg the more prominent
Isures introduced and advocated
he senate by Mr.. McComo we're
following:
bill providing preference liens
Pommon carriers and prescribing
duties and liabilities. This
one of the ena.or's "pets,"
like Moore's gazelle, was not
med to bring comfort and Joy
his heart. The bill failed to
70 attention in time to become
v. AS proposed, the law would
shippers or consignees the
to sue either carrier In case of
or damage, following the doc
} of the | nited States supreme
t in deciding the case of the
k of kentucky vs.. Adams Elk
s Company. 1t is to be doubted
he matter of corporate regula,
by law, if more important
sure has been proposed slncs the
Pduction of the railway commits
law. The necessities of the
will unquestionably bring leg
ion on this subject, aud on the
of Senator McComb's sugges
ne proposition to SGT apart the
nant of the uuappropria ed pub.
Domain to the public free school
the university funds, and pro.
ng Tor the manner of sale and
protection of the pre- emption
festead rights, was also step in
right direction and would place
land question beyond the
pgllng of future legislatures.
re is no question but what indi
al ownership of this domain
Id BE- vastly to the states inter.
making it source of revenue
ne state by way of taxation, and
ne free school and university
" by way of annual interest on
Fred payments.
Dill to establish a temporary
mission of appeals to assist the
c'v.l courts of appeal in dis
ug OF cases accumulated on
aockets. The passage of this
sure was intended to oLviate
necessity Of additional courts of
appeals, which having once
established it will be difficult
p va,sh, and would have greatly
'su the expenditures of the
h hvr the Judiciary system.
; '..i 10 regulate and limit the
o, ,;sion by state authority of
, .t.a of the higher courts of