Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-23

ut lens As follows:
To the Public. ~ I''' V''''e'
ny me authority vested In the GOV.
erner ny the constitution. | hereby give
1ol W ana make public proclamation that
dlsapprove house bill No 2OG. passed
by the last legislature, which proposes
TO authorize, empower and direct the
superintendent Of the state pcnitentiaries
70 receive from the Treasurer Of the
uited States, for the general revenue
OF the state. the bounty on sugar raised
ana manufactured on the state peniten-
uArE cphflct farms. received IN the
executive office the 9th day OF this month.
vetoed such a Law as this two years
ago and shall never consent 10 one like
II as long rs ! represent public interests
aud cat read the constitution OF the
United States. and understand the prin.
ciples upon which this government was
founded.
1t is well for the public to look at this
sugar bounty In the light of the federal
law granting It;
In schedule az" of the act Of con.
gress, approved Oct, /. 1890, the United
States government directs that until July
/. nineteen hundred and five 1005l. there
shall be paid from any moneys in the
treasury at Washington not otherwise
appropriated, to the producer of sugar.
testing not less than ninety degrees by
the polariscope, from bpets, sorghum or
sugar cane grown within the United
States a bounty OF . cents per pound.
ulller such rules and regulations as the
commissioner Of internal revenue, with
the approval of the secretary of the
treasury, shall prescribe
10 entitlo the producer of sugar to
this bounty. he must file, prior 10 the
frat iuN N .llilg napl vanr with tho
commissioner of internal revenue, a
notice Of The place OF production, with u
general description of the machinery and
methods to lie employed by him. an esti-
maic of the amonnt of sugar proposed
TO he produced in the current OF next
ensuing year. and make an application
for license to so produce, accompanied
by bond In penalty aud with surctics.
to be approved By the commissioner OF
internal revenue conditioned thar he will
faithfully observe all rules and regula-
tons that shall be prescribed for such
manufacture and production.
On receiving the application and bond
the commissioner of internal revenue If
required by this law 10 issue to the ar
plirant license to produce sugar at the
plnce. witi the machinery ana 10y ne
methods described IA the apple alton. NO
one can get the bounty without having
first procured the license from the
United States to produce the sugar Ai'l
the law expressly sonfers the power ~
the commissioner Of internal revenue.
with approval of the secretary OF the
treasury. TO make all ncedfnl rules ana
froanlatious fer the Manufacture OF
sugar" AID to EXERCISE supervision ana
iusnnrtiou thereof" All persons raising
less than $40 pounds of The article =
wear are excluded from the benehis OF
| The bounty. Those who engage IN the
Il lar
| from the United States are subject 10
| nrnsacution In the federal courts ana 10
\ fne of nst over $1,000, with ilnprisoh-
n,,nlt for period Of not eXceeuihg nv
wears. for certain miraculous OF the IN"
me sintp of Texas has plantation OF
onlO acr.s. worked last year hy w.
s.contl-tla.ss cOnYicts, by when Was nv
| duced about l,0WlWN pouhls o. hhs" u,
| The Weld this year VIII De plopaps ~
Least that amount. with the prospect oil .
| hnovv annual increase. SO that, uhusI
MI. law of The Tilted States, she would
/ III ner,uitted to receive a bounty OF a.
| ie,st S2h0,sO each year hereafter unlll
| 1905 II permit rhe act OF tue iesisin'ure
| ,,,,lar consideration to become a law
In Inc first place / believe that con
gress was guilty of a usurpatop oil power
| z, nnssinr the bounty act, and thht 20
| accent money from such source. the state
,soyernnicnt would be an accessory TO
| the crime ~. A.
In the second place, ! believe the
state would debase hcr nlSlls R IlTI,l,t;S,
| her honor and appear before giNllizllivii
as a hnlnilioted sucking holding on 70 "
| Me breast Of the federTl government II
| she accepts the bounty ~. .,,.,
Such lnws are Fundamentally WIVhs'
| subyersiye Of the powers OF government
| undenoCratic. paiernahsuc ~ lns
trer,a and no state eau bc party 10
| conniye NJ or rauty them Nhhou' SUI
! render of It's self-respeG. :, ..,,n.
| IL tbe fathers were correct ~ teaehlhs
mo, The federal government - one OF
strictly limited powers; that is power
are enumerated, SPECIFIED auu phf9tS,n'
in,i1eS and that whatever Is not dele
~ .,sI 4 bv the constitution, nor nro-
4 hi,SteI bv thqt instrument 70 The states,
H. ,,ithb.Id and reserved 10 thein' then
~, ,,nahle 10 trac. the right 10 grant
| MI snneini ba.iciit to the f0yorh lcW
Il, ti,a Nnv OF the sugar bounty 70 w
source Of power except tiiAl Mi,i'n :, ' Il
In the arbitrary WIN OF ,pnli az ne
forced and unfair constitution |" wy
,asti,ntinn 10 hold that congress pos,
so,s,.s mo nowur under the 'gelera
s,saifare,i ,iaii.e to collect money, rom
~ n,rsses with which to drtray me *
nenscs Of and TO pay a premium M ~ - -.
| ENGAGED In private pursuit. ,,,,
,,r,,ss nrtnose Of ihe people ~ irHmlnt'
| 5nJ ~ me states IN adopting me rnn-l
9rtion vas 10 form more CON pasc'
nni , 10 establish justice, g insure , do.
nestle tranquility to provide ior . .n1
comurcn lefcnse. to protn9le ,h nti,s ~ ~
welfare. and 70 secufe me pie-sln 70, ~
liberty 10 ourselves and our P'f,, 'si,. y
Mo po,vers OF the congress We're niAlly,'
!, tIe act,mpHshuienf Of these ends
How can an appropriation out Of ne gen
oral treasury. 70 be paid 10 sllKa. me-,
ala In forming a more Ye.si'TIs - n.'' IN
How can Il estahlinh jnstioet How ~. w.
h insure domestic tranqmli! tiS ~
~ 4 provide for the common az
fsnsss How does Il promote the grnrl'll
,reiraref How can Il secure me ples
.,nas az liberty 20 oiir-alsss nho ~ ".
ro.'feritvg n Il fails 70 acynnfp ~,
sone of thee plrposs-s, thru ~ eor az,
arcss had not the power q MAX ~ s w,
,n,,onriation. An obseryart men Sc IN IN
,,ndsnsfsnd that fhe eyenSe for al soHn