The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-14
OUR AUSTIN LETTER.
Special Correspondence to The News

who were IN the attack up III tne
com mission appropriation on Tues
day, and protests that as tir rs ne
is concerned there was nothing pre-
concerted about the move. lie mad
not favored the present commission
law, however, because OF lts APP
pointive feature. TIE NEWS did
not persona.e the gentleman from
Bowie except as to the charge which
he admits--that he was never a
friend of 'the" commission, keep
ing in mind the distinction drawn
by the two leading guberna
torial candidates in the 1rolic Of last
fall.
The governor heard this mornirg
from both sides on the question OF
the proposed appointment of Judge
Sam II Scott as district 1dga of
the new Fifty fourth district. The
opposition was represented by the
bar committee mentioned yesterday.
Judge Scott was present in person,
as were also Representatives D.vis
and Moore, District Clerk Hunni-
cut, of Falls couAty, the county
attorney, county treasurer, one of
the county commissioners and a
number of private cit zsns. AS far
az can be learned from the judg
nent of disinterested state senators
present, the opposition failed to
make out case AGAINST Judge Scott,
the records, on the contrary, show
ing that the county is still his
de't)r for something in excess Of
ss4. The OPT osition urged Scott's
inexperience and alleged incom G,
tency, and also that pablo conf
dence in him had been shaken,
whether Justly or not, and that for
that reason he was not available
material.
The governor was not disposed
TO reopen the matter further than to
give an opportunity to inspect
Judge SCOTS integrity, considering
what had gone before as final other.
wise. Failing successfully to do
this by the record the governor, af-
ter asking if The opposition desired
further time, to which there was
no response, informed them tina,
Scott would be appointed. He was
unwilling to strike down any young
man simply because he had been
. assaulted, unless the proof was forth
coming.
t Ii SCOTS name is sent TO the
senate there is little or no question
y Of confirmation. Senators Nc
Comb, Swsyne, and limbo den, who
were present when the evidence
0 was submitted, say that they never
i saw clearer case of failure to sus
< tain allegations than was witnessec
today. Senator Bald win says tina,
IS up to today it had been his inten
e ton to vote against onfrmation
!, bnt he was now confident tina
'r Scott would and ought to be con
tirmed.
- Judge Alexander raises a MIC
law point in connection with thi
!, new district. The constitution pro
vides that bill to 60 into imme
-. date effect must pass each hous
by vote of thirds of all tn
members elected to that body. Thi
bill passed the htus and senate b
\, the required vote and went to tn
= governor where it was met by
a veto. In passing the bill over tn
IA governors veto in the house, tn
a required two thirds of all the men
bers voting was received, but no
two.thlrds of all the member
elected to the body. Judge Ale,
y ander holds that it was as necessar
= for the bill to have two.thlrds c
). all the votes of each body to pu
= it into Immediate effect when tn
proposition was to pass it over tn
veto as it was in the first plac,
The point raised is nice one, b,
the weight of opinion here seems I
be against this view.
VI Representative Wheless.
he Travis, introduced a resolution pr
viding for committee of five ,
investigate certain rumors and in