Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-07
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
JupcE REAGAN RETURNS rRoa
ms rRir OVER THE STATE.


Special Dispatch.
Austin, Tex. June e.-Judge Reagan
returned TO the city last night and FOR
the hrst time in several days there was
quorum OF the railroad commission
this morning. a question for consid-
GRAFTON was presented this morning. by
an application from the North Gal
weston Railroad company for relief
from tho operation OF the commission
law in roferencc to the running OF
trains on It's road, II appears that It
does not pay to operate the road con-
unuously and the managers desire per-
mlssion TO run trains only az tho on
igenoics demand. The section OF the
commission law which stands In the
way reads as follows; ut shah be the
duty OF the commission TO see that
upon every railroad ana branch OF same
carrying passcngcrs for hire Ia this
state shall run at least one train u
day. Sundays excepted, upon wich pas
HengpfR shall be hauled ana tho com.
mission shall have no power 20 relax
this provision" In 1891. soon after the
commission law Went into effect COM
plaint was received from citlzcna on the
line OF the Gulf. Wcat Texas and Pa
lavaea, that the road was running
PASSENGER tram one way only each
day, going down one day and back
the next The railway company
claimed that they were complying with
tho law which required the running
OF Mt least one passenger train a day.
but the commission decided otherwise,
declaring the intent OF tho law to be
that they must run q train each way
every dny, except sunday, The law
says the commission shall have no
power 10 relax this provision, but the
law upocificf such roads and branches
rs arc carrying passengers" etc, and
it Is thought may not apply 20 rail-
roads which have ceased altogether "a
carry paHHongcrH for hire Tho matter
Ia being considered by the commission.
and Il may be two or three days before
a decision is rendered.
department. Mates,
The city OF Dallas redeemed $1,000
OF Dallas and wichita railroad subsidy
bonds today.
Information received here ahowa that
Hon. ]. NJ. Carbide, state superinten-
ent OF instruction, and candidate for
recollection, has up TO date, received In
atrucuons ffDm the following counties.
cass, Castro, Donley, Duyal, Gregg.
Henderson, Junen, McLonnnn and
uvaldo, Blacoe and Roberts, Total lS,
private letter received from one uf
the delegates this morning states that
the vote OF Mills county Is FOR Culher-
son Tor governor
superintendent Carlisle Hnya he has
heard nothing from the two schools Of
method, which opened yesterday one
nj Galveston and tho other Rt Fort
Worth but he considered their pros
poets very good. lic explains that the
school Of method dinerH from the
normal IN being more advanced and IN
being devoted more 20 method Of In
atructlon and losa 20 subject matter.
Treasurer Workman this morning be-
kan paying warrants up to and includ-
ing regirterrd number ahO which will
involve n disbursement OF about s2i 900
Revenue IN coming In very nlowly, he
saws, but as fast ar the money Hc-
cumulntca he viii Issue call Tor regis
tered warrants and pay them on Ms
fast NJ nregonted. The deficit ~ now
about ili2,o00.
doy hogg ~ busy preparing for his
proposed trip north on which he OK
poets TO start week from tomorrow,
lie will go By way OF sedalin, Mo-, and
expects 20 visit The principal cities OF
the North and East before his return.