Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-26
8OSSlP ABOUT TIVE CAPITAL.
THE LEGIsLATbRB is VOW DOWN
TO HARD work.
An AdJourament Expected Not Later
Than April i--Trinlty river En-
thusiasts Not Lost in the shunic.
visiting Statesmen 10 the Capital.



that the session will close April /, many
predict earlier. The old birds are not
so confident. Tho fact Is there is
large amount OF legislation booked for
this session and great number OF new /
laws win be placed on the statute |
books. This Is dead certainty.
S. II, Cowan. general attorney for the
Cattle Raisers' association OF Texas,and |
20 gentleman OF extensive experience !
and wide knowledge Of the needs Of the
Panhandle country. departed for his
home at Fort Worth last night lie Is
POPULAR and has many friends among
the lawmakers. He will return again
before the session comes to a close.
politics make strange bedfellows"
J. s Carpenter Of Fauniu IS one Of the
bright young Democrats OF the house
yet his Populist opponent was his uncle
and his fnther was the manager Of the
Pupulist campaign. queer political
complications are recorded in Texas
political circles, and this Is one of the
complications. =
The Trinity river enthusiasts at Dali
las were not lost in the Brazos river
memorial introduced by young Duff
and turned down by the committee on
Federal relations There has been no
report on the Trinity liver amend
mout offered by T1m Armistead OF
Jefferson. who is the friend of all naNlg-
able streams in the Lone star state
The venerable ex-Mayor r. l.. FULTON
OF Galveston Is here. bright-eyed, white
haired, but as virile us OF old. Fulton
o. q Democrat and has but NttlO re
spect and no love for mugwump5. lie
VIII remain until Monday or IuesuhN'
AT the pr7krll last night he was IN
close conference with Miles Crowley.
Senator W. j. Bailey Of Tarrant VINO
IE one OF the rising young men of tine
gynate and "a Democrat uL no .uneer-
tain kind, said last night In speaking
of Miles crowley: 81 honor man VINO
can climb away above the loWly conll-
tlons OF his birth and win Tor himself "a
high place among men. J. never Knew
crowley until / came TO Austin, and !
have seen q great deal OF him that has
won fur him my respect
Ex-senator W. 10, Page, the new STATE
revenue agent Is the fighting editor OF
the Crockett Courier and q Democrat
of the most ultra type He b. 'l to
be n very able and very efficient gen
Uannn. and viii doubtless make n most
/ CAPABLE official w j. Mcdonald sue
/ goods himself as captain Of the state
rangers. There rs "a disposition among
the members from the western conn
] ties to curtail tho appropriation Tor
/ ranger service. Hon, John w, Robbins
/ SAYS. I'VE don't need rangers In the
/ Panhandle Send them down ON the
] Rio Graude, whore there may he a
Z necessity for their existence and work
Tor them to perform
Hon. Bob Alien Of Dallas has been
pcutiuned by his constituents TO intro
duce n bill cxpmpting the state fair
grounds and buildings from the state
taxes. Allen was informed shat this
was In rcuugnauce to the spirit of the
constitution, and he dropped the me-
mortal like "a hot potato. II his con-
stitucnfs insist d. will Introduce the
resolution, however
Hon. X. D. Hanuay, u. S. attorney
I for The eastern district OF Texas,
Is hero. 1t is believed that Hon. Tom
ArmlateDd win succeed him before
Aprn f. Huuuly Us Republican, bu'
a very clever aud capable gentleman.
Tho bill to reduce passenger fare
from to 3 cents per mile on Texas
railroads a. condemned by many lead
. that the railroads have suffered severe
ly during the depression o. the pa
two years; that % cents Us ID very tui
rate md that many OF the roads are
now In tho hands Of receivers, Anoth'
or argument i3 that IL n reduction In
q, passenger rates Us made reduction
In the wages Of railroad employees ls
certain TO follow
! senator Gage or Pecos is valued
| member and has won FOR himself thi
reputation OF being an orator seconC
. only TO Perry MCGomb. Gage is a mar
y who believes in the BoWser libel law
that Texas Is the greatest country II
the world and that all the great manu-
= featuring enterprises OF New EnglanS
- will finally locate In the south wher
the raw materials are produced an,
> iron. coal and labor are cheap
% A number OF law makers have agree
, to report bill compelling railroad
a companies To provide separate room
Va In depots for whites ana blacks. Hon
d. 1 d Taryer OF Laredo considers thl
e, the height of crantism and VIII max
n minority report TarNcr is u gentle
man who has the courage OF his con
u ytctlons and he "a not backward abuu
/, expressing them. He considers the sen
- arate depot scheme hardship on rail
roads and he So against class legisla
70 ton Of all sorts.
Tho bill introduced In the house b.
Smith OF Runnels asks for a reductlo
y In the price OF school lands as well a
n reduction in the price per acre 10
= leased lands. Senator Gage Of Peco
Will Introduce similar measure !
3 the senate saturday These gcutlome
e declare that their sole object Is to hcl
j. the school fund, aswell as the citizen
e who have latge interests in the Par
handle and the Abilene country.
The Texarkana special court bill wa
given q bnck eye 10y the Hudgln'
l. Davis expose. At least members OF III
II acnate hold to this opinion The Law
T. yers OF the senate have doubts Of Ia
k constitLtionallty OF the BIZ.