Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-11

Austin, Tex, Jan. iO,-Hon. Miles
I Crowley is chairman ot the committee
on cities, towns and corporations. II
is understood that certain gentlemen
who Do business on the strand IN Cal
weston 1egard this appointment with
holy horror sprnlaed with disgust.
Inese gentlemen contemplated remOd-
eliug the charter OF Galveston, with the
assistance OF the legislature this VIM
ter, and now they must do business
with Hon Miles Crowley, senator
until the 4th vi March, aud thereafter
membG OF congress. IL is understood
crowley looks upon the city charter
OF Galveston as u model Of its kind.
Farmer Shaw is In the city. Wills,
his bright son, has been appointed u
page by Lieut-GUy George j Jester.
inc lntch-stIing has, been ON the out
sIdu FOR William at the governors Of
tlce Tor the past four years. Alter next
tuesday there Will be u marked change
IN the atmosphere of that quarter OF
the statehOuse. Shaw was an i'm
placable opponent OF the incoming gov
ernor, and early in the campaign chris
tened that gentleman "the Little Lord
hauhuer0y of Texas politics." lie
Considers James S. uogg one OF the
most patriotc men who has ever pre-
sidet over the destinies OF a common
wealth
Judge q. d. CoomDcs, a prominent
lawyer of Dallas Is here looking after
business connected with the land office
bail,
d. r. Rhea OF Vernon is an applicant
for a. position on the staff of Lane
commissioner A, j. Baker He has
excellent backing and strong indorsr-
hlchts as to ht' fitness for the position
to which he aspires.
Hon. Thomas n Jonpg of Tvlar tho
personal as well as political friend
OF Governor HOgg. departed for Gal.
weston last night. He was asked If
Governor Hogg would return to Tyler
When he doffs the robes OF chief ex-
ecutiVe and vaults Into private life
II hardly think that Hogg will return
70 TYLER said Mr. Jones' "although
l am not In his confidence to that e,.
tent The law business is in Il coma
rose condition at Tyler 1t has reached
low ebb, and, in my opinion Hogg
VIII locate elsewhere" The consensus
Of opinion here IS that he will pitch
ms tent either at Fort Worth or Hous-
ton. Time will tell.
Senators McComb and Lewis are on
posed to printing state documents In
,ierman, Mexican and other foreign
languages Senator McComb declares
mat English Is the court language and
there Is no necessity in squanderlng
money by having messages printed In
ueAd languages. Germans, Bohemiaps
MeXleans, Frenchmen, Italians, swedeD
iolanders and other foreigners should
fnmlllurize themselves with the lam
guaEs OF the land, from the solon
Hon. Emory c. Smith. chairman of
judiciary committee No. l, has ap.
pointed A. G.. Dawson of Denton as
~ cltrk' Dawson Is young news-
paper man. He arrived this morning.
Hon. u. -. Patterson of Bell county
viii be chairman of the committee or
contested elections, His committee will
pc called on 10 - eide two contests.
Robert Il. Dulson of Vernon, an
pointed clerk of the senate by Hon
George j Jester, arrived this morning
II Is broadly intimated that Governor
tnpsg IN ms annual message, or rather
ms farewell blast, has taken consider
able wind out Of the sails of Governor
elect Culbers9n. In the senate two
thirds Of the members are Of the opin-
ION that the tax rate must be advanced
from 10 to IS cents on the SlO0. II il
wen enough to talk of retrenchment
ana reform, but the deficit must be
turned into a surplus and the running
paid Ne
bennett Hill, leading lawyer of
Dallas, IL here on legal business.
John A. O'Connor. the Populist from
Sun Antonio, has a bill IN his pocket
providing that all convicts SHAH be
worked within the walls Of the peni-
tentlaries and the leasing OF convicts
shall be done away with. There arc
gentlemen here In the role Of legislators
who Insist that the correct solution OF
tue convict labor problem is in the
state working Its convicts on sugar
plantations on its own lands.
"A. c. TomplSlus of Hempstead &c
here to contest the seat OF Hon. VIII
lnm Joseph. He alleges that Tho 70
turns from seven voting precincts in
Fort Bend county were not counted.
Senator Perry McComb Is the orator
OF the senate aud Senators w. I Baiiev
and Perry j. Lewis are counted tho
handsomest by their colleagues.