San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-08
POLITICAL POT
BOILING AT AUSTIN-J0B HUNT
ERS THICK.
Interesting Notes and Comment by
the Lights Special Reporter.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 9TH

Special to the LIGHT.
Among other things that the
able solons will have to consider
at the present session Of the legis-
lature is request Of the regents
Of the University, granting them
the power to appoint president Of
the University, who will be en-
powered with plenary powers,
thus doing away with the compo-
site faculty rule which is in force
at present. AS viewed by the men,
beers Of the Board Of Regents and
the present faculty this change
would be preferable in many re-
spects. The main reason being, how
ever, that with good man In this
position who could devote his en-
tire time to review of the workings
OF the institution, would necessarily
result in more perfect and salts
factory management Of the various
departments. lnasmuch as the
University has been, comparative
ly speaking, small affair as re-
CARDS its attendance during the
first few years OF its existence the
composite faculty rule has been
considered sufficient for its man
agement. The government has
never been entirely satisfactory,
however, to either the regents or
the faculty, and now that the Uni
versity is rapidly advancing to the
front as regards its attendance and
literary standing 1t is almost abso-
lutely necessary that there should
be head OF the institution and
hence the request Of the regents.
There is strong rumOr going
the rounds here to the effect that
Mr.. Huntington, the great railroad
magnate, has some great lobby
work before him during the com.
ing session Of the legislature. AS is
usually the case with railroad at
torneys, the gentlemen mostly in
terested in this move of Mr.. Hunt
ington's have kept their own coun.
Gil. One or two very fine railroad
lawyers have however been very
busily engaged for weeks past here
in studying up on the various rail-
road laws Of the state and it is in.
timated that the scheme they
have on foot is nothing short OF
working the legislature to the en-
actment OF a law that will permit
the Huntington system to gobble
up all the smaller roads in the
state and place it in a position
where the commission anu every
body else can be kept at arms
length. AS to what there Is in
this project time alone can show
as to whether the rumor is correct.
Now on the eve of the meeting of
the Legislature much speculation
is being INDUCED in as to what
Gov. Hogg's message will contain.
Many are Of tie opinion that it
will be nothing short of review
Of his administration with a faith
erly advice Of 60 aud do likewise.
These gentlemen say that would
hardly be good advice. In this
connection what will Gov. Hogg
say about the depleted treasury and
what answer will he give as re-
CARDS the charges of his admins
tration being an eXtravagant
one? 1t is highly probable
that with reference to the
treasury he will say that the
tax laws in the state are very i'm.
perfect and need ratification, and
that, owing to this, the condition
Of the revenue can never be kept
track of, and hence you are liable
to overreach your spending limit.
Be this as it may everyone is TAX
Ing deep interest in his message
and will watch for Its coming.