San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-02

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by the politicians here who say,
with an air OF knowing whereof
they speak, that private correspond
ence between CulbersOn and Ross
before the appointment was made
public, settled once for all that the
appointment was mutually pleas
ing, and that Gov. Ross would GER
tainly accept it. Another matter
has bobbed up within the last two
weeks, however, which is nothing
more nor less than full and well
developed rumor that there will be
some trouble in getting Governor
Ross appointment confirmed by
the Senate. AS to the reason
why the appointment will
not be confirmed is at
present a dark secret known only
to those most intimately concern
ed. That a row will be attendant
upon Gov. Ross confirmation is
however a settled fact. Be that
as it may however Gov. Ross will
not be in a position to retain his
present position If indications
have anything to do with it. 1t is
strongly asserted here that Culber-
son has had it generally under
stood with the board of trustees
OF the college that he wants GER
tain Grayson county man to have
the position, and if this he true it
would seem "a though all the
necessary arrangements had been
made to fill the presidential chair
at the college the minute Gov.
Ross leaves it. AS to whether or not
Gov. Ross will leave the college,
can be settled by the fact that he
has informed friends in this city
that he would. In fact he has
written here and made all the me-
cessary arrangements for suitable
rooms for himself and family,
which would certainly indicate
that it was his intentions to leave
College station for good.
When it became noised about
that there was likelihood OF
row in the Senate over his cOntir-
nation it was intimated that in
case the Senate refused to confirm
his appointment, he would be put
against Horace Chiffon for the
United States Senate. This is all
bosh. Gov. Ross does not desire
and certainly would not seek an
to enter the race
against Chiffon when that gentle
men already has enough
instructions to elect him
Without any reference at all to the
many efforts to keep Gov. Ross at
the A. and M. college, and the talk
of the politicians here as to his
confirm alton by the Senate those
who are in a position to know state
as positive fact that Gov. Ross
will accept the railroad commits
sion appointment subject to the
Of the senate. II these
gentlemen know whereof they
speak there really seems to be
nothing left to do but await the
meeting OF the Legislature to see as
to whether or not GOV. Ross will be
on the next commissioner board.
There seems to be little uncertain
ty in the mind OF the legislators as
what is to be done with reference
to deficiency question. Every one
who has shown up in and around
this city is emphatic in their as
sertions that the rates Of taxation
must be raised tO25 cents and that
it must be done Immediately
Representative TurnPy, OF FL PasO,
who is in theI 1ity, says that the
only way out Of the difficulty is to
raise the taxes to % cents for the
next two years and then drop them
to 20 cents. That in case the
emergency arises that the Iegisla-
ture could bring them back to %
cents. He is Of the opinion that
there will be opinion tnat there
will be quite a number OF the
members Of the House loaded with
bills touching on this subject and
all of them will advocate the %
cent rate.
Gov.-elect Culberson has most
certainly raised a stew in depart
ment circles by his utterances to
the effect that inasmuch the head
OF departments as rule did not
see fit to adopt his suggestion to
cut down the clerical force that he
would take some steps on his own
accord to have it done. The heads
Of tie various departments, with
the exception Of the land office,
contend that they are running
their office on just as few clerks as
possible and to cut the number
down ever so little would simply
be a means Of throwing the de-
partments behind in their work.
Inasmuch as some of the heads of
the denartments will serve under