The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-14

recovered, with the assistance Of the courts,
In the nciehborhood OF 100000 on account
OF liquor licenses which county collectors
could not or would not force the payment
Of. and II the whole matter OF collecting
| these licenses were placed In his hands the
State would save at least $40. 900 In commits
sions per year.
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Along the same line with the sisgcstion
that all State liquor licenses should be
made to expire on the soth OF June OF each
year Is another that no matter whom local
option Is voted on II should not go into cf-
feet before the LIST day OF July following
| tho date on which II was declared for at
tho polls. With local option going into e.
| feet on the date following that on which all
| liquor licenses expire, there would he no
occasion for the rcfuuding OF the amount
covered by uncxpircd liquor licenses. which
the legislature Is called upon to do every
two years. and tho effect OF voting out the
liquor business In any county or precinct
| would be the same as now as the two years
before another election could he held on
! the subject might bu made TO begin on the
's' o! July instead OF on the date at pres.
ent prescribed for the commencement OF
said specific understandable term OF prohlbi.
ton.
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Speaking Of liquor licenses. the persist
cncy with which many liquor dealers have
sought 10 clandes,incly deal in whisky In
many places. while holding nothing but a
beer license. has greatly Increased the OPP
position to tho granting OF licenses to deal
in malt liquors exclusively. Armed with a
$50 State beer license aud a SIS Federal
whisky license. the keepers Of sroegcrici
In some localities chocrtully run the risk
OF detection and dispense alcoholic deco,-
lions on the ally. This wouid not be don,
II the beer license was abolished and tho
number OF joints at present running In
all the large cities would be materially re-
durti. Aud there Is another way for grog
gorics to dodge the law. and that success
fully Tho court Of criminal appeals has
trs Fied that under existing statutes a so |
cial club can not be required 10 pay a I
liquor license. Taking advantage ot tina |
decision, joint keepers take out a charter |
for bicycle club" or club Tor the en- /
courascmeni of art" etc. and forthwith DO. /
gin to enroll members, charging thcm u
nominal initiation tee, Federal liquor /
license ana State beer license IS next pro.
cured ar the club is ready for business Z
Any number Of honorary" members are I
thirsty they drop In to me club rooms,
call = meeting ot the directory. ana fo' 4
n bottle OF whisky as we'll. lubricate TO thew
hearts content, deposit the price and al.
lourn. There rs a Ernat deal more OF this
sham club business going ON than IS gen
orally supposed aud 1t Is growing all the
time The only way to suppress IL Is by
the enactment Of law specifically dohnIne
social clubs and requiring them to take on
q retail liquor license before they can
a bar within their precincts. 90
course, all social clubs are not Joints. ana
many Of them do not make a practice Of
selling liquor Unfortunately, but they
must ali hr regulated to prevent the open
sale Of liquor without license The violation
% the sunday law aud the sale OF liquor
IN election DAYS which obtains under pres
ant LEGAL conditions Either that or ais,
.hcsc violated laws should he abolished
Some Of the labor organizations are for
nulatiug bills FOR introduction during the
oming session OF the legislature, which
ave IN view the abandonment Of the pcui
cuiarS Industries heoause their product
ONES into competition with the product OF
rec labor. 10 the disadvantage OF the lat
Ter. The idea u, some OF the labor lcopic
Gems to hc ,o work the convicts on farms
n State "a. .ourt while others favor the
building OF public roads by convicts 10th
laus are jo certain extent feasible, cs-
ecially The former. The state already
pcratcs one sugar farm, with conviots Al
has been successful from cyry point ~ ,
lew, aud Il should hc gradually enlarged
nd the Taialug ut meat and food products !
1r convict consumption carried rn In CON /
tctluu Herewith until II A oNgan led to s
st.s o. ltf. d.. Z
al undri contract hut there IS class i
convicts who can not be worked on I
AIMS. Who can not be taken outside nf tho ,
iNou walls, reference being had To men | ,
caring long and life terms They mrAt ho ,
toNd'd with employment by which they n
'N al mast earn their keep And there arc /
lhriS "En would be OF no account as farm II
ands. yet who can perform GOOD work IN /
'hrr lines These must be kcpt busy In !
inic way unlCAs the taxpayers su5uld elect ,
} maintain them In idlrness. which is i
ighs lmpruhahc However. the convict 4
'rm suggestion Is q good one. as its aGop- e
ON viii AZ least bring about the extinction n
the harharnus and revolving contract eys- +
IN.
The slate makers and more or less re. i
able political oraoics are Worrying a great 4
raj over Who Secretary Of State Mayaclds 9
lceessor is 10 be. Names galore are be-
q mentioned In connection with che office. y
it " is pretty clear that those who at.
'ins The most guessing IN this connection II
no" the least whereof they apeak FOR
hen the much talked OF appointment Is
'n"uneod 1t Is apt TO provo quite a sur 4
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Nin"krd u, Wttdcnt II
Beaumont. Texas. December 70 Mr. n Il
'aselcy and family. who live on rearl u
rect Nifh'n five blocks OF the business Il
inter had quite uycly cxpericnce az q
80 O'Clock 4 daughter, years old. aud "a
49, year old son went out in the yard to v
o bucket at the outern. and when n