The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27


legislature will be in
and modifying some of
,hst we have already
y statutes that are detective
..a.factory in their present form.
X. most prominent of these are
lament law, the fee system reg
x. ssIaries of county officers and
,,,inlng TO the railway commits
shall advocate and work for
~, those three laws. | believe our
...,snment law is good in most of
mi is not far reaching enough in
,s.,,or The part most complained Of
~ Il the preferred creditor clause.
- I believe, should remain about
XII should receive such protection
.srsnt the abuses now SO much
Kan II. All debts perhaps are hon
Int some more 50 than others.
:, necular conditions in the maxi
IAts that will bring n man up to
: highest pinnacle of moral and
sa,sty. while others will descend
NJ 10 the very base. There are
4 horesty as well as crime. a man
N IS to buy bread and meat for
rlnr children is guilty Of theft, but
hi Iegree as the man who steals
I, shly lucre's sake. l believe man
n n business and makes an as
=, md colludes with some of his
rrelatives and make them a pre-.
rritor when in fact he don't owe
,rnt. should be deemed guilty OF
!, md sent to the State prison for
k1sut This would stop so much
Nv being practiced. l would be
% add to this law this clause: a
1 Al makes an honest failure, gives
! has and then falls to pay all he
could receive a discharge by the
riudee as an honest bankrupt 10 70
r,h bis name TO renew lies battle
As to the fee system regulating
Il county officers, l believe should
rpdlfed as to pay each in proper
h the amount Of sponsibility and
INFORMED. / believe the law govern
ularies of posi- masters would be a
n 10 pattern after and | shall intro
bui to that end. Suppose A Is
y slrk; the fees he is now allowed
III 10 5000; his assistant, say $4,000
! nj will leave a sum OF $4,000 to go
IL sinking fund OF the county TO be
)pdAlsd by the commissioners court
tuing the clerk and all of his needed
! va1r the present law the clerk gets
|p0, out Of which he can doubtless
J nm clear Of all expense.
y onnission law regulating railway
X nts and passenger rates should
IN due attention and consideration by
|tFt legislature. believe that the
III Texas are paying by far too much
- importation of their farm prod
| NJ Merchandise: more particularly
h ny too much freight to Galveston
|ttH cities on our Gulf coast. Being
~ In the cotton business, ! have a
y MA Of the freight rate on that ar
q commerce than any other The
Ion a bale OF cotton from Corsicana
p York is $3.50, al rail. distance 100
fAs freight rate on the same bale OF
: % Galveston is $3.25, distance go
Let me state the proposition. Ii
Nh, nm halo NJ cotton yynigbinp 5On
y from Corsican, tn Now York is
| distance of i7on Miles what would
htmount N froieht dua ON a kOo. Mound
i'm (orslcan, Ia Galveston the dis
bhslpc esO ANALYSTS. 700 -2sox55o
|ys,. so MO ha,,, ' o,,,,o y w a,f,oronco.
n rate IN Golveston s2 81 an a 200
ihIe 90 centa nor. hale a, tho reduced
d Galveston Tha rniiroad authorities
i i the lone ham tb.t NAYS. these
| kuls hardlv nav evnenses e,c In
/ lien ,bat my rronnsition NAV no
4 md inst IN tho roods win add GO
NOE nor halo Which odaod =, ,bo 90
mikes Il "a an tco-nound halo of
j nom Corsicsna ,o Colvaston Texas.
Itbtraet q IN fro,, ,ha nraannt roto
W have sarin1 - Fl * nor hale
l cotton nroducsrs ~ Noyorro county
kut ylOO Oo, anua,iv ~ ,ha ayerare
n Of hale for tho ros, tt"o voars is
Unless eono,hin, ;s dona ~ cbonqo
Rsent polinv of the ro,Iroads we ran
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