The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
AMONG The LEGISLATORS.
Captain Schlick Mould Not Wipe
Out the Fee System.
OPPOSES UNIFORM TEXT BOOK BILL.
Representative Woiters Appreciates
Work of the Democratic Press.
Holland for Chnirmnnship.

Austin. Texas. January 13.-Captain +.
| A. Scblick Of Fayette Is one OF the many
Gelanans that 90 to compose the cosmopoli-
| tan population OF one of the most thickly
settled counties In the State. BY frugality
end thrift he has accumulated quite a
large substance of this worlds goous and
his friends have voted him the colleague
OF Representative VOTERS While Captain
schiick is not loaded with bills. he has his
ideas about the fee system and he Will
endeayor to bring about favorable action
| on his plan. II the salary idea is to pre-
vail he Is in favor OF applying 1t to but
two officers, the tax collector and assessor
However. hts fayorito plan is to leave the
regulation OF salaries OF county officers to
the commissioners courts He says that
the most important affairs OF county gov
eminent are left TO the commissioners. who
have authority to eXpend the county funds,
and he believes they are thoroughly COM
petent to pass on salaries. Furthermore.
the conditions In the various counties are
as Inherent as the number OF counties In
existence aud local self government of
this KIND would result In the salaries being
cumstances. He does not think the iegs-
lature can enact measure that would he
suitable 20 tho whole State.
captain Schl!ck Is also opposed to the
adoption Of uniform text book bill. lie
says such action would do away with com
petition and would result in no improve
ment In the character OF school books
Without the law, he says, makers OF books
Tor the instruction OF the children would
vie with each other in trying to surpass In
the excellence OF the books
Representative Jacob +. VOTERS OF Fay
ette county is young man who promises
TO be OF some prominence in the house
He was honored at his home by election TO
the office of county attorney and at the
last election he was sent 10 the house lie
made his maiden speech the first day. |
nominating Lee J. Rountree for chief clerk. !
and he took occasion TO pay glowing
tribute TO the newspaper workers OF the |
State, who, he states, have done SO much |
for the democratic party. Chief Clerk
Rountree is editor OF the Kyle Star Viudl- I
Gator. and his position az q newspaper
worker IN the cause OF democracy fur |
nlshed Mr.. VOTERS theme. and he ussi
II IN paying IA handsome compliment to |
The Post during his speech. At the CON
elusion OF his address in behalf of the
chief clerk he Was warmly comphmented |
by large number of members on his eff
fort.
The subject OF game protection is one
that VIII receive consideration at the hands (
of the legislature. President X. r. Lockett |
OF the Texas Game Protective association
proposes to call a meeting at an carly date |
OF the association. so that bin, can be |
agreed on. II IL understood the measure !
Will receive favorable consideration by \
many Of the members OF the house only a /
few having been put down in the oppoai-
ton column.
The determination OF Speaker Dashiel to !
support Superintendent Mobley in prevent
ing the use of the halls and committee
rooms of the house for sleeping apartments
viii result in keeping clear those rooms
which are designed for public business The 1
law contemplates that the speaker aud the
lieutenant governor shall have apartments .
in the buildings II they desire. bat no |
reference is made To members or employees
Tho members OF the house have begun
already TO reach out for the applause aud
OF the State university. and dur
Ing the nominating speeches in behalf of
Speaker Dashieli Tuesday almost every
one threw bouquet Mt the students gath
cred in tho gallery and paused Tor the hear
~ cheers that invariably followed
Norman G. Kittrell, Jr. who has been
selected by Speaker Dashiell to act rs his
private secretary during the session. Is
ION of Judge Kittroll OF Houston, and is a
}ery popular young man at home. He Ia n
young man. bright. Intelligent
md capable. and will be a valuable help
o tho speaker.
]. s. Boggs, sergeant at arms of the
iouse, is not an unfamiliar figure in the
over branch OF the legislature. lilo held
he Same position In the Seventeenth and
twenty second legislatures and II WAS ON
ccount OF his excellent services on those
wo occasions that he was so strong in the
ace.
1t can be stated on good authority that
J. J. Jenkins OF Washington county will be
pponted superintendent of the state
sylum for deaf. dumb and blind colored
hildren located in this city. vice w H.
holland, whose term is about to expire.
II is understood that Representative Hol.
and OF Harris county will he chairman OF ,
he committee to rcdis.rlct the judicial dis
rcts and II is to that committee the hill
fill be sent which provides for y new dis
rct court NJ Houston. The Harris county
members are well prepared with data In
avor OF the new court
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN q
Tho following senate committee chair
nanships were announced tonight, ,
Judiciary. No. 1. Perry J. Lewis IatE.
airy, No. 2. II. N. Stafford; oduU''.on. }. NJ
'ressler, internal improvements, O. h.
olquitt finance. Heber Stone: county '
oundaries and State affairs. j. A. Reall a
tate asylums. J. X, Cough commerce a
nd manufacturing. o. T.. Bowser. judicial \
istricls. j. b. Dibbrell, towns aud city =
operations, W. ]. Baily; lands. d, Il =
oss q