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did. but there are those now who want
Texas TO clothe herself and bind her
school children down with this system. 1t
would work great dotriment 20 the pres
tut public school system. and The state
superintendent vii! alone be vested with
he responsibility OF selecting the books.
Tie viii ice the person TO choose the COM
mission Fl" be shall pass upou the flYc-Ycar
sttf.l OF school hooAs. and faSten UpOn
he school something that may be in no
Wise slltcl 90 them. While there is no in
ieuilon 10 create or suggest suspicion. IL
| Fas known that ia every State whore the
system hal been trieI there had hpen a
scandal connected wiki the transaction.
The proposition IS theory and devoid Of
princiulo.
The superintendent OF Pennsylvania
says Do his report that be does rot favor
, such a scheEie ard gives his reasons there
,or. II The senator from comauohc believes
lu the nOrl uniformity. ] recommend that
dee flllc the uniformity IL opinions ! have
offered said Mr. peail Ia making lis aG-
isfss, and Immediately atterward read a
statement coming from The superintendent
pf the schools of New YORK. in which no
said hat mo State was too large for state
uniiormiiy and vet he dcclarsd. you
wan, 90 ir1E TCNas where some Of the
CoT ranches arc nearly as large as the EN-
tir' state. into the scheme OF State uni
f0rmify"
Then came the report Of SUPERINTENDENT
Carlisle. saving be hai never favored State
uniformity Of school books. that here Ia
a constant pr1sres- FRI text books. that the
aiup,iou Of any SCI would b. a dangerous
precedent MI Beln alap remarked that
TeAas hni heeu peculiarly fortunate In
ha7lug suuoriatenients who We're opposed
20 Tho srstem.
The sp,a ker had taken some trouble 10
inform himself and renl telegram from
the secretary of state VI West Virginia to
Offset pol7- raised against the fact that
tho legislature Of that state had renu-
f!atel tho system and aiopted county on
iion. wish unrestricted connection.
At this iunc,ure adjournment was taken
until ,. m
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TO invite Louis j. Workman, then he would
invite Colonel Thomas NJ. Campbell,
Ayers explained who the gentlemen were
and said that the amendment was an insult
to those named In the resolution. and
ought to be SO considered by them. die was
friend of the fellow servants bill but
thought the amendment ought not TO be
adopted.
Harris said 1t had been sufficiently ex-
planned who these gentlemen were. few
weeks ago these same gentlemen had ex-
| tended a courtesy to this house by placing
at its DISPOSAL a railroad train as long as ii
wanted " and such a courtesy should not
be so soon forgotten.
The previous question was ordered
Childs said there WAS a powerful rail-
road lobby here. had been for weeks and
all the members knew 1t, and II lobbyists on
one side were Invited those on the other
should also be invited.
Beard favored the amendment. saying
he had signed both the resolution and
amendment.
Blair said there was no reason why any
one should say that this resolution invited
ANYBODY here as lobbyists. The gentleman
from the Ninetlcth district had offered his
amendment for the purpose of killing the
resolution and had so admitted. Now, If he
were Colonel Ripley. after the display
which had been made by members Of this
house. and this resolution should be adopt
w, ne Mou,u sp"iH ''e S'u' 10Y e''4i'"e u"
a MAN az Nm 800, - -o.o,si,o- tho
vote ordering the previous question. Adopt
ed.
-, r'1i,,,,,h .,,,ii ,,.i,hdra,y ,bo raso-
o, el!poush ne Wouia mt'h nir ,ne resV
luton: Nnl'us nus ,,n', ~
at'l 49, a. " - h,,";,,,s
Ihe mousse REUSED 70 suspend me peua'
iiis oiuol 70 nm UP, Oh 'lio,'V.i o' H.
o,ls,,-,-a,~a,t, ~ r,a.,,,fas,,,res In revas
,, ,l VI Kin ,as .on, ~,
III III, 51t', 10 bod b@an evcusca
~ 1.is '","s 1n,n, wv 49,, "'i 49,, IN ~,
oii a,,rt,, NE disc,iss;on Of the
rti,,o,,,t r,s1S,,,i', ste,sd NAT throupb in y.
,.. ~. 49, ftor5 a., h,J benn -, .
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PAY OF ASSESSORS.
Hi ProvidinE for II Was Clearly
Unconstitutional.

s"'ohstttuttOnnI.
Austin, Texas, April l5.-With reference
to the bill by Representative Bailey. which
was Indefinitely postponed in the senate
yesterday Mr.. Beall, in speaking TO tho
measure, offered the following opln,on
which Is Of interest to the assessor of every
county in Texas: WY
THE house bill, by Mr. Bailey. pronose.
10 remuherale assessors for gathering sta
tistics for use OF the department of ,o,i
culture. This labor was performed aS,ar
tho Revised Civil Statutes of 1895 wera
adopted and had gone into effect In
these statutes no provision was mad TO-
the compensation of the assessors for tha
collection of this data. Consequently ,haro
was no law then enforced renuirin, th,u
service or promising COMPENSATION there
for. Section A. article 3, of the oonstitr.
ton ia as follows: ''"''''"'
The legislature shall provide nv law IN,
the compensation Of all officers Servants is'
agents ana public contractors not proyidoI
lor IN ms constitution. but shall not grant
eNua .oinpehsa,ioh to any officer. agent
public service shall have been ncr,or suo,,
or contract entered into for the nar,o,',,
ance OF the same: nor grant, nv anrro
priation or otherwise, any amo,lt y,
money OUT OF the treasury OF tho Sta,n y.
any Individual, on claim, real or nre,o,s
ed, when the same shall moi har, nv
provided Tor by pre-exlsting law, nor a,',
pioy any one ~ the name of the state nv
less authorized by pre-existine law uh-
rms section Of the CONSTITUTIONS "ro,,,,
,s 'he passage OF this bill for Tho re,snr
.i ha' PROPOSES 10 grant extra comnensa
''on 70 an officer for public service oSser
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such service has been perlofmsa y
appropriate money out OF the 10
the State to individuals on clam, " !.
vided for by pre-existing Law. ~ b
Of these assessors appeals stiptn ,-yl
sense Of justice lnasmuch as tas s 49,
thorizing them to receive tnls WI,
tion was evidently omitted .! a
the revision of the Civil Statute N,
did the work in ignorance y 4. 4,
Nevertheless the prohibition 10 ~ a
tuition is imperative in its appD'
this hill -
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THE DAY AT THE
CAPITAL OF TEXAS.
Uniform Text Book Bill Vigorously Combated by
Senator Beali.
Majority Overwhelming House Disposed Several Sections
of the Approp aon Bil--A Bill Tax Loan Companies
Two Per Cent Has Been Prepared,

consumed by the senate discussion
booked
reply ONO
privilege hall which finally
Afternoon
amend ments wereco n al
n Of
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ArrrnNnnN SESSION.

called
At the afternoon SESSION r'S".'
IN and had finally passed the bill prohih-
,.t ,,,t,ory from freouenting billiard
'''7
rooms ~, ,,,.
peerey asked the regular order De sus-
rendea IN take nm house bill No. %, relat-
49, ...,,,,,r,,io, q, land sold at forced
! llb /" ''' r. ,,
! sale under ueed oil trust Wv nv
refused to suspend.
| p,uev called nm the franchise tax bill,
49,, ,,,,,,o 1,s. ,,eoir and was
"hlrh r'sse' w" N''''
passed by the senate yesterday WIN 80
oral amendments relating to taxes of sleep
,, ,,, dining car companies and pro-
a.. 80, tbo ,,roes re-
Niu'hs LOT = per ''''' "a ~
cctpts OF lifr insurance companies. nc
moved to concur In the senate amendments.
Blair said that he hoped the house would
postpone action until Monday next ne
friends of the bill had the power to 90 H.
hut ne hoped they would not eXhtblt UNDUE
haste in the matter He believed mat 'he
amendments of the senate made the oill
worthless because 1t now deait with Two
different subjects,
Pitts supported the motion TO postpone
Curry opposed delay and wanted action
at once,
Ficlds az Hin favored postponement.
All this talk about the influence Of lobby
upon those who oppose this insurance tax
was bosh
Henderson said he was getting tired OF
this talk about a lobby. No man connect
ed with any Insurance company had tempt
cd him; he proposed to vote for these senate
amendments because he saw 1t was use
less to attempt TO cut down cXtravagaut
appropriations and II these big appropria-
tlous we're going to be- passed there would
have 10 he revenue to meet them. He
wanted to 20 home and was getting tired
"a
Railey wanted the matter disposed of
and wnuId not even consent to refer It TO
n free conference committee. The motion
TO postpone vas lost by ~ ayes to 81 noes.
RIair moved that the house do not con
cur in tho amendments made by the senate
and asked for a conference committee. He
denounced This amended hill as an out
rarc "It sims into the house like thief
In tho ripbt and the house AZ asked TO
occent mo ii,tlo bastard as It's own" He
hopeI the majority would not abuse its
powor and force this measure through be-
fore Tho members had time to fully under
stand 4, We balieyed the bill unconsti-
tutional
Halle, ,yan,cd something done with the
nm -, o,ca
w"ra savorod Immediate action. Conoly
was ~ tho same oninion.
poran moved 10 ,ahIc the motion to
mon -Fnrc,,r Tah,e1 nv 65 ayes to % noes
Eishnr oon, nm nm ornendment 10 strike
o,,, 20 ,, o,',at, Observation-Disclosures Tho section
i,,,,,, wi ,,o . 90, con, ,ov IN insurance
'a,,','ai ,a,tnn reasnn that the
sornta ho,i ,,n a,,,bori,v 10 lncorporate It
In DO Xii p,,,cd ont y, ordor
W al ,na,,od N nos,none further con-
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SHERIFFs' DEPART

Edna. Texas, April l5.-Io m
Look out for black Norman n0,,T M
old. about l6 hands high. wnlIe w
foot, large brand mot knorT IN
shoulder. One iron gray horss' IIr,Y
about Is hands high, right n'p mi 4 NJ
er than left, not branded, war, ii
for return of them to mo ID nt
Mcdowell, sheriff OF jackson co'D"
TO CURE A COLD IN os ~
take Laxative Bromo Quinsy Il E1
All druggists refund tho moA''
to cure. 25c.
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THE STATE CAPITAL.
GOVERNOR JESTER.

Austin. April i6.-Govcrnor Culbcrson
left for Chicago this afternoon to accom-
panv his wife back to Texas. her health be-
Ing so Door that he did not consider II
safe for her to travel unattended. He Will
be gone two days. during which time Lieu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Austin. Texas. April le.-The smyth
and Maxwell bill. authorizing the pur-
chase of the Texas Central and the Waco
and Northwestern by the Houston and
Texas Central. which had been reported
favorahly by the house committee OF Inter
nal Improvements, was .ecommittoi by the
house this afternoon At The rcQues. oi vii
iams. just as that body was aaiourDius
many members not taking c3gaiLauca OF tine
mnffnr
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NEW lIIIG

senator Kerr this morning introduced a
resolution amending the Constitution re-.
curing the supreme court TO sit and PASS
upon laws as they are made by the leels
ihture fhe same ideas were embodied
~ Dill by Mr. Kerr. which the commit
tee reported unfayorablr a few DAYS ago.
Mt Harrison introduced a bill donating
10 tho Christian church of Austin a lot al
ground Tor State purposes.
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DIR. HATHAWAY = :,

70 Dearborn street, c"" ~
Chicago. III. 10 70 ~
our treatment by mai not ,t az
grand success. II you S ,a viii NV
office. wrte us and W. foT naa Z
symptom blanks. NO. si.,n dIstss,ls
for women, No: 3 for s Image R''
1 for catarrh. Send LOT a., ~
book for Men and e1rleans, ~
Mesoaic Temple, ne" Antonie. "
500, Alamo Plaza, san ""
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CHARTERED.

CHARTERED.
The following charters were fiied WIN
the secretary OF State today
Mckinney Drug company, capital STOCK
$4,000. lncorporators: Guy sumpter' u
Il, Wallace, 7. T. Emmerson. 49,.
The Millican Printing company OF Fort
Worth. Texas; capital stock $1,000. IN IN
corporators: j. X. Millican, George W.
Akers. James F. prosser.
The Snton Gin and Mill company cap
tai stock $500. Incorporators; d. Oe"'
S. G.. Boren and d. c. Rochal,
The Port Arthur Telephone Electric com
panv of Port Arthur. Texas; capital sloTh
$50 600 lncorporators: r. II. Moodwor'u
f. Dumout Smith, George E. Blaine.
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system
It's and YER n
after loss,a1ss,t1
in aelprlmrS<1
"The'gstt%ss1 a
duced MAJ H. 81
ago by wcI
Il the Ma(
drugs srmssn VI
pm IRA Is ~ Y
aIaavhgo ~
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poNns APPROVED.

The attorney general yesterday approved
on registration by the comptroller SSoVo
worth OF Palo Pinto Bridge bonds'
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is the hest any too good for ,aIo' lsrl "A
Cases not cured or .mip,hsIy sotIst
by other physicians Apoisop
SPECTALflES: Blood and ~
ures. IIydrocele, KIney,,,,v va
Troubles, Nervous ppiies. cssl
Eczema. Pimples. Ulcers i, nases w
and Disease of Women. ~ III.
on a strictly professional f" M
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Mems Underwear

Light weight Dalbriggan Shirts
aad Drawers. sizes 81 10 IL.
each ,........,... ....-.,....,.....
Light weight Balhriggan Shirt
and Drawers, sizes "a 20 A.
rach.,.,. ... oct. ..................
lmported French BalbrigE an
Shirts and Drawers. cach.....
Nainsook Shirts and Drawers
feathtrweiGhts, each ..,......
Rleached jean Drill Drawers.
tapes Or knit bottoms. eIch...
Bleachet Jean Drill Drawers.
all sizes, full leugth........
Sermons Elastic Scam Drawers.
each. ........ ..,..............
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tenant Governor Jester will preside over
the executive Office.
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Cur res

"Cures talk " in favor
of Hoods sarsaparilla,
as for no other medi-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24
SOME POSTSCRll'rs.

There are 100000 lemon trees IN Italy.
Agriculture in Italy employs 1000, 600
women.
Christmas cards first came into fashion
in 1916.
In Holland men frequently wear their
hats in church.
France. In an emergency, could mt ster
an army of 100000 men.
Fifty-slx men were killed during tie
building of the Forth bridge.
There are three times as many to.erIones
in Germany as In France.
0ne-seventh Of the poolla ION Il, Fpg-
land are engaged in the building t,aje
Krupps gun making establishments at
Essen, Germany, employees 10000 people.
Hamburg's new colossal docks mcp. ure
l3O meters in length AMI thirty-six in
breadth.
About 100000 tons OF carbon are annually
sent up to the London chlmneys IN the
form of smoke.
The legal expenses of ban 4u.pt are
sometimes far greater than the amourt CT
his debts.
snails are collected On tina Kent'sh pas
lures every year in large quantities and
dispatched to Paris.
Native and foreign investors now ere
studying the oil wells of Japan. The field
is considered promising
The usual odds laid b. an accident com.
pany are 1000 10 thai You do not die from
an accident in n year.
The atmosphere s So clear in Zumlan,i
th4, II Is said. objects can ae sean by
starlight at distance o. seven miles.
The California walnut crop orsnAbly Will
be short this season. 1t Is estimated trat
It amounts to only l75 ten ton carloads. or
100000 pounds. -
The allowance OF the lord MAYOR ~, nm
don, up to the maycralty of Sir sidr ev
Waterlow in 1872. was $1,000 anntloJlv.
bat 1t was increased in that wear 10 $50 t00
at which sum II mas e9er since re,na.nod
There are over 1000 islands under the
nag of Japan. and in Georgia Bay. the
north extension of Lake Huron where we
hnd very few islands on the map. there
are IN reality several thousand islands
most OF them. OF course, quite small
Whenever Mr.. Gladstone catches cold
ne al once goes TO bed. This has been his
rule Tor fifteen years. 1t is an interesting
iact net generally known that he wrote his
eiection address announcing the dissolution
OF parliament in 1874 in bed.
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HOUSTON, SUNDAY. OCTOBER "a.
OUR MIDwINTER FESTIVAL.


The Post feels that It can not too fire.
quently urge upon the people Of Texas In
general, and those OF the coast country In
particular. the great importance of the
Flower. Fruit and Vegetable Festival which
takes place In this city December 9 to IL,
inclusive The object OF tho enterprise is
to prove to the world. through practical
demonstration, that this State can produce
In mldwinter all that the most favored sec
tions OF the United States can lay cl,im
to, and that the Texas coaHt--ns trcfit-
able field for the investor, home for the
industrious, or as natural sanitarium--has
all the advantages, and none II ihe d,tw-
backs, popularity ascribed 10 Florida nnd
California. This we can really do IL our
own people, who are specially int ested In
tho project. only get together end render
to the management OF the festival tic aid
and cooperation so necessary to success.
Every grower OF fruits. flowers ard vegc-
tables In the whole coast region and It's Inn
mediate tributaries should take a personal
pride In seeing that his community rs prep
Wy lrIiSstulNu dt TUG tNIUblilOH
and every person who mas any interest In
advancing and rpbuilding this magnificent
territory should at once go TO work 10 the
end in view. In truth. all the towns ard
cities In South Texas ought to organize
and prepare exhibits for the grand festival
and by this buslnegs-like and pstrlotic
means make 1t one OF the greatest and
biggest events in the recent history II this
great and big commonwealth.
The Post has no hesitation in expressing
tho belief that II the proper encouragement
Is accorded to the approaching exposition,
and II our friends and neighbors en- the
outside will vie with one another IN o.
ganizing and preparing exhibits the fes-
tivai VIII not only be exceptionally en-
1oyable to the thousands who will t,ke TART
IN 1t, but II will at the same time be enc
OF the most practical and beneficial nd
vertisements tho coast country and Texas
ever secured.
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THE COTTON OUTLOOK.

There was . further decline In cotton
during the past week. and prices are now
averaging less than 5M cents for middline
In tho South. Farmers are hardly net
ting cents per pound for the staple. OF
not over s25 per bale. At this price there
is little or no proflt in producing cotton,
and II values do not average higher dur
Ing the next three months thousands oil
Southern cotton raisers will find them
solves in debt at the end OF the season.
When cotton was selling on the Houston
market at cents and above. only a month
or 50 ago. The Post advised against hold
Ing tho staple. 1t was pointed out that
the conditions OF crop and trade were not
favorable to any advance, but rather In
dictated n declining tendency. Now that
the price has fallen to a level that is be-
low tho cost OF production In many sec
lions there will undoubtedly be a general
desire to hold for better values Whether
this roicy will prove profitable 10 a diff
cult question to answer. The Post will
always advise against holding cotton when
shc PisV 10 it0'oHhpfEs ~ WIN thot ttuNO-
cate such action when the price ia too
low. as It is at present. Every farmer
and country merchant should be allowed to
settle this mattor for himself.
Certainly there is much mere reason now
to bold for Legitimate Price than there
was six weeks ago to keep cotton off the
market in the expectation of specu-
lative advance. 1t should be borne In
mind, however. that interest, storage and
insurance charges, shrnkage In weight
and a great deal Of worry must be taken
into consideration by Que who attempts
to hold this commodity. II all these items
can be afforded 1t would certainly he
wrong To advise n farmer to throw his
cotton upon the market. 1t Ia true that the
price Is likely to go lower, but In the
course OF time cotton will sell much higher
than at present.
Only once In the past thirty years has
cotton sold lower than now, and the world
soon acknowledged that tho price had
been pushed too low that season. Early
In 1885 cotton fell to Az cents in the
south; the next fall 1t advanced to cents.
The latter price was as much too high as
the first was too low. but 1t serves to
demonstrate that values can be lifted from
rut as fast as they can be sent down.
Tho Post believes that the crop OF 1897
9S has been overestimated and that the
yield will be very littlo more Than con-
snmptive requirements. AS soon as this
becomes apparent to the world cotton Will
advance, but an erroneous impression of
the probable supply and demand may send
prices lower in the meantime.
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POINTS ABOUT People.

Governor Lon V. stephens OF Missouri
VIII ride bicycle at the head of a great
bicycle parade tc be held soon In St. Lou. s.
Miss Braddon is well known as careless
dresser. She CARDS herself as soe wishes
without considering public opinion. Ij.r
gowns are. therefore. often oli-sasli3ued in
sVie, ana leave much to be desired in
beauty OF color Miss BIaddon still wears
sne long drop earrings in vogue twenty
while Mayor Harrison of Chicago with n
ueiesation OF democrats. was On 1ls way
conversation In the train In which he and
ms companions were spoken Of dlsnarar-
.ng,y, he said nothing at he lime. but
.oid the story on himself in public sp,ech
the next day.
sister Mary Ellen Ellis. wi, died M
sMnsnsmston, England, the Other Inv. in
nsr s-d year, was the last survivor hut one
9, the devoted band Of Roman Cal. elIe
sisters who accompanied Flor,nce Niri,t,ns
gaze on her mission Of mercy 10 IL. crtmse