The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-13
AMONG LEGISLATORS.

Ing authority to NJ. T. and Nj. q. chapman
, Of Aurora. Ill. to brig suit against tn
, State OF Texas. developed the fact that tn
! artesian well sunk at the North Texas In
} sane asylum at Terrell. Texas. was one o
the most expensive pieces of work OF TIL
, kind ever executed in Texas II the con
tractors win their suit, which will be fo
something over $4,000. the well Will have
! cost the State in the neighborhood OF Si2,
900, to attain a depth OF 1850 feet The con
tract called for stipulated sum. in add
tion to board for four men and supplies
In prosecuting the work, which covered
period OF four years. Attorney Thompson
OF Dallas was before the committee In the
interest CT the Chapmans, and from hi!
explanation there was nothing apparent FOL
the state to do but pay the sum asked. or
one-fourth OF the contracts value, which
was withheld on advice from the attorney
general. Senator ColGui;., who was mem
Der of the hoard of asylum managers, was
also present and made q talk, presenting
the States version. When the board was
In doubt whether to pay or not the con-
tracts were laid before Attorney General
| Cuiberson, who advised that the well was
not an artesian well and that the Messrs.
chapman had not complied with the agree
ny -, , ,ue mater IN controversy is wholy
mr. mt tho "dry hoIa IL, ~, ,rorn5 >, ,s Az
| expressed IL, which however. Yields In ex-
cess OF the provisions of the contract. was
an artesian well under the terms OF the
| Instrument. suit VIII be Drought IN the
| courts OF Kaufman County i. senator bow
sers bill succeeds In getting through both
branches of the legislature.
-
Inc Dill OF Senator Burns. known as the
| comn,itteo Nh =, IN, ser,,o vosto,doy
with n favorable r.nor, ,s n, .norront 10
the working c,,ss over tho State and NAV
he eons,dored =, M .o,,,oho s,hs,,t,,o ,or
tho bi, NJ Senate, n..,,, ,,;,, rosoro,,on
to the collection of wages by EMPLOYEES.
"hich lays IN the committee room. with
.',, .a.'ons vi eterhai uooih' senate, hurhs
P.ut'''s, as lar as P"ss'p'e' ine ihah
"uo VIZ, LOT ms subsistence, anu pears
~ 49, y. ,ne Iauicai ita'uros vi the measure
HpoVe ielerred 10. ii provides FOR attorney
lees' Wheh the amount of the SUIT Is AiuO or
u".'' "t Siv' anu over tnht amount ~ per
o.he vi ,he Judgment 10 De Collected with
Tue COSTS OF the court
me passage OF the senate Dill appropriat-
Ing $1,000 for the liquidation OF accounts for
the ,rin,inc of tho constitutions, armand
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be encouraging news TO the country print
prs There Ia now due s22G TO n printer in
every county in the state for a printing bill
and for the last month state PRIMER GIL
bert's mail has beeu nonrly double its sl2e
on account of tho anxious inonirIes cs ia
the stotu, of the hin and To nroh,hlo out
governors signature.
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cocaine, morphine and other such drugs
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or more to any person known or reunited
to be habitual user of such drug Any
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