The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
SOME AUSTIN GOSSIP.

ea-ie- than the list Of May. and the
eAances are that 8; viii complete four
monihs session by remaining here until
Mty y. while there Is much criticism OF
this delay among Inc members themselves.
The fact IS that there Nill lie nothing an
usual in the length Of this session. The
following shows the terms in days Of reg
ular sessions OF preceding legislatures
Twentieth, 81 days.
lweuiy-trst, ~ days.
twenty second, Il days,
IWen,y third, ri days.
TVtniy-fourih. ll3 DAYS.
I, would hardly he possible FOR as large
body OF men as the lower house 10 deal
inte.iigently with tLc multitude Of bills
pressed upon its attention within less than
four months.
Tie proYerb haste makes waste ap-
iliss to legislative body more closely
than it hts any other situation.
When the lower house was locked UP
rlfcr 4 call during the lat. iight over the
EFars assignment bill tbs was illustrated
fy TWO or three marrow ESCAPES from ne
adoption. under excitement and irritation.
@! some very foolish measures.
AFTER all the wind iammer mas his uses
and more than once ne has Rendered signal
service TO tho State during ;h's legislative
session slight atmospheric disturbance
is harmless compared with a mischiesous
measure enGraued on the statute book.
This Is reminder that the Twenty fifth
via be remembered for the proposed laws
IL Hlied rather than fer the laws it
passed
It's leaders are conseryators not con-
structouisfs. The term leaders IL not
exact. because. IN truth, there are no lead
.rs 10 the strict sense 81 ;he Word. II Is a
"a a n
gait. some of the members are consuicu-
Gus as speakers, others AS committee work.
e7s, and Others as vote getters, ont There
are no r.umes and no standards aroVnt
which followers flock. Even he pop4!ists
are deworaii2ad and disorsanized. APOSTLE
Farmer is here for the purpose ot holding
thcm IN line, and he is N. l9ne,ies look
ing lobbyist that has been here this sea-
son. Iopulism has failed 20 assert ',s.if
here either atfirmauyeiy or gesatNcir.
There may - populist psr-g left ~
Texas after the November -yeloa@. bat
nothing has occurred here 10 indicate IL.
1 ~ the end OF the session approaches
shadows Of 1895 begin to overcast the .u-
ua,ion The gubernator!al horoscope has
already been drawn In The Post If is
certain that there viii be hos, & gandi-
17-es Tor other places on the ticket.
An interesting rumor out today, which
seems TO be we'll authenticated. Is that
safe Treasurer WORKMAN VIII not DO
a candidate FOR recollection The names Of
ihTee members of tho lower house are
being discussed for his place. Harris Of
Galveston Garrison OF shelby ana Robbins
OF NllbarEcr.
Ii is also current rumor that there will
be lively scrap For every one Of the
state offices next year
THE claim Of the Greer county school
teachers for pay for services rendered In
tho employ OF the state Of Texas is not
yet disposed CT, Notwithstanding the re-
{ fusal oi he house to pass the hll for their
( RELIEF OVER the governors veto. Thus COM
ineRted Representative Williams, OF Ellis.
/ Who led the fight for the Greer county
teachers On tho action OF the house yester-
/ dny in sustaining the governor veto
4 am examining" said h., The aw with
/ reference 10 tho legal rights ~ the teach
ers. and nm Of the opinion that they have
a remedy I'm court through "a nandamus
action 10 compel the state treasurer to pay
over the funds appropriated by he board
I ~ education 10 Greer county Tor school
( purposes. We have the official notice,
signed by the governor and attested by
, tho secretary OF the board o! education,
. that such appropriation was made. it is,
/ / think. a plain and incontesiabie propo-
stion that after tine board of education
made the appropriation, formally notified
| the Greer county officials OF such action.
thc teachers were employed and the schools
operated under tins appropriation. the
board OF education or the governor woull
not be- permitted. after the services OF the
teachers had heen rendered 10 rcsciud the
Appr, priaUoa Their control over 1t end
cd when it was Made and acted upon as
entirely as the control OK a court over a
judgment which had gone upon appeal. Tho