The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-01
THE FEE BILL REFORNERS.
Four Different Measures Before the
Committee.
NOT ONE or THEN IS SATISFACTORY
Pouuln ton Bssis Unjust 60 Smaller
Counics and Cheap ofacfais Not
whit Il Dcsircd-Capitai Notes.

Austin. Texas. January SLATER hear
ing from a number OF county Judges on
the subject OF official fees and iheii resG-
Iation. ,he house committee or State al
fairs last Friday night adjourned until
Tuesday at which time II is expected that
preliminary discussion Of the matter VIII
close and the work Of shaping s measure
to be reported TO the house will begin.
There are four fee bills before the COM
mittee. no one OF which is likely 20 be re-
ported on fayorably In its original shape.
the probability being tina; all four viii
be referred 10 a subcommittee charged with
the duty OF preparing a substitute bill.
Three Of the bills upder consideration do
not differ IN their main features. The one
BY Mr.. Drew fixed maximum limit 10
the amount to be retalned out Of the fess
collected by county officials. the excess TO
be turned over into the county funds. TIE
bills BY Mr. Evans Of Grsyson, and Mr
Wilcox OF Collin also have the maximum
feature, but do not. like the Drew bill.
contemplate that county officials shall "a
charged up with such fees ~ they iail
Tor any reason 70 collect, neither 60 jhsy
place the appointment Of deputies In The
hands Of the county commissioners As
10 unsolicited ices they require ih- county
commissioners 10 bring Gctioa for thfif
recovery ard 70 charge Tho costs az safe
action TO the official provided there has
been lack Of diligence or his pan q Try
lns 10 obtain ihc payment Of the delinquent
fees
Nj. carpenier Of Fauu!n in his fce III
sitnx rather o. diniBishiug The smo4ai ~
fces foliecied ;haa a. Prescribing ituli
beypnd which ihe proceeds ~ .es railcttior I
snal accrue TO sp-ae iuu4 OF another. aue
MS system Is based upon tho population
raiio IN other words, ihr more porulcus I
a county the smaller the zee his idea he3rg
70 discount fscs on a fisiHE scale
The Drew. Wilcox And Fgars tfftr are
surposef 90 he uf universal ai-hcstiar .
but the Carpenter bHi wnuil r-t aaeci
over forty counties. Oi the tour ihe car
peHier hil is tue oalg orc which ralcs
any attempt 70 satisfy the democrats
plAi;oiii demand or - lake .iue,s Ftrr
IN the direction q genuine refarm. All
'onr arr frrpTRcfle4bif because .np .rg,
three would iiupsi; ihe efficiency ~ cecr-s
sohtrtfnrat u AZ .Fasl sixty 13uales.
NDhF tDe lfef Or applicable lc uat ever
ofsf eelrilst luoV.-sci 7ufly albs4t lna-
silly, hetfra Drca Wilcox Gal Efsns
atfc IaisisItH the issue. & issns .he-e ls
ney bafe married that cheap Q.Es.f.
AFTER itEn cheap fees "a phzt shs feap,e
re i9qhsrE ;ur. On TIE ether rsr8 AZ
Hri'sn-sr erfs IL EauE,rg ibs uiue ~
vs@if Hi1'lki hsfNifet ff ihe lcrailHru
: ~ 1Af- -A prr-lisss s-e SO srnra
'aeAret he would have g uan 5-y nrrg
~ rtrafairE q deed 81 uu-ust taau n
slliEs qpar'g lie estimates fhti ne fafaa
HssFr4cn - cririin4l czse ia
rss - 30 Coke ,hHn 80 Caoke odaaty ISIS
= h11 lf teh 80 f~ea1ss * lis A,ri;f3
( 20 iIgileailpl
f'orr ls-saea o. ne G5@en, fee.reg
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S7 orally 81 tn -iQsIr itto the cs-.sea f1-
at+f iilfptar'lp-4. ais tiss farther tha ID.
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lsi aqef ue' apiiy 10 ~ ,,1r4urt o. the
"a" l1Ee au1 wasca does rol t.,.rstar,5- ,
iaf .s7l@t q money ~ ail fhs us19ie
80 ~" aa-A ihs glrs' eaihetiastia f.e
~ ffso-a has rot even l.aeI-s ,
p AtAeft thLl uDuriy off atIr srr r.,- I
~ 600 ru-l u.cney ~ tt- se-..-.t tA,r
ril''n 'uure 'h9u ten se.-tI.r rrf
btiis''' i haf corrF ~ "a ase4-44nu tt /
i-t 90 80 tal 1851 Ulrl
iie1 70 Irefr epsr tas hrer cf
l' irf' 80 thai tte rt ~ 1o'.K 1850
org g., reft 'cHai PIP 'te sac ~ ihu rf.
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,. fcsIor' llHv ln, ef0r ttr
re Nifa p. frf wlffr- IT, itri ftr- s
frfAt H'ai ~ DuHcffuit Ir tr.r f.r-..
= nill- t-ainrs bNapf o4s ir-5 ta-
H'e a4ir aad sreg es5l :
, E3T thru' f Gad uafe-.f+- ioyfne t.li
cla ~ sre 'o9d ~ Giktlafuirr WITH rc.tr-
lct thereto fct nD pa. has nt pe7 stlr
~. . p tnaiax q sur and equitable h4als .
~ i'H Nurati9r ~ ia e~er fa v.rstsi
af"i f'r 49, lNt i1mrwt 40 Nfrorr ~
- y 'ufri frale n0etef end $50 ~eri 5 3
1flal 10 'aH tnHt ~ u9Intlur oas tae 49,,
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