The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
ANOTHER MESSAGE.
Culberson Further Instructs Tie
Lawmakers at Austin.
WANT MOBs PUT DOWN.
The oovsrnor Deals with This Question
In stringent Terms aud Also In-
stTuots tho Legislature ~ 90
Other Needed Legislation.

houses yesterday afternoon:
Executive Omeo. June Ito tbs
senate and house Of representatives:
For purposes Of legislation at this ses-
sion your attention is respectfully in
y.tcd 10 the following subjects:
!. 4 general occupation tax
2 Measures 10 encourage the estab-
llshment Of factories
g. The railway gate system now In
operation on some Of the railroads Of
the state
T. To dX the time OF holding court In
the thlrt4slxth judicial district. 90 a.
10 avoid the hiatus created by Laws
passed at the regtfAr session.
9. TO amend article 2OJi. revised
statutes. 20 that the commissioner Of
Insurance shall have the needful au-
thorIiy 90 make examination Of the
books and business Of Insurance COM
panics
g. Require the payment OF sll county
taxes 90 current money except such as
may be- paid 10 coupons and other In
dobtedness. under section G. article II
OF the constitution
e. Amend article 1891 Of the revised
statutes as specially recommended and
urged By The supreme court. 80 as TO
provide a simple and expeditions meth
ol ior the decision Of oontroyeried
questions % fact Boy special yerdlcts o.
!ur.es
/ s. Amend the law With reference 20
the expenditure OF the available school
fund 30 that this fund may be econom-
/ lally and properly distributed Tor
. strictly school purposes and regulate
the taking Of the scholastic census IN
order that existing fraudulent methods
/ many De corrected. Fraud On scholas-
dc census is resoried % On order 20 se-
cure an unias, and unequal share Of
. tlE fund. and itIs becoming more gem
. cral and scaudll0us 10 one city Ia the
state ths net rliu 90 scholastic popu-
ht.uu as reported exccods 1000 Tor the
present az compared with the previous
. year
o The good name % the state. re.
. sroct f0r our governmental iusu,u-
. tons and sentiments % humanity de-
manl that mob violence be suppressed
. o. growth is alarming and omiuous
/ For O. time the sole objects oi its ven
goauce were these charged with Grim
inal assault upon females. and thus
found some measure OF proyocatIon
. and apology iu manly aud chIyalric ~
Ulucts Taking encouragement srCm
this tolerai.gu 10 now seems 20 Judge
sud punish FOR murder. and a recent
instance in Waller county was used
Cor the suppression OF testimony 10
has reached that stage Ga This state
where % is an indictment Of the whole
people and a dehlemcnt Of their clyili-
gai.on Experience makes % plain that
ordinary judicial machinery is made
Quate. and u O, Is 20 be destroyed aud
the state spared further debasemcut
extraordinary measures must he adopt
ed. That my Views may be more clear.
ly presented a BIN Is submitted here
with for your consideration. The "a
llent features Of the act are. 90 speedy
punishment for criminal assault. thus
removing any cause oi mohs. tsl legal
denunciatlou Of the participants in
mobs as murdarers. 10 be punished ae-
cordIngly, aud (2l removal from ofics
Of any onicer who under any cIrcnm-
/ stances permits a prisoner TO be exc.
cutcd by a mob The enormlty oi IN,
ofcnse OF criminal assault and the de-.
lay Incident 90 our present judicial
system arc the most common excuses
tor mob violence, Under existing
Law it often happens that an iudict.
nent cannot be returned Tor months
and the trial afterwards Is subiec, q
veXat.ous delays The bin submitted
authorizes the finding OF an ludlct
ment Immediately "a any county IN N,
judicial district Of the odeusc whor,
the court may be IN session. and n uo0
lu session. then IN the arst county 10
the district In which the court ls held
a speedy trial Is then provided Cor an,
precedence is given over all othcu
cases ln an courh Bssldes the men
ace TO criminals which q offers "a
swift and lgnomlulous punishment
this would remove an pre,eNt Cor th,
populGce Co take the law Ia then
hands n Iu plain violation Of the Law
they nevertheless take human lie an,
cruelty deny 10 an accused The oppor
lunlty 20 offer proof OF innocence. thel
ere guilty OF murder and their punish
meut should at least be rendered prob
able by hNing the venue ot the prose
cutlon IA other counties than their res
ldebce. The iall and the court housl
represent public law An attack upoi
them questions the capacity Of the peo
, pie for selfeovernment and 10 an as
sault upon civilization Itself The sac
, rihce Of human llfe by mobs. the Vic
Tins sometimes innocent and oftel
their guilt Ia doubt Is appalling. bu
the dIsavovai OF legal restraint AM