El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-11
AN AUSTIN LETTER,
CHARTER AMENDMENTS DE.
FEATED.
Filibustering Over the ApprOpria-
ton BiII-AppOinted NOtaries
Public.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.


Special Correspondence to the Herald.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 10, 1897.
Austin has had delightful spring
cool, mild and invigorating, but no
backward. The legislature has found
it agreeable and the great ajority are
in no hurry to return to their homes
A number of bills have been passed
but the pledges made in the democratic
state convention are for the most par
still unfulflled. A strong antagOnisti(
feeling against several of the meas
ures has sprung up, and tilibusterine
methods are used to accomplish their
defeat. This fact was we'll illustrated
while the house was discussing the ap-
preparation bill few weeks ago,
when it consumed the best part OF a
day in discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
changing the salary OF a department
clerk fifty dollars a year; if the item
h ad been permitted to go through the
state would have been saved several
times the amount under discussion.
Ell Paso has lad two of her citizens
in the legislature looking after her To-
cal interests, Hon. w. w. Turney in
the senate, and Hon. J. G. WEIGH in
the house. and they have been very
cautious and paiustakipg in their work,
carefully Investigating each pending
| measure U0IOfe FOUluR vi IL. MI. L VI :
ney having had experience before this
present session, is one of the strong
| men of the senate. and his opinions are
| highly esteemed by his fellows.
On inquiriug as to the chances for
| the city
CHARTER AMENDMENTS,
notice of which was recently published
in the HERALD, | was told that they
could not pass, for two reasons; first,
because the amendments were proposed
too late in the session. and second,
because as many of Ell Paso's promin-
ent citizens signed both sides of the
question, that is, they favored economy
when they were approached by the
taxpayers, and they did not favor it
when the pc iticians were present
Hundreds of letters have flooded the
Ell Paso delegation, telling them that
Ell Paso was improving rapidly, and
the amendments would impede the
chariot wheels, ETC., and there some
men will talk to you by the hour on
municipal eXtravagances, and the nee
essity for trimming down every ex-
penditure. The changes proposed by
the amendments were to cut off the
recorder and engineer after the terms
of the present encumbents had expired.
saving the city $4,000 a year, and to
elect the aldermen by wards.
The following is one of the
''AGAINST' PETITORS
which make some interesting reading
between the lines of the political situa-
ton as it appeared in February. The |
Office holding contingent turned out in
force to save two more officers for |
whose salaries the dear people may |
grOan and toll.
Ell Paso, Texas, Feby. a. 1897.
To the Hon. w. w. Turney, J. G.
Welch and S a. Tompson, Austin,
Texas
Gentlemen:-We, the undersi gned
citizens and taxpayers of the city of Ell
Paso, Texas, would most respectfully
call your attention to an effort which
will be made to change our city char
ter.
We hereby protes. against said
change, and respectfully pray that no
such change be made, but that it be al
lowed to remain as now.
Respectfully submitted,
w. T. Kitchens, Except sec. per-
tanning to election of aldermen: c. r.
G. w. Fassett, Geo. r. Har.
vcy, except sec. y; Jno. w. Harper,
w. H. Winn, Park w. Pitman B. E.
Major, ]. p. O'Connor, Coll. of Ell Paso;
H. H. DuLaney, J. A. Escajeda, Jas. H.
II. Davis, n. 2. Davis, J. S. Hart, A.
X. Albers & Co, Chas. F. Slack, An
drew II. Black, J. S. Ainsa, T. E. Shell
ton, E. c. Pew, H. r. Mccain, A. b.
!. r. Fulkerson o. T. Dix,
T. Scharfer, W. J. Jewell, W. J. Rand,
Thos. O'Keefe, E. Z. Lowe, Prop. Tri-
bune: Noyes Rand, w. B. Simmons,
sheriff; w. Ell. Watts. Secy. E. P. W.T..
Co.: A. Larmour, Sup. of N. B. r. Co;
n. ]. Ray, Walter Earhart, S. j. Freu-
denthal,, H. Feisct, j. b. Payne, John
alderman 1st ward; w. Kemp,
A. II. Parker, Co. Surveyor; Jas. Cliff
ford, alderman; w. H. Austin, Except
sec. =: J. G. Achean, w. w. Bridges,
Justice of Peace; Feter Wehner, Supt.
FL Paso Light Co; r. G. Lightbody,
Y, L. Sanchez, John Julian, VIM. NJ.
Price, Buckler & Mccarthy. Real Es-
tate and Insurance; J: T. Neson, City
and Pound Keeper; J. D. j
Ponder, Times: J. c. Jones, Depty.
Sheriff: a. E. Brown, D. D. L.; J. N. Is
Hughes, E. c. Roberts, alderman; J.
f. Winkler, G. @. Keifer, w. D. Mar !
i'm, Supt. G. 81. & S. A. Ry.; Chas. L.
Race, Physician; James H. White, G.
e. " allace, d. S. Farrell, Consta BILE;
=. F. White, aaston & Robinson, A. Nj /
LOOMS. Real Estate and Insurance; J.
E. Townsend, Attorney; J. E. Han ,
lie bt, r. B. Bias, Allen Blacker, Atty;
J. H. Conklin, Real Estate and ms: ,
E. l.. Shsckelford.
The following list of forty-eight I
NOTARIES PUBLIC II
or FL Paso county have been nominal
4 by the governor. and approved by the
senate:
j. H. Russell, J. G. Lakeland, Joseph
Il F. Burgess, w. B. Brack,
J ohm S..Aiken, Manuel E. Flores, Fran {
lis NJ. Hartman, Chas. B. Phinney, G.
J. Dean. r. J. Carr, H. B. Stevens, D.
A. Richardson, d. Storms, Johu F.
Mitchell, A. P. Coles, John 81. Harper,
3, w. VAIL, w. Fl. Burgess, JOHN G.
Pearos, I. a, Barnes, W%ndham Kemp, 6
Millard Patterson, George r. Harvey, 4,
w. ID. Howe, +. E. Hunter, NJ. w.
Stanton, H. j. Darwq91, M. !, McKal-
lyon, w, H. Austin, H. L. Newman, O.,
r. w, H. Long. Allen Blacker, Geo. :
E. Wallace, Y. D. Hadley, T. H, Conk-
III, a. G. Foster, w. G. McGown, H.
Z. Wood, w. S. Smallwood, Peyton J.
Edwards, w. Hamilton, j. w. Wright,
A. NJ. LOOMS, Joseph L. Sweeney. D. !
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