The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-29
GOVERNOR s MESSAGE
Recommendation of Culberson %
The Extra Session at Austin.
IT IS SHORT AND POINTED.
lie Tells ths Members what ue Wants
aud fKp. cts Them 60 FOLLOW His
Instructions a Zee Bni l.
Urged As Important.


ing Is the governors message.
Executive ONCE. May %. 1897. To
the senate and house OF representa-
. tl'os. Il is respectfully recommended
Z that laws be passed making appruprIa-
: uons 10 pay existing dohclenciCa.
/ amending or abrogating The law relat-
I ing iu ielloW servants. making appru-
priaiions for the support Of the state
government for the two years Begin
Ming March ]. 1897. and other needul
purposes as Is usual Ia general appro-
I priation bills and fixing aud reEiilat-
I ing the fees and compensation N dis
lrlct attorneys and county and precinct
[ officers
The deficiency appropriation bill
which was reported fayorably bv the
finance committee OF the house OF rsp-
resehiatiNe5 and which passed the SEN
ne carries apprupr ions aggrcEatInE
tl2ll92f2 To this there seems tD lo
no objection except as 90 compcnsa.
ton fof steuographers engaged iv the
courts or c.yil appeals for the second
ihird and hfih districts Employment
OF slonograrhers by these courts r. crr-
iainly authorized. u not cnjllned iRsy
stats AT 1922. the services have
been performed aud being lust the nc.
counts % seems 10 me. should be- paid
w. however. the opposition b unvIeId
ing The remaining claims should be-
promptly satisfied az 10 would be- clear
ly unjust 20 delay payment on them by
reason oi objection tO the claims of
sionorraphcrs
Too my judgment the doctrine of fel-
low servants that person engaged iD
service can not recover damage of hfv
employer fur personal injuries. nor hls
family n death ensues. q the injury or
death was caused by the negligence 0f
= fellow servant should be- ahrorated
by express law. because 70 ls Illogical
iudefens.hlo and unwlse. m this be
not done the measure on thlF subject
which passed the senate ahr0rafiur IN.
principle gH to certain railway smpI1g.
o. ana otherwise relieving the cruelty
or me rule as demanded hy fhe Dem.
ocrailr platform. should be- enacted
Opposition t1 this policy in the IerI..
laturc seems 20 rest upon the proposl.
lions that railway empluyes take the
RISK OF The negligence of their aseocI.
aies and that 10 compel the companies
90 pay damages for such injuries
would Increase railway charges. Nsith.
er NJ these contentious. 20 "a submit.
tel. is sound. Persons Who engage La
The service - railway clmpanigs 40
not Tor The wages contracted f1r aa A.
frequently insisted. assume the rist ~
the negligence ~ their fellow sen.
wants The business h. extra ha1lri.
nuR and their compensation De- based
upon The services rendered and the
peril Of the employment ThousanIs .f
persons are Injured or killed while ems
pIoy'i on railways by mere accidents
ana casualties. wholly free from tfa
ncg.ig'uca of any one. and these only
are the risks paid Cor and assumed hy
the employees and for which fH.t
should not recover damages u isa
common argument oi railway Gonna.
niles tl insist that the mobilization rr
abolition ~ this doctrine will author
lIr an Increase in freight and passen-
ger Charge because % will increase
company expenses. 10 is the familiar
corporate reasoning against taxation
and other liability. autuc.Ous because
% Involves a threat or retaliation rni
unsouud because % pursued 90 lts log'.
cal conclusion % will result ln absU-
lutte relief for the corporations against
either liability or taxation NJ the
basis ui this argument were uue ltg.
lslaiors should not hesitate 20 make
The change. N % be just 90 the large
body ot railway employees regardless %
such consequence. But Dc Is untrue
DAMAGES which are the result of the
negligence uf railway corporations or
their agents are not legitimate opsr-
ating expenses upon which un Increase
10 rates may be- Justly pred.cated. for
that in a measure would reward wtoag.
doing Formerly aud under dirsre.
nanagcments when Judgments we're
rendered against railway companies .
whether In favor 90 employees or 9th
trs it was usual 20 increase freight
rates on the town where the trial wa
had and in a few weeks recoup the
damages from the people but the rail- .
road commission now establishes rates
and this species OF injustice is .mpras-
ticahle
Ia the consideration of general ap.
preparation bill the one passed by the
tv1 houses may be taken as a basis .
Tho finance committees gave the sub .
iect Of state finances most thorough .
and exhaustive examination They
hhorcd with commendablc industry
and zeal, but were so embarrassed by .
opportunities from state Institutions
and the failure ot the legislature % en-
act laws which would authorize them
20 reduce heavy items OF appropria-
lions "a 20 make % impructICshlr % .
bring expenditures insisted uroa viii. /
IN The revenue receipts A. stated In
former communication. thlr bW uu.
der existing laws would create a deficit
the drEt year of i2S7.2s2 and for me
two years t6lS.sl3 To this should be
added. under the recent opinion of the
attorney general hat the available
school fund may not he used for the
support ~ the sam Houston normal
Institute. the $4,000 g.Veu that instI.
tuition uui 10 me scauol fund. making
a total der of t1uei8 Toe the tWl
years Tho BIN contained an ncrcarel
appropriation of $685. 600 for education.
al institutions and the inaare aFylums
From thls statement three things are
apparent FIRST. expenses must Do o..
duCDd ur taxes increased. second n
the absence of increased taxation ths
entire Increase ln the institutions
above mentioned can not be allow q
and third, tho fees ln felony cases ana
expenses 90 attached wltncsse. in such
Eases. sggrsratlng N02oO00 iu two
years, must be- materially reduced DO
any substantial additional allowance is
given these Institutions A. % ~ inn
portant that the cause Of education
should be fostcrcd and the insane cared
Tor. as well AZ general public interests
suhservcd. the serious duty rouifunu