The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
EXTRA SESSION CALL.
Governor Culberson Tells ths Iavmak
ers what Hs wants

su what Hs wants
Austin. May % lu less than tive
hours after the final Adjournment ol
the regular session which ended at
o'clock yesterday afternoon thr oy.
executive had issued DIS cln fur o. sp
cial session. causing those members
who. Friday night. said be- bad written
% in advance. 90 declare that they bad
been vIudIcatcd as prophets
The result ls the members arr chuck
ling with glec and con ending that One
governor fairly forced The called ses.
sion uu them and must therefore De-
responsible 90 the people f0r thc same
They are roltoatIug me statement tlat
no matter what Mind ~ appropriation
BIN they might have passed. if would
have been vetoed. with thc view ot
forcing the enactment of the trr buI
Il was suggested by the admu.a' a'a-
ton leaders yesterday forenoon chat
members would bo EIycu au opportuul-
ty tu $50 home and rJst few days pro-
yiled they waived mileage. hut some
held that they had been serving ODE
state Tor practically nothing Cor the
past ter weeks and uow proposed 90
have everything coming to them. oven
10 have the pound uf flesh Itself
Members are in such financial rruII-
tiou that many OF them would GsI DO
difficult 90 90 home and got back heIe
Aside from This they want tu Hu.sh
and De- done with it They arc tired
ot their Jobs They ar, disEustsd aud
laded They would have c'ady Tore.
gone the privilege of getting S. per
day Iu order 90 return t1 their homes
and stay there But the governor viii.
ed otherwise. and so DO goes
The executive all provides .1r re-
c1uyeniue today az noon Searb u
the members residing iu reasonable
distance ot Austin lefi for home Ilst
evening. in spite of uo allowance frr
mileage. and % Is doubtful 10 there viii
De- a quorum TO-DAY lf there .s. the
prevailing opinion is that after orsanl.
at.ou Adjournment viii bo had until
Monday. may bc until Tuesday Nsm-
bers are worn out weary aud restless
Many think they should have been per.
mlttsd 90 avail themselves 90 the m.Ie.
axe and a brief but pleasant stay at
home previous 20 the coming siege
The call embraces he appropriation
and deficiency bin legislation and th,
fellow servants hill This means a bot
session and a big lobby % ls conFtru.
cd 20 mean Ions session. or rather O.
general Limitation OF so days q o. no..
dsrsiood that the administration idea
Is 20 pass a scaling bil lu regard Co
fees.
Altogether, Do is claimed tbo special
session bids fair 90 be- equally as lively
as the regular one just closed while
uo mention is made Iu tbc can OF a
judicial bin, the governor has assorted
time and again that districts should
De- reformed and rcC-gauis,d. ami ,he
presumption Is that De- will have
something 10 say on that subject later
The text book advocates are MbI-
liant. oontcadlng that they won ont by
the skin Of their teeth. iu spite Of the
opposition of the Democratic chiefs
The proclamation of the executive
is as follows.
To whom it may concern Whore.
as, the twenty 0fth legislature bls ad
iourucd without making Bu appupl.a.
tion to pay existing debts. aud
Whereas said legislatur, h8s failed
10 make appropriations fuT the support
~ the state government Cor thr uyAt
two years. and Tor other ncedmI pur-
poses. within the revenue to Ir coll
lcCted Tor that period. and
Whereas. said legislature failed 90
enact other important legislation de-.
manded boy the people. now. there fore
I, Charles A. Culbouon. governor of
tho state of Texas. hy virtue of tho au-
thoriiy vested iu me by the cousuu-
tion thereof do call q special session
OF the tWenty-nfth legislature 90 De
convened IN the city Of Austin hcrin-
ming at noon. Saturday. May %. 1897.
Tor the following purposes.
I, To make appropriations Tor def
CicucleE
To make appropriation foi the
support of the state government for
two years beginning March 90. and for
other purposes. as Is usual in general
appropriations and TO reduce cx-
penses
B. To lX and regulate the fees and
compensation of district attorneys and
county and precinct officers
T. To amend the present law ON the
subject OF fellow servants. or abro-
gate the doctrine Of fellow servants in
this state.
To consider aud act on such 9th