The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-03
SOME STATE CAPITAL VIEWS


Austin, Texas. June 2.--fs,af Special
All Of the spelibinders and political orators
OF note In this section Of the State are up
IN Ellis and Cherokee counties this week
Smelling the woods In the interest OF Ma
| jor Sayers. Both counties will hold The
! primaries mex. Saturday and both are
close. The Savers people figure II out
date II he carries neither county. but thai
4 II will be disastrous 10 Colonel wynne II
he loses either one. Major Savers. SO II il
\ learned at his headquarters, is sure o!
capturing a. least sixty votes, exclusive OF
the votes of Ellis and Cherokee Saturday
and 1t is further estimated that If in the
end colondl Wynne should carry every
county that is claimed for him from viii
bsrger in the Northwest to Houstin in the
Southeast which is an improbab.lity, h.
can not at the outside muster oysr 4ts
votes IN the convention.
/
Judging from the expressed opinions Of
members OF the bar from every section oil
tie State with regard TO the statute in
yoked in the Burt and Kugadt cases for the
/ purpose OF delaying the execution OF the
sentencc OF death hauslng over tee prin-
\ Cipala therein. vigorous attempt viii be
made TO secure the repeal thereof, or at
/ least Its amendment so that IL can no
| longer be construed as being mandatory
/ The statute referred to provides for a
suspension Of sentence for the purpose OF
\ giving persons under sentence OF death a
I iupacy trial II some one can be found 10
make affidavit that they have become in
sane since the date OF the final determine
| tion Of their case aud before the date set
for their execution.
! Unless Governor Culberson undergoes a
radical change OF opinion before January
next It is quite likely that in addressing
! the legislature for the last time by mes
sage he will suggest the propr!ety Of max
/ ing il q penal ofiense for sheriffs TO dis
! regard the statutory injunction against
/ hanging Ia public criminals against whom
! the penalty OF death has been assessed
( There has beca al least one disgusting cas-
/ IN this state within the past velye months
I where hanging was turned into a sort OF
a holiday and people from ieghboring
| counties invited by circulars and adye.-
! usemcnts TO attend, lemonade. peanut and
other privileges having b.en sold for the
occasion. In another instance a proposed
! public hanging came near winding up In
a lynching when the crowds who had com.
I 20 town 10 take In the SHOW" found Gu,
that il would not come Off as advertised
the star having been given a new lease
OF life by the court.
! The idea is growing in public favor that
1t would increase the efficiency Of The pub.
lie service by making the length Of Off
cial terms four instead of two years viii
| the restriction that no official be accorded
more than one term. and If a constitutions
convention is ordered by the next legs.
laiure. which is probable a change alou,
this line may be provided for. As matter:
20 now man Is hardly indicted into Of
fice before he finds It incumbent upor
himself 10 begin 10 rustic to prevent oomt
ambitious aspiraut from beating him on
OF a second term. This does not exactl,
cause him to neglect his duties. but /.
often prevents him from giving his con
sutuents the full measure Of his care Il
such affairs Of theirs as are placed in b:
hands for attention which would not b.
the case were he relieved OF the fear o
successful opposition at thu next election
II is understood that the board Of man
ayers of the State Deaf and Dumb asyluu
propose. beginning next term. to make Ia,
employees of shat Institution board them
selves out OF the salaries they are drawing
just what underlies this move is not plaip
as the anticipated saving to be hrnugh
about thereby Is in1nitesimal and i.
many Instances the salaries OF tho EN-
ployes are so small that they will haril,
suffice TO pay their board 70 say nothini
OF providing the other necessary incident
ais OF life. Furthermore. this question wal
practically disposed of by he last LEXIS
lature when II refused to raise the saiarie
OF the employees OF State institutions viii
me understanding that they should bca
themselves. practically deciding that III.
board received from the State by sucl
employees IS part Of the compensation the,
shall be awarded for their services sail
board 10 be furnished them over and aboy,
tire money consideration ycu hsafcd them
1t Is strange that In seeking expense.
to cut down In the administration of pub
lie affairs the many professional economic
ers with which this State abounds hav
: invariably overlooked the unnece ssary COS
OF migratory court OF criminal appeals
ihere is 10 good reason why in this, aay O
iaiIoad, Geographic end telephone com
) munlcation this court should be require,
10 wander about to hold its sessions an
. MAINTAIN an expensive establishment a
- a. N'heFtnt points, me other brsscl
Oh the court OF last resort Is permonertI
located at the State capital, ami II Stand
, 10 reason that the criminal appeals brancl
i should he permanently settled hers. tco
!, Mhsre all OF the States law libraries nigh
| De brought together. Furthermore. witl
= Fixed location the courts travelling ex
, lenses eonld be ssv ID az well as the ocs
, OF occasional clerical and ether HELM mai
, ,i,,,i by its present pcddler lBe at
i LAP.
ORPHN.