The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-20
Ne Addresses . Meeting At the City
Hall.
he is SILL HARPlSG ON THE FEE
Pnid for the Collection of Money
Due the state--Attncks Major
Sayers' Policies.

for such was the burden OF his speech 4 |
number OF colored voters were present and
SONS democrats were there as "lookers on
at Vienna"
Mr. Gibbs was introduced to the au-
dience by Hon. Joe Eagle and after few
PREDATORY remarks taffying the au-
dience. he got down to the burden OF his
discourse as follows:
1t seems as If the democratic office
holders at Austin and their candidates Tor
State offices want to unload their record
and campaign on Hogg and Mckinley. The
trouble about this is that they are the.reo-
pies officers and not Hogs, and this is
lot one OF the cases where an attorney In
fact or attorney al law can represent them.
Mckinley is not now a candidate in Texas.
These peculiar Texas democrats VIII have
two years Ia which to abuse Mckinley and
show where Bryan aud the Nebraska demo-
Gratis are wrong on the referendum ani m
ters,ate railroad-we are talking Texas
now.
1t would appear that the Texas demo-
cratic machine viii have to nominate Pc
culiar presidential ticket of its own. Thty
ought to stick to the record and to Sayers'
Tyler speech So far as that fee Is con-
eeTned. the cold law and confessed facts
are before the reading. thinking public for
its Judgment, and the law and the facts
are both from democratic sources. Mr..
Sayers' Tyler speech, ndoising all these
things. is an up 70 dave democratic PAPER,
not denied. The letters OF Carlisle, Crane
and Darden are also democratic documents.
am willing for the people of Texas TO rest
the IN these. | would like 10 see the
democratic business men ana farmers meet
by themselves and discuss the Law and the
facts and the Endorsement Here Is the
law IN full
AN act 10 be entitled an act to author
ize the comptroller OF public accounts TO
receive from the secretary OF the treasury
OF the United States the balance raing ming
OF the fund appropriated by the acts OF
September 8. 1850, and February Is. 1855,
for the payment u th1 croditors OF the late
Republic OF Texas.
Whereas. by the act OF September q
1850, the PROCLAMATION OF the president OF
the United Suites of December lS 1850
and the act OF February % 1885, Inc sum
OF 100000 was appropriated for the vaiu-
able consideration paid by The State OF
Texas. 10 be used for the payment of the
creators Of the late Republic of Texas.
and
Whereas, by the acts OF August iS. 1856
December 26, 1856. and March g. 1888 thu
time for the presentment and payment OF
said claims was extended to the lst day Of
January. 1861. and
NASANuo, Oh Aht lkL NAy VI dHuIdfy.
1861. there remained balance OF said tund
In the treasury of the Unlted States OF
sl0i,0l3.21 due the State Of Texas: and
Whereas. since the LIST day of January,
1851, the total claims presented at the
treasury for payment have not exceeded
$500. therefore,
Section /. Be II enacted by the leglsia :
ture of the State OF Texas. that the comp
troller OF public accounts he and he is
hereby authorized and directed 10 receive
from the secretary Of the treasury U, the
United States all OF such balance or bal
anees as may be remaining of the fund Of
$3.50 ,00O appropriated by the acts of Sep
TENDER D. 1850, and February 2s 1856 for
the payment Of the creditors OF the late re-
public of Texas. and the comptroller is also
directed, with as little expense and delay
as possible, to cause such fund MS there
may be realized to be deposited with tn,
treasurer OF the State OF Texas; provided
that the State OF Texas hereby assumes
the payment of such legal and yalii claims
as may hereafter be presented against said
fund. and releases the United States from
all further responsibility or liability Oh ac.
count of said fund, or assumed responsible.
lily TO settle with The creditors Of the Re
public Of Texas by virtue of the scyera
acts aforesaid
'Seotlon z That his eXcollency The gov
ernor be requested at the earliest convent
emit perioi TO cause 10 be transmitted t,
TIE congress of the United States. now II
session, transcript OF biis act. and tina
the same be In force from and after il
passage.
Approved January 30. 1873"
The common people have no copies o
the is.ws. but they can cut out this on
and preserve II.
The above Is every line OF law that an
u.orizei that money be drawn from tn
United States treasury and subsequent
TO its enactment the Tobey claim was pa
nnd that only left Texas entitled TO $56 00(
make three propositions and will submit
them TO any collar democratic LAWYER o
judge;
]. This law makes it the specific dut
OF the comptroller TO collect the none
and no one else could do IL.
= That wiid uAis law unrepealei, tn
governor had no right to employ anybod
at any price to collect the money due TIL
Sate.
8, That II the governor was willing
violate the law, he alsa had TO vic
late the constitution. article 1, sectio
l022. and show contempt for Attorne
General Crane, or else permit .aim 10 dra
the contract Governor Hogg or no 9th,
man was ever big enough to take on h
shoulders the violation Of the law and Il
constitution by governor. II YOU ha,
preserved Governor Hogs typewriter II
terview. YOU will see that ,he admits TIL
as governor ami attorney general he WI
familiar with the statute OF 1873: IL So
knew what the balance was at that tim
for the law Of 1873 states Il. and he knoy
uhat the statute Of 1873 did not permit d
governor to collect this money or pay al
one else to collect It. except the com
troller of Texas, who're expenses We're pr
vided. Culberson said that he examin,
the law before making this soc called co
tract. II he did. II was the statute OF ls7
which did not permit him TO employ an
body II Crane consented to this contra
as charged by Hogg and Culberson, It mu
have been before he hail read Urls statu,
Crane says he did not consent. So far
Il affects law and order. ex Governor Hol
had better have been given one million, a
cordlng to law. than ten dollars in defian
OF the constitution and law.
make three propositions 10 business mi
IN regard to Mr.. Savers policy SIS set out
his Tyler speech. First, his proposition
loan our school fund "valued at one hu
dred millions In money. securities and Ian
ed property" to outside States would pro
disastrous 10 the interests OF Texas as w
Is 10 the fund itself, as II would contra
circulation and b loaned beyond the juri
dictip0 u Texas Secondly that his pro
" nn1fi80 n kny uroniasorv not.eg uen,,ld cha,